Transaction Monitoring Effect on Profitability of Commercial Banks in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorDr. Job Omagwa
dc.contributor.authorObed Kipkirui Terer
dc.contributor.authorLucy Wamugo Mwangi
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T06:23:10Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T06:23:10Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.description.abstractCommercial banks' performance is fundamental to the economy as providers of financial services. In offering this service, commercial banks are exposed to a range of risks that negatively affect financial position and ultimately influence profitability. Profitability is indicative of a bank's stability and potential for growth. Enhancing commercial banks' profitability contributes to shareholder return on investment. In June 2018, five banks were fined a total of Kshs. 392 million by the Central Bank of Kenya for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. Consequently, banks had to invest resources to improve their anti-money laundering measures. Consequently, raising operational and compliance overheads. This study sought to determine the effect of transaction monitoring on profitability of commercial banks in Kenya. The research employed an explanatory research design. The targeted population comprised all the thirty-nine regulated commercial banks as of December 31, 2021. The study period was eight (8) years (2014 to 2021). Respondents were chosen through purposive sampling. Primary data was gathered using structured questionnaires, while secondary data was derived from audited financial reports of commercial banks and the annual banking supervision report from the Central Bank of Kenya. Subsequently, the collected data underwent analysis employing descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The research results disclosed that transaction monitoring positively and significantly influenced commercial banks profitability. Consequently, bank managers should incorporate transaction monitoring into their operations to augment the overall efficacy to detect and report potentially suspicious activities, and to strengthen operational controls.
dc.identifier.citationTerer, O. K., Mwangi, L. W., Omagwa, J. (2024). Transaction Monitoring Effect on Profitability of Commercial Banks in Kenya. Journal of Finance and Accounting, 4(1), 18-27.
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 2789-0201
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ru.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1497
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and Books Publishers
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 4 Issue 1pp 18-27
dc.subjectTransaction Monitoring
dc.subjectProfitability
dc.subjectCommercial Bank
dc.titleTransaction Monitoring Effect on Profitability of Commercial Banks in Kenya
dc.typeArticle

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