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Nigeria is working on a law recognizing cryptocurrency as legal tender
Nigeria’s House of Representatives is working on a law that may soon recognize cryptocurrency as legal tender, alongside other forms…
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Digital Lending App Zenka Has Written Off Sh166 Million Defaulted Loans
Just a week after the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) directed digital lenders to work with loan defaulters in helping them…
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KRA seeks to tax those who trade cryptocurrencies in a new Bill
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is seeking to introduce taxation on cryptocurrencies and digital wallets. Through the Capital Markets (Amendment)…
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40 digital lenders in Kenya being probed over misuse of personal data
The Office of Data Protection Commission (ODPC) is investigating 40 digital lenders over allegations of abuse of personal data. The…
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BUSINESS
Unregulated digital lenders in Kenya directed to cease operations
Kenya is home to more than 200 digital lenders that are providing people with easy access to loans of various…
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Kenyan Court Freezes Another Sh400.6 Million Belonging to Flutterwave
Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is once again in the Kenyan courts for the wrong reasons. Early Tuesday, the High Court of…
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American fintech UMBA acquires majority stake in Kenya’s Daraja Microfinance
UMBA, a U.S-based fintech whose investments spread to emerging markets has acquired a majority stake in Daraja, a Kenyan deposit-taking…
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Flutterwave responds to accusations of operating without a license in Kenya
After reports emerged that Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave was operating without a license in Kenya, the company has sent out…
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Kenya’s digital insurer mTek hits 65k registered users since launching in 2020
The level of insurance penetration in Kenya is way below the global average. According to a 2020 report by the…
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Startups
Kenyan Court Freezes Flutterwave’s Bank Accounts Over Money Laundering Allegations
Nigerian unicorn fintech Flutterwave has lately been in the news for both good and bad reasons, but the unflattering reasons…
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4.8 million people in Kenya own cryptocurrency, report
Cryptocurrency adoption has been growing rapidly in Kenya over the past few years. In fact, the country is one of…
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COLUMNS
LEON KIPTUM: Kenya’s economy could benefit from fintech growth and innovation
Financial technology (Fintech) has been a key driver of growth in the financial services sector in the face of the…
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BUSINESS
Banking Sector Contributed 27% of All Corporate Taxes Paid in Kenya in 2020 and 2019
The banking industry contributed 27 percent of all corporate taxes paid in Kenya in 2020 and 2019 even as the…
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98% of Equity’s transactions in Q1 were on digital platforms
98% of all Equity Bank’s transactions are on digital platforms according to the bank’s 2021 Q1 results released recently. EazzyNet,…
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Digital lenders in Kenya are still abusing data protection laws
Digital lenders continued to harass defaulters and violate their consumer data rights. This is according to Ajua’s Quarter 1 2021…
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Telkom Kenya to develop youth focused e-wallet for financial inclusion
Telkom Kenya has partnered with The National Youth Council of Kenya (NYCK) to develop a youth-focused e-wallet to boost financial…
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BUSINESS
Sending Ksh.100 on T-kash is now free as Telkom Kenya reviews tariffs
Telkom Kenya has today reviewed tariffs for its mobile money service T-Kash. Starting today the company says all Person-to-Person transactions…
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Safaricom M-PESA Charges Effective January 2021
The year began with the return of transaction charges for money transfer between Ksh 101 up to Ksh 1000. The…
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Free M-Pesa Transfers will Soon Come to an End
The CBK took a hard stance in March, at the onset of covid19 in Kenya, allowing Kenyans to send cash…
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Safaricom Contemplates Reducing M-PESA Transaction Costs
Safaricom has hinted at plans to cut M-PESA transaction costs to retain increased cash transfers on the mobile money platform.…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Half-year Profit Falls 6 Percent to Ksh 33 Billion as M-PESA Revenue Declines
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, just announced its half-year financial report for the period ended 30th September 2020. The company’s half-year…
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Safaricom Adds Daily Transaction Limit Counter on MPESA Messages
Back in April, the Central Bank of Kenya increased the daily transaction limit on mobile money transfer services in the…
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BUSINESS
Kenyans To Continue Sending Up to Ksh 1000 Via Mobile Money for Free till December 31st
In March, the Central Bank of Kenya rolled out several measures to cushion locals from the adverse effects presented by…
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BUSINESS
[Updated] Okash and Opesa Criticized Over Debt Collection Malpractices by The Digital Lenders Association
The Digital Lenders Kenya Association (DLKA) has called out two digital lenders – Okash and Opesa – over their debt…
