He pointed out that the bank recognises MSMEs as the drivers of post COVID-19 economic recovery for Nigeria, stressing that additional funding support from the bank would further generate and bolster activities in the sector, thereby driving the much-needed growth in the country, provide jobs and support wealth creation.
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The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, who stated this in Lagos, reiterated Ecobank’s commitment to be the foremost financial institution in the country providing thought leadership within the Small and Medium Enterprises space and also supporting them with access to financial products and services to succeed.
Emeka Agada, Head, SME, Ecobank Nigeria, says the programme, which is being syndicated across 10 radio stations in Nigeria, is one of the several initiatives the bank is deploying to empower its SME customers with the right resources to thrive.
KPMG’s Nigeria banking industry customer experience survey measures the performance of lenders in the country in terms of their relationship with their account holders and other users of financial services.
Akinwuntan, who made this submission at a webinar, titled: “Exploring Nigeria’s Readiness for the African Continental Free Trade Area,” organised by Deloitte, maintained that the banking industry in Nigeria was ready for the implementation of the AfCFTA
Emeka Agada, Head of SME, Ecobank Nigeria, said the initiative was introduced in line with the bank’s commitment to support the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria vision for financial inclusion across the country.
The event will convene policy decision makers, business thought leaders and leading industry professionals as speakers and panelists, who are subject matter experts in digital transformation and financial inclusion, carefully drawn from technology, banking, telecoms and other key sectors of the economy.
The presentation was made at the Governor’s office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, during a courtesy call on Governor Abiodun by some members of the Ecobank Nigeria Executive Management Team.
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, made the pledge at the Executive Council chambers of the Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta during a courtesy visit on Governor Dapo Abiodun.
The virtual programme, tagged: “Positioning For 2021: From ‘Side Hustle’ to Multiple Streams of Income,” is scheduled to take place on November 13, 2020 by 11am on the Microsoft Teams platform.
Ecobank also beat other nominees from among 22 commercial banks to win the “Best Web Portal” in the Commercial Banks category.
This was announced at its Middle East and Africa Regional 2020 Awards virtual ceremony on Thursday.
Akinwuntan, who stated this in his keynote address at the ongoing Nigeria Fintech Week, maintained that for Nigeria Fintechs to accelerate positive disruption for value, there is a strong need to develop talents, solve problem beyond payments, monetise data and challenge the status quo.
Akinwuntan in his remark at an event in Lagos, pointed out that the pan-African bank was set up primarily for the economic integration and development of Africa, stressing that the bank was ready to deploy its capacity, platform and network to achieve the AfCFTA objectives.
According to Akinwuntan, the evolution of digital banking is visible in the use of Automated Teller Machines, Point of Sale, Mobile banking services and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data amongst several others.
Akinwuntan gave this charge while delivering a commencement speech at the historic first virtual graduation ceremony for 2019/2020 Lynx set of Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State.
The Ecobank Female Entrepreneurs’ Initiative loan is specially designed by the bank to financially empower female business owners and entrepreneurs in the country.
The Federal Government has set aside July 25 of every year as the National Diaspora Day in recognition of the contributions of Nigerians living outside the country towards the development of their homeland.
In his presentation, tagged: “Harnessing CBN and other funding opportunities for small and medium enterprises in the emerging economic climate,” Emeka Agada, Head, SME, Ecobank Nigeria, stated that the bank will continue to harness and explore the various Central Bank of Nigeria intervention schemes and other funding and trade opportunities provided by Ecobank Nigeria for small businesses.
Ecobank Nigeria has donated food items to several state governments across the country as contribution to various initiatives aimed at cushioning the effect of the current lockdown on citizens.