Equity Named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa by the 2021 African Banker Awards

Equity Group Holdings Plc Reports 3rd Quarter 2024 Profit After Tax of Kshs 40.9 Billion

NAIROBI, 12th November 2024: Against a backdrop of continued macroeconomic headwinds of high...

Equity Feted as The Most Admired Financial Brand in Kenya, and Africa

Nairobi, 4th September 2024: Equity Bank has been celebrated as the most admired financial brand at...

Equity Group Unveils 2023 Sustainability Report: “A Sustainable World is a Transformed Africa” Showcasing Bold Vision and Impact

Nairobi, Kenya, 3rd September 2024: Equity Group unveiled its third annual sustainability report for...

Kenyan Bank Tops 2024 Euromoney Awards with Best Corporate Responsibility in Africa and Banking Excellence

Nairobi, Kenya – 28th August 2024: Equity Group has triumphed at the prestigious 2024 Euromoney...

EQUITY BANK (KENYA) LIMITED ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENT

Nairobi, Kenya – 16th August 2024: Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited, a subsidiary of Equity Group...

Equity Contributes Kshs. 25 Million to Kenya Music Festival and Commits Additional Kshs. 100 Million Over The Next Four Years

Eldoret, Kenya, 15th August 2024 – Equity Bank partnered with the Ministry of Education and the...

Equity Group Holdings PLC Reports Half Year Profit After Tax of Kshs 29.6 Billion

Nairobi, 12th August 2024: Against a backdrop of continued macroeconomic headwinds of high interest...

Equity Bancassurance Intermediary Ltd and Equity Life Assurance (Kenya) Ltd Triumph at the Insurance Awards 2024

Equity Bancassurance Intermediary Ltd and Equity Life Assurance (Kenya) Ltd, emerged as top...

Equity Group Strengthens Partnership with Zepz to Support Diaspora Client Base with Ease

Customers within the Equity Bank ecosystem in Kenya and across its five other banking subsidiaries...

Equity Opens a Second Branch in Gikomba

Equity Bank has opened a new branch at Gikomba market as it aims to increase financial services...

Equity Bank Recognized at Think Business Banking Awards with Top Ranking in Trade Financing

Equity Bank emerged as a top performer at the 20th Edition of the Think Business Banking Awards,...

Equity Group Holdings Registers Strong Recovery

Nairobi Monday 13th May 2024…… After reporting a 5% decline in profit after tax for the year...

MASTERCARD AND EQUITY BANK TO REVOLUTIONIZE CROSS BORDER MONEY TRANSFERS IN KENYA

Nairobi, Kenya 12th April 2024... Mastercard and Equity Bank have announced a strategic...

Equity Group Holdings Proposes a Record Dividend Payout of Kshs 15.1 Billion after Kshs 43.7 Billion Profit after Tax

Wednesday 27th March 2024… Equity Group Holdings has proposed a record dividend of Kshs.15.1...

EQUITY NAMED MOST LOVED BANKING BRAND BY KENYAN WOMEN

Equity has for the third time in a row been recognized as the most loved banking brand by women...

PAYPAL WITHDRAWAL SERVICE IS NOW INSTANT THROUGH EQUITY ENHANCING PAYMENTS EFFICIENCY

Nairobi, 4th March, 2024:Equity Bank has announced the enhancement of PayPal withdrawals from the...

EQUITEL MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST SUCCESSFUL MVNO TO LAUNCH 5G SERVICES IN AFRICA

Nairobi, 27th February 2024: Equitel, Finserve's mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has...

505 TOP-PERFORMING YOUNG KENYAN SCHOLARS ADMITTED TO EQUITY’S MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: THE EQUITY LEADERS PROGRAM (ELP)

NAIROBI, 19th February 2024, Kenya- Equity Group Foundation (EGF) has admitted...

EQUITY AWARDS 1,000 ACADEMICALLY GIFTED BUT FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS WITH WINGS TO FLY SCHOLARSHIPS

EQUITY AWARDS 1,000 ACADEMICALLY GIFTED BUT FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS WITH WINGS TO FLY...

BARICHO HIGH SCHOOL ACQUIRES NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART BUS

Nairobi, 17th January 2024... Baricho High School has acquired a 67-seater...

