Equity Bank Uganda admits first cohort of 123 top performing scholars to its Leaders Program

Grace MathekaJanuary 10, 2022

Equity Bank Uganda has launched the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) by admitting its first cohort of 123 top performing scholars. The scholars are from the 43 Dist...

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Reprieve for parents as Equity Bank is now offering instant loans for school fees

Grace MathekaJanuary 6, 2022

Equity Bank has introduced a new way of accessing loans instantly for parents and guardians, especially with the four school terms this year. Parents and guardi...

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Equity Bank secures Ksh. 18.6 billion from IFC to increase SME lending in Kenya

Grace MathekaJanuary 4, 2022

Equity Group has acquired a Ksh. 165 billion (USD 165 million) loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help it increase working capital and tra...

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Equity Bank named among Africa’s Most Valuable Brands in 2021 Brand Finance Report

Grace MathekaDecember 3, 2021

Equity Bank has been featured in the Africa's Most Valuable Brands ranking conducted by the Brand Finance Report 2021. Equity's value jumped 8.3% compared to la...

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Equity Bank launches its Leaders Program in Rwanda

Grace MathekaDecember 2, 2021

The Equity Leaders Program operating under Equity Group Foundation's (EGF) Education and Leadership Development Pillar has launched in Rwanda. The program has s...

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Equity Bank ranked position 24 in the Africa top 100 banks by the Africa Business Magazine

Grace MathekaNovember 22, 2021

Kenyan Banks have been listed on Africa's top 100 top 100 banks by tier 1 capital conducted by the Africa Business Magazine. Equity was the highest ranked Kenya...

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Equity’s James Mwangi named among 100 Meaningful Business Leaders 2021 list

Grace MathekaNovember 12, 2021

Equity Group's MD and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi is among 100 global leaders selected by Ernst and Young’s Meaningful Business 100 2021. This year's edition of th...

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How COVID-19 is driving the growth of digital financial services in Kenya

Grace MathekaNovember 12, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital financial services have continued to accelerate commercial growth as indicated in the recently released financ...

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Equity Group Q3 financial results show net profit has grown to Ksh. 26.9 billion

Grace MathekaNovember 9, 2021

Equity Group Holdings has reported a 79% rise in net profit, from Ksh. 15 billion to Ksh. 26.9 billion, for the period ended September 30th 2021. There was a...

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Equity Bank featured in 2021 Top 1,000 World Banks list

Grace MathekaNovember 4, 2021

Equity has been named among global giants in the banking industry. The bank has been ranked position 39 globally on return on assets, position 71 on return on c...

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James Mwangi & Arnolda Shiundu among Kenyans named in the 2021 Meaningful Business 100 list

Grace MathekaOctober 27, 2021

Four Kenyans have been selected for the 2021 Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) list. They include Equity Group CEO, Dr James Mwangi and Kenya Breweries Limited’s ...

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Equity named Africa’s Best Bank for SMEs at the 2021 at the Euromoney Awards

Grace MathekaOctober 25, 2021

Equity Bank has been recognized as Africa’s Best Bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the 2021 Euromoney Awards. This year, Euromoney received alm...

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Equity Bank updates its Eazzy Net banking solutions to enhance customer experience

Grace MathekaOctober 21, 2021

Equity Bank has revamped its online banking offering, previously known as Eazzy Net, to provide a seamless customer experience across all its banking channels. ...

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Dr. James Mwangi named among 50 most reputable bank executives in Africa

Grace MathekaSeptember 29, 2021

Equity Bank CEO Dr. James Mwangi has been listed among the 50 most reputable Bank CEOs in Africa 2021 by Reputation Poll International, a global reputation mana...

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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 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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Equity Group has invested Ksh. 54.3 billion in social impact projects in the past half year

Grace MathekaAugust 28, 2021

Equity Group has announced that it invested a total of Ksh. 54.3 billion ($496 million) in social impact projects through the Equity Group Foundation in the fir...

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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 begins disbursement of funds to vulnerable communities in Phase 3 of the Hunger Safety Net program

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Equity has begun to disburse cash transfers to vulnerable households in Wajir, Marsabit, Mandera and Turkana Counties in the third phase of the Hunger Safety Ne...

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Equitel rolls out a 4G SIM card in a bid to offer its customers faster data speeds

Samson NderiAugust 12, 2021

Equity’s mobile virtual network operator, Equitel, has launched its fourth generation (4G) services. The new 4G high-speed broadband network is expected to offe...

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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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1,410 Wings To Fly scholars to join university after performing well in the 2020 KCSE

Samson NderiJuly 5, 2021

The beneficiaries of the Equity Bank 2017 Wings to Fly scholarships who sat for the 2020 KCSE exams  registered an impressive improvement in performance from th...

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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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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 Group posts Ksh. 8.7 Billion net profit for Q1 2021

Samson NderiMay 26, 2021

Equity Group has posted a Ksh. 8.7 Billion net profit for the first three months to March which was a 64% rise from a similar period last year. The rise in p...

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Equity Group to join Nyandarua farmers in planting 60,000 trees

Grace MathekaMay 21, 2021

Equity Group has partnered with Kipipiri Sub-County to support farmers and institutions in planting 60,000 tree seedlings in Nyandarua County. This tree plantin...

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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 Group’s digitization efforts pay off with 62.6% of transactions being done on mobile

Grace MathekaApril 22, 2021

Equity Group has for the first time in history handled less than half of its transaction value within its branches, accounting for only 37.4% of such value with...

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Victor “Electric” Ochieng’s impressive Basketball performance in Kenya

Grace MathekaApril 20, 2021

Victor Electric Ochieng recently participated in the Afro Basket qualifiers in Yaunde, Cameroon, where he was in the team representing Kenya in the basketball t...

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Equity partners with Ministry of Interior to plant trees at Mathari Hospital

Grace MathekaApril 16, 2021

Equity Ngara Branch recently worked with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to plant 3,300 tree seedlings at Mathari National Teac...

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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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Equity Group receives Ksh. 8.25B from AGF to support women owned SMEs

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and Equity Group have signed an agreement to provide Ksh. 8.25 billion ($75 million) in funding to four of Equity’s bank subsid...

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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 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 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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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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