Pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has once again added to its growing list of
laurels by emerging best institution in two esteemed categories at the prestigious Interswitch Awards and Gala.
UBA , beat other nominees in its category,
taking away the prize for the Fastest Growing Bank Partner given to the
bank with the most impressive performance in Verve card issuance and
the Payment Innovation Driver for Trade Finance.
Both awards further lend credence to the banks dominance in the digital banking space.
The
award which is a recognition of innovative products and services
introduced by the bank in recent times towards meeting customer
needs, comes on the heels of recent awards hauled by UBA, including
Finnacle Client Innovation Awards, and Best Bank Awards won by its five
subsidiaries across Africa by The Bankers Magazine.
Receiving
the award at a colorful and well packed event, Group Head, Consumer
and Digital Banking, United Bank for
Africa, Dr. Yinka Adedeji, appreciated the organizer’s for the
recognition noting that UBA’s dedication to hard work and particular
emphasis on quality to customer needs are been acknowledged.
According
to him, the award affirms the Bank’s strong management
and commitment to service excellence.
“This only goes to show that our resolve
in continuing to deploy innovative solutions that puts customer first by using cutting edge technology
for consumer satisfaction and excellent banking experience is important
to us. This recognition will further spur us to do more in meeting the
needs of our customers with unequalled service hard to find elsewhere”.
said Adedeji.
UBA
is one of Africa’s leading banks with operations in 19 African
countries including having presence in global financial centers;
New York, London and Paris. Adjudged to be at the forefront of
innovation and convenience banking, UBA is one of the first financial
services institutions on the continent to deploy Finacle 10x, a new
information technology platform to boost its services and
electronic banking channels.
Today, UBA provides banking services to some 11 million customers
globally, through diverse channels and several thousand touch points.