It is a back to school season, and Brian has a list that seems to get longer every time he looks at it. Two uniforms. Shoes. Books. A school bag. Stationery. Then there are school fees to clear before his child reports. His first thought is simple: I need cash. So, Brian heads to an ATM. From the ATM, he goes to the uniform shop. Then the supermarket. Then the shoe shop. After shopping, he remembers the school fees. Another trip follows. By lunchtime, Brian has spent hours moving between ATMs, shops, payment points and the school. The actual shopping was straightforward. Paying for everything is what created the runaround. For many parents, this is an overlooked part of the back-to-school cost. We tend to calculate what the uniforms, books and fees will cost, but rarely calculate the time and money spent accessing cash, travelling to payment points and queuing to complete transactions. The smarter approach is to make payment part of the journey, rather than creating another journey just to access your money. How to pay for back-to-school shopping using Equity You do not necessarily need to be an Equity customer to pay through an Equity merchant. An Equity Till can accept payments from both Equity and non-Equity customers, making it possible to pay participating merchants directly instead of withdrawing cash first. For Equity customers, available payment options include the Equity Card, Equity Mobile App, Equitel and *247#, depending on the transaction and merchant. If you have an Equity Card, you do not need to withdraw cash before heading out for back-to-school shopping. You can pay directly by swiping or tapping your Equity Card where card payments are accepted. How to pay an Equity Till using M-Pesa, Airtel Money You can pay an Equity merchant Till from Safaricom M-Pesa using Equity’s cross-platform payment route. Here is how: Open the Safaricom SIM Toolkit or dial *334#. Select Lipa na M-PESA. ...
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