Equity Bank Kenya is the largest bank subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Plc, one of the region's leading banks whose purpose is to provide inclusive financial services that transform lives, give dignity, and expand opportunities for wealth creation. While Equity is associated with the empowerment of the unbanked segment of the population, the Bank has evolved to become all-inclusive. Equity Bank is registered under the Companies Act cap 486, licensed under the Banking Act Cap 488 Laws of Kenya, and regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya.
Equity Group is the largest bank in the region in assets of Kshs 1.1 trillion (USD 11 billion). It is also the biggest bank in deposits, market capitalization and with a customer base of over 15 million customers. The Group has a footprint of 336 branches, 53,151 Agents, 34,862 Merchants, 725 ATMs, and an extensive adoption of digital banking channels
Purpose: Transforming lives, giving dignity, and expanding opportunities for wealth creation.
Vision: To be the champion of the socio-economic prosperity of the people of Africa.
Mission Statement: We offer integrated financial services that socially and economically empower consumers, businesses, enterprises, and communities.
Equity Group is the largest bank in the region in assets of Kshs 1.1 trillion (USD 11 billion). It is also the biggest bank in deposits, market capitalization and with a customer base of over 15 million customers. The Group has a footprint of 336 branches, 53,151 Agents, 34,862 Merchants, 725 ATMs, and an extensive adoption of digital banking channels
Purpose: Transforming lives, giving dignity, and expanding opportunities for wealth creation.
Vision: To be the champion of the socio-economic prosperity of the people of Africa.
Mission Statement: We offer integrated financial services that socially and economically empower consumers, businesses, enterprises, and communities.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi County, Nairobi
Employees: 5001-10000
Phone: +254 763 063000
Founded date: 1984
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 21.10.2022 | IFCAMC | ifcamc.org |
Mentions in press and media 23
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| 10.09.2025 | GTBank Kenya is turning post offices into agent banking outlets | GTBank Kenya has rolled out 46 agency banking outlets in partnership with Posta Kenya, in a push to expand beyond its modest brick-and-mortar presence. The lender, which operates just 12 branches in Kenya, said the first phase of its agency... |
| 25.08.2025 | Betaling, bootstrapped to $5.3 million, is tackling the FX bottlenecks that stall 80% of African trade payments | With 42 currencies and limited direct convertibility, Africa loses billions to outdated cross-border payment systems. Betaling is changing that by building a stablecoin-powered infrastructure for fast, affordable, and local trade payments. ... |
| 28.07.2025 | Kenya’s 12 highest-paid CEOs at the Nairobi Securities Exchange | In 2024, the pay gap between Kenya’s corporate boardrooms and ordinary workers widened further. Bank executives continued to dominate the top of the earnings pyramid, with the country’s highest-paid CEOs taking home hundreds of millions of ... |
| 24.07.2025 | “Motivation is my biggest tool for work”: 10 African freelancers on their tools of productivity | Freelancing can be a flexible and lucrative career option depending on what industry you work in. Freelancers don’t earn a fixed income, and because they work with different clients, often multiple at a time, they can negotiate better fees.... |
| 23.07.2025 | Safaricom adds PayPal withdrawals to M-PESA app to woo Kenya’s remote workers | Safaricom has added PayPal withdrawals to the M-PESA super app, making it easier for Kenyan users, particularly freelancers and remote workers, to access funds earned abroad. The move aims to capture a larger share of Kenya’s fast-growing d... |
| 11.07.2025 | Equity Group expands fraud crackdown to Uganda after firing 1,500 employees in Kenya | Equity Group, Kenya’s second-largest bank by assets, has extended its internal crackdown on staff misconduct to Uganda, two months after sacking over 1,500 employees in Kenya over links to suspect dealings, including fraud. In Uganda, the b... |
| 12.12.2024 | Kenya: Beware of Fake Facebook Account 'Inuka Mkopo' Offering Non-Existent Loans to Kenyans | Beware of fake Facebook account 'Inuka Mkopo' offering non-existent loans to Kenyans IN SHORT: Many Kenyans struggling financially would be happy to access quick loans without stringent credit checks. But beware, this Facebook account with ... |
| 09.12.2022 | Meet the Founder: Why Digital Mobile Africa’s Robert Madziva wants to commercialize smallholder farming in Africa | Robert Madziva, co-founder at Digital Mobile Africa Image credit: Robert Madziva For Robert Madziva, founder of Digital Mobile Africa (DMA), achieving food security and boosting smallholder farmer incomes go hand in hand. Madziva is a Zimba... |
| 10.05.2022 | We’re partnering with Equity Group and IFC to support small business lending and climate-smart projects in Africa | We’re partnering with Equity Group Holdings to increase access to financial services for small businesses and fund climate eligible projects in six countries across Eastern and Central Africa. |
| 10.05.2022 | We’re partnering with Equity Group and IFC to support small business lending and climate-smart projects in Africa | We’re partnering with Equity Group Holdings to increase access to financial services for small businesses and fund climate eligible projects in six countries across Eastern and Central Africa. |
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