Africa’s best bank 2016: Equity Bank

Awards for Excellence 2016

Results index

This year’s winner of best bank in Africa is the first east African bank to be awarded that distinction, Kenya’s Equity Bank, led by James Mwangi. While present in relatively few markets compared with pan-African giants such as Ecobank, the institution has repeatedly demonstrated that it is a role model for how banking should be done on the continent. 

In its home market it is a dominant force in both SME financing and digital banking – the two most-important areas of banking in Africa today.