CDC Group has committed Ksh. 11 Billion to African Development Partners Fund III

Grace MathekaOctober 7, 2021

The CDC Group, a UK development finance institution and impact investor, has announced a Ksh. 11 billion (USD 100 million) commitment to African Development Par...

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Equity Bank to support agribusiness with tailor-made financing for small-scale farmers

Grace MathekaSeptember 27, 2021

Equity Bank has implemented a farm inputs subsidy program dubbed the Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme - Climate-Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCE...

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Equity Bank receives two ISO Certifications on IT Service and Information Security Management Systems

Samson NderiSeptember 16, 2021

Equity Bank Kenya Limited has received two International Standards Certifications - ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 on IT Service and Information Security Management Sy...

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Jonas Mushosho has been appointed as a non-executive Board member at Equity Bank

Grace MathekaSeptember 3, 2021

Equity Group has announced the appointment of Jonas Mushosho as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. This is following the retirement of Christopher Newson, a...

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Equity Afia opens 3 medical centres in Lodwar, Marsabit & Thika Road

Grace MathekaSeptember 2, 2021

Equity Afia has opened 3 additional medical centres in Lodwar, Marsabit and at Mountain Mall along Thika Road. This brings the franchise’s network to 44 Equity ...

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KCB Group acquires Rwanda bank, Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR)

James WamathaiAugust 25, 2021

KCB Group has announced that it has acquired Rwandan bank, Banque Populaire du Rwanda Plc (BPR), from Atlas Mara Mauritius Limited and Arise B.V. The acquisi...

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Equity Bank increases investment in digital platforms to meet customer demand for digital solutions

Grace MathekaAugust 20, 2021

The uptake of digital banking services by customers has accelerated Equity's move to a variable-cost third party based infrastructure business model. In the rec...

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Equity Bank registers a Ksh. 17.9 billion profit in its half year financial results

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

Equity Group has announced a 98% growth in profits during the last 6 months to Ksh. 17.9 billion up from Ksh. 9.1 billion recorded in a similar period last year...

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Equity Bank emerges as the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2021 African Banker Awards

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2021

Equity Bank has been named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2021 African Banker Awards. The award was conferred to Equity for its consistent financi...

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Equity Bank steps up efforts to educate customers on secure online banking

Grace MathekaJuly 28, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped to drive the migration of consumers from the traditional transactions to the digital space. The Kenya Bankers Association’s (KB...

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Equity to commission 1283 Wings to Fly & Elimu scholars on 26th July

Grace MathekaJuly 22, 2021

Nairobi County will on Monday 26th July commission a total of 1283 Wings to Fly and Elimu scholarship beneficiaries. The commissioned batch will form the 12th W...

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118 Equity Leaders Program scholars admitted to 56 global Universities

Grace MathekaJuly 13, 2021

118 scholars from the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) have received admission and full financial aid to 56 global universities. The scholars comprise of Wings to F...

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Equity Wings to Fly program registers an impressive 86% university transition rate

Grace MathekaJuly 6, 2021

In the recently released KCSE results, 203 Equity Wings to Fly scholars managed to score a mean grade of A plain (A) and A minus (A-), forming part of the 7,313...

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UAP Old Mutual Group appoints Vincent Rague as the board chair

Samson NderiJune 30, 2021

UAP Old Mutual Group has announced the appointment Mr. Vincent Rague as the chair of  its Board of Directors. This follows  the retirement of long-serving chair...

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Equity & American Express are now offering a wider range of membership rewards

Grace MathekaJune 16, 2021

Equity American Express Card members can now redeem their Membership reward points through a newly revamped portal with more redemption options. The Membership ...

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Equity Digital Banking records Ksh. 6.8 billion growth in Q1 2021

Grace MathekaJune 4, 2021

Equity’s digital business transformation model has continuously enabled a seamless transition from fixed cost to 3rd party variable cost channels and self-servi...

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Minet Group & Africa Lighthouse Capital have acquired Aon Botswana

Grace MathekaJune 4, 2021

Minet Group and Africa Lighthouse Capital (ALC) have announced their acquisition of Aon’s shareholding in AON Botswana, effective June 1st, 2021. AON Botswana w...

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Equity emerges as the Best Bank in Kenya at the 2021 Think Business Awards

Grace MathekaJune 3, 2021

Equity Bank has received 22 accolades in the 2021 Banking Awards by Think Business. The accolades have further cemented the bank’s position as the leading bank ...

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Equity KNUT House branch plants 1,000 trees at Thika High School

Grace MathekaJune 1, 2021

As part of its 35 million tree tree-planting effort, Equity's KNUT House Branch has planted 1,000 trees at Thika High School in Kiambu County. Prof. Isaac Macha...

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Equity partners with KFS to plant 5,000 trees in Kessup Forest

Grace MathekaMay 31, 2021

Equity Bank Iten Branch has partnered with Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet to plant 5,000 trees in Kessup Forest in Iten...

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Equity Afia & Bidco Africa partner to offer free medical services to new mothers

Grace MathekaMay 8, 2021

Equity Afia and Bidco Africa have partnered to provide free medical screening for expectant and lactating mothers visiting Equity Afia medical centres as the wo...

