Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) and Vodacom announce that they have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, product development, and support services from Vodafone through a newly-created joint venture.
The transaction, which was first announced in 2019, will accelerate M-PESA’s growth in...
In keeping with its brand promise to be Here for good, particularly in times of adversity, Standard Chartered (the Group) announced today that it is launching a $50 million global fund providing assistance to those affected by the COVID-19...
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has partnered with Eneza Education, Longhorn Publishers and Viusasa to provide free access to educational content for primary and secondary school students studying from home.
“These are difficult times for our country and the world at large and...
Kenya continues to make strides in financial inclusion for more than 10 years now thanks to digital solutions offered through the fintech.
Equity Bank’s Fintech and innovation strategy continue to drive digital payments and transfers through EazzyPay and mobile application...
Standard Chartered announced today that it will commit USD1 billion of financing for companies that provide goods and services to help the fight against Covid-19, and those planning the switch into making products that are in high demand to...
Equity non-funded income Equity’s elaborate income diversification strategy has seen the lender’s non-funded income account for 40% of total group earnings, against an industry average of 38%, for the financial year 2019 spurring growth.
Equity, managed to register a 19%...
Glovo, a technology company that links motorcycle riders to consumers wishing to buy and deliver products, has announced a partnership with Naivas Supermarkets, Kenya’s leading supermarket chain, to provide free deliveries in the wake of the Covid 19 Global...
The outbreak of Coronavirus has seen companies encourage employees to work from homes. This is key to ensuring that people maintain social distance and prevent the advance of the virus. As people continue to work from home, below are...
SWVL Kenya today announced that in alignment with the government’s encouragement for people to stay at home as much as possible except on essential business, the company is operating “must-have routes”. The Kenyan company is limiting its normal operations...
These are challenging times. At Equity, we empathize with and appreciate the unprecedented scale of social and economic disruption to the daily lives of our members and fellow Kenyans.
The Board and management of the Bank, therefore wholeheartedly welcome the...
