Central Bank of Kenya – Techish Kenya https://tech-ish.com Technology News, Startups, Reviews, Opinions Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/tech-ish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/android-chrome-512x512-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Central Bank of Kenya – Techish Kenya https://tech-ish.com 32 32 66775803 Kenya’s Central Bank Finally Regulates Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL): What It Means for You https://tech-ish.com/2024/12/16/kenya-bnpl-buy-now-pay-later-regulation/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/12/16/kenya-bnpl-buy-now-pay-later-regulation/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:07 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=60222 https://tech-ish.com/2024/12/16/kenya-bnpl-buy-now-pay-later-regulation/feed/ 0 60222 I&M Bank Lowers Lending Interest Rates by 0.75% Following CBK Rate Cut https://tech-ish.com/2024/11/29/im-bank-lowers-lending-interest-rates-by-0-75-following-cbk-rate-cut/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/11/29/im-bank-lowers-lending-interest-rates-by-0-75-following-cbk-rate-cut/#respond Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:08:00 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=59977 https://tech-ish.com/2024/11/29/im-bank-lowers-lending-interest-rates-by-0-75-following-cbk-rate-cut/feed/ 0 59977 Kenya’s Lending Landscape in 2024: Why Mobile Loans Are Booming Amid Credit Tightening https://tech-ish.com/2024/10/16/kenya-lending-landscape-mobile-loans-booming/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/10/16/kenya-lending-landscape-mobile-loans-booming/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:11:45 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=59454 https://tech-ish.com/2024/10/16/kenya-lending-landscape-mobile-loans-booming/feed/ 0 59454 Mobile Money in Kenya: 2024 Growth Soars Amid New Interoperability Policies https://tech-ish.com/2024/10/14/mobile-money-in-kenya-2024-growth-soars/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/10/14/mobile-money-in-kenya-2024-growth-soars/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:44:58 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=59440 https://tech-ish.com/2024/10/14/mobile-money-in-kenya-2024-growth-soars/feed/ 1 59440 CBK Approves Launch of TandaPay Mobile Money Wallet https://tech-ish.com/2024/03/13/tandapay-kenya-license-central-bank/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/03/13/tandapay-kenya-license-central-bank/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:12:00 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=54916 https://tech-ish.com/2024/03/13/tandapay-kenya-license-central-bank/feed/ 0 54916 2024 List of Digital Lenders Approved by Central Bank of Kenya https://tech-ish.com/2024/03/07/kenya-2024-digital-lenders-central-bank/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/03/07/kenya-2024-digital-lenders-central-bank/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:12:16 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=54877 https://tech-ish.com/2024/03/07/kenya-2024-digital-lenders-central-bank/feed/ 0 54877 Central Bank Directive Streamlines “Send Money” to All Networks, Ends Unregistered Transfers https://tech-ish.com/2024/02/08/central-bank-send-money-to-all-networks/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/02/08/central-bank-send-money-to-all-networks/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:23:04 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=54675 https://tech-ish.com/2024/02/08/central-bank-send-money-to-all-networks/feed/ 1 54675 Kenya needs to Encourage More Mobile Money Alternatives  https://tech-ish.com/2024/01/10/kenya-m-pesa-mobile-money-alternatives/ https://tech-ish.com/2024/01/10/kenya-m-pesa-mobile-money-alternatives/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:51:06 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=54449 https://tech-ish.com/2024/01/10/kenya-m-pesa-mobile-money-alternatives/feed/ 0 54449 Central Bank of Kenya Announces Game-Changing Mobile Money Revisions https://tech-ish.com/2023/09/08/cbk-mobile-money/ https://tech-ish.com/2023/09/08/cbk-mobile-money/#respond Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:35:05 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=53229 https://tech-ish.com/2023/09/08/cbk-mobile-money/feed/ 0 53229 Airtel Money Revises Transaction Limits from KES 150,000 to KES 250,000 https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/31/airtel-money-transaction-limit/ https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/31/airtel-money-transaction-limit/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:32:31 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=53127 https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/31/airtel-money-transaction-limit/feed/ 0 53127 Airtel Money Daily Limit Increased to KES 500,000 https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/16/airtel-money-daily-limit-increased-to-kes-500000/ https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/16/airtel-money-daily-limit-increased-to-kes-500000/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:02:45 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=52833 https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/16/airtel-money-daily-limit-increased-to-kes-500000/feed/ 0 52833 M-PESA Daily Limit increased to KES 500,000, Transaction Limits Remain https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/14/safaricom-m-pesa-daily-limit/ https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/14/safaricom-m-pesa-daily-limit/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:35:52 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=52819 https://tech-ish.com/2023/08/14/safaricom-m-pesa-daily-limit/feed/ 0 52819 Kenya launches QR Code Standard; Everything to know! https://tech-ish.com/2023/05/03/ke-qr-code-launched-kenya/ https://tech-ish.com/2023/05/03/ke-qr-code-launched-kenya/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 09:35:57 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=51157 https://tech-ish.com/2023/05/03/ke-qr-code-launched-kenya/feed/ 0 51157 NCBA Bank to Mobile Money Charges Effective January 2023 https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/30/ncba-bank-to-mobile-money-charges-effective-january-2023/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/30/ncba-bank-to-mobile-money-charges-effective-january-2023/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 23:59:58 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=48998 https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/30/ncba-bank-to-mobile-money-charges-effective-january-2023/feed/ 0 48998 M-Pesa Paybill Transaction Charges Effective January 2023 