Co-op Bank of Kenya Limited (Co-op Bank) has successfully gone live with Acumen.plus, its internationally acclaimed Treasury Management solution. This milestone marks the culmination of a strategic partnership aimed at optimising and streamlining the bank’s treasury operations through full automation and regulatory compliance. Founded in 1965, Co-op Bank is the second-largest local bank in Kenya by…
Eleven Kenyan companies have been named in the Financial Times’ annual list of the fastest growing companies in Africa, led by Cooperative Bank, M-Kopa, Quickmart Supermarket and KCB Group. Online-business news platform Pesa Wall reports The annual ranking, compiled by the Financial Times in partnership with research firm Statista, ranked companies based on compound annual…
Cooperative Bank, M-Kopa, Quickmart Supermarket and KCB Bank are among 11 Kenyan firms placed on the Financial Times’ Africa’s Fastest-Growing companies. Others are agricultural producer Victory Farms, manufacturing firm Roam Electric, hospitality group Serena Hotels, and IT companies Impax Business Solutions and Pan African IX Data. The 2025 list underlines the country’s continued strength as…
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has invested Ksh1.2 billion in the tea sector, days after the bank joined the list of the top 25 largest banks in Africa as Kenyan lenders recorded the fastest growth in the continent, according to The Financial Times. Co-op Bank reaffirmed its leadership in agricultural finance by backing the tea industry…
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has partnered with the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to unlock new financial opportunities for over 260,000 smallholder tea farmers. The collaboration unveiled at the inaugural launch of the KTDA Magazine and the Farmer First Mantra Prospectus aims at strengthening Kenya’s tea industry. The lender reaffirmed its commitment to the…