Globally, credit scoring adoption has been on the rise on account of increased access to data, computing power, and the need for efficient credit allocation that is supportive of entrenching financial inclusion and economic growth. Relatedly, the adoption of risk-based pricing has gained...

Die vorliegende Studie schließt an unsere vorangegangene Untersuchung "Bankdienstleistungen in afrikanischen Ländern südlich der Sahara - Herausforderungen und Chancen" aus dem Jahr 2013 an. Ihr Ziel ist es, über die jüngsten Entwicklungen und Trends im Bankensektor in Subsahara-Afrika zu...

This paper aims at analyzing the bank-based versus market-based dichotomy of Kenya's financial system. This is in view of the fact that the financial sector, which is bank dominated, is showing a clear tendency of the banking industry increasingly engaging in capital markets operations. While...

This paper seeks to explore the Kenyan interbank market characteristics at a time of liquidity stress and how it relates to the intervention by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) through the open market operation. We seek to ascertain whether the CBK's action during the interbank market distress -...

At what point do you consider yourself financially included? This question, which is this paper's objective, is considered mundane and therefore seldom asked and consequently hardly answered. The paper anchors its assessment on the distinction between access and usage of financial services and...

This study examined the implication of financial innovation on financial depth and economic growth in Kenya using quarterly data covering the period 2009 to 2020. Based on autoregressive distributive lag models, we demonstrate a positive relationship between financial innovation and financial...

This paper seeks to examine the effect of Fintech credit on bank stability using an unbalanced panel dataset of 37 commercial banks in Kenya between 2013 and 2020. The recent evolution of Fintech comes with the promise of being both revolutionary and disruptive. The temptation of a...

Die vorliegende Studie schließt an unsere vorangegangene Untersuchung "Bankdienstleistungen in afrikanischen Ländern südlich der Sahara - Herausforderungen und Chancen" aus dem Jahr 2013 an. Ihr Ziel ist es, über die jüngsten Entwicklungen und Trends im Bankensektor in Subsahara-Afrika zu...

At what point do you consider yourself financially included? This question, which is this paper's objective, is considered mundane and therefore seldom asked and consequently hardly answered. The paper anchors its assessment on the distinction between access and usage of financial services and...

This paper seeks to explore the Kenyan interbank market characteristics at a time of liquidity stress and how it relates to the intervention by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) through the open market operation. We seek to ascertain whether the CBK's action during the interbank market distress -...