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January 15, 2021 No Responses

First Bank Unveils Innovative, Convenient Virtual Payment Card

First of Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has launched the Virtual Payment card, a Naira denominated debit card and digital representation of the plastic debit card. The card is designed to be linked to either a...

January 9, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Launches Radio programme for SMEs

Ecobank Nigeria has launched a radio programme – “Ecobank Business Hour” targeted at empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. Emeka Agada, Head, SME, Ecobank Nigeria, explained that the programme which is being syndicated acro...

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...

January 1, 2021 No Responses

CBN Pledges Increased Access To Credit In 2021

Nigerian households will most likely have improved access to credit beginning from the first quarter of 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said The Credit Condition Survey Report released by the Statistics Department of the apex bank has...

December 31, 2020 No Responses

KPMG Names Ecobank Nigeria Among Top Three In Customer Service Support To SMEs

Leading audit and professional services company, KPMG Nigeria, has ranked Ecobank Nigeria among the top three banks with good customer experience in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) segment. KPMG’s Nigeria banking industry customer experience...

December 29, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Announces Board Retirements, New Appointments

Fidelity Bank Plc has announced new Board appointments in place of some of its outgoing Directors, who recently successfully completed their tenure on the Board in accordance with the Bank’s internal governance policies. A statement issued on Monday explaine...

December 26, 2020 No Responses

CBN Revokes Licenses Of Seven Payment Service Providers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licenses of seven Payment Service Providers (PSPs) and one switch service provider, who were unable to meet up with their statutory obligations. An official Gazette, obtained from CBN’s official website...

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 17, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank Unveils Digital Platform For SMEs

Access Bank Plc on Wednesday unveiled the first payment acceptable service in the banking industry for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to participate actively in the digital space. Mrs Ayodele Olojede, the bank’s Group Head Emerging Bu...

December 17, 2020 No Responses

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L-R: Oze K. Oze, Head, Internal Communications & Content Management, FirstBank; Chuma Ezirim, Group Executive, E-Business & Retail Products, FirstBank; Bayo Olanrewaju, Head, Digital Banking, FirstBank; Helen Willie, Transaction Banking Manager, F...

December 15, 2020 No Responses

Heritage Bank Budgets N5b For Creative Industry As Winners Of Ynspyre Account Online Giveaway Get N1m

Entertainment and creative sector is about to receive a huge boost, as Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has arranged to set aside N5billion as a support funds to drive the industry and stimulate sustainable growth to...

December 14, 2020 No Responses

FirstBank Harps On Financial Inclusion, Joins SME Finance Forum

First Bank has canvassed more efforts to promote financial inclusion for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) as part of measures to grow the economy despite the ravaging effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, the Bank has anno...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank MD, Others List Opportunities In Digital Financial Inclusion

Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the biggest growth opportunities in digital financial inclusion lies in the ability to combine the mobile phone, cards and agency banking services in the most cost effective and convenient way to ...