How to register on Zenka

Once you install and download the app on your phone, you will need to register on Zenka. Registration on Zenka allows you to create an account and then start borrowing money from the app or using their USSD platform, *841#, also known as Zenka SMS loans.

At this point, you have downloaded Zenka and now you need to create an account. Zenka sign up process takes a few steps to complete your registration. To register Zenka you will need to; open the app, select register, enter a Safaricom number, key in your basic information, secure your account by creating a PIN, verify your mobile number, and then apply for a Zenka loan.

Now, let me take you through a step-by-step on how to register Zenka below.

Register for a Zenka loan account on the app

Follow these steps to register for your Zenka account

1. Open the Zenka loan app
2. Next press ‘register‘ where it says ‘New customer? Register here:’
3. Now, Enter your mobile number. 07** *** *** Note, zenka loan is only available to Safaricom subscribers
4. Press ‘next‘
5. You will need to fill in your ‘basic information about you‘
6. Start with your ‘first name‘, ‘last name‘ and ‘National ID‘ number.
7. Next, you will need to fill in the ‘Tell us something more about you‘ section.
8. Select your ‘education level‘ (Basic/Secondary, Vocational Training, Undergraduate, Post Graduate Diploma/Graduate), ‘source of income‘( Employed – Public sector, Employed – Private sector, Self-employed, unemployed, student), ‘net monthly income‘ (<20,000, 20,001 – 30,000, 30,0001 – 50,000, 50,0001 – 100,000, >100,000) and ‘email address‘.
9. Next, you will need to secure your account by filling in the ‘help us secure your account‘ section.
10. Start by selecting your security question. ‘What is your mother’s maiden name’, what town were you born in? what high school did you go to?
11. Then enter a 4-digit PIN where it says ‘create a 4-digit PIN’. Note, your PIN cannot be repeated numbers i.e. the same number e.g. 1111, or numbers that follow each other e.g. 1234
12. Enter promo code AJWBG
13. Now press ‘AGREE AND SIGN UP’
14. You will receive a confirmation SMS from Zenka confirming that ‘your registration was successful’
15. Next, verify your mobile number using the SMS code sent to you by Zenka.
16. The final step is to invite friends, but you can skip this step by pressing ‘No thanks’.
17. You are now ready to apply for a Zenka loan.

When you follow all the steps above you will have completed how to register Zenka loan app. All that is left now is to apply for a loan with your new Zenka login.

Note: When you are filling in the zenka online registration form for your loan application, be sure to type in your name as it appears on your national ID. This is the only way you’ll be sure of how to get a loan from Zenka. Failure to do this will result in the app showing you an error saying the names do not match. Once this is done, Zenka loan app login registration process into the app will be successful. How to register Zenka loan will now have been completed successfully.