The Kenyan lender is in talks with banks and telecoms in Ghana, Ethiopia and the DR Congo to launch its mobile phone banking services M-Shwari.
Along with 20 other local firms, Britam was to form the Insurance Consortium for Oil and Gas Uganda, to underwrite risks.
Traders are calling for harmonisation of fees for trucks criss-crossing the East African region.
Service to Dakar and Accra seen as giving the much-needed support for SAATM and AfCFTA kick-off.
East Africa’s economy is predicted to grow by averagely 5.2 percent this year, dropping from 6.4 percent last year.
