In an interview with BusinessDay, Adesola Adeduntan, First
Bank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6 trillion had been processed through the bank’s
agent network.
As he explained, FirstMonie agents have supported several
government and NGOs’ cash transfers to the poorest of the poor in the rural
areas. Additionally, selected FirstMonie agents in the rural communities are
equipped with BVN enrolment devices; as such they are able to enrol and open
accounts for rural dwellers that hitherto may not have had the opportunity to
be included in the formal financial services system.
The bank’s commitment to providing access to finance for
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) was also highlighted by the CEO, who hinged
this on “their potential to impact the economy”.
He discussed the bank’s value adding solutions that have
created a functional ecosystem for SMEs to thrive. The ecosystem includes
propositions such as connection of the SMEs to talents and resources/cutting
edge tools, access to business finance and market, capacity building
opportunities and policy advocacy.
These are all aggregated on its SMEConnect platform as value
adding products and services for easy access and at rates (prices) that are
competitive and mostly discounted. The SMEConnect is a digital platform that
allows the SMEs connect to FBN’s offerings from the comfort of their locations
anywhere in the world.
This, according to Adeduntan, has been well received by the
SME community as we engage across the country.
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