Central Bank of Kenya

The Central Bank of Kenya is a public institution established under Article 231 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. The Bank is responsible for formulating monetary policy to achieve and maintain price stability and issuing currency.
Pursuant to the CBK Act, the Central Bank promotes financial stability through regulation, supervision and licensing of financial institutions under its mandate. The Bank also provides oversight of payment, clearing and settlement systems. All these efforts are geared towards fostering liquidity, solvency and proper functioning of the financial system. The Bank also formulates and implements foreign exchange policy and manages foreign exchange reserves. CBK is the banker for, adviser to, and fiscal agent of the Government.

In discharging its mandate, the Central Bank contributes to the country’s economic development and growth, and promotes the interest of the public. The Bank strives to carry out its statutory mandate effectively and efficiently guided by the principles of integrity and transparency.

The World Bank Group

The Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (FSD Kenya)

The Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (FSD Kenya) is an independent trust dedicated to the achievement of an inclusive financial system that supports Kenya’s long-term development goals. We work closely with the government, the financial services industry, and other partners to develop financial solutions that better address the real world challenges faced by low-income households, enterprises, and underserved groups such as women and youth.

Metropol Corporation Limited

Metropol was established in Kenya in 1996 as a business Information and credit management company. In 2006 Metropol partnered with GCR to provide credit rating services that enable corporates to raise capital and meet their financing needs.

Metropol is also licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya to provide Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Services to ALL banks in Kenya. Our CRB services leverage full-file credit information sharing and alternative data sources from MFIs, SACCOs, HELB, Utilities, Mobile phone companies and providers of goods and services on credit to help customers improve their access to finance and increase the credit providers’ capacity to lend profitably to more customers.

Creditinfo Kenya

Creditinfo Kenya is solely owned by Creditinfo International – part of Creditinfo Group. Creditinfo Group operates credit bureaus across the world in Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa. They are also experts in related credit software, credit scoring and credit decisions.

Creditinfo Kenya’s core business is information related to credit, offering services to cover each stage of the customer life cycle. Our services help banks and other credit providers to evaluate prospective customers, monitor performance of existing ones and manage the debts that they may have incurred. We collect data from as many sources as possible, transform it into intelligence and make it available to subscribers. We provide these services in accordance with the relevant legal framework provided by the Central Bank of Kenya.

TransUnion Africa

TransUnion Africa is a leading global risk and information solutions provider with a strong presence in eight countries in Africa. Their portfolio includes products that address fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning, and marketing. Their customers include 4 of the 5 largest banks, 11 of the top 12 retailers, the top 10 insurance companies, 7 of the largest auto dealers, and top multinationals in banking, retail, and telcom.