Observed arrival · 2026-10-07
Tembo makes a ledger from Kenya’s money texts
Tembo is a forthcoming free Android app that says it will read M-PESA, Fuliza, bank and wallet texts on a phone and summarize income, spending, borrowing and saving.
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- For
- Kenyan Android users tracking money across mobile payments and banks
- Worth noticing
- The page says Tembo can count declined and “not enough funds” texts to show how often a month ran short.
Field notes
The page describes a first-run import of older messages, followed by checks for new ones whenever the app is opened. It says users can search payments by name, amount or number and view the exact source text behind an entry. The listed coverage spans mobile-money services and banks, while the page specifies Android 8.0 or newer and no iPhone version.
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