FinAccess 2021

Technology has played and will continue to play a central role in financial sector development in Africa and in enabling Africans to access financial services and products.

Kenya’s progress on inclusive financial sector development over the past five years places Kenya at the front of the curve relative to its peers. But beneath its headline success story, falling financial health and growing disparities in financial usage point to underlying challenges that compromise the ability of financial inclusion to deliver on its promise for inclusive and sustainable growth.