EQUITY BANK KENYA RECOGNIZED FOR CLIMATE FINANCING REPORTING EXCELLENCE BY INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

Through the partnership with IFC, Equity has disbursed KES 24Billion in Climate Finance. Over 47,000...

EQUITY GROUP HOLDINGS CHOSE CUSTOMERS OVER PROFITS

Nairobi, Kenya – Monday 20^th November 2023: In a macro-economic environment...

EQUITY BANK RECOGNIZED AS BEST TRADE FINANCE BANK IN KENYA BY THE 2023 GLOBAL TRADE REVIEW (GTR) LEADERS IN TRADE AWARDS FOR AFRICA

Nairobi, Kenya – 8th November 2023... Equity Bank Kenya proudly announces its recognition...

EQUITY NAMED AFRICA’S SME FINANCIER OF THE YEAR AT THE 2023 GLOBAL SME FINANCE AWARDS

Nairobi, Kenya 17th October 2023... Equity has received three prestigious awards at the Global SME...

EQUITY GROUP HOLDINGS AND JOHN DEERE SIGN AGREEMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY FARM EQUIPMENT IN KENYA FOR SMALL SCALE FARMERS

The agreement, signed during the US Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman’s Investor Roadshow supports...

EQUITY & MASTERCARD SIGN A TEN-YEAR AGREEMENT TO SCALE CONSUMERS’ PAYMENT EXPERIENCE IN THE REGION

Innovative solutions for various customer segments to be introduced include e-commerce payments,...

EQUITY BANK FETED AS OVERALL BEST BANK IN KENYA

Nairobi 24^th May 2023 … Equity Bank has once again been feted as the...

Equity Group reports a 21% growth to record a Kshs.1.54 trillion in Total Assets and 8% growth in Profit after tax of Kshs.12.8 billion

The Group’s regional expansion and product diversification strategy has delivered an almost 50:50...

EQUITY GROUP REPORTS A RECORD KES 46.1B NET PROFIT AND A DIVIDEND PAYOUT OF KES 15.1B

The Group Profit After Tax grew by 15% to reach KES 46.1B up from KES 40.1B driven by a 28% growth...

EQUITY GROUP RANKED THE WORLD’S 4TH STRONGEST BANKING BRAND

Equity Group, East and Central Africa’s largest financial institution, has enhanced its position...

WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL MONEY TRANSFERS NOW AVAILABLE ON EQUITY MOBILE APP AND EQUITY ONLINE

Equity customers can also receive money conveniently, from almost anywhere around the world, by...

EQUITY BANK COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF SPIRE BANK

With completion of the transaction, customers holding deposits in Spire Bank, other than the...

1,000 ACADEMICALLY BRIGHT BUT FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN GET WINGS TO FLY SCHOLARSHIPS

The Wings to Fly Program has demonstrated success with a 97 percent secondary school completion rate...

WINGS TO FLY APPLICANTS UNDERGO RIGOROUS COMMUNITY-BASED VERIFICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS AHEAD OF COMMISSIONING OF THE 2023 COHORT

The 2023 cohort will bring to 48,009 the total number of scholars who have benefitted from EGF’s...

EQUITY GROUP REPORTS STRONG 3RD QUARTER PERFORMANCE

Equity Group Holdings Plc today reported Kshs.34.4 billion shillings profit after tax for the nine...

EQUITY LINKS PAYPAL WITHDRAWALS TO EQUITY MOBILE APP AND EQUITY ONLINE ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Equity Bank has enhanced its PayPal withdrawal service by migrating it from the previous web-based...

EQUITY BANK HOSTS A DELEGATION FROM USA TO BOOST TRADE AND INVESTMENT LINKAGES IN KENYA

Equity Bank Kenya Limited has today welcomed delegates from the United States of America (USA) to...

THE IFC AND THE GLOBAL SME FINANCE AWARDS FETE EQUITY AS BEST FINANCIER FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Equity Group has been feted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global SME...

EQUITY GETS RECOGNITION FOR CHAMPIONING SUSTAINABLE FINANCE INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE REGION’S RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE

Equity Bank Kenya has been recognized by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) at the 2021 SFI...

EQUITY GROUP HOLDINGS SUPPORT TEACHERS’ BANK IN RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE IN A POST COVID WORLD

In this transaction, Equity Bank Kenya Limited is acquiring approximately 20,000 deposit customers...

