financial inclusion

9 Articles
Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) Kaachonjo xampaign
FEATURED STORY

KBA, FSD Kenya and inABLE Partner to Promote Financial Inclusion for PWDs

The initiative aims to identify major accessibility challenges PWDs face while using banking service channels.

WorldRemit International Women Day www.businesstoday.co.ke
SMART MONEY

#EachForEqual: Delivering Inclusive Financial Services for Women

Remittances sent and received by women are usually spent on household provisions and healthcare, which have indirect societal benefits. However, as women tend...

Scope Markets Kenya CEO Kevin Ng’anga demonstrates the platform to Serkan Ismailoglu as Dianah Igati and Jacob Plattner look on. www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Kenya’s Newest Online Forex Trading Platform Goes Live

There is remarkable interest from the youth, as they seek to diversify their alternative revenue options

A Kenyan transacting on M-Pesa. Mobile money lending has contributed to financial inclusion and cheaper way of sending money from Kenya to Rwanda and Tanzania. www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Importance of Digital Lending in Driving Financial Inclusion 

Mobile lending has driven financial inclusion in the market enabling small traders to access much needed capital

Equity Bank new look celebrating 35 years www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Equity Targets More With ‘All Under One Roof’ Strategy

Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi noted that the new positioning follows a three-year process of sounding out its customers.

A Kenyan clutching a smartphone. CredoLab has launched in Kenya seeking to ‘drive financial inclusion’ by credit scoring more people. www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Company to Scrape Your Phone Data to Rate You For Loans

CredoLab collects more than 50,000 data points from a customer’s smartphone through a state-of-the-art propriety mobile technology

A KCB outlet. The bank has partnered with Japan’s biggest bank SMBC to expand their financial offerings provided to clients in both East Africa and Japan www.businesstoday.co.ke
MARKETS

KCB Partnership With Japan’s Biggest Bank Opens New Frontier in Lending

The agreement will see the two lenders expand their financial offerings provided to clients in both East Africa and Japan

An M-Pesa transaction in progress. Super profits that Safaricom makes come from a majority of Kenyans who are either living under the poverty line or those slightly above it. www.businesstoday.co.ke
SMART MONEY

Mobile Money’s Real Cost of Convenience Making You Broke

Super-profits that Safaricom makes come from a majority of Kenyans who are either living under the poverty line or those slightly above it

FEATURED STORY

Tala Educates Customers on Responsible Borrowing Practices

Since its inception, Tala has disbursed loans to over 2.5 million customers in Kenya. At a global level, the platform has disbursed more...