Kenya

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Kenya's payments market is shaped by M-PESA's combination of wallet balances, agents, cash-in and cash-out, and merchant acceptance. Banks and other networks sit alongside this mobile-money ecosystem. Formal financial access among adults reached 84.8% in the 2024 FinAccess survey.

Alpha-3:KEN
NUM:404
Population
58M
GDP
$136B
GDP per Capita
$2K
GDP Growth
4.6%
Deepdive

World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Kenya

Kenya's mobile-money reach has reduced exclusive reliance on cash, yet notes still circulate through M-PESA agents and daily commerce. Cash and wallets often work together, with bank-issued payment cards playing a smaller role.

ATMs (PER 100K)
6.1
BANKS (PER 100K)
4.5
DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.3
CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.0
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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025

Payment Methods

Estimated Monthly Usage, Aurato Research, October 2026

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