Equity Bank Inks Deal with NALA to enable Kenyans in UK and USA send money back home

The partnership will allow Kenyans living in the UK and US to send money directly from their...

THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AfCFTA) SECRETARIAT AND EQUITY GROUP CEMENT A PARTNERSHIP TO DEEPEN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT

The partnership will champion the implementation of the Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan which...

Equity Group Partners with CFAO Group to support farmers to increase their outputs through access to farm inputs and machinery as part of the Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan

The partnership between CFAO Group and Equity will see farmers and individuals provided with up to...

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda presides over the launch of the Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan and one of the Plan's Transformational Projects on the side lines of the Commonwealth Business Forum 2022

President Kagame lauded Equity Group for supporting investments in Rwanda through financial...

EQUITY IS KENYA’S OVERALL BEST BANK

Equity Bank has been feted as the Best Bank in Kenya in the 2022 Think Business Banking Awards for...

EQUITY INTRODUCES CHAT BANKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

EVA chatbot extends digital banking and customer support services to existing and new customers and...

9,000 ELIMU SCHOLARS SELECTED TO JOIN FORM ONE BRINGING THE TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED THROUGH EQUITY TO 10,000 IN 2022

The scholarships target academically talented students who excel in their KCPE exams and who are...

EQUITY GROUP RETURNS TO GROWTH

Equity Group has eased its defensive strategy that had been deployed during the economic uncertainty...

EQUITY GROUP, IFC EXPAND PARTNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS AND CLIMATE-SMART PROJECTS

The investment is IFC's first in Africa that aligns with the corporation’s approach to increase...

WINNERS OF THE EQUITY HACKATHON FETED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR

The first edition of the Equity Hackathon came to a close today and saw winners from The University...

34 Scholars From the 2021 Class of the Equity Leaders Program Secure Admissions to Global Universities

This brings the total number of ELP scholars and alumni of global universities to 715.

IT’S A RECORD PERFORMANCE FOR EQUITY GROUP

Profit After Tax increased by 99% to Kshs 40.1 billion from Kshs 20.1 billion with Profit Before Tax...

Equity Bags Two Awards at the Visa Awards 2021

The two awards from Visa were issued to the Bank for leading in Visa acquired volumes, significantly...

Equity Group Launches Kshs. 678 billion (USD 6 Billion) Regional Private Sector Economic Recovery and Resilience Stimulus Plan

Equity’s Eastern and Central Africa Recovery and Resilience plan is envisaged to provide financing...

Equity Launches Hackathon Open to The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and Technology Students

Students from the two universities will have an opportunity to take part in a competitive event and...

Equity Group Ranked the 5th Strongest Banking Brand in the World

The Group is the only new entrant among the top ten leading banking brands and has entered the arena...

Equity Now offers One-Day Settlement for PayPal Withdrawals

The reduction in PayPal’s settlement period complements Equity’s digital banking solutions aimed...

Equity ranked among the world’s 1,000 biggest banks

Equity has once again been named among global giants in banking. The Kenyan lender has been ranked...

KENYA, DRC GOVERNMENTS ANNOUNCE A TRADE MISSION TO DRC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EQUITY GROUP TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE

The Trade Mission, which expects to attract over 200 investors and business participants from Kenya,...

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...

Equity Named Africa’s Best Bank for SMEs 2021 at the Euromoney Awards

This distinction further validates Equity as the country’s preferred bank by SMEs.

Equity receives double International Standards Certification on IT Service and Information Security Management Systems

ISO 20000 shows that the Bank's service management system is robust enough in the delivery of all...

Equity Group Holdings PLC Doubles Profitability Validating Its Resilience and Business Continuity Strategy During the Pandemic

The offensive growth strategy saw deposits register a 51% growth to Kshs.820.3 billion up from Kshs...

Equitel rolls out 4G SIM card

Customers will enjoy faster speeds to browse, stream, download, and upload.

118 Equity Leaders Program (ELP) Scholars Admitted to 56 Global Universities including the Ivy League Universities

The global scholars will benefit from undergraduate scholarships from their host institutions valued...

1,410 Wings to Fly Scholars Attain University Qualifying Grades Representing a University Transition Rate of 86%, the Highest in 5 Years

Beneficiaries of the 2017 Wings to Fly scholarships who sat for the 2020 KCSE exams have...

