{
  "id": 6865334,
  "title": "Safaricom explains why your MPESA PIN cannot be hidden during bundle purchases using USSD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/safaricom-explains-why-your-mpesa-pin-cannot-be-hidden-during-bundle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T04:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/safaricom-explains-why-your-mpesa-pin-cannot-be-hidden-during-bundle-purchases-using-ussd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A simple customer suggestion about hiding M-PESA PINs during Safaricom bundle purchases has sparked a wider conversation about mobile security, after the telecommunications giant said the feature is not technically possible on USSD. The issue arose after an X user, Chanai Kapalot, on Friday, September 11, 2026, asked Safaricom to introduce a privacy feature that […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}