SME Finance Forum Immersion Program 2020: 

Equity Bank, Nairobi, Kenya

April 2020 (TBC) - SAVE THE DATE

(by invitation only)

The Immersion Programs of the SME Finance Forum are aimed at providing our members with 1-2 day exposure visits to high performing financial institutions or fintech companies to gather in depth knowledge about an innovative aspect of their operations. The immersion programs allow members to hear practical first-hand accounts from the host institution about the unique challenges they faced and the motivation and process for change, as well as lessons learnt.  

The Forum will host its second Immersion Program of 2020 to Equity Bank in Nairobi, Kenya, which will be held in April 2020, date to be confirmed. This is an invitation-only event for which the SME Finance Forum is getting members an invitation. Members can of course choose to only attend the Immersion Program.  

Learn how one of the most successful regional banks in East Africa transformed from the ultimate labor-based approach to one in which 97% of all transactions now occur digitally. Equity Bank grew from a small building society in Kenya (founded in 1984), through technical insolvency in 1993, into today’s over 10 million customer, pan-African banking group. Equity Bank has been recognised for the last 10 years since 2007 as the Top Banking Super-brand in Kenya. The Banker named it one of the Top 1000 Banks in the World in 2017, and Euromoney named it Africa’s Best Bank in 2016.  

The Group is executing the “Equity 3.0” strategy, a bold step that will ensure the Group is able to leverage on breakthrough technology and innovation to achieve a convergence of financial products and services, in addition to seamlessly integrating their delivery channels. At the end of 2018 Equity spun off its tech subsidiary, FinServe, which had been the inspiration for a wealth of mobile banking and other financial inclusion innovations, as a standalone commercial entity. Through Equity Group Foundation, the Group has continued to invest in social and impact investments that have enhanced the growth of its customer. Transformation and modernization of agriculture through agribusiness activities, micro-business enhancement through financial literacy and entrepreneurship training, inclusion through social payments and development of ethical leaders through scholarships under the Wings to Fly scholarship and Equity Leaders Programs are just a few of the several initiatives in this regard.
 

Agenda and additional details to be announced soon.