According to the announcement, users of M-Pesa (Kenya-based mobile money service) can receive Bitcoin Lightning Network (Bitcoin payment scaling system) addresses through Tando to make Bitcoin payments.
Tando said 40 million M-Pesa (Kenya-based mobile money service) users now have access to Bitcoin Lightning Network (Bitcoin payment scaling system) addresses, enabling Bitcoin payments through its service. The update points to a payments integration between mobile money and Lightning, a network designed to make Bitcoin transactions faster and cheaper for everyday transfers. If adopted at scale, this type of connection can lower friction for using Bitcoin in retail and peer-to-peer payments by linking it to an established mobile payments platform.