Equity Bank Limited

Equity Bank Limited

Financial Services

Nairobi, Nairobi 211,268 followers

About us

Equity Group Holdings Plc is a Pan-African financial services holding company listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange, and Rwanda Stock Exchange. The organization is Kenya’s first trillion-shilling balance sheet bank. The Group has banking subsidiaries in Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and a Commercial Representative Office in Ethiopia. It has other subsidiaries in investment banking, insurance, telecom, fintech and social impact investments. 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 Equity Group’s corporate foundation - Equity Group Foundation (EGF)-established in 2008, is the Group’s social vehicle with a mandate of providing interventions that sustainably empower marginalized communities in countries we operate in. The Foundation is embodied in Equity’s undertaking of doing good, while doing well. EGF has transformed the concept of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. While EGF champions the socio-economic transformation of the people of Africa and seeks partnerships along six cluster thematic areas, Equity Bank provides the infrastructure of delivery, hence reducing the operational costs for the Foundation and increasing the rate of return on any social investment. The six social thematic areas of focus are: Education and Leadership Development; Health; Food and Agriculture; Energy and Environment; Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion; and Social Protection.

Website
https://equitygroupholdings.com
Industry
Financial Services
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Nairobi, Nairobi
Type
Privately Held
Founded
1984
Specialties
Banking and investment

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Equity Bank Limited 4 total rounds

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Post IPO debt

US$ 165.0M

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