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Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda rank top for rapid digital growth, demand

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Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded high mobile payment adoption in the past decade. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

By  Anthony Kitimo

Correspondent based in Mombasa, Kenya

Nation Media Group

Kenya ranked top within the region in digital growth and demand, according to the latest Digital Intelligence Index payments firm Mastercard and the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

In the survey titled Digital Intelligence Index, Kenya is followed by Rwanda and Tanzania. Together, the three countries are categorised as “Break Out” economies for evolving rapidly and their significant growth.

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