Banking and Finance

For its continued investment in digital innovation, Africa’s largest retail bank, Access Bank PLC has been recognized as the ‘Best Digital Bank in Africa’ by Asian Banker. The announcement was made at the Asian Banker Middle East and Africa Regional 2020 Awards virtual ceremony. Access Bank, over the years, has …

As the sustainability leader in Africa, Access Bank PLC has been awarded the Sustainability Certification under the Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative (SSCI). The certification audit process saw Access Bank emerging with the highest level of sustainability certification under the SSCI programme. The bank was presented with its sustainability certification …

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has deepened its retail products and services with an aim to delivering services aimed at meeting the needs of its customers across Africa. The services and product offerings, targeting at all classes of customers have been specifically tailored to meet the unique needs …

Access Bank Plc has appointed Mr. Seyi Kumapayi and Mrs. Omosalewa Fajobi as executive director (ED) and non-executive director (NED) respectively following the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Kumapayi is now ED, African Subsidiaries. Prior to this appointment, Kumapayi has been the Group Chief Financial Officer of Access …

Access Bank has restated commitment to deliver superior service to its customers. The Bank in a statement said it is concerned by the inconvenience that some of its customers are currently experiencing and would play its part to ensure that they have access to their accounts as quickly as possible. …

“Give me my tally number” – This would sound weird to millennials and young adults as the days of ‘tally numbers’ are long gone. Well, “who is the last person on the queue?” or “your machine has ‘swallowed’ my card”, may sound more familiar as people try to perform electronic …

Access Bank’s Executive Director of Technology and Operations, Mr Ade Bajomo, has been appointed the new President of the FinTech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR). This was first announced during FinTechNGR’s virtual Annual General Meeting held recently. Prior to his appointment as President, FinTech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR), Ade Bajomo served …

…as firm calls for more investment in customer service to support trend growth In its third edition of consumer banking satisfaction index, a research and credit rating agency, Agusto & Co has announced that Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) ranked highest in user experience for digital banking in Nigeria. This is …

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc  has obtained the approval-in-principle of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to commence the formal process of the reorganisation of the bank to a financial holding company (HoldCo). The scheme will be implemented by means of a scheme  of  arrangement  …

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the bank is prepared to partner with other organizations to explore the opportunities available in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Akinwuntan in his remark at an event in Lagos pointed out that the pan-African bank was set up primarily …