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Standard Chartered Kenya posted a 38 percent decline to Sh12.4 billion in profit after tax for the full year ending December 31, 2025, weighed down by declining net interest and non-interest incomes. During a similar period last year, the lender announced a Sh20.1 billion. While net interest income fell 13 percent...
Equity Group Holdings posted a 55 percent jump in profit after tax to Sh75.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, driven by strong performance across its local and regional subsidiaries. The lender had reported a net profit of Sh48.8 billion during a similar period in 2024. Equity Bank Kenya...
Co-operative Bank of Kenya has raised its dividend per share by 67 percent to Sh2.50 for the year ended December 31, 2025, following a strong rise in profitability. The lender’s profit after tax grew by Sh5.9 billion to Sh39.9 billion during the period, up from the previous year. Shareholders will receive...
Stanbic Holdings has raised its dividend by 7.3 percent to Sh22.35 per share after posting a net profit of Sh13.7 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025. The payout is up from Sh20.83 per share issued the previous year, as the lender maintained profitability despite declining interest rates during the period.
SBM Bank Kenya has reported a return to profitability for the year ended December 31, 2025, posting a profit before tax of Sh614 million compared to a loss of Sh1.6 billion in 2024. The lender attributed the turnaround to improved operating performance and growth in customer activity following an ongoing transformation strategy.
Farmer’s Choice plans to expand its smokie vendor network from 50,000 to 150,000 vendors as it seeks to grow entrepreneurship opportunities for women and youth across the country.The company said the expansion will be implemented through its Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) initiative, which supports small-scale entrepreneurs by providing smokie vending trolleys and startup support.
KCB Group posted an 11 percent rise in net profit to Sh68.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, supported by growth in lending and higher revenues. Customer loans increased 15 percent to Sh1.59 trillion, helping lift total revenues to Sh214 billion from Sh204 billion recorded in the previous year, driven largely by...
CPF Group has opened a new office in Kigali as part of its regional expansion strategy aimed at strengthening financial advisory and capital markets services across East Africa. The office, located at the Zein Building in Nyarutarama, will host the group’s subsidiaries including CPF Capital & Advisory, Rukisha Solutions and CPF Financial Services.
The digital loans formed part of Ksh29.19 billion in total credit issued during the year. 141,066 loans were processed through the Sacco’s mobile app, serving its 151,800 active members. Over 93 percent of members now use mobile channels, according to CEO Gamaliel Hassan. The Sacco’s overall loan portfolio grew 4.6 percent,...
Emirates (www.Emirates.com), the world’s largest international airline, has introduced a first-of-its-kind split-payment solution for travellers in Kenya, through a longstanding strategic partnership with Cellulant, Africa’s leading payments technology company. The split-payment capability, enabled by Tingg, Cellulant’s payment gateway, has debuted in Kenya and is expected to roll out to other African markets in the coming months. Available on Emirates’ website, Tingg’s split payment feature, offers greater financial flexibility by allowing customers to combine multiple payment methods across mobile money, mobile banking and local credit and debit cards. The partnership also enables customers to make an initial payment online, followed by up to four additional instalments across 24 hours, unlocking greater purchasing power and making airfares more accessible to mobile-first customers. “With hundreds of millions of Africans relying on mobile money as their preferred way to pay, extending this convenience to global travel payments is essential,” said Michael Muriuki, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Cellulant. “Through Tingg, we are enabling Emirates customers to complete high-value transactions seamlessly, without transaction limits becoming a barrier to access.” Commenting on the partnership, Christophe Leloup, Emirates’ Country Manager for Kenya, said, “Kenya is one of the most dynamic markets on our global network, and we’re always looking for ways to enhance our customer experience across every touchpoint, including the booking process. By introducing split payments, through Tingg by Cellulant, we unlock greater flexibility and convenience, while enabling more customers to access our world-class product and services.” Solving a Real Pain Point: the Split-Payment Breakthrough Mobile money is the dominant form of payment across Africa, with over 1 billion registered mobile money wallets and more than 80 billion transactions totalling over US$1 trillion. Yet despite its widespread adoption, per-transaction and daily limits on mobile wallets often prevent customers from completing high-value purchases, such as international airline tickets, forcing customers to abandon bookings. By introducing the split-payment solution available through Cellulant’s payment platform, Tingg, Emirates directly addresses this challenge by allowing customers to complete ticket bookings while remaining within provider-imposed limits. The split-payment feature joins Emirates’ raft of other financing options (https://apo-opa.co/3ZV37Oc), designed to make airfare more accessible to customers. In Kenya, Emirates enables payments through mobile apps such as M-Pesa and Safaricom or via mobile banking transfer, through partner banks, via Cellulant. Across the region, Emirates and Cellulant also facilitate a variety of finance options in 14 markets across Africa such as South Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe. The launch comes as Emirates adds a third daily flight on the Dubai–Nairobi route from 1 March 2026, increasing capacity on a corridor that has seen strong demand. In recent months, Emirates has operated its double daily flights at a consistently strong seat factor, reflecting growing demand for air travel between Kenya and global destinations. By pairing the extra flights with locally aligned payment options, Cellulant and Emirates are ensuring that demand is met with accessibility. To book tickets with split payment, customers can visit the Emirates website.
Emirates (www.Emirates.com), the world’s largest international airline, has introduced a first-of-its-kind split-payment solution for travellers in Kenya, through a longstanding strategic partnership with Cellulant, Africa’s leading payments technology company. The split-payment capability, enabled by Tingg, Cellulant’s payment gateway, has debuted in Kenya and is expected to roll out to other African markets in the coming months.

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