Pan African banking and financial
services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has added yet another award to
its growing list of laurels as it emerged Most Innovative Bank of the Year at
the Independent Newspapers Awards
The award which is a recognition of
innovative products and services introduced by the bank in the past years
towards meeting customer needs, comes on the heels of recent awards hauled
by the Bank , including Finnacle Client Innovation Awards, and Best Bank
Awards won by its 5 subsidiaries across Africa by The Bankers Magazine.
The event played host to
dignitaries
and business leaders, from different industries across Nigeria including:
the deputy Governor of Rivers State; Dr. (Mrs) Ipalibo Harry Banigo, Mr. Sam
Amuka, Publisher, Vanguard, Mr. Eric Osagie, Managing Director, Sun Newspapers
Mr. Sam Cookey, CEO, Space Concepts
Receiving the award at the weekend in
Lagos, Group Head, Consumer and Digital Banking, United Bank for Africa,
Dr. Yinka Adedeji, thanked the organisers for the recognition noting that he is
delighted that UBA’s dedication to hard work and particular emphasis on quality
to customer needs are been recognised. According to him, the award
affirms the Bank’s strong management and commitment to service excellence.
“Our drive for quality, conforms with
our desire to continuously deliver innovative and convenient payment options to
our customers. Our innovations in the digital banking space have been possible
because of our huge investments in building efficient, trustworthy platforms.
We assure our customers that we are committed to continually bring the best in
the financial technology space to ensure they always have the best and most
convenient banking experience with all our service channels” Adedeji further said.
He said that the bank would not relent on its oars but continue to leverage
technology to increase the depth and understanding of customer preferences and
changing needs
While rationalising the choice of UBA
as the most innovative bank in the country, Mr. Ted Iwere, Managing
Director, Independent Newspapers, organisers of the awards, said that UBA’s
relentless pursuit of a global vision has seen it invest in the most secured IT
platforms in Nigeria and by extension, African banking industry, which has
guaranteed customer experiences on its banking platform. Iwere noted that UBA’s
internet banking application and data centre operations passed the ISO 27001
Certification, thereby confirming the adequacy of the banks security platform
for online transactions.
He further said, UBA has proven its
leadership position in e-banking with the introduction of mobile Point of Sales
(Mpos) terminals doing this in partnership with relevant stakeholders across
Africa.
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