Carrefour owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Kenya has announced Carrefour Friday, a shopping extravaganza that will run through the month of November, starting 3rd November.
Running until 30 November, Carrefour Friday will offer customers an opportunity to purchase a wide range of quality items at discounted prices of up to 60%. There will also be weekly super sales across different...
Equity Bank has been named Africa’s best bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the 2021 Euromoney awards. This distinction further validates Equity as the country’s preferred bank by SMEs.
While acknowledging this recognition, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, emphasized that the award reinforced and cements the Bank’s vision, of championing the socio-economic prosperity of the people...
It was pomp and colour as Username Investments awarded a fully paid holiday trip for 2 to the USA to an employee who recorded outstanding performances in the past 2 financial years. The reward was presented during the company’s 3rd annual Thamini Awards dinner held at The Trademark Hotel, Village Market. This was among 10 awards won by members of...
Kenya plans to create its first banking Kenya Sign Language(KSL) self-training mobile application.
To be developed by Deaf eLimu Plus, the software will aim to support bank employees to learn basic KSL, facilitating better communication with deaf bank clients.
KBA Chief Executive Officer Habil Olaka welcomed the innovation, saying it will enhance the customer experience of deaf bank clients and support...
Africa To Become World’s Digital Talent Outsource Powerhouse, GITEX GLOBAL Leaders Vision Hears
Africa is set to power the world’s digital transformation with its huge young talent base powering an offshore services export revolution with Egypt in pole position and Ghana set to lead on bridging the digital gender divide. Insights shared by Leaders during GITEX GLOBAL Leaders Vision Summit...
Prudential Insurance has appointed a new team to drive growth in East and Central Africa.
In a statement, the firm said it has picked Arjun Mallik, formerly CEO of Prudential Uganda to oversee operations in the region that covers Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.
He is credited for steering the Prudential Insurance brand in Uganda for the past five years. It was...
As part of its strategic intent to bolster its customers' access to digital banking services, I&M Bank Kenya has partnered with global digital banking software provider Backbase, making it the first bank in the region to leverage on this award winning omni channel digital banking platform to enhance the bank’s digital banking experience and offerings.
Dubbed I&M On The...
Stanbic Bank Kenya and Tata Africa have sealed an asset financing loan deal that will incorporate insurance financing as a top-up to the vehicle financing package.
The agreement will allow customers to be able to acquire Tata Units, with Stanbic Bank offering up to 95 per cent financing for up to a five year repayment period with the option for...
Tala has received $145million (Sh16.1 billion) funding from a list of investor-led by Upstart and the Stellar Development Foundation.
New investors Kindred Ventures and the J. Safra Group, along with existing investors including IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, and PayPal Ventures also joined the round, which brings Tala’s total funding to more than $350 million( Sh38.8 billion).
The firm intends to...
Society for International Development in partnership with Heinrich Boll Stiftung, invites youths aged between 18 to 35 years to take part in the 2021 East African Energy Futures Writing Contest.
The objective of this contest is to provide a non-polarized platform for youths to identify local emerging trends, assess existing knowledge, share best practices, ideas and solutions towards a sustainable energy future in East Africa.
Youths...
