Barclays Bank of Kenya launches Mobile Banking Services.
Earlier this week, Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK), Kenya’s largest bank in terms of assets finally launched a mobile banking service, Hello Money. Hello Money is a USSD-based mobile banking solution that uses a secure gateway and PIN code entry for customers – this is far more secure than the “push and pull” SMS-based mobile banking that is vulnerable to hacking.
The Hello Money service is being offered to BBK customers currently in conjunction with Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile network – the service will be extended to other mobile networks in due course. There is nothing specifically revolutionary about the BBK mobile banking solution since other Banks in Kenya like the Co-operative Bank, Equity Bank and Standard Chartered Bank already have mobile banking offerings in place and have done so for sometime now.
Rumour has it that the service was developed and delivered in Kenya by Cellulant, the value added services (VAS) mobile company. This is quite encouraging since BBK has been known in the past for sourcing ICT solutions almost exclusively from their UK operations and then localizing them to the marketplace.
Nevertheless, the Hello Money service will greatly improve BBK customers’ banking convenience and efficiency by enabling the following services directly from the mobile phone:
- Checking of bank account balances
- Transferring funds from one account to another
- Pay for utilities like water and electricity bills
- Ordering of checkbooks and statements
- Secure changing of PIN
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I can confirm that BBK sourced the system from India, not Cellulant..
I second that. Its from india, its been deployed there too and not only in Kenya but other countries where Barclays operates
Joe, thanks for the clarification that the mobile banking system came from India and not Cellulant. Do you work for BBK?
Joe/Moses,
Actually, the solution was a partnership between Cellulant and an Indian company.
@lwandamagere. Thanks for the clarification. Heard that Cellulant also did the mobile banking solution for Standard Chartered – clearly, its an area that they are starting to dominate!
And Kenya’s biggest bank by assets is now KCB
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i know its a tad late but there really was no partnership btwn the indian firm and cellulant, cellulant just provided the connections to the MNO’s but the application is from an indian firm entirely.
[…] itself from the competition by always being available to them, atleast on phone. This move follows BBK’s launch of mobile banking with their Hello Money service as well as more recently Internet […]
Great discussion is going on this blog for Barclays Bank of Kenya (BBK), i’d like to join with you guys and gain knowledge from it.
this is why i like banking with Barclays. they will always find a better solution to your banking needs.
so open and simple to anyone. thank you guys..
KCB is large by branch network and not Asset value. Look at its loan book? See 2009 financial results. BBK remain the biggest by ASSET value.
Noted. Thanks for the clarification. Good to have knowledgeable people like you out there.
why is the service been compared to Equity and Coop and the services they offer are so minimal they need to add transactions such as withdrawal to Mpese it would really b an added advantage.
How do i subscribe to MBANKING at Barclays? I am an account holder and already they are charging me but i am not enjoying the service….
@beatrice I suggest you get in touch with them directly. Barclays that is.
how do i know my account balance when i am out of the country for couple of months.i’ll appreciate if there is a way to know through your website.
thank you.
@bashir please check with Barclays Bank of Kenya directly on this one.
Nice topic, forgive my late entry found some really useful information on how to register for Cooperative Bank’s M banking service and how to deposit money from your Mpesa to your bank account and the reverse here: http://www.thetimpata.com . Its so well laid out..including the charges.
Mobile banking on my SAMSUNG C3010S
Barclays in planning to launch full fledged Internet and Mobile Banking soon in Kenya. Developed inhouse from professionals across UK, Singapore, India, South Africa, Lithuania and USA. Stay tuned
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