If you live in Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt, or you reside in any of the other state capitals, you probably take for granted that you actually live in the better of the two worlds that make up Nigeria when…
FirstBank deepens financial inclusion with largest agent banking network, empowers SMEs
At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with…
FirstBank leverages technology to promote virtual bank account opening for customers
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, said it has reinforced its technology infrastructure to enable anyone in the country open a FirstBank account through their mobile devices, without visiting any of its branches…
FirstBank: Empowering women through financial inclusion – Collins Nweze
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is taking steps to ensure that women and women-led businesses are empowered. The bank has, through its FirstGem; FirstMonie and First Women Network empowered and brought several unbanked women into the financial system. This it…
FirstBank: Redefining the ‘Heritage of First’ with smart digital banking
As information technology evolves rapidly, the disruption or advancement in the banking sector will continue to be digitised. Only the bank that can transform itself into a truly effective digital organisation and embrace the changes in digital technologies and consumer…
Firstmonie: FirstBank processes N1Trillion transactions, spearheads CBN’s Financial Inclusion drive
Nigeria’s premier financial services provider and Bank of first choice, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its Firstmonie network has processed a cumulative transaction value of N1 trillion from its relaunch in January 2018. The network also achieved…
FirstBank partners Azuri to bring solar to millions, deepen financial inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Azuri Technologies, a leader in pay-as-you-go solar technology, on Wednesday, February 6, announced a unique partnership that will help deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria while bringing affordable, reliable and clean power to millions of…
How FirstBank is making customers stay-connected through its e-Channels – Funke Osae-Brown
Folarin is a smart entrepreneur who is in touch with technological advancement and the digital age. He has different apps on his mobile phone which he uses to organise both his business and private lives. He has a food app which he uses to…
Firstmonie agent now in every neighbourhood
In a bid to drive financial inclusion and deepen financial services across the nooks and crannies of Nigeria through cost-effective channels, First Bank of Nigeria Limited re-launched her Firstmonie Agent network in July 2017 with a pilot of the Agent…