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Equity Group Holdings Plc / Claim review

Is Equity's Kenyan bank licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, and is the holding company authorised?

confidence: highas of 31 Oct 2026
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
Yes. The Central Bank of Kenya's directory lists Equity Bank Kenya Limited as a licensed commercial bank (since 28 December 2004) and Equity Group Holdings Limited as an authorised non-operating bank holding company (since 31 December 2014).
A Central Bank of Kenya, Directory of Licenced Commercial Banks, Mortgage Finance Institutions and Authorised Non-Operating Bank Holding Companies — Equity Group Holdings Limited (NOHC) and Equity Bank Kenya Limited (1 Jul 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026

Reasoning

Both entries appear in the banking regulator's own published directory, a primary Tier A record.

A claim review answers one narrow factual question from the cited sources. It is not a verdict on the company.