BankingFeaturedKenyan banking group I&M enters Uganda with Orient Bank acquisitionPritam BordoloiMay 4, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMay 4, 2021 The group will acquire a 90% stake in Orient Bank from UK-based investment group 8 miles LLP and Morka... Read more
BankingFeaturedKenyan banking startup Tanda announces expansion after funding roundPritam BordoloiMarch 29, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 29, 2021 The startup plans to expand regionally as well as to Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania... Read more
BankingFeaturedDTB Kenya to receive Sh5.4 bn loan from IFCInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 13, 2020 The loan will help the bank to finance SMEs that are largely affected by the protracted pandemic... Read more
BankingFeaturedEquity Bank seeks to become trillion shilling over next two yearsInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020 The bank is close to completing the Democratic Republic of the Congo commercial bank transaction... Read more
BankingFeaturedStandard Chartered extends Sh650 bn in financing for businessesInternational Finance Business DeskJune 23, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJune 23, 2020 The loan extension will allow businesses to cope with the pandemic's impact... Read more
BankingFeaturedNCBA Bank develops rationalisation strategy to merge branchesInternational Finance Business DeskJune 9, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJune 9, 2020 With this decision, NCBA Bank's number of branches in Kenya will reduce to 68... Read more
BankingNCBA Bank demands acceleration of Kenyan banking consolidationInternational FinanceJanuary 6, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 6, 2020 The bank’s push to increase minimum capital is targeted at driving takeovers in the country... Read more
TelecomSafaricom’s Mali to take on banks through mobile saving servicePritam BordoloiDecember 6, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 6, 2019 The new investment tool, powered by M-Pesa, will offer an interest rate of 10% per year... Read more
BankingCIB to become first Egyptian bank in Kenya with Mayfair acquisitionInternational Finance DeskDecember 3, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2019 CIB hasidentified Tanzania and Uganda as potential markets for its Africa expansion... Read more
BankingKenya’s NCBA Bank to partner with Chinese fintechsInternational Finance DeskOctober 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskOctober 23, 2019 The bank aims to boost Sino-Africa trade by facilitating financial transactions with China... Read more