Euromoney Awards: Nigerian Bank Clinches Corporate Bank Award

Salamatu Ejembi, Lagos

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First Bank of Nigeria has been awarded the Best Corporate Bank in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023, in recognition of its over 130-year commitment to enabling its corporate customers to achieve success through relevant and tailored financial solutions.

 

Dedicating the awards to its customers, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, CEO FirstBank Group said: “We are thrilled to announce that we have been recognised as the Best Corporate Bank in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023.

“We say a heartfelt thank you to all our incredible customers for trusting us. This award is dedicated to YOU,” he concluded.

According to Euromoney, the “Awards for Excellence” – is the definitive annual awards programme of the global banking industry. The awards represent the highest distinction to the banks and bankers who matter most in an industry where differentiation is highly sought after and exceptionally difficult to demonstrate.

“For over 30 years, Euromoney has recognised the banks and that have demonstrated their differentiation, pioneering a comprehensive awards programme that today remains the industry benchmark globally, it concluded.”

This is contained in a statement signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank of Nigeria Limited.

According to the statement, the award to FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, was to recognise the bank’s continuous investment in technology which has been crucial to its leading industry role in optimally meeting the needs of its corporate customers.

Recent investments in technology include the development of its smart and interactive Transaction Banking Platform known as FirstDirect2.0. 

First Bank also recently received awards for, Best Corporate Bank Western Africa, 2023, by Global Banking and Finance; Best Internet Banking in Nigeria, 2023 by International Business Awards; the Most Innovative Banking Brand in Nigeria by Global Brands Awards as well as the Financial Institution of the Year 2023 by Afreximbank Pan-African Business and Development.

 

 

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