Kenya

Mastercard And Unilever’s Micro-Lending Has Macro Results For Kenyan SMBs
Mastercard And Unilever’s Micro-Lending Has Macro Results For Kenyan SMBs
May 07, 2018  |  International

Building, sustaining and growing a small business isn’t easy in the best of circumstances. Even in a developed economy, margins are narrow, and tough decisions...

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Kenyans Can Now Connect M-PESA Accounts To PayPal
Kenyans Can Now Connect M-PESA Accounts To PayPal
April 09, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

PayPal and Safaricom announced a new collaboration that will enable people living in Kenya to move money between their M-PESA and PayPal accounts. In a press...

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Google Play Now Accepts M-Pesa Mobile Payments In Kenya
Google Play Now Accepts M-Pesa Mobile Payments In Kenya
February 23, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

To allow users to make payments in a country where many people don’t have access to credit cards, Google Play has begun accepting payments through mobile...

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Uber Tests Low-Cost Rides In Nairobi
Uber Tests Low-Cost Rides In Nairobi
February 13, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Startup firm Uber is testing a new service in Nairobi, Kenya, that will charge a cheap rate for ridesharing customers who want to use its...

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Valentine’s Day eCommerce Transactions Rise In Kenya
Valentine’s Day eCommerce Transactions Rise In Kenya
February 12, 2018  |  Mastercard

Consumers in Kenya are increasingly turning to eCommerce retailers to purchase their Valentine’s Day gifts. In its Love Index, Mastercard found a 183 percent increase in the...

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X-Border Commerce And Saving One Rhino At A Time
X-Border Commerce And Saving One Rhino At A Time
September 15, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

When navigating the payments complexities of international trade, it pays to carry a compass (app). Here’s your compass. The first PYMNTS.com X-Border Receivables Report, powered...

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Facebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
Facebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
August 21, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook was behind the Chinese photo-sharing app Colorful Balloons, which was launched anonymously earlier this year, the company confirmed last week. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube,...

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Abu Dhabi Partners With CMA Kenya To Expand FinTech Network For Both
Abu Dhabi Partners With CMA Kenya To Expand FinTech Network For Both
August 02, 2017  |  International

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya have partnered in order to provide an information sharing framework to support...

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Visa Rolls Out Free Person-to-Person Digital Payments In Kenya
Visa Rolls Out Free Person-to-Person Digital Payments In Kenya
July 17, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Visa, the credit card company, is enabling customers of Kenya Visa-affiliated banks to send online payments without paying transactions fees. According to a news report...

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