UBA wins Independent Newspapers ‘Bank-of-the-Year’ award

UNITED Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has won the Bank-of-the-Year award at the recent Independent Newspaper Awards event.

The announcement was made at an event held at the Eko Hotel & Suites on Saturday, May 1, and was well-attended by the top echelon of the financial sector including bank CEOs, captains of Industries, and senior financial executives.

Expressing his delight at the recognition, UBA’s Deputy Managing Director, Liadi Ayoku, said, ‘These awards mark another milestone for the UBA Group and is (sic) a testament of the diligent execution of the bank’s strategic initiatives on customer service. For us, being recognised as Bank of the Year complements positive feedback from customers and is a recognition of our improving efficiencies, service quality, and innovation.

Continuing, Ayoku said, “I, therefore, dedicate this award to our growing loyal corporate and retail customers, who are our essence. Given our heritage and commitment to Africa’s development, we continue to impact lives through our services as well as our financial support to individuals, businesses, and government.”  

He pointed out that the pan-African bank remains focused on its goal of democratising banking in Africa, leveraging on new technologies and emphasised its determination to change the narrative of financial services on the continent.

The Editor, Independent Newspapers, Don Okere, while presenting the awards to the bank, noted that UBA has excelled in the key areas of prioritising customers, which, according to him, has earned the bank the highly coveted laurel.

Okere explained that the bank stood out in prioritising customers and improving its technological offerings to accommodate the growing needs of its customers.

He said that even though Africa’s economic landscape has been unpredictable in recent times, a factor that has resulted in business challenges in Nigeria and some of Africa’s best performing economies, UBA was still able to find its rhythm and excelled as is evident from its recently released first quarter results.