Open a Bank Account in Kenya
Planning your move to Kenya? Here is everything you need to know about open a bank account for digital nomads and expats in 2026.
移动支付的全球先驱,传统银行较弱。
- M-Pesa 统治一切:在肯尼亚,你不需要银行卡,甚至不需要钱包。Safaricom 运营的 M-Pesa 占据了 99% 的日常交易。交房租、买菜、打车,全都用手机号码转账。游民落地第一件事就是办 Safaricom 电话卡并注册 M-Pesa。
- 主流银行:Equity Bank, KCB, Standard Chartered。开户必须有居留许可(Alien Card/KRA PIN)。银行排队极长,系统经常宕机。
- 加密货币:政府态度模棱两可,但民间接受度极高。P2P 交易非常活跃(USDT 换 M-Pesa 极速到账),是绕开昂贵跨国汇款的最佳方式。Worldcoin 曾在内罗毕大肆收集虹膜,引发恐慌后被禁。
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