The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) calls Kenya a world leader in fostering mobile phone banking and other ‘branchless’ banking services. The Government of Kenya and the Central Bank have shown a strong interest in branchless banking and have expressed their commitment to institute legal and regulatory changes that will support new technology-based products and services and enable increased outreach. Read more in “Notes on Regulation of Branchless Banking in Kenya“.
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