What is Mpesa?
Pay by M-PESA is a service that allows global and domestic merchants to offer Africa’s leading payment method as a payment option at online checkouts.
How To Use Mpesa In South Africa?
To use Vodacom m-pesa dial *130*7372#
For ease, store this number in your cellphone address book.
How to register
You can register at any mpesa outlet for FREE.
Take your cellphone and ID book and you’ll be ready to start using mpesa instantly.
Step 1: The assistant will help you complete a short form
step 2: The assistant will register your details on their device
Step 3: You’ll receive an SMS with the start PIN
Step 4: Dial *130*7372#, press the call button to get the mpesa startup screen, and activate your mpesa account. Change the start PIN with your own, secret personal 4-digit PIN.
When your mpesa account is ready to use, you’ll receive an SMS confirming that your mpesa account is now active, plus an SMS with a secret word. Keep this safe and ready to use when calling Customer Care. Always use your personal PIN with mpesa.
To activate your mpesa account, dial *130*7372# and press the call button to get to the mpesa menu:
Depositing money into your m-pesa account
Take your cellphone and money to any mpesa outlet. An assistant will deposit your money and you’ll get an SMS confirming your transaction and also your new balance.
Sending money to another person
Sending money is simple! You can send money to any cellphone user, even if they’re not registered for mpesa, or if they are on different mobile networks.
Dial *130*7372# and press the call button to get to the mpesa menu:
To send Rands + Cents, use the * key as the decimal point, e.g. for R56.65 enter 56*65.
Make sure you enter the right cellphone number.
You’ll both receive an SMS confirming the transfer and your new mpesa balance.
Registered customers
Withdrawing cash at an mpesa outlet
Get your cash at any mpesa outlet.
Check if you have enough money in your account, then dial *130*7372# from your cellphone to get the mpesa menu:
To withdraw Rands + Cents, use the * key as the decimal point, e.g. for R56.65 enter 56*65.