Payment providers in Kenya
Payment providers in Kenya: PSPs, payment gateways and aggregators for pay-ins and payouts — local methods, rates and onboarding terms. Listings: 71.
InsurOps seeks payment gateways for insurance premiums and payouts
The InsurOps platform for insurance brokers needs payment gateways for premium collection, commission payouts and claim settlement. Redian Software Pvt. Ltd. invites gateway partners, and only the…
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Norvex Pay seeks PSPs, acquirers and banks for its Africa launch
Payment company Norvex Pay is preparing to launch and is looking for Norvex Pay partners in Africa: licensed PSPs, acquirers, mobile-money aggregators and banks. It needs a wide set of methods, from…
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Whizmo recruits digital wallet agents in Kenya
Whizmo Kenya invites individuals and small businesses to become digital wallet agents. A Whizmo agent in Kenya offers customers products and services from the wallet's partners and earns commission…
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Bitget Wallet seeks local payment rails, acquirers and card partners
Bitget Wallet is building global payment infrastructure and needs partners on the ground: local payment rails, acquirers and QR networks, card partners and payment method aggregators. The request was…
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Agriloom seeks payment partners for buyer collections and farmer payouts in Kenya
Agriloom from Kenya is looking for payment partners for its agribusiness: gateways, mobile money operators, banks and microfinance institutions. Money has to be collected from crop buyers, paid out…
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Riverpe seeks local payment partners in Africa
Riverpe is looking for local payment partners, and Africa is the region in focus. The company needs providers of domestic payment methods and mobile money that can carry flows from international…
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BorderPay Africa seeks stablecoin on/off-ramp partners in Africa
BorderPay Africa needs institutional on/off-ramp partners to swap stablecoins into local currencies and pay out to mobile wallets. The request was published in May 2026; the company now trades as…
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Payment service providers in Kenya
Kenya is the home of mobile money: M-Pesa is used by the vast majority of adults, and most online payments, salaries and betting deposits move through it. This page lists {count} payment gateways and payin payout providers working with Kenyan shillings (KES).
Local payment methods in Kenya
- Mobile money: M-Pesa (Paybill, Till/Buy Goods, STK Push prompts on the customer's phone) and Airtel Money.
- Bank transfers via PesaLink and RTGS for larger amounts.
- Cards for e-commerce and travel, mostly among higher-income users.
- QR and local APMs; crypto used in P2P markets.
Mass payouts and B2C
B2C disbursements to mobile wallets power betting withdrawals, loan disbursements, gig-worker pay and marketplace payouts. Compare per-transaction fees by amount band, API reliability, and float/prefunding requirements — see payouts.
Regulation
Payment service providers and e-money issuers are licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Betting operators are licensed by the Betting Control and Licensing Board and pay excise and withholding taxes, which affects margins on deposits and withdrawals. Digital lenders also need CBK licensing.
Betting, iGaming and high-risk
Sports betting is one of the largest online verticals in Kenya. Providers serving it need direct Paybill integrations, fast STK Push and reliable B2C payouts at peak times. Forex and crypto merchants should ask about source-of-funds checks and per-wallet limits. See high-risk merchants.
How to choose
- Direct Safaricom integration vs aggregated access
- STK Push success rate, callback speed, reversal handling
- Payout limits per transaction and per day
- Settlement in KES vs USD/USDT
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