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BUSINESS
NTSA Wants To Ban Cash Payments On Matatu Fares
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), wants to ban the use of cash for matatu fares across the country.…
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BUSINESS
Free Cash Transfers Cost Safaricom Ksh.650 Million In losses In March
The removal of transaction charges for M-PESA transactions below Kshs,1,000 over coronavirus outbreak has seen Safaricom lose Ksh.650 million in…
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BUSINESS
Egypt’s Largest Private Lender Acquires 51% Stake in Kenya’s Mayfair Bank
Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) is acquiring a 51 percent of the shareholding of Kenya’s Mayfair Bank Limited (MBL). Commercial…
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Coronavirus: You Can Now Pay Your Matatu Fares Through M-PESA
Safaricom today announced that it has partnered with public transport sector players to accept cashless payments through M-PESA in the…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Waives Transaction Fees On Its Mobile Payment Service Across all Bands
After the CBK met with Payment Service Providers and other financial industry players. Safaricom was the first telco to announce…
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Safaricom Waives Fees For M-PESA Transactions Below Ksh 1000 Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Safaricom has announced that they have waived off all the transaction fees for M-PESA transactions below Ksh 1000. In a…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Doubles Daily M-PESA Transaction Limit To Ksh 150,000
In a meeting held today, Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, has scrapped off charges for all transactions below Ksh 1000. Also,…
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BUSINESS
Standard Chartered Bank launches mobile traded bond
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya has become the first commercial bank in Kenya to launch bond traded exclusively through mobile phone,…
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BUSINESS
Four ways fintech is changing international money transfer space
According to recent data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), diaspora inflows in the country rose to Ksh30.4 billion…
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BUSINESS
Consumer benefits of using fintech for diaspora remittance
For most Kenyans living abroad, sending money back home can at times be a costly and a complicated ordeal. Traditionally,…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank’s diaspora remittance volumes hit Sh100 billion in just nine months
Equity Bank’s diaspora remittance volumes hit Sh100 billion in the nine months to September. This helped boost the lender’s forex…
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BUSINESS
[Column] Fintechs are disrupting the local traditional remittance market
Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that diaspora inflows in the country rose to Ksh30.4 billion ($295.3…
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BUSINESS
SwitchLink Africa – Leveraging technology to drive efficient remittance
Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh67.16 billion…
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Gadgets
Top smartphones with high battery capacity for heavy users in Kenya
Battery endurance is one thing we all want when it comes to our favorite gadgets. There are a ton of…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank lowers lending rates to 13 percent
Equity Bank has lowered the interest rate charged on loans to a maximum of 13 percent p. a with effect…
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Blockchain
Treasury Given Two Weeks Parliament Notice to Decide Fate of Cryptocurrencies in Kenya
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich on Tuesday addressed the national assembly on the existence of cryptocurrencies in Kenya particularly…
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BUSINESS
CMA Grants HFC License to provide custodial services
HFC, the banking subsidiary of HF Group, has received approval by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Central Bank of…
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BUSINESS
SBM bank acquires 75% Chase Bank deposits and assets
SBM bank Kenya has officially acquired 75 percent of Chase Bank assets and deposits. This is after the Central Bank…
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Google is banning Cryptocurrency related ads from its advertising network.
Google has announced that it is banning cryptocurrency related ads from its vast advertising network, effective in June 2018. The…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank reduces interest rate on credit facilities to 14.5% p.a
In line with the new regulation, Equity Bank has today announced that it has adjusted its interest rates to 14.5%…
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INSURANCE
Lack of education on ICT to blame for growing cyber attacks on Insurance and banking sectors in Kenya.
Insurance and banking services sectors in the country need to enhance the pace of deployment of secure Information Communication Technology…
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BUSINESS
KBA launches new firm to contend with M-PESA on mobile money dominance
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has unveiled Integrated Payments Service Limited (IPSL) that will see them compete with Safaricom’s mobile…
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BUSINESS
NetGuardians brings anti-fraud software solutions to Kenyan banks
Recent times have seen Kenyan banks being hit by several high profile fraud cases despite the Central Bank pledging tougher…
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High Court to rule on thin SIM in January
The High Court will determine in January whether a mobile operator associated with Equity Bank should roll out the thin…
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