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Equity Uganda & Equity South Sudan register 84% and 62% net profit respectively

Grace MathekaApril 29, 2021

Two of Equity Group subsidiaries, Equity Bank Uganda and Equity Bank South Sudan have recorded 84% and 62% in Profit After Tax respectively, even amid the ongoi...

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Equity Bank receives Ksh. 5.5 billion from FMO Development Bank to support MSMEs

Grace MathekaMarch 25, 2021

Equity Bank has announced its partnership with the Netherlands FMO Development Bank with the signing of a NASIRA loan portfolio guarantee facility. This Ksh. 5....

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Equity receives Ksh. 11 billion from AfDB to fund its African expansion

Grace MathekaMarch 23, 2021

Equity Group has signed a Ksh. 11 billion ($100 million) loan facility with the African Development Bank (AfDB), to support its expansion across Eastern and Cen...

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United Nations & Equity Bank Uganda establish plans for acceleration of attainment of SDGs

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

The United Nations in Uganda and Equity Bank Uganda have established new partnerships for acceleration of the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (S...

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Equity receives Ksh. 11 billion from various funders to support SMEs

Grace MathekaMarch 15, 2021

Equity Group has signed a Ksh. 11 billion ($100 million) loan facility with Germany’s DEG, the Netherlands FMO and the UK’s CDC Group. The signing comes in the ...

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Equity launches ‘Clean Cooking Project’ to support schools with cleaner cooking energy

Grace MathekaMarch 10, 2021

Equity has launched the Clean Cooking Project initiative to support schools to install modern and environmentally safe cooking technologies. Equity will prov...

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EU & EIB give Equity Ksh. 16.5B in funding to support SMEs in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 4, 2021

Equity Group has signed a Ksh. 16.5 billion loan facility with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union (EU) to support MSMEs. The loan facilit...

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Equity BCDC unveils new brand identity in DRC

Grace MathekaFebruary 13, 2021

Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC) has launched its new identity, following the successful merger of Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Commerciale...

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Equity Afia opens another clinic in Murang’a County

Grace MathekaFebruary 12, 2021

Equity Afia, the medical franchise of Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has opened another medical centre in Murang'a County. This brings the total number of its ou...

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Linkham Group to acquire majority stake in Resolution Insurance

Grace MathekaFebruary 12, 2021

UK based insurance firm, Linkham Group, has announced plans to acquire a stake in Resolution Insurance after a purchase of 100% of the equity holding in the Ken...

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Equity Afia opens 2 clinics in Machakos and Kisii counties

Grace MathekaFebruary 2, 2021

Equity Afia has opened new medical centres in Matuu and Kisii that will aim to provide healthcare services in those towns. The two medical centres are located i...

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Equity Bank Congo & BCDC Bank receive approval to merge

Grace MathekaDecember 31, 2020

Equity Group has received regulatory approval to merge its subsidiary Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Commercial Du Congo (BCDC). Going forward, the new bank...

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Equity Uganda launches new brand identity for sustainable growth

Grace MathekaDecember 24, 2020

Equity Uganda, a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings, has today unveiled a new brand identity in line with the Group's ongoing transformation journey. The new i...

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Equity Afia opens 7 new clinics in push to provide affordable healthcare

Grace MathekaDecember 15, 2020

Equity Afia has opened total of 7 new medical centres have been opened in Syokimau, Kitale, Kenol, Limuru, Karatina and in Nairobi’s Upperhill and Langata areas...

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Equity gets recognized at the African Bankers Awards 2020

Samson NderiDecember 1, 2020

Equity walked away with two awards at the African Banker Awards 2020. The bank emerged as the Best Regional Bank in East Africa, and for the second year running...

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Equity Afia launches clinics in Kisumu, Naivasha and Imara

Samson NderiNovember 4, 2020

Equity Afia, the medical franchise of Equity Group Foundation, has opened three new medical centres in Kisumu, Naivasha and Imara in its quest to offer quality ...

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Equity receives Ksh. 10B from Proparco to support Kenyans SMEs

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Equity Group Holdings has announced that it has signed a Ksh. 10 billion partnership with Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group) to support Kenyan S...

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Equity Afia opens clinics in Kitengela, Ngong and along the Eastern Bypass

Samson NderiSeptember 22, 2020

Equity Afia, the medical franchise of Equity Group Foundation (EGF), has opened three new medical centres in Kitengela, Ngong and along the Eastern Bypass. I...

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92 Equity Leadership Program (ELP) scholars admitted to 43 Global universities

Staff WriterAugust 31, 2020

92 scholars from the Equity Leadership Program (ELP) have been admitted to 43 Global universities making it the largest single year cohort for the program. T...

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Erastus Mwencha is the new board chairperson of Equity Bank Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

Erastus Mwencha has been appointed as the new board chairperson of Equity Bank Kenya. He takes over from Prof Isaac Macharia who retires. Professor Macharia, a ...

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Equity Bank will now only call customers using the number 0763-000000

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Equity Bank Kenya has announced that it has set up a universal number that its employees will use to contact its customers and other stakeholders. The unive...

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