Money

Safaricom's M-PESA is pretty much synonymous with mobile money and mobile banking in Kenya. So engrained into our culture is this platform that today, you can leave your house with just your phone, no wallet, and still be more than okay and transact everywhere. From... Read More

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has officially announced a new initiative to make it easier for Kenyans and the diaspora community to invest in government securities. The CBK DhowCSD is a digital platform that will allow users to access, buy, and sell treasury bills... Read More

In a groundbreaking move that promises to reshape the financial landscape of Ethiopia, M-PESA, the renowned mobile money service, is set to launch in the country this September. This is following the May 2023 granting of licence to operate M-PESA by the Ethiopia Government. This... Read More

M-Pesa is a mobile money service that allows you to send and receive money, pay bills, buy airtime, and access other financial services using your phone. It is widely used in Kenya, where it has over 40 million active customers and more than 200,000 agents.... Read More

One of the many promises the Kenya Kwanza team made to Kenyans on the campaign trail leading up to the 2022 Elections was the Hustlers' Fund. This, they said was meant to be seed money for small and medium enterprises, a fund that would attract... Read More

For quite some time now, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has been seeking to ring-fence mobile money services away from telecom businesses. To this effect, the second biggest telecommunications service provider in Kenya, Airtel Networks Limited has split with Airtel Money. This separation has... Read More

In Kenya, M-PESA reigns supreme in all matters of money and payment. The Safaricom-run mobile money platform offers users a lot of flexibility and financial facilities including overdraft services, loan services, and merchant payment solutions in form of Lipa Na M-PESA. Since Safaricom is the... Read More

Are you looking to buy a laptop, phone, headset, camera or any gadget at all on credit? Paywithspecta by Sterling bank is an easy way for not only buyers to buy gadgets and pay in instalments but also for sellers to sell their products for... Read More