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Absa Bank Kenya has launched two innovative customer service models, "Branch on the Move" and "Absa Service Pods," to expand its national presence and improve access to banking services. Similarly, Access Bank Kenya and the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) have launched the “W Initiative”. This is a unified financial proposition aimed at closing the funding gap for women-owned businesses in Kenya. The initiative provides credit, capacity building, and market access. In the technology sector, Zoho's Young Creators Program completed a tour across East Africa, including Kenya, teaching 150 individuals to build apps using low-code platforms and AI with little to no coding knowledge.
Absa Bank Kenya has launched two innovative customer service models, "Branch on the Move" and "Absa Service Pods," to expand its national presence and improve access to banking services across Kenya.
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Access Bank Kenya and the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) have launched the “W Initiative”, a unified financial proposition aimed at closing the significant funding gap for women-owned businesses in Kenya by consolidating previous offerings and providing credit, capacity building, and market access.
Summary & AnalysisZoho's Young Creators Program recently completed a tour across East Africa, teaching individuals with little to no coding experience how to build functional apps using low-code platforms and AI. The program, which trained 150 participants across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Madagascar, aims to foster "citizen development" in emerging markets.
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