Kenya Banking & Financial Services Company Reports

General banking services include small scale transactions such as holding money in saving and checking accounts. More substantial transactions may include issuing personal, business loans, mortgages and credit.

Due to the amount and diversity of services offered by banks, there are several different types of banks. These are not limited to, but include commercial banks, investment banks, central banks, advising banks. Many banks may offer different types of services to clients. For example, a commercial bank may also offer personal checking and loans.

Organizations in the financial service industry provide a variety of services, which may also include banking. However, these companies tend to focus on more sophisticated services such as insurance, mutual funds, annuities, stocks and options and exchange-traded funds. These companies may provide personal financial services to individual investors as well as services to businesses.

Types of financial service companies include:

• Credit unions
• Credit card companies
• Finance companies
• Holding companies
• Mortgage lenders
• Banks
• Brokerage firms
• Hedge funds
• Stock exchanges
• Credit rating agencies
• Foreign exchange companies
• Debit card issuer association
• Insurance companies
• Private equity firms
• Venture capital firms
• Investment management companies
• Real estate investment trusts
• Leasing companies

A few examples of these companies are: Citigroup, Bank of America Corporation, JP Morgan Chase and Company, Edward Jones, FNB Corporation, Northern Trust, Discover Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Scottrade, American Fidelity Assurance Company and ING Group.