Data Regulator Fines SBM Bank KShs. 450,000 for Privacy Breach

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has fined medium-sized lender SBM Bank Kenya, the local subsidiary of Mauritius based lender State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) Holdings, KSh. 450,000 for violating the law in a case where the bank sent spam messages over the course of ten months to a non-customer. Read more.