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Key enablers to E-commerce in Kenya 2021.04.29
E-commerce sales globally amounted to $4.28 trillion in 2020. This was mainly attributed to lockdowns, social distancing, and the push to work from home, which meant no in-store purchases. Locally, e-commerce has proliferated over the last couple of years, with multiple players entering the industry, thereby significantly disrupting the retail sector. Today, Huawei held the 6
th edition of the Unitech Talk themed “The role of e-commerce in trading” The talk brought together experts from the private sector as well as the government where they highlighted the impact and opportunities e-commerce presents.
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Economies in sub-Saharan Africa are developing digital financial services. In the larger markets, regulators have taken policy and regulatory measures to support financial institutions’ digital transformation.
While emphasising the importance of robust cybersecurity and consumer protection measures, the global pandemic has generated a strong appreciation for the digital economy. With it comes the expectation that the digital economy will bring growth. Of the emerging and new technological developments, there are a few we believe are most likely to bring growth to regional capital markets.
Value of card payments down Sh6.4 billion
Monday February 08 2021
By ELIZABETH KIVUVA
Summary
The value of payments made through cards last year dropped for the first time in six years amidst the lockdown measures and continued preference for mobile money services.
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows the value of payments through point of sale (POS) machines dropped by 3.8 percent in 2020 to Sh157.72 billion from Sh164.09 billion in 2019.
This drop was a reverse from the 33.3 percent and 22.12 percent growth recorded in 2019 and 2018 respectively.
The value of payments made through cards last year dropped for the first time in six years amidst the lockdown measures and continued preference for mobile money services.