Mobile money transfer system M - Money is aimed at people without bank accounts . Launched in 2007 in Kenya , the revolutionary system has surpassed all expectations . M - Pesa has nearly 17 million active customers and as many as 186,000 agents worldwide . It recently launched in Romania where an estimated 80 % of people have no bank accounts .
Mobile money transfer system M-Pesa is aimed at people without bank accounts . Launched in 2007 in Kenya , the revolutionary system has surpassed all expectations . M-Pesa has nearly 17 million active customers and as many as 186,000 agents worldwide . It recently launched in Romania where an estimated 35 % of people have no bank account .