Kenya: Equity, Mastercard in Joint Venture

15 January 2013

Nairobi — Global payments and technology company MasterCard and Equity Bank have signed a partnership that will see the bank's customers in the region issued with new debit and prepaid cards that will be accepted at any MasterCard point of sale globally.

The collaboration will see five million 'Equity Bank MasterCard' debit cards introduced in the Kenyan market in the next one year before extending to the other four East African countries including Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan where the bank has its footprint.

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