SBM Bank Kenya Limited explained

SBM Bank Kenya Limited
Type:Private company
Industry:Financial services
Location City:Nairobi,
Location Country:Kenya
Key People:Sattar Abdoula
Chairman
Bhartesh Shah
Chief Executive Officer[1]
Products:Loans, Savings, Checking, Investments, Debit Cards, Credit Cards
Revenue:(After-tax): US$12.41 million (KSh1.241 billion) (2018)
Assets:US$706.23 million (KSh70.65 billion) (2018)[2]
Num Employees:~1,500
Num Employees Year:2018
Parent:State Bank of Mauritius

SBM Bank (Kenya) Limited (previously known as Fidelity Commercial Bank Limited), is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the country's central bank and national banking regulator.[3]

The bank is a medium-sized retail bank, serving mainly the urban areas of Nairobi and Mombasa., SBM Bank Kenya had an asset base of KSh70,647,739,000 (approx. US$706.23 million), with shareholder's equity of KSh6,937,506,000 (approx. US$69.35 million).[4]

After the Chase Bank acquisition in 2018, SBM Kenya accounted for 2.4 percent of all banking assets in the country.[5] The total assets inherited from Chase Bank in 2018, were valued at approximately US$600 million.[2]

History

The institution was incorporated in 1988 as African Finance Company. In 1992, the finance company re-branded as Fidelity Finance Limited. In 1996, the institution re branded again as Fidelity Commercial Bank Limited, having been granted a banking license by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator.[6]

In 2013 the bank was accused of insider lending by top shareholders of the bank against CBK rules.[7]

In November 2016, SEM listed SBM Group announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the bank.[8] This process was concluded in May 2017 and the bank's name was changed to SBM Bank (Kenya) Limited.[9] [10]

In April 2018, SBM Holdings of Mauritius concluded the acquisition of the majority of assets and liabilities of Chase Bank Kenya Limited, which had been under receivership since April 2016. It was expected that those assets and liabilities, together with the 1,300 Chase Bank employees, in about 62 branches, would be absorbed in SBM Bank Kenya.[11] [12] That acquisition began in April 2018,[11] with conclusion planned for August 2018.[5]

Ownership

SBM Bank (Kenya) is a privately held institution. It is a subsidiary of Mauritian based SBM Holdings. One other shareholder is the private equity firm Duet Group of the United Kingdom, which acquired its shareholding in March 2016 for KSh1.9 billion (approx. US$19 million).[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SBM Picks Career Banker As New Chief Executive . . 9 May 2024 . Kabui Mwangi . 10 May 2024 . Nairobi, Kenya.
  2. Web site: 24 September 2018 . Kenya's Top Buyer of Banks Is Now Looking Ahead to Profits . 22 May 2018 . . David . Herbling.
  3. Web site: Fidelity Bank now SBM Kenya after Mauritian group buyout . 11 May 2017 . Brian . Ngugi . . Nairobi.
  4. Web site: SBM Bank Kenya Limited . 29 March 2019 . Audited Financial Statements And Other Disclosures As At 31 December 2018 . PDF . 29 March 2019 . Nairobi.
  5. Web site: Kenya's Chase Bank takeover begins . 7 July 2018 . 8 July 2018 . . Nairobi.
  6. Web site: Nairobi . Central Bank of Kenya: Commercial Banks & Mortgage Finance Shareholding Information . 13 October 2017 . 31 December 2016 . Central Bank of Kenya.
  7. News: Fidelity Bank row exposes claims of illegal insider loans . February 21, 2013 . Kenyan Business Daily.
  8. Web site: Nairobi . 23 March 2016 . Fidelity sells British fund Duet stake for Sh1.9 billion . 22 March 2016 . Mwaniki . Charles . Business Daily Africa.
  9. Web site: . Fidelity Bank now SBM Kenya after Mauritian group buyout . Ngigi . Brian . 11 May 2017 . 11 May 2017 . Nairobi.
  10. Web site: Fidelity gets 3 new directors after SBM deal . 11 May 2017 . 18 August 2017 . . Brian . Ngigi . Nairobi.
  11. Web site: Mauritian bank SBM formally takes over Chase Bank. 18 April 2018. 18 April 2018 . . Brian . Ngugi . Nairobi.
  12. Web site: Mauritius firm SBM formally buys Chase Bank . Allan . Olingo . 6 January 2018 . 5 February 2018 . . Nairobi.
  13. Web site: Mauritian bank SBM says to acquire Kenya's Fidelity Bank. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123132833/http://af.reuters.com/article/idAFKBN13H0I2. dead. November 23, 2016. Miriri. Duncan. November 22, 2016. Potter. Mark. Reuters. Thomson Reuters. November 22, 2016.