Banking Business Archives — Page 8 of 9

February 15, 2021 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Issues N41.2b Tier II Local Bonds

Fidelity Bank Plc has successfully issued 10 years N41.21 billion in fixed rate unsecured subordinated bond at 8.5 per cent coupon rate due 2031. In a statement on Sunday, Fidelity Bank Chairman, Mr Mustapha Chike-Obi, explained that the bond issuance...

February 10, 2021 No Responses

Polaris Bank Rewards First Millionaire, Others In ‘Save & Win’ Promo

Mr Lucky Okunzuwa, a customer with the Polaris Bank, Akpakpava branch, Benin, Edo State, has emerged as the first millionaire at the maiden draw of the bank’s ongoing nationwide Save & Win promo. The bank in a statement on Tuesday...

February 9, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Introduces Money Transfer Via SMS, WhatsApp

Ecobank Nigeria says its customers are now able to transfer funds by email, SMS and Whatsapp – new features available on the Bank’s Mobile App. A statement issued by the Bank quoted Olukorede Demola-Adenyi, Head, Co...

February 4, 2021 No Responses

Experts Task CBN On Open Banking Regulation

Partner and Lead, Digital Transformation, KPMG, Mr Boye Ademola, on Wednesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to initiate a policy on open banking in Nigeria to transform the sector. Ademola made the call during a virtual panel...

January 31, 2021 No Responses

FBN Holdings Announces New Board Members

FBN Holdings Plc has announced the appointments of Mr Seni Adetu and Mrs Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive Directors. The company also appointed Mr Otu Hughes as a Non-Executive Director. In a statement, Group Chairman of FBN Holdings, Dr...

January 30, 2021 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Restates Support To MSMEs

Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing the productivity and prosperity of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country by providing capacity building and advisory services, innovative funding options and other forms of releva...

January 29, 2021 No Responses

Fitch Rating: Ecobank Nigeria Has Stable Outlook, Quality Management

Fitch Ratings has assigned Ecobank Nigeria Limited (ENG) a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook, Viability Rating (VR) of ‘b-‘ and National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB (nga)’. The report, re...

January 20, 2021 No Responses

Access Bank Targets International Expansion With HoldCo

Access Bank Plc said on Tuesday that its transition to Holding Company (Holdco) would offer continent-wide opportunities and support international expansion drive. The bank’s Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Mr Herbert Wigwe, said this at it...

January 20, 2021 No Responses

UBA’s LEO: Celebrating three Years of Revolutionised Banking Services

Technology has been a veritable gift to mankind, and over the years, it has been responsible for creating amazingly useful resources which put all the information individuals need at their fingertips. The development of technology has also led to so...

January 7, 2021 No Responses

Access Bank Zambia Completes Acquisition Of Cavmont Bank

The board of Access Bank Plc on Wednesday announced complete acquisition of Cavmont Bank Ltd by its Zambian subsidiary, Access Bank (Zambia) Ltd. Mr Sunday Ekwochi, the bank’s Company Secretary, explained in a statement that the acquisition was com...

January 4, 2021 No Responses

Onyeali-Ikpe, First Female MD/CEO Of Fidelity Bank Assumes Office

The new Managing Director/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, whose tenure formally commenced on January 1, 2021 has assumed office, becoming the 4th Chief Executive and first female to occupy the position since the inception of the bank in...

December 23, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank unveils ‘Closa Agents’ To Strengthen Financial Inclusion

Access Bank Plc has empowered and inaugurated more than 50,000 agents to provide financial services to customers across the country during the Yuletide. Access Bank’s Senior Banking Advisor, Mr Robert Giles, made the discosure in a statement on Tuesday...

December 7, 2020 No Responses

Shareholders Back GTBank’s Planned HoldCo Structure

The shareholders of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) have approved the Holding Company (HoldCo) structure for the bank, as they expressed excitement over the benefits they would gain from the new structure. The shareholders in a statement on Sunday gave t...

December 3, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank Wins Agric Lender Of The Year 2020 Award

Ecobank Nigeria has emerged the winner of “Agric Lender of the Year” award at the prestigious Business Day’s Bank and other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI). The bank was winner among other strong contenders to clinch the coveted award. &...