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KCB partners with Mastercard to launch multi-currency prepaid card

News | Payments General | 28 Jan 2025

KCB Bank Kenya has teamed up with Mastercard to introduce a multi-currency prepaid card that supports 11 hard currencies in Kenya. 

partnership, cross-border payments, travel payments, credit card, financial services

Safaricom and HELB to disburse loans to M-PESA

News | Mobile Payments | 28 Apr 2023

Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have partnered to launch the HELB mobile wallet and HELB M-PESA mini app.

product launch, mobile payments, lending, digital wallet, partnership

CBK launches QR Code Standard to boost digital payment usage

News | Online Payments | 04 May 2023

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the launch and implementation of the Kenya QR Code Standard 2023 to increase the usage of digital payments.

product launch, payments , digital payments, digitalisation, QR code, QR payments, payment methods, PSP, banks, card scheme, fintech, financial services, banking, mobile money, POS, ecommerce, Issuer, financial inclusion

Unlimit expands in Kenya

News | Online Payments | 07 Jun 2023

Global fintech company Unlimit (previously known as Unlimint) has expanded its services into the Kenyan market, after receiving a Central Bank of Kenya licence. 

expansion, mobile payments, online payments, digital payments, ecommerce

Safaricom partners with EABL and Vivo

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Jul 2023

Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom has partnered with EABL and Vivo to launch the Bar and Shell apps on the M-PESA application.

partnership, payments , online payments, digital payments, mobile payments

Safaricom, EDOMx to extend BNPL services to Lipa Na M-PESA businesses

News | Online Payments | 27 Jul 2023

Africa-based telecommunication company Safaricom and US-based lending provider EDOMx have partnered to extend BNPL to Lipa Na M-PESA businesses.

partnership, BNPL, ecommerce, retail, marketplace, financial inclusion, digital payments, digitalisation

Kenya suspends Worldcoin activities due to safety concerns

News | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Aug 2023

Kenya’s interior ministry has revealed that it has suspended the activities of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin over safety concerns.

cryptocurrency, blockchain, digital identity, biometrics

Uber, Safaricom partner for M-PESA payments and disbursements

News | Payments General | 03 Aug 2023

Communication solutions company Safaricom has announced a partnership with Uber that is set to enable Kenya-based riders to pay for trips through the mobile money service M-PESA.

partnership, payments , paytech, fintech, payment methods, mobile money, mobile payments, financial inclusion

Paymentology partners with Boya

News | Online Payments | 14 Aug 2023

Paymentology, a global issuer-processor company, has announced its partnership with a Kenyan technology company, Boya, aiming to simplify expense management for businesses in Kenya.

partnership, online payments, spend management, fintech

Moniepoint cleared to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo

News | Payments General | 23 Aug 2023

The competition ombudsman in Kenya has allowed Moniepoint to buy Kopo Kopo, a Kenya-based provider of payment services and credit to businesses.

acquisition, expansion, regulation, digital payments, mobile payments

Kenyan legislative committee to suspend Worldcoin

News | Cryptocurrencies | 03 Oct 2023

A Kenyan legislative committee has recommended the termination of Worldcoin in the East African country.  

cryptocurrency, crypto asset, cryptocurrency exchange, regulation, data protection, data privacy

EDOMx partners with finbotsAI

News | Payments General | 11 Oct 2023

US-based lending provider EDOMx has partnered with B2B SaaS fintech finbotsAI to enable credit risk management using AI. 

credit scoring, lending, partnership, financial inclusion, artificial intelligence

Kenya to roll out a digital identification system

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 01 Nov 2023

The government of Kenya has revealed its plans to introduce a digital identification system in December 2023 following a testing period.

identity verification, digital identity, regulation, identity fraud

iPay partners with Visa

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 Nov 2023

iPay has announced its partnership with Visa in order to introduce the latter’s Tap-to-Phone technology to simplify digital payments for customers in Kenya. 

partnership, digital payments, payments , online payments, mobile payments, remittance, money remittance, ecommerce

Vienna Payment Solutions partners with Interswitch East Africa (Kenya)

News | Mobile Payments | 05 Jan 2024

Vienna Payment Solutions has partnered with Interswitch East Africa (Kenya) to improve payment solutions for financial institutions, retailers, and hospitality industry participants.

mobile payments, POS, partnership, contactless payments, payments , payment methods

Visa partners with Pesaflow

News | Payments General | 22 Jan 2024

Visa has announced its partnership with Pesaflow in order to provide customers and clients in the region of Kenya with improved digital payments. 

partnership, payments , digital payments, online payments, mobile payments, ecommerce, financial inclusion

Equity Bank introduces instant PayPal withdrawals

News | Online Payments | 06 Mar 2024

Kenya-based Equity Bank has introduced instant withdrawal capabilities from PayPal in a bid to support Kenya’s digital economy.

product upgrade, instant payments, digital payments, ecommerce

LemFi receives CBK approval for Kenya remittance operations

News | Mobile Payments | 08 Apr 2024

US-based fintech LemFi has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to operate remittances in Kenya.

remittance, mobile payments, digital wallet, FX , money transfer

Mastercard expands partnership with Equity Bank

News | Payments General | 15 Apr 2024

US-based payment technology corporation Mastercard has expanded its collaboration with Equity Bank in a bid to improve cross-border payments for the latter’s users. 

partnership, cross-border payments, transactions , financial services, expansion, remittance

Paymentology partners with Diamond Trust Bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 08 May 2024

Paymentology has announced its partnership with Diamond Trust Bank in order to drive Embedded Finance for customers in the region of Kenya. 

partnership, embedded finance, banking, online banking, mobile banking, digital banking, financial inclusion