Nairobi, April 5 -- KCB Group will hire 400 new workers across its regional operations in the coming months as it moves to strengthen its digital platforms in line with the growing preference for non-branch banking.

The group in October last year hired Dennis Volemi as the director for technology and now wants to expand the team in a move that will take its headcount past the 12,220 it had as at the end of December.

KCB chief executive Paul Russo said the new roles are in line with the group's investment in "digital leadership."

"We are building a whole new capability, adding almost 400 people into the digital channels to make sure we can quickly conceptualise, partner and deliver our propositions," he said.

KCB, he said, will also hi...