Equity and American Express Revamp the Membership Rewards Redemption Experience

Equity American Express Card members earn Membership Rewards points when they spend on their Cards....

EQUITY RETAINS BEST BANK IN KENYA TITLE FOR 10 YEARS IN A ROW

Equity Bank Kenya has received 22 accolades in the 2021 Banking Awards by Think Business cementing...

EQUITY GROUP FOUNDATION COMMENCES SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE 2021 WINGS TO FLY AND ELIMU SCHOLARSHIPS

10,500 scholarships to be offered to bright and deserving students through the Wings to Fly program...

EQUITY GROUP TO SUPPORT FARMERS IN PLANTING 60,000 TREES AT KIPIPIRI IN NYANDARUA COUNTY

Equity Group has partnered with Kipipiri Constituency to support farmers and institutions in...

Equity Ngara Branch Partners with Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to Plant Trees at Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital

Equity Ngara Branch partnered with the Ministry of Interior and...

Equity Group Defies COVID-19 Impacts and Registers 51% Balance Sheet Growth

The year 2020 was like no other. COVID-19 struck at the beginning of the year and the East Africa...

Equity Bank Kenya and FMO-NASIRA sign guarantee program for COVID-19 support

Equity Bank Kenya (EBK) is delighted to announce its partnership with the Netherlands FMO...

Equity Bolsters its Support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda & DRC with USD 75 Million (Kshs 8.25 Billion) Women Guarantee Fund with African Guarantee Fund (AGF)

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and Equity Group Holdings Plc have signed an agreement which will...

Equity Enhances its Support to MSMEs by Signing a US $100 Million (Equivalent of Kshs 11 Billion) Credit Facility with Leading European Development Banks

Equity Group Holdings Plc. has signed a US $100 million (Kshs 11 Billion) loan facility with Team...

Equity Launches Clean Cooking Initiative to Support Learning Institutions Transition to Cleaner, Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Sources of Cooking and Lighting

Dubbed the ‘Clean Cooking Project’, the initiative aims at supporting learning...

Equity Continues Its Commitment to MSMEs to Sustain and Scale Their Operations with Funds from Leading European Institutions

Equity Group Holdings Plc has signed a Kshs 16.5 Billion loan facility with the European Investment...

Equity Ranked 2nd Most Valuable Kenyan Brand in Continental Brands Showpiece

Equity has been ranked as the 2nd topmost valuable brand in Kenya, according to Brand Finance, an...

Equity receives double recognition at the African Bankers Awards 2020

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Equity Appoints Samuel Onyango as a new Director to the Kenya Board

Nairobi 25th November 2020… Equity has announced the appointment of Samuel Onyango as a...

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

For the third consecutive year, Equity has won the 2020 SME Bank of the year - Africa Award at the...

Equity Group Foundation And The Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board Kick Off Second Round of PPE Distribution To Public Hospitals, and Final Year Medical and Dental Students

The second consignment of PPEs for public hospitals is valued at Ksh 125M with an additional...

Prof. Timothy Waema joins Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited board

Prof. Waema brings on board his extensive ICT experience that spans over 30 years in both private...

Equity ranks position 7 in the list of top 10 banks in Africa in The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks 2020.

Equity, with a balance sheet size worth Kshs. 673.7 billion at the end of 2019, has been listed at...

Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Equity sign Memorandum of Understanding to offer Ksh. 200 billion to Kenyan businesses

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) and...

MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES AUTHORITY (MSEA) AND EQUITY SIGN MOU AIMED AT PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF MSEs IN KENYA

MSE Associations under MSEA will benefit from financial empowerment, advisory services and...

Equity Supports MSMEs With USD $100 Million Partnership with Proparco (Agence Française de Développement Group)

Equity Supports MSMEs With USD $100 Million Partnership with Proparco (Agence Française de...

Equity CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, Wins Coveted Oslo Business for Peace Award

Nairobi, Kenya: September 9, 2020 – Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity...

92 Equity Leadership Program (ELP) Scholars Receive Admission to 43 Global Universities

Ambassador Erastus J O Mwencha is Appointed Board Chairman of Equity Bank (Kenya) Ltd

Equity Bank (Kenya) Ltd Board has appointed Ambassador Erastus Mwencha, as the Chairman, taking over...

