Silver Lining: COVID-19 Helps Safaricom, Equity Accelerate Advancement in Digital Financial Services

Silver Lining: COVID-19 Helps Safaricom, Equity Accelerate Advancement in Digital Financial Services

McKinsey found that the COVID-19 crisis has brought about years of change in the way companies in all sectors and regions do business At Equity Bank for instance, digital banking now accounts for 97% of the bank’s transactions with legacy banking – physical branch networks and ATMs only 3% Safaricom’s total value of M-PESA transactions […]

Only 3% of Our Transactions Happen Physically, Says Equity Bank, Kenya’s Leading Banks

Only 3% of Our Transactions Happen Physically, Says Equity Bank, Kenya’s Leading Banks

One of Kenya’s largest banks, Equity Bank, recently indicated that it is positioning its network of 190 branches into centers of providing advisory and consultation services for SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) and large customers. This is motivated by an ongoing shift of retail clients moving to digital channels, which intensified during the pandemic. […]

Equity Bank funds struggling units as Uganda, DRC shine

Equity Bank funds struggling units as Uganda, DRC shine

President Uhuru Kenyatta (second left) unveils a plaque at BCDC’s Equity Centre in DRC alongside (left to right) Equity Group CEO James Mwangi, Central Bank of Congo Governor Deogratias Mutombo, Equity BCDC Managing Director Celestin Mukeba, and non-executive chairmen Prof Isaac Macharia and Nestor Ankiba. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY The bank, which is listed on […]

Equity Group Strengthens Its Partnership With Proparco To Support An Increased Number Of MSMES In Kenya

As part of the visit to Kenya of the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, Proparco granted Equity Bank two guarantee facilities, ARIZ and EURIZ totalling €39 million (5 billion KES) to help the Kenyan bank further support job creating MSMEs. Proparco also granted a €550,000 technical assistance facility to […]

Equity Bank funds struggling units as Uganda, DRC shine

Equity Bank funds struggling units as Uganda, DRC shine

President Uhuru Kenyatta (second left) unveils a plaque at BCDC’s Equity Centre in DRC alongside (left to right) Equity Group CEO James Mwangi, Central Bank of Congo Governor Deogratias Mutombo, Equity BCDC Managing Director Celestin Mukeba, and non-executive chairmen Prof Isaac Macharia and Nestor Ankiba. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY The bank, which is listed on […]