Access Bank of Nigeria has been named Financially Inclusive Bank of the Year. The award was given at the International Financial Inclusion Conference (IFIC) hosted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The award is coming after the company was dragged by popular online activist VeryDarkMan over a 500 million Naira scandal.
It is said that the bank is being recognized for its significant role and contributions to the financial inclusion space, particularly through its branch expansion strategy to accommodate the unbanked communities across Nigeria whilst providing secure, fast, and digital financial solutions to its customers across Africa and beyond
Responding to the award, Group head, Financial Inclusion, Access Bank, Chizoba Iheme expressed immense gratitude to the organisers.
According to her, this award is not just a recognition of our efforts but a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire agency banking, BETA proposition and the entire financial inclusion team. We remain committed to empowering individuals and businesses in the unbanked communities and beyond, and we will continue to strive for excellence in all we do.
Present at the ceremony including deputy governor, Financial System Stability at CBN, Philip Ikeazor, director-general of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran; Mastercard’s country manager and Area Business head for West Africa, Folasade Femi-Lawal, and chairman of the Committee of e-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH) Ajibade Laolu-Adewale, among others.
