Kenswitch Joins Visa to Shape Kenya’s Real-Time Payments Future

Kenya is renowned for fast digital payments, but its systems still run on separate rails. Banks, telcos, mobile wallets and fintechs each use different platforms. Every cross-system transfer carries hidden friction. Now Kenswitch, founded in 2002 to modernise Kenya’s clearing and settlement network, has teamed up with Visa. The partnership combines Kenswitch’s domestic reach with Visa’s global technology, fraud tools and data analytics. Together, they aim to build new products for banks, fintechs, merchants and SACCOs while strengthening the nation’s payments backbone. As the Central Bank of Kenya pushes for a seamless, interoperable national switch, control over the underlying infrastructure will define the next era. By uniting local expertise with international scale, Kenswitch and Visa are positioning themselves at the heart of Kenya’s payments future.

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