Vodafone India, along with ICICI Bank, plans to introduce a mobile money transfer and payment service, M-Pesa, in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.

Using the M-Pesa service, subscribers will be able to deposit and withdraw cash from designated outlets, transfer money to any mobile phone in the country, pay their utility bills, recharge their mobile phones and shop at select outlets.

At present, the M-Pesa service is available in Haryana, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh (East) Uttar Pradesh (West), Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Assam and the North East.