How to register M-Pesa Go mobile money for children and advantages

M-Pesa Go is Safaricom M-Pesa lines for children under 18 years specifically children of age 10 – 17 years old

How to register M-Pesa Go?
To register M-Pesa Go line parent or guardian is advised to visit M-Pesa agent or Safaricom shop for registration with original ID and Child’s/Children’s birth certificate. Parent/Guardian are allowed to register upto 4 children lines

Parents or Guardians can register M-Pesa Go independently without visiting Agent or Safaricom shop with the child, only parent/guardian original ID card and the child’s original Birth certificate needed., – Safaricom CEO said

If the child has already registered and has a working M-Pesa line it is necessary to register M-Pesa Go?
Yes, they’re option to convert already working children line to M-Pesa Go line. As a parent or guardian it is advisable to register M-Pesa Go child’s line as it has more advantages

As per Telecommunication Authority (CA) regulations and Safaricom terms of services, children below 18 years aren’t allowed to use digital networks, CA also instructed Network Companies to introduce teens services which Safaricom had to introduce M-Pesa Go SIM cards for teens

Advantages of registering M-Pesa Go

  1. M-Pesa Go cannot make payments to all betting companies.
  2. M-Pesa Go cannot access loans and saving products – e.g. Mshwari, KCB M-PESA and Fuliza.
  3. M-Pesa Go cannot Withdraw Cash – which requires an ID number to be shown.
  4. M-Pesa Go cannot make Payments to Political parties.

Parents/Guardians will have full access of managing Child’s M-Pesa Go at their comfort zone. To access to the child’s M-Pesa Go dial *334# on your phone and

  1. Manage services.
  2. Enable and disable any services.
  3. Manage Junior Relationships.
  4. Add / Remove any junior Accounts.
  5. View Junior Accounts list.
  6. View Junior Account Info.
  7. Query account balance.
  8. View last 5 transactions.

Child with M-Pesa Go cannot swap SIM card or request reversal those this two duties is controlled by parent or guardians main SIM card.

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