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Episode 96: Mobile Lending in Kenya

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Mobile lending in Kenya has experienced a boom in recent years. Customers are able to apply for and receive loans through their mobile phones, and this has drastically changed Kenya’s financial landscape. Mobile lending is made possible through mobile money transfer technology, which was introduced in Kenya by Safaricom in 2007 via MPesa. There are three primary ways that it works: The first is bank backed, the second is mobile lending by non-bank finance institutions such as microfinance institutions and SACCOs, and the third is mobile lending by financial technology firms which do it through their mobile apps.

We’re joined by Geraldine Lukania, Project Manager of FSD Kenya's Market Information Project to discuss mobile lending/credit, what makes it so popular, and whether it needs to be regulated. Press play!

Resources

Kenya moves to regulate fintech-fuelled lending craze

M-Shwari leads Mobile lending industry

The Draft Financial Markets Conduct Bill, 2018

The 2019 FinAccess household survey

The 2016 FinAccess household survey

Digital Market Overview: Kenya

The digital credit revolution in Kenya: an assessment of market demand, 5 years on

A Digital Credit Revolution: Insights from Borrowers in Kenya and Tanzania

Kenya’s Digital Credit Revolution Five Years On

How Regulators Can Foster More Responsible Digital Credit

It's Time to Slow Digital Credit's Growth in East Africa

Image Credit: Mambo Zuri

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Mobile lending in Kenya has experienced a boom in recent years. Customers are able to apply for and receive loans through their mobile phones, and this has drastically changed Kenya’s financial landscape. Mobile lending is made possible through mobile money transfer technology, which was introduced in Kenya by Safaricom in 2007 via MPesa. There are three primary ways that it works: The first is bank backed, the second is mobile lending by non-bank finance institutions such as microfinance institutions and SACCOs, and the third is mobile lending by financial technology firms which do it through their mobile apps.

We’re joined by Geraldine Lukania, Project Manager of FSD Kenya's Market Information Project to discuss mobile lending/credit, what makes it so popular, and whether it needs to be regulated. Press play!

Resources

Kenya moves to regulate fintech-fuelled lending craze

M-Shwari leads Mobile lending industry

The Draft Financial Markets Conduct Bill, 2018

The 2019 FinAccess household survey

The 2016 FinAccess household survey

Digital Market Overview: Kenya

The digital credit revolution in Kenya: an assessment of market demand, 5 years on

A Digital Credit Revolution: Insights from Borrowers in Kenya and Tanzania

Kenya’s Digital Credit Revolution Five Years On

How Regulators Can Foster More Responsible Digital Credit

It's Time to Slow Digital Credit's Growth in East Africa

Image Credit: Mambo Zuri

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