Value of agency banking up Sh900bn on demand

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A signage shows agency banking and mobile money services at a Nyeri shop. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

The value of agency banking transactions jumped by 18.75 percent to Sh5.7 trillion in the year ended June 2020, new Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows, adding pressure on brick-and-mortar branch jobs.

The data shows contracted banking agents handled 800 million transactions in the year to June, marking a Sh900 billion increase in the value of transactions compared to a similar period the previous year.

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