KCB M-Pesa
KCB MPESA is another mobile money lender affiliated with Safaricom although it is owned by the Kenya Commercial Bank. KCB M-Pesa also enables you to save, thus enabling you to borrow. KCB M-Pesa can be accessed through the M-Pesa menu on your phone, so you must have a Safaricom sim card as well. KCB M-Pesa has a special feature called top-up that allows you to request a loan more than once as long as you have not exceeded your limit.
Save and Borrow on KCB M-PESA right from your phone. Put money away in a fixed deposit or target savings account, and grow your money at an interest rate of over 6%* p.a. Save as little as Kes.50; the more you save, the higher you grow your credit limit.
KCB M-PESA is a savings and loan service that enables M-PESA customers to save as little as Kshs. 1, and access credit from Kshs. 1000.
Save as little as Kshs.1 and earn interest of up to 6.3% p.a. on your saving balance.
Save for a fixed period of time (Fixed Savings Account) and earn interest of 6.3% of your savings.
Access loans instantly, credited to your M-PESA account from a minimum Kes 1000 and up to Kes 1million charged a facility fee of 7.35%
No forms to fill, no branches to visit. Just one click on your phone and you have a savings account with access to instant loans!
How to sign up
Access through the M-PESA menu
- Select Loans and Savings
- Select KCB M-PESA and Activate.
Features
- Loans
The KCB M-PESA loan account is a micro-credit product which gives you access to a loan; may it be for an emergency, to fund a project or enterprise.
In order to qualify for a loan, all you need is to be an M-PESA subscriber for 6 months, save on KCB M-PESA and actively use other Safaricom services such as voice, data and M-PESA.
To enquire how much you can borrow, go to KCB M-PESA, Loan, check Loan Limit.
You can access loan limits from as low as Ksh.1000 and up to Ksh.1million.
Enjoy repayment period of one month.
Loan repayment can be made via M-PESA, or from the KCB M-PESA account.
How does it work?
- Access the M-PESA menu.
- Select Loans and Savings.
- Select KCB M-PESA.
- Select Loan.
- Request Loan.
- Enter amount.
- Enter your M-PESA PIN
Loan amount will be sent to your KCB M-PESA Account. To access the loan, withdraw the money to your M-PESA for FREE.
The loan amount to be paid will be in inclusive of the facility fee.
- SAVINGS
There are two types of fixed deposit accounts available to you as a KCB M-PESA Account holder. They are;
- Fixed Savings Account
- Target Savings Account
Fixed Savings Account
This account allows you to lock a specific amount of cash for a period of up to 12 months.
How does it work?
- Access M-PESA menu
- Select Loans and Savings
- Select KCB M-PESA
- Select Fixed Savings Account
- Select Fixed deposit
- Open Account
- Select the source of funds;
- M-PESA or KCB M-PESA
- Enter amount (amount needs to be more than KES 500)
- Enter period (1 up to 12 months)
- Enter M-PESA PIN and confirm the transaction
- You will receive an M-PESA confirmation.
Benefits
- Locked periods include 1 up to 12 months with the minimum amount of Kshs.500.
- Upon early or premature redemption, you will forfeit all interest accrued.
- You get cash back immediately to KCB M-PESA account on prompting cash back.
- Earn attractive Interest rates of 6.3% p.a. on your savings.
Target Savings Account
This account allows you to set a target and make deposits towards achieving that target.
How does it work?
- Go to M-PESA menu
- Select Loans and Savings
- Select KCB M-PESA
- Select Fixed Savings
- Select Target Savings Account
- Select Open Account
- Select source of funds;
- M-PESA or KCB M-PESA
- Enter Target amount you intend to save for the period (amount needs to be more than KES 1000)
- Enter period (1 up to 12 months)
- Enter initial deposit amount (not less than KES 50)
- Enter M-PESA PIN and confirm transaction
- You will receive an M-PESA confirmation.
Benefits
- You top up continuously until you achieve your target.
- You can deposit money into the target account through: M-PESA or KCB M-PESA
- You can choose from target periods of 1 up to 12 months with a minimum contribution of KES 50.
- You earn interest on cumulative interest.
- Early withdrawal of funds from Target Savings is allowed subject to withdrawal of the entire amount saved. Total interest on savings will be earned to the day of the withdrawal.
- You get cash back immediately to your KCB M-PESA account on prompting cash back.
- Minimum target period is 1 month.
- Enjoy attractive Interest rates of 6.3% p.a. on your savings.
KCB M-PESA limits;
- You can deposit up to KES 150K into KCB M-PESA savings at a go.
- You can withdraw up to KES 150K into KCB M-PESA savings at a go.