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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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 Group crosses Ksh. 1 trillion balance sheet mark after acquisition of BCDC Bank

Makena Ndung'uDecember 23, 2020

Equity Group has announced that it has crossed the Ksh. 1 trillion ($10 billion) balance sheet mark after the successful migration of BCDC Bank to Equity’s Fina...

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Christopher Newson appointed as Non-Executive Director by Equity Group

Grace MathekaDecember 20, 2020

Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Christopher Newson as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. Christopher is a career banker with o...

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Equity Bank emerges position 7 at The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks

Samson NderiOctober 17, 2020

Equity Bank has been listed at number 7 among the top 10 Banks in Africa in 2020 with a score of 5.82 in the overall category of the best performing banks. This...

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Dr. James Mwangi signs a commitment to champion cross sector collaboration for a Purpose First Economy

Samson NderiSeptember 23, 2020

Dr. James Mwangi has joined a league of 14 global CEOs who have committed to champion cross–sector collaboration in the creation of a purpose-first economy. ...

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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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Equity Group posts Ksh. 9.1 Billion net profit for the period ended 30th June 2020

Samson NderiAugust 18, 2020

Equity Group Holdings PLC has posted a Ksh. 9.1 Billion net profit for the half year results for the period ended 30th June 2020. This reflects a 24% decline in...

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Equity Bank partners with Crown Healthcare to enable SME’s in the health sector acquire equipment

Samson NderiAugust 5, 2020

Equity Bank has partnered with Crown Healthcare to enable SMEs in the medical sector to acquire medical equipment. Under the agreement, the bank will provide...

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Equity Afia launches new medical clinics in Ruaka and Githurai

Staff WriterJuly 27, 2020

Equity Afia has opened two new medical centres in Ruaka and Githurai to complement the existing medical services offered by public and private health facilities...

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IFC gives Equity Bank a Ksh. 5B loan to support Kenyan SMEs during COVID-19

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2020

IFC has announced that it has advanced a Ksh. 5B loan to Equity Bank Kenya to support Kenyan SMEs during the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has crea...

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Equity Bank to receive a Ksh. 5.4 Billion loan from IFC to support SME’s during the Covid-19 pandemic

Samson NderiJuly 23, 2020

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a a $50 million loan to Equity Bank Kenya to help it increase working capital and trade-related lendin...

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