Equity Bank has announced a reduction in loan interest rates for both new and existing borrowers following the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) decision to lower the Central Bank Rate (CBR). The move comes after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) revised the benchmark rate downward by 25 basis points to 9.00 percent from 9.25 percent […]
By James Booth, Head of Revenue at Verto Africa’s fintech revolution has moved from promise to performance. Over the past decade, the continent has evolved from a mobile money pioneer to a global laboratory for financial innovation. Kenya’s mobile money services showed that technology could drive inclusion. Now, the entire continent is building on that […]
By Dr. Luchetu Likaka – Researcher and Political Analyst The passing of Cyrus Jirongo closes a chapter written in bold ink, one of ambition and bravado, of dizzying ascents and bruising descents. He lived like a proverb in motion: the river that roars loudest often carves the deepest valleys. In mourning him, we are compelled […]