COVID-19 Crisis Lifts Kenya's Mobile Money Usage to $4.2 Billion a Month
The huge surge is attributed to a government measure instituted to curb COVID-19 spread by encouraging the use of mobile money payments.
World Bank Approves $1 Billion Financing for Kenya, to Address COVID-19 Financing Gap and Support Kenya’s Economy
Kenya has undertaken policy reforms that directly benefit many low-income Kenyan households.
Digital Financial Services in Africa: Beyond the Kenyan Success Story
Visa and TerraPay Partner to Drive Domestic Remittances
TerraPay and Visa have today announced a strategic partnership that aims to develop and deliver payment solutions to drive financial inclusion and cashless transactions for domestic payments in Kenya and global remittances to Kenya.
Innovation vs. Consumer Protection: Striking the Right Regulatory Balance
Five principles and five key actions to help build trust and confidence in Kenya’s digital finance ecosystem
Microcredit for the Development of the Bottom of the Pyramid Segment: Impact of Access to Financial Services on Microcredit Clients, Institutions and Urban Sustainability
COVID-19 Gendered Impacts on Livelihoods in Africa: A new Sex Disaggregated Data Set for SSA
Members of FinMark Trust present the methodology behind their COVID-19 tracker and share initial insights on the impact of COVID-19 on women’s resilience and economic participation in selected sub-Saharan African countries.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on CICO Agents- Kenya Report
United Nations Federal Credit Union Partners With Thunes for Mobile Money Transfers
The collaboration enables UNFCU members to transfer money to mobile wallets in select countries in local currencies.