OKash Loan – review 2026
Pros
- Fast, fully digital application with disbursement to M-Pesa
- No collateral or physical paperwork required to apply
- Positioned as both a salary advance tool and general personal loan
- Registered as a Digital Credit Provider under CBK regulations
Cons
- Not a bank, so standard deposit protections do not apply
- Short-tenor loans carry a higher effective cost than bank credit
- Loan ceiling of roughly KES 50,000 limits larger financing needs
OKash is a mobile lending application developed under the Opera Group, offering instant salary advance and personal loan products to Kenyan borrowers. The OKash product in Kenya is operated in partnership with Blue Ridge Microfinance Bank Limited, and is registered as a digital credit provider (DCP) in line with the Central Bank of Kenya's Digital Credit Providers Regulations, 2022, which govern app-based lending in the country.
The app uses smartphone data and mobile money transaction history for credit assessment, offering loans of roughly KES 1,500 to KES 50,000. OKash positions itself partly as a salary-advance tool, intended to bridge short-term cash needs before an employee's or self-employed borrower's next income is received.
Fees and Eligibility
As a digital credit provider, OKash is required to disclose the full cost of its loans before a borrower accepts an offer, and is subject to CBK conduct rules on debt collection. Borrowers with a consistent repayment history can generally access improved loan limits and terms on subsequent applications.
Requirements
- National ID
- Registered M-Pesa line
- Minimum age 18 years
- Smartphone with the OKash app installed
- M-Pesa transaction history for credit assessment
Provider contacts
- Name
- Blue Ridge Microfinance Bank Limited (OKash product, Opera Group)
- Address
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Reg. number
- CBK/DCRP/2022/007
- Website
- https://www.okash.co.ke
- Online application
- Apply now →
- Regulator
- Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)
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