About Us
Equity Group Holdings Plc. is a Pan-African financial services holding company listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange, and Rwanda Stock Exchange. The Group has banking subsidiaries in Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and a Commercial Representative Office in Ethiopia. It has other subsidiaries in investment banking, insurance, telecom, fintech and social impact investments.
Equity Group is the largest bank in the region in assets of Kshs 1.3 trillion (USD 13 billion). It is also the biggest bank in deposits, market capitalization of USD 2billion and with a customer base of over 16 million customers. The Group has a footprint of 337 branches, 61,061 Agents, 36,133 Merchants, 695 ATMs and an extensive adoption of digital banking channel.
Equity Group, has also been named the 5th strongest banking brand in the world with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) of 90.8 and Brand Strength Rating (BSR) of AAA+ by the 2022 Brand Finance Banking Top 500 brands.
The Banker Top 1000 World Banks 2021 ranked Equity Bank 22nd in Africa and 761 overall in its global ranking, 149th in soundness (Capital Assets to Assets ratio), 71th in terms of Profits on Capital and 39th on Return on Assets. The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks 2020 placed the Bank in position 7 overall among the top 10 Banks in Africa, 5th place on soundness, position 9 on growth performance, 8th on return on risk and position 6th in terms of profitability and on leverage category.
In the same year, Moody’s gave the Bank a global rating of B2 with a negative outlook same as the sovereign rating of the Kenyan government due to the Bank’s strong brand recognition, solid liquidity buffers and resilient funding profile, established domestic franchise and extensive adoption of digital and alternative distribution channels.