Updated September 28, 2026

What is Central Bank of Kenya?

In short

The Central Bank of Kenya licenses and supervises lenders operating in the country, whether they offer personal loans or pay-in-installment plans.

The Central Bank of Kenya licenses and supervises lenders operating in the country, whether they hand out personal loans or run pay-in-installment plans. A reference number here is an entry in its register, which you can check before you sign anything. Lendplus is listed as CBK/DCP/2025/89 and M-KOPA as PVT-9XUGL98G. Fuliza, Credit Bank Konnect and LOOP by NCBA are the other Kenyan names in this group.

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