Report

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the financial vulnerability of vast segments of the global population

This study examines how building livelihoods programmes, or financial graduation projects, shape who participants become as businesspeople.

Kenya has been feted around the world for its achievements in advancing financial inclusion. And the speed at which access to the formal financial system has advanced has certainly been exceptional. The development of a near ubiquitous mobile phone-based payments system provided the foundations for a further round of fintech innovation.

This report is the second in a series of studies that measure the cost of banking services in Kenya. It follows the first report that was released in 2017 and constitutes a complementary element in the measurement of the financial inclusion landscape in Kenya.

The report gives an overview of FSD Kenya’s proposed programme of activities and major issues surrounding financial inclusion during 2017 and highlights of our initiatives.