Trust Busters! A dozen reasons why your potential customers do not trust your agents (particularly in rural areas)
Alarmingly, most users who sign up for digital financial services do not actually end up using them, largely due to a lack of trust in agents. This holds true even in the case of relatively “advanced” geographies. “Trust busters” examines the evidence and lists out 12 reasons behind this worrying trend of interest in agency banking that fails to convert into regular usage.
Feb 18, 2020
Consumer Risks and Rewards Amid Increased Competition in Kenya
Change is upon us. After eight years of market dominance Safaricom’s M-PESA seems to have finally met a potential contender, the banks. Data from The Helix Institute of Digital Finance shows that between 2013 and 2014 banks in Kenya (in particular Equity Bank) have aggressively grown their agent networks, and now account for 15% of the agent market share, up […]
Aug 17, 2015
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