FX live, 150 of 153 currencies refreshed 27 Sept 2026 from open.er-api.com (exchangerate-api.com). The remainder use a seeded reference rate.
Vodacom · launched 2008
M-Pesa outside Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, the DRC, Lesotho, Ghana and Egypt, operated by Vodacom and Safaricom's regional partners.
Representative of this rail in this market. Directionally useful, but not a quotable rate, confirm with the provider. Source: Effective rate estimated from banded merchant tariffs.
In force since 12 Aug 2022
1.20% effective
−14.3% relative · from 1.40%
−27.0% relative · 3 revisions
Online · percentage component
Rates are step functions: each level holds until it is replaced.
Every recorded change, newest first, with the movement from the rate it replaced.
12 Aug 2022 → current
3 Feb 2021 → 12 Aug 2022
1 Jan 2019 → 3 Feb 2021
Online pricing across every country where this method is available, with the cost on a EGP 100.00 payment for comparison.
| Lesotho | 1.2%, capped at LSL 32.52 | LSL 1.20 | 1.20% | 9 Aug 2025 | Estimate |
| Mozambique | 1.2%, capped at MZN 128.00 | MZN 1.20 | 1.20% | 27 Sept 2021 | Estimate |
| Tanzania | 1.2%, capped at TZS 5,293.00 | TZS 1.20 | 1.20% | 18 May 2022 | Estimate |