https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/30/m-pesa-paybill-transaction-charges/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/30/m-pesa-paybill-transaction-charges/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2022 23:42:30 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=48994 https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/30/m-pesa-paybill-transaction-charges/feed/ 26 48994 Central Bank reintroduces charges for Mobile Money to Bank Transactions https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/06/central-bank-mobile-money/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/06/central-bank-mobile-money/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:10:56 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=48612 https://tech-ish.com/2022/12/06/central-bank-mobile-money/feed/ 1 48612 How diaspora remittances help shape Kenya’s economy https://tech-ish.com/2022/11/07/diaspora-remittances-kenya/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/11/07/diaspora-remittances-kenya/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2022 11:14:02 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=47956 https://tech-ish.com/2022/11/07/diaspora-remittances-kenya/feed/ 0 47956 Airtel Money now a separate company from Airtel Network Kenya https://tech-ish.com/2022/10/12/airtel-money-now-a-separate-company-from-airtel-network-kenya/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/10/12/airtel-money-now-a-separate-company-from-airtel-network-kenya/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:39:36 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=47424 https://tech-ish.com/2022/10/12/airtel-money-now-a-separate-company-from-airtel-network-kenya/feed/ 0 47424 Central Bank of Kenya issues DPO Group Payment Service Provider Licence https://tech-ish.com/2022/09/06/dpo-group-central-bank-kenya/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/09/06/dpo-group-central-bank-kenya/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:34:43 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=46724 https://tech-ish.com/2022/09/06/dpo-group-central-bank-kenya/feed/ 0 46724 Central Bank grants ’Virtual Pay’ license to offer payment services https://tech-ish.com/2022/08/08/virtual-pay-kenya-license/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/08/08/virtual-pay-kenya-license/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:33:19 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=46127 https://tech-ish.com/2022/08/08/virtual-pay-kenya-license/feed/ 0 46127 KCB increases interest rates for its Savings Accounts https://tech-ish.com/2022/07/31/kcb-savings-interest-rates/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/07/31/kcb-savings-interest-rates/#respond Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:44:25 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=45912 https://tech-ish.com/2022/07/31/kcb-savings-interest-rates/feed/ 0 45912 Immigrants still sending money back home despite rising costs of living; World Remit Report https://tech-ish.com/2022/07/26/worldremit-sending-money/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/07/26/worldremit-sending-money/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:57:38 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=45746 https://tech-ish.com/2022/07/26/worldremit-sending-money/feed/ 0 45746 Co-operative Bank reverses on M-Pesa fees after Twitter Uproar https://tech-ish.com/2022/03/03/co-op-bank-m-pesa-fees-twitter-uproar/ https://tech-ish.com/2022/03/03/co-op-bank-m-pesa-fees-twitter-uproar/#respond Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:00:30 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=42473 https://tech-ish.com/2022/03/03/co-op-bank-m-pesa-fees-twitter-uproar/feed/ 0 42473 Banks, who benefit most from Free M-Pesa transfers, want CBK to re-introduce charges https://tech-ish.com/2021/12/30/banks-free-m-pesa-kba/ https://tech-ish.com/2021/12/30/banks-free-m-pesa-kba/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:43:51 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=41105 https://tech-ish.com/2021/12/30/banks-free-m-pesa-kba/feed/ 3 41105 M-Pesa is Expensive, Bank to Mobile Transfers are Free https://tech-ish.com/2021/03/04/mpesa-versus-bank-transfers/ https://tech-ish.com/2021/03/04/mpesa-versus-bank-transfers/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:55:29 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=31433 https://tech-ish.com/2021/03/04/mpesa-versus-bank-transfers/feed/ 17 31433 Banks need to do more to counter rising fraud cases in Kenya https://tech-ish.com/2021/01/06/rising-fraud-banks-kenya/ https://tech-ish.com/2021/01/06/rising-fraud-banks-kenya/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:12:26 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=30617 https://tech-ish.com/2021/01/06/rising-fraud-banks-kenya/feed/ 0 30617 It’s back to normal for transactions below KES. 1,000 starting January 2021 https://tech-ish.com/2020/12/17/cbk-kenya-revises-mobile-money-transactions/ https://tech-ish.com/2020/12/17/cbk-kenya-revises-mobile-money-transactions/#respond Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:31:52 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=30380 https://tech-ish.com/2020/12/17/cbk-kenya-revises-mobile-money-transactions/feed/ 0 30380 Safaricom loses bid to limit free 1000-bob M-Pesa transactions https://tech-ish.com/2020/07/07/safaricom-limit-free-1000-bob-m-pesa/ https://tech-ish.com/2020/07/07/safaricom-limit-free-1000-bob-m-pesa/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2020 08:36:31 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=27777 https://tech-ish.com/2020/07/07/safaricom-limit-free-1000-bob-m-pesa/feed/ 0 27777 Central Bank extends free mobile money transactions and limits to December 31st 2020 https://tech-ish.com/2020/06/24/central-bank-extension-kenya/ https://tech-ish.com/2020/06/24/central-bank-extension-kenya/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:46:58 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=27640 https://tech-ish.com/2020/06/24/central-bank-extension-kenya/feed/ 0 27640 Standard Chartered Bank launches Mobile Traded Bond https://tech-ish.com/2020/02/17/standard-chartered-bank-mobile-traded-bond/ https://tech-ish.com/2020/02/17/standard-chartered-bank-mobile-traded-bond/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:56:53 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=25340 https://tech-ish.com/2020/02/17/standard-chartered-bank-mobile-traded-bond/feed/ 0 25340 24Bit: Discussion on Mobile Money and Banking Transaction Rates in Kenya https://tech-ish.com/2020/01/27/mobile-money-banking-transaction-rates-kenya/ https://tech-ish.com/2020/01/27/mobile-money-banking-transaction-rates-kenya/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2020 05:53:36 +0000 https://tech-ish.com/?p=24915 https://tech-ish.com/2020/01/27/mobile-money-banking-transaction-rates-kenya/feed/ 0 24915