Equity Rolls Out Universal Number for All Outgoing Calls to Customers

The 0763 000 000 number will become the single line of contact from Equity to customers thus...

Public Hospitals Are Now Equipped With Ppes From Kenya Covid-19 Fund For Use By Healthcare Workers Dealing With Covid-19

The Kenya Covid-19 Fund Board, in partnership with Equity Group Foundation (EGF) have completed...

Equity Partners With Crown HealthCare

Equity has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Crown Healthcare to enable SMEs in the...

Equity Recognized As The Best Bank In Africa At The 2020 Euromoney Awards

Nairobi, 28th July 2020… Equity has scooped three top awards at this year’s Euromoney Awards...

IFC Announces $50 Million Loan to Equity Bank to Support Kenyan SMEs During COVID-19

The loan, which will ultimately support hundreds of Kenyan businesses in the manufacturing,...

Kenya Association of Manufacturers in Partnership with Equity Group Foundation and the Kenya COVID-19 Fund Support Manufacturers in Kenya to produce World Class PPEs

The Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board, in partnership with Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)...

The Kenya Covid-19 Fund And Equity Group Foundation Partners With Kenya Medical Association On Case Management Training And Psychosocial Wellness Program For 50,000 Public Healthcare Workers Dealing With Covid-19

Frontline public healthcare staff dealing with COVID-19 patients will receive training on case...

Equity Opts To Support Its’ Customers To Keep Their Lights On By Restructuring Their Loans Of Up To Ksh. 92billion For Up To Three Years

Equity Group has triggered a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to protect its customers, staff and...

Equity Group Foundation Partners With Mastercard Foundation On Covid-19 Response In Kenya

Equity Group Foundation (EGF), with support from the Mastercard Foundation, today announced a...

Temporary Change of Business Operating Hours

Health and Safety Update and It’s Impact on Doing Business

As Equity, we continue to comply and take precautionary measures for our customers and staff...

Corona Virus Fact Sheet

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Letter To Kenyans

Now, more than ever, we invite you to make Banking something you do, not somewhere you go!

Government Officially Launches Elimu Scholarship Programme

Replicates and scales the successful Wings to Fly scholarship model by targeting 18,000...

1,136 Top Performing Students In Kcpe Awarded Wings To Fly Scholarships

Equity Group has today commissioned the 2020 cohort of Wings to Fly scholars at a ceremony held...

Equity Bank Triple Win at International Banking Awards

Equity Bank Triple Win at International Banking Awards.

Equity Bank Global Scholars Hits A Total Of 519

Fifty six Equity Leaders Program (ELP) scholars have been admitted to various top tier...

Equity Bank Kenya enters into partnership with AGCO through Local Dealer FMD East Africa

Equity Bank Kenya enters into partnership with AGCO through Local Dealer FMD East Africa.

Equitel’s Mobile commerce payments continue to drive growth for the operator

Equitel’s Mobile commerce payments continue to drive growth for the operator.

Equity Taps World Bank Expatriate As It Gears Up For Pan African Expansion And Accelerated Digitization

Equity taps World Bank Expatriate as it gears up for Pan African expansion and accelerated...

Equity Appoints Veteran Insider for Managing Director Position

Equity Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Plc today announced the appointment of...

Equity Bank Kenya enters into partnership with Toyota Kenya Limited

Equity Bank Kenya and Toyota Kenya Limited have today signed a partnership agreement that will...

Equity and Safaricom Sign Landmark Agreement

Equity Group Holdings PLC (NSE: EQTY) and Safaricom PLC (NSE: SCOM) have today announced plans to...

2018 Kcpe Top Performing Scholars Awarded Wings to Fly Secondary School Scholarships

This year, Equity Group received nearly 20,000 applications from all counties across the country...

13 Wings to Fly Scholars Score Straight A in the 2018 KCSE Examination

Thirteen Wings to Fly beneficiaries were among the students who scored straight A’s in the...

Equity Bank’s Christmas Carols Ring Out This Festive Season

Christmas carols have been around for years and set the stage for celebrating the birth of...

Equity To Play Key Role In Creating 5 Million Jobs Or Kenyans

Equity will deploy its banking infrastructure as well as the Equity Group Foundation platform to...

Equitel Enhances Convenience and Security with New Multiple User Feature Targeting Groups & Chamas

Investment groups, chamas and joint account holders can now withdraw cash from their Equity Bank...

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