News Kenyans abroad top mobile money remittancesIsmail Ahmed, founder and CEO of WorldRemit. FILE PHOTO | NMGKenyans living abroad are the largest senders of remittances to mobile money accounts, a new study shows. “Kenya is famed for leading Africa’s digital transformation, and today its Kenyans abroad who are at the forefront of digitising international money transfers,’’ WorldRemit founder and CEO Ismail Ahmed said. “Most of our Kenyan customers use our mobile app, demonstrating the strong demand for convenience when sending to friends and family.”There are half a billion registered mobile money users worldwide. Millions of Kenyans live abroad, with large communities in North America, Europe and Australia.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 28, 2017 17:15 UTC