Equity Bank

9 results about this entity

Period: 18 Jan 2010 - 05 Mar 2019

Equity Bank issues RFI for online brokerage platform

Kenya's Equity Bank is in the market for an online brokerage platform, issuing an RFI to suppliers capable of providing a system for clients to trade in stocks and bonds online and on mobile.

Equity Bank spins off digital arm as standalone fintech startup

Equity Group Holdings, Kenya's second-largest bank, is spinning off its tech subsidiary into a commercial entity, dubbed Finserve.

Equity Bank chooses Entersekt to protect digital channels

Equity Bank has selected Entersekt’s mobile-based, multi-factor authentication products, Transakt and Interakt, to boost the security of its online banking, mobile banking, and payments product set.

Equity Bank takes on M-Pesa with mobile money launch

Kenya's Equity Bank has officially launched its mobile money service Equitel in a bid to take on the hugely popular Safaricom-owned M-Pesa.

Equity Bank to take on M-Pesa with Thin SIM technology

Kenya's Equity bank is looking to take on M-Pesa with the release of an ultra-thin smart SIM that users can apply to access the bank's mobile money service without needing to use dual-SIM phones.

As Equity Bank preps rival, Safaricom slashes M-Pesa fees

Kenyan telco Safaricom is slashing its transaction fees for low value person-to-person payments made using its wildly popular M-Pesa mobile money service.

PayPal and Equity Bank bid to bring global e-commerce to Kenya

PayPal is bidding to tap into the fast growing African market through a partnership with Kenya's Equity Bank which will let the country's merchants sell to customers around the world.

M-Pesa moves into cell phone savings accounts with Kenya's Equity Bank

Mobile money joint venture M-Pesa is moving into the banking market through a partnership with Kenya's Equity Bank to offer subscribers an interest-bearing savings account, M-Kesho.

Safaricom brings M-Pesa to ATMs with Equity Bank partnership

Kenyan wireless operator Safaricom has struck a deal with Equity Bank that enables M-Pesa mobile money transfer customers to access their funds at ATMs around the country.