Kenya: Equity Bank Head of Payments Eva Ngigi-Sarwari Dies in China

Kenya: Equity Bank Head of Payments Eva Ngigi-Sarwari Dies in China

Nairobi -- Former Visa Kenya country manager Eva Ngigi-Sarwari, who most recently led payments and international banking at Equity Group, has died while on a business trip to China.

Eva Ngigi Sarwari, Finserve Africa MD, Dies at 45 in China

Eva Ngigi Sarwari, managing director of Finserve Africa and Equity Group's director of payments and international banking, has died at the age of 45 while on...

Who Was Eva Ngigi Sarwari? Oxford-Trained Equity Bank Executive Who Died In China

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Who Was Eva Ngigi Sarwari? Oxford-Trained Equity Bank Executive Who Died in China Eva Ngigi Sarwari, Equity Group’s director for payments and international banking, has died. Sarwari died at the age of 45 while on a business trip to China. Colleagues confirmed her death on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The cause of death had not been disclosed by the time of publication, and Equity Group had not …

Equity Group’s Eva Ngigi Sarwari Dies at 45 While on Business Trip

Equity Group has lost one of its senior executives, Eva Ngigi Sarwari, whose death during a business trip to China has brought an abrupt end to a career spanning nearly two decades.Sarwari was among the professionals who had built their careers within the financial services...

Eva Ngigi Sarwari: Equity Group senior director dies in China

Eva Ngigi Sarwari, Equity Group's payments director and Finserve Africa MD, has died aged 45 while on a business trip to China, her colleagues announced

Eva Ngigi-Sarwari (1981–2026): A Blazing Career in Africa’s Digital Financial Services Cut Short at 45

The East African banking and financial technology industry is mourning Eva Ngigi-Sarwari, the 45-year-old Kenyan executive whose journey from an entry-level banking position to the leadership of major digital payments businesses reflected the possibilities of ambition and continuous reinvention. Ngigi-Sarwari, Managing Director of Finserve Africa and Group Director for Payments and International Banking at Equity Group, reportedly died while on …