Fintechs offer cheapest UK-Kenya diaspora cash

A patron using money transfer service at a Western Union outlet in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A study on use of financial technology (fintech) shows charges for United Kingdom remittances are far cheaper when digitally executed than in cash-to-cash transfers via agencies.

The study by Financial Sector Deepening (FSD-Africa) says fintech companies operating outside the financial sector regime have introduced innovative products that have made Kenya the cheapest destination for money sent from the UK.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.