Joshua Oigara on AI, acquisitions and the future of regional banking

Standard Bank East Africa Regional Chief Executive, Joshua Oigara.

Photo credit: Joseph Barasa | Nation Media Group

Joshua Oigara stepped down from the role of CEO at Stanbic Kenya and South Sudan at the end of February to become regional chief executive for East Africa at Standard Bank Group—the parent company of Stanbic.

He spoke to Business Daily about the opportunities in the region, potential acquisitions, the switch to new lending models, and the increasing place of artificial intelligence (AI) in the banking sector.

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