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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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 Foundation and KFS partner to plant 7,000 trees at UoN Campuses

Grace MathekaMay 19, 2021

Equity Group Foundation (EGF) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) have joined the University of Nairobi to plant 7,000 trees at various campuses. The tree-planting e...

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Equity Group invests Ksh. 996M to acquire additional 7.7% stake in Equity Bank Congo

Grace MathekaMay 17, 2021

Equity Group has acquired an additional 7.7% stake in Equity Bank Congo (EBC) from German sovereign wealth fund KfW. This latest acquisition is valued at Ksh. 9...

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Equity Afia opens 5 new medical centres in South B, Ngong Road, Kitui, Juja & Pangani

Grace MathekaMay 12, 2021

Equity Afia has opened 5 new medical centres in Nairobi's South B, Ngong Road, Kitui, Juja and Pangani. This brings the franchise’s network to 41 Afia centres. ...

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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 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 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 Group Foundation donates PPE’s worth Ksh. 2.5 Million to KMTC

Grace MathekaFebruary 11, 2021

The Kenya Medical Training Institute (KMTC) final year medical students have received half a million medical grade masks donated by the Equity Group Foundation ...

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15 places you can get quick loans in Kenya in 2021

Samson NderiJanuary 28, 2021

We have all at one point in time been in a situation where we needed some cash to sort out something urgently. The quickest source of this cash is family and fr...

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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 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 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 Bank launches system to drive trade finance

Samson NderiMay 21, 2020

Equity has invested in a new trade finance system that is aimed at improving turn-around time and boosting supply chain financing. At its trial phase, the sy...

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Equity’s investment in fintech pays off as EazzyPay transactions hit Ksh. 15.3 Billion in 2019

Samson NderiApril 4, 2020

Over the past few years, Equity has made strategic investments in fintech with a view of increasing efficiency which has an effect on reducing costs. It is t...

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Equity Group plants 40,000 trees in Meru University

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Equity Group has planted 40,000 indigenous and exotic tree seedlings in Meru University as part of its 35 year anniversary celebrations. The tree planting wa...

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Equity Group’s diaspora remittances hits Ksh. 100 billion in the 9 months to September

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Equity Group's diaspora remittances has hit Ksh. 100 billion in the nine months of 2019 to September. This has helped boost the company's forex trading income t...

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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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Tala receives Ksh. 11B in funding to reach more customers

Staff WriterAugust 22, 2019

Mobile loan service Tala has received Ksh. 11 billion ( USD 110 Million) series D funding to expand its business operations in the countries it operates in. ...

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Equity’s half year net profit increases to Ksh. 12 billion

Staff WriterAugust 2, 2019

Equity Group has announced that it has registered a Ksh. 12 billion net profit for the period ended June 30th 2019. This is an increase from the Ksh. 10.9 billi...

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15 places you can get quick loans in Kenya

Samson NderiJuly 24, 2019

We have all at one point in time been in a situation where we needed some cash to sort out something urgently. The quickest source of this cash is family and fr...

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How to get a loan from the NIC Bank mobile banking service

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

NIC Bank in Kenya now offers loans to its customers via its mobile banking service. The loan is available via the NIC NOW App and also via USSD. To get a loa...

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Mobile loan service Tala celebrates 5 years of existence

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

Mobile loan service Tala has celebrated 5 years of existence having first launched in the Kenyan market in 2014. The loan service was initially known as Mkop...

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Equity Group’s first quarter net profit increases slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Equity Group's net profit for the 3 months ending 31st March 2019 has increased slightly to Ksh. 6.1 billion. This marks a slight increased from Ksh. 5.8 billio...

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14 places you can get quick loans in Kenya

Richard MureithiMay 7, 2019

We have all at one point in time been in a situation where we needed some cash to sort out something urgently. The quickest source of this cash is family and fr...

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How get a salary loan from MCo-op Cash by Co-op Bank

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

MCo-op Cash is a product of the Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank). It is a service that allows Co-op Bank customers to access banking services and also lo...

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CBA in talks to acquire Jamii Bora Bank for Ksh. 1.4 Billion

Richard MureithiJanuary 14, 2019

Just a few week after the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and NIC merger was announced, there are now reports that CBA is in the process of acquiring Jamii Bora...

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Safaricom’s overdraft facility, Fuliza now goes live after getting CBK approval

Richard MureithiJanuary 10, 2019

Ever been in a situation whereby you bought say groceries in the supermarket but when It came time to pay via Mpesa, you get that annoying insufficient balance ...

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Equity wins SME Bank of the Year award at the Global SME Finance Awards

Staff WriterNovember 21, 2018

Equity Bank has won the SME Bank of the Year – Africa award at the IFC Global SME Finance Awards 2018 at a ceremony held in Madrid, Spain. Equity was among 15 c...

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How get a loan from MCo-op Cash by Co-op Bank

Staff WriterNovember 8, 2018

MCo-op Cash is a product of the Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank). It is a service that allows Co-op Bank customers to access bank services and also loans...

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How get a loan from Safaricom Fuliza

Richard MureithiNovember 6, 2018

Safaricom recently announced the introduction of Fuliza, an M-Pesa overdraft facility for its customers, which is in partnership with Commercial Bank of Africa ...

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How to get a loan from Branch

Richard MureithiNovember 4, 2018

Branch is a loan app by Branch international. The company describes itself as a for profit socially conscious company based in San Francisco and Nairobi. To ...

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How to get a loan from KCB MPesa

Richard MureithiNovember 4, 2018

KCB Mpesa is a partnership between Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Safaricom. It is a virtual mobile based bank account that allows customers to borrow micro lo...

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