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African Banker awards 2026
BUSINESSLEADERSHIP

Women Slowly Stealing the Show at African Banker Awards

Some 55 nominees have made the shortlist for the 2026 African Banker Awards. The awards, which is now its 20th year, recognises and...

bankers on PAYE
ECONOMY

Bankers Push For Lower PAYE Tax, Reveal Salaried Kenyans Struggling Financially

The banking industry has proposed a downward review of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax bands to raise the minimum taxable personal income...

Mobile Currency Trading in Kenya
BUSINESSSMART MONEY

Mobile Currency Trading Revolution in Kenya

Modern forex trading app solutions have made currency markets accessible to ordinary Kenyans who previously couldn't participate in international trading.

cost of loans in. kenya interest rates in kenya
ECONOMYSMART MONEY

Banks in Race to Lower Price of Loans

The boards of all licensed banks have until this November to approve a new loan pricing prescribed by the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK)...

banks earnings in Kenya
BUSINESSSTOCKS

Strong Earnings By Top Banks Firing Up Activity at NSE

According to Analysts, wealth held at the NSE is being buoyed by impressive half-year earnings of the big banks such as Kenya Commercial...

A KCB Bank brunch
BUSINESS

Kenya Banks Ready to Unveil Mid-Year Performance

As Kenya’s banking sector unveils its half-year results for 2025, investors and market watchers are keenly observing the performance of the major banks...

Kenya bankers Association report
BUSINESS

Dwindling Loyalty: 5 Main Causes of Infidelity Among Bank Customers

Poor customer service, high fees, and inconvenient digital banking platforms are the top reasons Kenyans switch banks, according to the 2024 Banking Customer...

Englishpoint Marina KCB Dispute
BUSINESS

Borrowers Tie Lenders in Web of Litigation as Defaults Rise

In early June, Equity placed TransCentury and East Africa Cables under receivership after declining a request to write off over Ksh2.8 billion ($20...

Kenya banking report by PWC
ECONOMYLEADERSHIP

Banks Contributed Bulk Of Corporate Taxes In Last Two Years

A new report compiled by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of the Kenya Bankers Association attributes the decline to reductions in corporate...