KCB receives Ksh. 16.4B from IFC & others to support green energy projects in Kenya

Grace MathekaMarch 19, 2021

KCB has received a Ksh. 16.4 billion ($150 million) loan from IFC, the SANAD Fund, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries and Symbiotics. The l...

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Unlever, Mastercard & KCB partner to provide loans to Kenyan SMEs

Grace MathekaJanuary 18, 2021

Mastercard, Unilever and KCB Bank have partnered to support micro-retailers in Kenya, by expanding their current Jaza Duka program. Jaza Duka, which is Swahili ...

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Everything you need to know about KCB Simba points loyalty program

Grace MathekaJanuary 14, 2021

KCB Group has a loyalty program for its customers dubbed KCB Simba Points where they earn points when they transact. Customers earn Simba Points for every ti...

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580 Kenyan youth have benefited from a Ksh. 20M job creation program by KCB Foundation

Staff WriterOctober 25, 2019

580 young people in Kenya have benefited from a program by KCB Foundation and the German International Development Agency (GIZ) that offers training and startup...

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KCB appoints a new board at NBK, chaired by John Nyerere

Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

KCB Group Plc has appointed a new board for National Bank of Kenya (NBK), the Kenyan bank it recently acquired. The new Board will be expected to provide lea...

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KCB lists new shares on the NSE after NBK takeover

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

KCB Group Plc has listed an additional 142,979,717 shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) after its successful acquisition of the National Bank of Keny...

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62 Mombasa youth get startup kits from KCB Foundation to start their businesses

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Sixty- two trainees from the Coast Region have today received construction toolkits from the KCB Foundation to enable them establish their individual and group-...

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Strathmore launches The Crucible, a competition for Kenyan marketing students

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2019

Strathmore University has launched a competition for marketing students in Kenya dubbed The Crucible. The Crucible will be run by the Strathmore Marketing Club ...

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Meru youth get Ksh. 20M in startup kits from KCB Foundation to start their businesses

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2019

Young people in Meru have received starter toolkits to kickstart their businesses from KCB Foundation and the German International Development Agency (GIZ). ...

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KCB Foundation to sponsor the Kenya National Music Festival to tune of Ksh. 7 Million

Staff WriterAugust 6, 2019

KCB Foundation, through its youth empowerment programme 2Jiajijri, has announced a Ksh 7 million sponsorship for this year’s Kenya National Music Festival. The ...

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KCB & Equity win awards at the 2019 Euromoney Awards for Excellence

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2019

Equity Bank and KCB Group have won awards at the 2019 Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The awards they received are Africa’s Best Digital Bank 2019 and Africa's...

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KCB launches the UPI travel card for Kenyan travellers to Asia

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

KCB Bank have launched the UPI Travel Card for Kenyan travellers to Asian countries to use for purchases while travelling. The card was launched in partnership ...

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The 4 best prepaid cards for making online payments in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 24, 2019

Online eCommerce has been continuously growing in Kenya for some time with people paying for various goods and services. These goods and services include pay...

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KCB & Equity Bank emerge winners in the African Banker Awards 2019

Staff WriterJuly 16, 2019

Kenya’s KCB Bank and Equity Bank have emerged winners in the African Banker Awards 2019. KCB Bank won the prize for innovation and Equity Bank for its CSR activ...

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Visa partners with KCB and BAK to digitize payments for boda boda operators

Staff WriterJune 19, 2019

Visa has partnered with KCB Bank  and the Boda Boda Safety Association of Kenya (BAK) to digitize payments for the motorcycle transport operators. The partne...

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KCB customers to now make payments from UnionPay App & on Apple Pay

Staff WriterApril 11, 2019

KCB Bank Kenya has announced that it has partnered with UnionPay International to enable payments from the UnionPay App as well as on Apple Pay. The payments wi...

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KCB Group’s 2018 net profit jumps 22% to Ksh. 24 billion

Staff WriterMarch 7, 2019

KCB Group has announced that it has registered a net profit of Ksh. 24 billion for the full year ended December 31 2018. This represents a 22% increase from the...

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Unilever, KCB and Mastercard partner to provide loans to small retailers

Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2019

Unilever East Africa, KCB Bank Kenya, and Mastercard have partnered to roll out a programme that helps small retailers to be able to buy Unilever products on cr...

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KCB records Ksh. 12.1 Billion half year net profit; an increase of 18%

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2018

KCB Group has today announced that their half year profit after tax has increased to Ksh. 12.1 Billion for the period ended June 30 2018. This is an 18% increas...

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KCB Group’s net profit for FY 2017 remains flat at Ksh. 19.7 Billion

James WamathaiMarch 8, 2018

KCB Group has this morning announced their financial results for the year ending 31st December 2017. The net profit reported has remained relatively flat at Ksh...

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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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Customers in 9 Kenyan banks can send money to each other for free via mVisa

Lena AnyuoloJuly 15, 2017

Cashless payments are the future, less people prefer transacting with cash, opting instead, to pay via M-pesa or their debit or credit cards. If you're a fan of...

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KCB Group 2016 net profit grows by 1% with proposed dividend of Ksh. 3 a share

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2017

Kenya's largest bank by asset base, KCB Group, has announced its 2016 financial results. Profit after tax grew by a thin 1% to stand at Ksh. 19.7 Billion. D...

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Inside KCB’s plan to train & support young people to start their own businesses

Richard MureithiFebruary 10, 2017

Youth unemployment among the youth in Kenya is estimated at 17.3% according to a World Bank report released last year. This is high compared to our neighbours U...

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mVisa launched in Kenya to corner mobile payments market

James WamathaiSeptember 13, 2016

Global payments company Visa, has today launched mVisa, a mobile payment service, in Kenya. The service will work on both smartphones and feature phones. mVi...

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KCB swipe at NIC Bank on Twitter backfires on them

James WamathaiNovember 10, 2015

KCB Bank this morning took a swipe at NIC Bank with a Tweet that was apparently supposed to put them in their place as a small bank trying to catch up on social...

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