By Patrick Omoro Despite ongoing investments in technology and steady premium growth, insurance penetration in Kenya remains…
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Stanbic East Africa Business Summit charts path to regional growth
Over 400 business leaders, policymakers, investors, and regional integration experts are gathered in Kampala for the…
Absa Bank Kenya scoops top Green Financing award
Absa Bank Kenya has been named the Best Bank in Green Financing during the Kenya Green…
Why all I&M Bank customers are winners under “Shinda Millioni” campaign
Every morning along Mirema Drive in Roysambu, a humble wooden little grocery ‘shop’ is more than…
Sanlam Kenya introduces a flexible retirement planning solution
Listed non-banking financial services firm Sanlam Kenya Plc has launched the Sanlam Akiba Plus Pensions product…
How Old Mutual Group CEO will champion nature-positive investment in Africa
Old Mutual Group CEO Arthur Oginga has been appointed to serve in the Africa Natural Capital…
How risk management is securing harvests for the modern farmer
For Samson Muoki, a grain farmer in the semi-arid Machakos County, growing maize has become an…
Family Bank funds Rembo Classic Sacco’s fleet expansion
Family Bank has extended a Ksh 26.6 million facility to Rembo Classic Sacco to finance the…
Co-op Bank shines at global SME finance awards
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank) has been named the Winner of the Product Innovation…
Why suspension of Dr. Hillary Wachinga as Kenya RE CEO has been extended
The Board of Directors of Kenya Reinsurance Corporation has extended the suspension of Dr. Hillary Wachinga…
Co-op Bank funds construction of a new mixed-use project in Ruiru
Co-operative Bank of Kenya has extended Ksh 110 million to Eboss Investments Company to support the…
How entrepreneur tapped Family Bank Stock Finance to grow his campus business
When he was a fourth year at a local university, Denis discovered that there was high…
How schools can access support to improve sanitation in their institutions
Poor sanitation remains one of the leading contributors to student absenteeism in Kenyan schools, especially in…
Why CIB Kenya is leveraging cashflow lending to anchor its growth
Commercial International Bank (CIB) plans to grow in Kenya by introducing a new approach to lending,…
Why Old Mutual is rooting for redefined advisor-customer relations
For decades, insurance advisors have been at the heart of connecting people to financial protection. Yet,…
How poultry farmer won Ksh 1 million after making Ksh 50 deposits
Sometimes extraordinary things happen to ordinary people doing extraordinary work. Dorcas Wanga, a poultry farmer based…
How Absa Bank is driving uptake of Islamic Banking in Kenya
By Sheikh Sukyan Hassan Omar The journey of Islamic Banking in Kenya began two decades ago,…
Craft Silicon pioneers TouristTap, a cashless mobile app
Fintech firm Craft Silicon has partnered with Mastercard to launch the TouristTap, a mobile app that…
CBK sets up Cybersecurity Operations Centre to fight fraudsters
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has established the Banking Sector Cybersecurity Operations Centre (BS-SOC)to coordinate…
Safaricom upgrades M-PESA to handle 6,000 transactions per second
Safaricom is upgraded M-PESA introducing Fintech 2.0, a next-generation core platform designed to strengthen resilience, expand…
Lessons from a bank partnering with SMEs in Africa
By Elizabeth Wasunna-Ochwa The first half of 2025 tested the resolve of many small and medium…
Why all M-PESA services will be unavailable on Monday morning
Safaricom has scheduled a system maintenance for M-PESA early Monday morning that will affect services. The…
Why high net worth Kenyans are engaging in passion investment
Kenyan high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are showing strong interest in passion investments, with 72% expressing a…
Understanding how the M-PESA system works
Every second, thousands of Kenyans send and receive money, pay for goods, access loans, or settle…
Sanlam Kenya convenes EGM to approve rebrand
Sanlam Kenya has scheduled a virtual Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Thursday, October 9, 2025, to…
KCB, Afreximbank unveil US$800M support for Vipingo SEZ investors
KCB Group PLC has sealed a deal with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to provide financial…
How to leverage Family Bank’s asset finance to drive your dreams
After years of toil, David Kamau finally achieved what many young professionals dream of, moving into…
Former CBK boss takes over as Absa Bank Kenya chairperson
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has appointed former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Chairperson Mohammed Nyaoga, as…
How I&M Bank Kenya is making savings more rewarding
Most Kenyans dream about being millionaires. And those who are already millionaires won’t mind another million…
Why cooperative societies should adopt sustainable reporting
By Nicholas Waitathu Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCOs) should adopt sustainable reporting to promote climate…
Why I&M Bank has opened branches in Kapsabet and Mombasa
I&M Bank has opened two new strategic branches in Kapsabet, Nandi County, and Nyali, Mombasa County,…
How AI-powered scoring system is unlocking credit for ECDs, private schools
Low-income private schools and early childhood education centers, previously ignored by banks and other microfinance lending…
How to reimagine insurance for Gen Z
By Evans Manduku Kenya’s median age is 20, according to the United Nations Human Development Report…
How I&M Bank is promoting financial discipline among Kenyans
I&M Bank has rolled out an initiative that seeks to promote a culture of financial discipline…
The list of 153 digital lenders licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed 27 Digital Credit Providers pushing the total number…
How business clubs are supporting Kenyan SMEs grow
Access to capital is no longer the only support that enterprises require to grow in today’s…
How Absa Bank Kenya is rewarding cash transactions
Absa Bank Kenya PLC has unveiled an initiative aimed at accelerating card usage and deepening customer…
NCBA offers Ksh 2.50 per share interim dividend after profits hit Ksh 11.1 billion
NCBA Group PLC has reported Ksh 11.1 billion in first half net profit, representing an increase…
How Absa pioneered Islamic banking in Kenya 20 years ago
A push by employees, community collaborations, and a bold vision for financial inclusion is what resulted…
Old Mutual Holdings profit down 98% on higher claims, expenses
An increase in insurance claims and service expenses were key in pushing down Old Mutual Holdings’…
How Family Bank’s Stock Financing is powering traders’ growth plans
Wycliffe Wanyama’s mitumba wholesale business in Bungoma had stagnated for five years constrained by capital challenges,…
Interest on government papers lifts HF Group’s profit to Ksh 624.3 million
An 88% increase in earnings from government securities powered HF Group to more than double its…
Why Sanlam General Insurance is being transferred to Jubilee Allianz General Insurance
Sanlam Kenya says it is transferring its General Insurance business to Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Kenya…
How KCB’s single-digit loans are powering clean energy projects in schools
A school in Nyeri has significantly reduced its operational costs following installation of a solar energy…
Why multi-stakeholder partnerships are key in transforming SMEs
By Elizabeth Wasunna-Ochwa Stakeholder outreach to small businesses, regulators, lobby groups, and financial partners has unveiled…