{"id":11123,"date":"2024-02-29T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/?p=11123"},"modified":"2025-10-23T05:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T05:50:00","slug":"kenyas-fintech-funding-landed-the-third-spot-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/vi\/blogs\/kenyas-fintech-funding-landed-the-third-spot-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s fintech funding landed the third spot in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Nairobi, 29<sup>th<\/sup> February 2024:<\/strong> Going by Afridigest Fintech Transactions Database, the mobile money capital of the world secured <a href=\"https:\/\/kenyanwallstreet.com\/kenyas-fintech-firms-raise-usd-280m-in-first-half-of-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$280 million from 13 deals in H1 2023<\/a>, falling behind only Egypt and South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture class=\"wp-picture-11126\" style=\"display: contents;\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya-jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya-300x272-jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya-768x697-jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya-13x12-jpg.webp 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><img data-dominant-color=\"072b2e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #072b2e;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"907\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11126 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tradepassglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WFIS-2024-Kenya-13x12.jpg 13w\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first half of 2023 also witnessed 75 African fintech startups raising $1.2 billion in risk capital across 85 transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing tall during nationwide digital transitions, the government of Kenya has launched several mega scale initiatives like Digital Economy Blueprint, National Payments Strategy 2022 \u2013 2025, Credit Guarantee Scheme and others to skyrocket fintech\u2019s adoption in the public and private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance moguls are suggesting the country\u2019s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and its openness for applications concerning the regulatory sandbox all year round as a major game-changer. The above move is encouraging more and more fintech innovations in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As East Africa\u2019s leading financial hub, Kenya is also serving as an ideal gateway for investors and businesses to the wider African market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Know more about Kenya\u2019s financial services industry and its many aspects at <a href=\"https:\/\/kenya.worldfis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS)<\/a> on 16 &#8211; 17 July 2024 at The Edge Convention Center Nairobi.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi, 29th February 2024: Going by Afridigest Fintech Transactions Database, the mobile money capital of the world secured $280 million from 13 deals in H1 2023, falling behind only Egypt and South Africa. The first half of 2023 also witnessed 75 African fintech startups raising $1.2 billion in risk capital across 85 transactions. 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