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| OKash loan app has been recognized for the second year in a row for its efforts to bring financial inclusion among Kenyan borrowers of all walks. (Photo/Courtesy) |
The leading mobile loan app OKash has once again underscored its impact in the Kenyan digital lending market after emerging winner of the "Best Mobile Loans Brand of the Year-2020" award during an event held last Weekend at a Nairobi hotel.
This is the second year in a row that OKash loan app has bagged the award after winning the same prize on December 2019.
The latest OKash recognition comes hot on the heels of a recent Kenyan fintechs survey where most participants indicated OKash app as their first-ever financial product to interact with, a clear indication that the app is well in the line of serving as the last mile in bringing financial inclusion.
OKash which is hardly four years old in the Kenyan mobile loans market, has been a viable and a highly preferred option for many unbanked Kenyan borrowers in need of quick or emergency loans.
Speaking to 254 NewsDay following the win, OKash Ag Director Peter Kaiga was grateful for the big recognition while attributing it all to OKash app users.
"The fact that OKash has bagged the award for the second consequtive year, is a sign that we are not doing badly among our clientele base. We are grateful to all of them for their trust in the OKash brand and as we head to 2021, they can expect much better services and value from the app," Kaiga says.
He adds that bringing financial inclusion among all Kenyans regardless of their economic statuses, backgrounds, location among other things, remains OKash main goal as it forges ahead into the future.
In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on March, OKash proved to be a shoulder to lean on for many Kenyans adversely affected by the subsequent economic shutdown even as other digital lenders suspended their services for a while amid a cloud of uncertainties.