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PesaLink

Scheme name: PesaLink

IIPS Type: Bank

Inclusivity level: Not ranked

Year of establishment: 2017

System owner: Kenya Bankers Association

Overseer: Central Bank of Kenya

Operator: IPSL

Total Participants: 35

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CategoryPesaLink
Geographic reachDomestic
Geographic descriptionKenya
Scheme governanceIPSL
Settlement agentCentral Bank of Kenya
Participants - commercial banks31
Participants - MMOs1
Participants - non-bank PSPs3
Participants - MFIs0
Volumes 20181,560,000
Volumes 20192,015,000
Volumes 20203,049,405
Volumes 20213,875,225
Values 20181,383,197,690 USD
Values 20191,649,527,680 USD
Values 20202,114,326,228 USD
Values 20213,284,914,222 USD
Values 20223,879,324,621 USD
GNI108,691,240,331
GNI (%)4%
Interoperability arrangementThird party
Ownership modelParticipant-owned
Governance TypologyPrivate association
Messaging standardISO 20022
Types of proxy IDsMobile number
Use of open APIsYes
QR code standard N/A
Pro-poor governanceYes
CB governance involvementNo
Expanded use casesNo
Minimum channel functionalityNo
Minimum use case functionalityNo
All licensed PSPs can participate (all-to-all interoperability)No
RecourseNo
Not-for-lossNo

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