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  • February 2021 (Revised August 2021)
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Equity Bank: Challenging a Giant

By: Lauren H. Cohen, Michael Chitavi and Spencer C. N. Hagist
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:30
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Abstract

Equity Bank and CEO Dr. James Mwangi must find a way to advance from their hard-fought ascension to second largest bank in Kenya by toppling financial giant Safaricom. Doing so means developing a new strategy and tackling technological frontiers no institution in the country has yet faced.

Keywords

Fintech; Finance; Strategy; Information Technology; Banks and Banking; Kenya

Citation

Cohen, Lauren H., Michael Chitavi, and Spencer C. N. Hagist. "Equity Bank: Challenging a Giant." Harvard Business School Case 221-080, February 2021. (Revised August 2021.)

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Lauren H. Cohen

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