The prosecution alleges that Maina accessed Equity Bank’s computer system without authorisation and duplicated two user profiles on its Finacle banking platform, identified as VM53601 and BC 23924.

An Equity Bank employee has been charged with allegedly creating duplicate user profiles on the lender’s banking system in a suspected scheme to steal from the financial institution.

Ian Muhia Maina appeared before Milimani Resident Magistrate Irene Thamara, where he denied three charges relating to unauthorised access to a computer system, attempted theft by servant and conspiracy to commit a felony.