Access Bank set to acquire National Bank of Kenya

Nigeria Deposit Money Bank, Access Bank is set to acquire the National Bank of Kenya from the KCB Group, making it its second acquisition of a Kenyan bank in under five years.

Ripples Nigeria recalls that Access Bank purchased Transnational Bank Limited. in 2019.

Access Holdings’ Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, announced in a statement filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, adding that the deal’s finalisation is contingent upon receiving regulatory approvals from the central banks of Kenya and Nigeria.