Mobile lender Branch to buy Sh230m microfinance majority stake

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A trader counting money. FILE PHOTO | NMG

US-based digital lender Branch International will pay Sh230 million for a majority stake in a local microfinance bank, amid proposed tough regulations for mobile lenders in Kenyan market.

The San Fransisco California-headquartered fintech with offices in Lagos, Mumbai, and Nairobi has received regulatory nod to acquire a 84.89 percent stake in Century Microfinance Bank.

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