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Safaricom launches upgraded M-Pesa platform with increased transaction capacity

The new infrastructure can handle 6,000 transactions per second, with potential to scale up to 10,000.

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Safaricom has introduced a new M-Pesa platform called Fintech 2.0, according to Tuko.

The upgraded system replaces the existing M-Pesa infrastructure and can process 6,000 transactions per second, Tuko reported.

According to Tuko, the platform has the capacity to scale up to 10,000 transactions per second as demand increases.

Source: Tuko

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