US-based fintech Umba buys majority stake in Kenya’s Daraja microfinance bank

Umba, a US-based digital bank with a focus on emerging markets, has acquired a majority shareholding of Daraja, a Kenyan deposit-taking microfinance bank, for an undisclosed amount.

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