PawaPay has expanded its regulatory presence in Kenya. Its group company, Quidexplus Kenya Limited, has received authorization from the Central Bank of Kenya to provide Payment Gateway services, enabling it to receive, process, and settle payments on behalf of merchants.
Kenya has played a defining role in the development of mobile money and remains one of the sector’s most established markets. What began as a way for people to send and receive money has evolved into part of the country’s everyday financial infrastructure, supporting payments between consumers, businesses, and financial institutions.
According to the GSMA’s 2026 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money, more than $2 trillion flowed through mobile money accounts globally in 2025. The industry reached 2.3 billion registered accounts and 593 million monthly active accounts, with the majority of growth in both registered and active accounts coming from Sub-Saharan Africa.
For PawaPay, this authorization marks an important milestone in its long-term investment in Kenya and in its approach to building regulated payments infrastructure across Africa.
PawaPay offers businesses a single point of access to mobile money across multiple African markets. With one integration, PawaPay manages local payment connections, regulatory requirements, treasury, and settlement helping businesses access mobile money payment infrastructure across multiple markets.
David Kanyora, Regional Director – East and Southern Africa, said:
“Kenya is one of the world’s most established mobile money markets, so receiving this authorization is an important milestone for PawaPay.
It strengthens our regulated presence in Kenya and our ability to support businesses accepting mobile money payments in the market. For businesses operating across multiple African markets, Kenya can form part of the wider mobile money access we provide through PawaPay.”
This authorization strengthens PawaPay’s regulated presence in Kenya as the company continues to invest in the infrastructure businesses need to access mobile money across African markets. PawaPay provides one API and one contract for businesses to access mobile money across multiple African markets.
