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<p>First Bank of Nigeria Limited, premier Bank in West Africa and over 125 years as the region’s foremost financial inclusion services provider, has been named 2019 “Best Mobile Banking App” and “Fastest Growing Retail Bank” winner by Global Business Outlook. The Global Business Outlook Award recognises and rewards excellence in business in companies across the world, both in the public and private sectors. The award rewards innovation, creativity and the drive to create value.</p>



<p>A statement from the bank signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communication and made available to OpenLife stated that FirstBank earned the Fastest Growing Retail Bank recognition because of its leading role in promoting financial inclusion in the country, a drive which has resulted in its 44,000 Agent Banking network designed to complement the provision of bespoke financial services at its over 750 branches nationwide.</p>



<p>It also won the Best Mobile Banking App award thanks to
its Firstmobile banking app’s capability at performing a wide range of
financial transactions in a safe, adaptable, futuristic and efficient manner.
The user friendly app is widely renowned for its ease of navigation and state
of the art security features to mitigate risk against fraud.</p>



<p>In the course of 2019, FirstBank bagged numerous awards
across various areas of its business operations. The awards comprise ;Women Empowerment
Category – Sustainable Banking Awards by CBN Bankers Committee, ;Best
Private Bank in Nigeria 2019 ;by Global Finance Magazine and World Finance
Magazine respectively; Best Process Automation Initiative, Application or
Programme by Asian Banker ;International Excellence in Retail Financial
Services; Best Banking Brand Nigeria 2019 by Global Brands Magazine; ;<a>Best Retail Bank in Nigeria ;</a>by ;Global Banking
and Finance Review and ;Asian Banker ;<a>International
Excellence in Retail Financial Services ;</a>Awards respectively; ;<a>Cashless Driver: Highest Volume in Bill Payments and
Highest Transaction Volume in Real-Time Payments by ;</a>CBN Electronic
Payments Incentive Scheme (EPIS) – Efficiency Awards; Long Service Corporate Award
by Nigerian Economic Summit Group; ;Best Financial Inclusion Program &#8211;
Nigeria 2019 and ;<a>Bank of The Year &#8211; Nigeria
2019 ;</a> ;by International Investor, amongst many others.</p>



<p> ;Speaking on the
awards, Folake Ani-Mumuney said, ”We appreciate the recognition of these
awards by the respective awarding bodies. The awards are dedicated to all our
customers across the globe as their continued patronage of our services is
appreciated. We remain steadfast and would not rest on our laurels at rendering
bespoke financial services tailored to meet the financial needs of our valued
customers, irrespective of where they may be.”</p>

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