Equity Group posts Ksh. 20 Billion net profit for the full year 2020

Samson NderiMarch 29, 2021

Equity Group has posted a net profit of Ksh. 20 Billion for the full year 2020, this was a 11.6% decline from the previous year. This drop in profitability w...

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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 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 Group appoints Yves Cuypers as head of Central & Southern Africa region

Grace MathekaFebruary 16, 2021

Equity Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Yves Cuypers as the first Equity Group Regional Director in charge of the Central and Southern Africa Region. ...

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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 Bank ranked among top banks in KBA survey on digital banking

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2021

Equity Bank has been named among the top-three Tier 1 banks based on digital user experience analysis by a recent customer survey conducted by Kenya Bankers' As...

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Equity Bank Kenya appoints Samuel Onyango as a Director to its board

Samson NderiNovember 25, 2020

Equity has announced the appointment of Samuel Onyango as a Non-Executive Director to it’s Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited (EBKL) Board. Samuel holds a Bachelor ...

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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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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 emerges as the best bank in Africa at the 2020 Euromoney awards

Samson NderiJuly 29, 2020

Equity Bank managed to scoop three awards at this year’s Euromoney Awards for Excellence. They were  awarded Best Bank in Africa, Excellence in Leadership in Af...

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Equity to restructure loans of clients affected by the COVID-19 crisis

ahechoesMay 21, 2020

Equity Group has announced that it will offer its clients who have loans and are affected by the COVID-19 crisis a loan restructuring program. The bank has prom...

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Equity’s rise from a building society to a multinational

Samson NderiJanuary 30, 2020

The Equity story has to be among the best success stories to have come out of our country. Basically, how the institution rose from a building society that almo...

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Equity unveils new logo as it celebrates 35 years of existence

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Equity has unveiled a new logo which is part of its refreshed identity that is in line with the ongoing journey of transformation and regional expansion. The ne...

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Gerald Warui to replace Polycarp Igathe as Equity Bank Kenya MD

Staff WriterAugust 6, 2019

Equity Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings, has announced that it has appointed Gerald Warui as the new Managing Director. His appointment is effe...

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Equity Bank has given Ksh. 6.5 billion in loans to SMEs in 2019

Staff WriterJune 19, 2019

Equity Bank has announced that it has given out Ksh. 6.5 billion in loans to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as at the first quarter of 2019. This i...

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Equity Bank to provide 95% financing for purchase of Toyota Hilux pickups

Staff WriterMay 24, 2019

Equity Bank Kenya and Toyota Kenya Limited have partnered to provide customers with 95% financing payable for the purchase of single cab Hilux pickups. The loan...

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Polycarp Igathe appointed as the Equity Bank Kenya MD

Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2018

Polycarp Igathe has been appointed as the Managing Director of Equity Bank Kenya. The bank is the Kenyan subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Plc. According t...

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Equity Bank reduces costs for PayPal withdrawals for large transactions

James WamathaiApril 4, 2018

Equity Bank has slightly reduced the cost of its PayPal withdrawal service for transactions above USD 501. Equity charges for PayPal withdrawals of between USD ...

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Equity Bank posts a 7% increase in profit after tax to Ksh. 16.3 Billion

Richard MureithiMarch 23, 2018

Equity Bank managed to overcome a challenging operating environment to post a 7% increase in their net profit to Ksh. 16.3 Billion up from Ksh. 15.2 Billion in ...

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Equity Bank lowers interest rates on loans to 13.5%

Richard MureithiMarch 21, 2018

Following the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting which lowered the base lending rate to 9.5%. Equity Bank has announced that they will be lowering...

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KBA announces finalists in the Catalyst Awards 2017

Lena AnyuoloNovember 9, 2017

Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the umbrella body of the banking industry, today announced the finalists of the 2017 Sustainable Finance Catalyst Awards. Th...

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Equity launches ‘Equimed’, a health insurance cover for Kenyans living in the diaspora

Lena AnyuoloOctober 17, 2017

Equity Insurance Agency has launched a healthcare product targeted at the diaspora market to benefit their loved ones back home. The product dubbed ‘Equimed’ is...

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5 reasons why you should use Equity Bank’s EazzyBanking App

Richard MureithiSeptember 19, 2017

Nowadays almost all the banks have apps, however, not all of them work as advertised. This is where the EazzyBanking app from Equity Bank differentiates itself ...

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How Equity’s EazzyBanking App is making banking that much easier

Richard MureithiSeptember 14, 2017

When Equity Bank launched the EazzyBanking platform last year, many people didn’t pay much attention. This is because we are mostly creatures of habit and prefe...

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Equitel customers can now access their credit status via SMS

Lena AnyuoloAugust 29, 2017

Equitel subscribers can now check their credit status and access reports through an SMS service from international credit bureau, TransUnion. To get started,...

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Equity Bank’s 2016 net profit drops by 5.9% to Ksh. 15.2 Billion

Richard MureithiMarch 15, 2017

Equity Bank Group has today released their full year 2016 results today and just like their peers the net profit has declined by 5.9% to Ksh. 15.2 Billion from ...

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