Equity Group Loses Top Boss Eva Ngigi Sarwari in China

Equity Group is mourning the death of one of its top executives, Eva Ngigi Sarwari. She died while on a business trip to China.

Eva was 45 years old. Her death was confirmed on Tuesday, October 21, by her colleagues at Finserve Africa, which is the digital payments company under Equity Group.

Colleagues said her passing was sudden and a big shock to the whole team. The cause of her death has not yet been announced.

Eva had worked in banking and payments for more than 20 years, a career that spanned two decades.

She joined Equity Group in January 2025 as Group Director for Payments and International Banking. Later in April 2026, she was named Managing Director of Finserve Africa, where she led the company’s strategy and money movement business across Africa.

Before joining Equity, she worked at Visa for over four years as Country Manager for Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia.

She had also worked at Standard Chartered, Stanbic and Cooperative Bank. Eva studied at Moi University, University of Nairobi and Oxford University in the UK.https://www.facebook.com/100067867727102/posts/1491704896435087/?app=fbl

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