Equity Group announces the winners of the first edition of the Equity Hackathon
April 26, 2022
The first edition of the Equity Hackathon came to a close today and saw winners from The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and Technology deliver solutions to address business and social challenges in…
Equity Group Unveils a Kshs. 678 billion Regional Private Sector Economic Recovery and Resilience Stimulus Plan
March 8, 2022
Equity Group has launched a private sector focused stimulus package to accelerate economic recovery and resilience in the Eastern and Central Africa region as it recovers from the devastating health, social, humanitarian, and economic impacts…
Equity Launches Hackathon Open to The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and Technology Students
February 24, 2022
Equity Group, in partnership with Microsoft, has launched a virtual hackathon open to students from The University of Nairobi and Meru University of Science and Technology. The Hackathon, which opened for registration on 4th February, saw a…
Equity Bank’s *247# USSD Code Can Now be Accessed Through Any Mobile Network in Kenya
February 3, 2022
Equity bank has today announced that their USSD service (*247#) can now be accessed by all customers on all mobile networks. The USSD service gives users access to a seamless banking experience. With the revamped…
Equity Introduces One till Number For Merchants to Accept Payments from Different Channels
January 18, 2022
Equity bank has today announced that it is rolling out one till number that will allow merchants to receive digital payments efficiently. Through this till number, merchants will be able to receive payments form different…
PayPal to Equity Withdrawals now Take One Day
January 13, 2022
Even as PayPal to M-Pesa withdrawals took just a few minutes, it always surprised me how withdrawing to Equity Bank took up to 3 days. I never saw the appeal of using this option as…
Covid-19 Driving Growth of Digital Financial Services
November 16, 2021
They say every cloud has a silver lining, and the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be inspiring the growth of digital financial services if the recently released financial results of the region’s largest commercial bank and…
Equity Group Records 85% growth in Profit Before Tax
November 8, 2021
Against a background of COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent disruption of global economic activities with the resultant social disruptions, Equity Group Holdings has demonstrated a resilient, versatile business model, leadership agility, innovation and diversification capability…
Equity ranked among the world’s 1,000 biggest banks
November 4, 2021
Equity has once again been named among global giants in banking. The Kenyan lender has been ranked position 39 globally on return on assets, position 71 on return on capital, and position 149 on soundness…