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'Market walls' fall as corporates bow to antitrust rules

Published

13 September 2026

Topic

operational-macro

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

Kenya

Source

Read at businessdailyafrica.com

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Fusion42 · 13 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The Competition Authority of Kenya mandated East African Breweries Plc to share refrigeration space with rival brands as a condition for approving a major stake sale, while telecom firms in Kenya completed full interoperability of mobile money payment tills to enhance market competition.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Kenyan beverage and mobile money founders face a new market where dominant firms must open key retail and payment channels to rivals. You can push for more shelf or till share right now as barriers keeping incumbents exclusive are being broken down.

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1 source · 13 Sep 2026

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Fintechantitrustmarket-accesscompetitionmobile-moneyinteroperability