Equity has revamped its USSD service (*247#) offering customers a seamless banking experience. The newly updated USSD offers a unified service offering across mobile networks and an enhanced customer experience with simpler customer journeys. Customers [c]
Equity’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Equitel, has launched its fourth generation (4G) services. The new 4G high-speed broadband network offers faster speeds to browse, stream, download and upload for customers in line with current market demands. [c]
Airtel has come out to refute claims that it is set to exit the Kenyan market as reported on various online platforms. In a statement, the telco’s CEO Prasanta Das maintained that the company remains [c]
Equity has scooped three top awards at this year’s Euromoney Awards for Excellence. The Bank has been awarded Africa’s Best Digital Bank – for the second time in a row, Best Bank in Africa, and Excellence [c]
Kenyans are talking and texting more on their mobile phones, buoyed by lower calling rates, the latest sector statistics report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) indicates. The report, covering the period from January [c]
Among the country’s four mobile network operators, only Airtel Kenya recorded an increase in voice traffic between April and June this year while the other three mobile networks – Safaricom, Telkom Kenya and Equitel – [c]
Microsoft has appointed Jack Ngare as the MD for Africa Development Centre in Kenya that the company launched in May 2019. With more than 15 years of experience in various business functions, Ngare joins Microsoft [c]
Safaricom’s market share for mobile subscriptions dropped by 1.2 percentage points during the previous quarter to stand at 64.2 per cent whereas Airtel Kenya gained 0.9 percentage points to post a market share of 22.3 [c]
Equitel users can check the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results with a new number. To get KCPE results, Equitel users should send an SMS with the candidate’s Index Number to 20076. Each SMS is charged at Kshs [c]
Equitel, Finserve’s telco unit, has recorded double digit growth in both the value and number of mobile money commerce transactions, according to the latest data from the Communications Authority. Equitel processed 87.9 million mobile commerce [c]
Safaricom has this afternoon announced via statement that it will increase its voice, SMS and data tariffs from midnight tonight in response to various taxes introduced by the government recently. In the statement, Safaricom, which [c]
An audit of the databases of the country’s telcos by the industry regulator Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has revealed that the mobile network operators (MNOs) are not conforming with the SIM card registration regulations. The [c]
Exactly a week ago from today, Finserve, the fintech subsidiary of Equity Group, launched a new mobile banking app called mKey. But unlike other such apps in the market, mKey incorporates more features than you’d [c]
Equity Group has launched its fintech subsidiary, Finserve, signaling a future defined by disruptive innovation beyond the Group’s current financial services. Finserve will operate as an autonomous commercial enterprise, delivering solutions not just for Equity [c]
Equitel’s loan products have emerged as the most common source of formal credit amongst Kenya’s refugee communities according to a recent report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) dubbed Kakuma as a Marketplace. The report states [c]
Equitel’s mobile commerce payments continued to grow by double-digit rates in both value and volume in the second quarter, says the latest report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). Equitel processed 66 million mobile [c]
Equitel subscribers will now have access to a mobile-based insurance product, called Riziki Cover, that will ease the financial burden associated with lost daily income from one’s employment or personal business in case they are [c]
Equitel has launched new voice, SMS and data packages into bundles. The new packages, dubbed Data bundle plus, Jipimie bundles and Ongea bundles are meant for subscribers who want more value for browsing, sending SMSes [c]
Following the release of the results of this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) on Tuesday November 21, 2017, Equitel subscribers can now conveniently check their results through their [c]
Equity Bank has embarked on an innovation journey geared towards transforming its key branches into relationship management centres, in a move meant to offer its customers personalized customer experience. Speaking during the release of the bank’s [c]
Equitel subscribers can now check their credit status and access reports through an SMS service from international credit bureau, TransUnion. They can now access information on their credit status by texting their name to 212120 [c]
Since it officially launched operations in 2000, Safaricom has only been led by two CEOs – the first Michael Joseph who served from 2000 till 2010 when he handed the reins to current boss Bob [c]
The volume of mobile commerce transactions that were processed through the Equitel platform grew by 21 per cent in the third quarter of the year driven by the increased use of the EazzyPay mobile money [c]
Equity Bank’s mobile money platform Equitel registered growth in transaction volumes, contributing to the growth in the Group’s non-funded income. Equitel transaction income increased to Kshs 308.8 million in the first quarter of 2017 from [c]
County governments and departments within various ministries are set to improve revenue collection, accountability while enhancing the quality of services for taxpayers following Equitel’s partnership with the eCtizen platform. Equitel has introduced an EazzyPay Paybill [c]
Equitel susbcribers can now pay for their DStv monthly subscriptions using the new 6800009 Paybill number. DSTV subscribers can either pay through their Equitel mobile number or their Eazzy Banking App from any mobile network. [c]
Equitel and Telkom Kenya reported a decrease in the number of their subscribers while Safaricom and Airtel Kenya experienced an increase in the number of users according to the latest report from the telcoms iundustry [c]
Equity Group has announced that its strategy of going digital is paying off as both the volume and value of transactions have shot up since the launch of the lender’s digital banking strategy in late [c]
Equitel’s Eazzy 24/7 loan disbursements increased by more than six times in 2016, making the platform the preferred choice for accessing credit for the bank’s customers. Equity Bank, which operates the Equitel mobile money transfer service, [c]
Equitel subscribers can now browse longer with the introduction of the double data promotion that will see users get rewarded for every top up beginning today. Equitel users will be rewarded with free data that is [c]
Equity Bank is now offering its customers various models of the ‘GTel’ smartphones beginning this Valentines. As part of the promo, Equity is selling the GTel smartphones at select branches where customers can buy the devices [c]
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