mobile money transactions Stories

Money agents transactions by Kenyans hit Sh8.7 trillion in 2024 - CBK
Alfred Onyango  |  Mar 13, 2025

Mobile transactions jumped 9.3 per cent from the previous year’s total of Sh7.95 trillion.

Mobile money transactions jump to Sh8.7 trillion after slow growth in 2023
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 04, 2025

The previous year saw mobile money growth slow to its lowest rate in four years, largely due to a 25 per cent hike in taxes on transactions.

Kenyans ditch bank cards in favour of cash and mobile payments - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 19, 2024

The CBK has supported this shift by granting approvals to Safaricom, Telkom Kenya, and Airtel Kenya to raise daily transaction and account limits.

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