Equity has scooped two awards at this year’s African Banker Awards 2020. The Bank has been awarded the Best Regional Bank in East Africa, and for the second year running, the Africa Socially Responsible Bank of the Year.
Equity emerged as the Best Regional Bank in East Africa, having demonstrated high performance across various metrics, both qualitative and quantitative. According to the African Banker judging panel, the Bank excelled in terms of reaching out to new customers, offering new services, adopting inclusiveness by reaching out to the unbanked, adoption of new technologies and for its contribution to a stronger financial sector across the region.
Speaking while receiving the award during the virtual ceremony, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, James Mwangi stated “We are glad that Equity has won this award. We appreciate the recognition that our operations in the 6 East and Central African countries we operate in have been standardised to reflect the One Equity brand providing inclusive financial services and we are not just a Kenyan bank, but a regional bank.”
During this COVID-19 period, the Bank exhibited initiative and support for its customers’ economic plight by providing an option for customers to re-negotiate existing facilities for up to 4 years. Equity further eliminated charges on all mobile banking transactions including all Equity-to-Equity mobile bank transfers, bank to mobile wallet transfers, mobile wallet to bank transfers, and mobile payments for bills, utilities, shopping, fuel, etc. to encourage cashless transactions.
Equity receives double recognition at the African Bankers Awards 2020
MicroWorld Technologies to showcase futuristic cybersecurity solutions
With the aim of driving security transformation across the world, MicroWorld Technologies, a leading name from the cybersecurity sector, has confirmed their participation in the year’s biggest technology event – GISEC, which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from the 6th to the 10th of December 2020.
In a year which has displayed the malicious prowess that threat actors possess, MicroWorld plans to showcase their proactive cybersecurity solutions, including the newly launched eScan Enterprise EDR, at the technology event which would bridge the knowledge gap between detecting potential threats and mitigating them through cybersecurity and technological awareness.
In addition to showcasing their security solutions, they will also undertake an initiative to educate partners about the latest security technologies and best practices.
UAE’s initiative on education held in Ethiopia
As part of its activities to highlight the UAE’s achievements in 50 years since its unification in 1971, the UAE Embassy in Ethiopia held an event titled “Education in the UAE”, on 26th November 2020, at Gara Guri Secondary School in Addis Ababa.
The event was attended by Head of the Education Bureau of Addis Ababa City Government, Ethiopian Teachers Association, Ethiopian Parents Association and other invited guests.
Speaking during the event, Talal Al-Azeezi, Head of the Political, Economic, and Media Affairs Section at the UAE Embassy in Ethiopia, summaries the UAE’s achievements in the education sector in 50 years, and its efforts to provide future generations with the necessary technical and practical skills to develop the country in many fields, including space science, where the UAE Space Agency Educational Program works with (NASA) enabling students to work on researches under NASA mentor.
Continental coding boot camp kicks off the UN75 Decade of Action
Approximately 2000 African Girls are participating in a continental coding bootcamp aimed at promoting the importance of ICTs as a tool for the empowerment of women.
Organised in the form of a hybrid (online and in-person) the programme includes how to code using the Scratch program, discussions on gender equality, human rights, SDGs and techniques in confidence building and public speaking. Group work includes Robotics and Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, Gaming, Fashion, Animation and a competition which will select the best apps, innovation, accessibility, commercial potential and overall impact for Africans.
The training has attracted Girls from ITU’s African Girls Can Code Initiative, UN Women, AUC women, and young girls between 13-20 years old across Africa, including those in universities that have shown an interest in ICTs and innovation hubs.
