CBK-authorized Payment rail
Kenswitch Limited: CBK-licensed payment rail in Kenya
Kenswitch Limited is a Payment Service Provider authorised by the Central Bank of Kenya. First licensed on 01 January 2019. Scope: payment infrastructure operator. Source: CBK Directory of Authorized PSPs (published 07 August 2026, data current to 17 June 2026).
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by David Wachira Reviewed by Michael MwangiVerified 01 Sept 2026License summary
- Category
- Payment infrastructure operator
- First licensed
- 01 January 2019
- Approved services (verbatim from CBK)
- Payment infrastructure operator
Contact block
Copied verbatim from the CBK directory. If any field has moved, verify at the CBK URL at the bottom of the page.
- Postal address
- P.O. Box 28364-00100 Nairobi
- Physical address
- Pitman House, Jakaya Kikwete Road, Milimani, Nairobi
- Telephone
- +254725232244
- info@kenswitch.com, md@kenswitch.com
- Website
- https://www.kenswitch.com/
- Chief executive
- CEO Mr. John Mukono Ngethe
What Kenswitch is authorised to do
Runs shared payment rails, switching and interbank settlement. These are the wholesale plumbing PSPs banks and fintechs plug into.
How to verify
This entry mirrors CBK's Directory of Authorized Payment Service Providers, published 07 August 2026 (data as at 17 June 2026). Verify independently at the CBK PDF: centralbank.go.ke.
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Last verified: 1 September 2026.