Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has
won the award for "Bank of the Year Nigeria” for the second year in a row
at The Banker's Bank of the Year Awards, regarded as the industry standard for
excellence within the global banking sector. Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone
Ltd, a subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, was also recognized as the “Bank
of the Year Sierra Leone” at the event, which held on November 29, 2018 at the
Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, London, United Kingdom.
The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times, is the world’s
leading monthly journal of records for the banking Industry, with over 90 years
expertise in publishing developments in the banking industry in Africa and on
the global scale. The Magazine’s Bank of the Year Awards celebrates leading financial
institutions within the global banking sector who are setting new industry standards
and driving innovation in financial services and customer experience.
Receiving the award on behalf of the Bank, Segun Agbaje, Managing
Director/CEO of GTBank said; “We are honoured to be recognized as the 2018 Bank
of the Year in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. These awards serve as further
motivation for us as we continue to go beyond traditional banking services by
creating innovative digital services that are less about us as bank and more
about our customers and how we empower them with everything that they need to
better their lives.”
He further stated that “Our vision has always been to create an
oasis in the financial services industry that leads, not only in earnings and returns
on equity, but also in maintaining world class corporate governance standards and
pushing the bounds in service delivery and customer experience. These awards
reflect our sustained commitment towards this vision, which we will continue to
pursue, driven by our passion for excellence and guided by our founding values
of hard work, discipline and integrity.”
Alongside its record for consistent year-on-year growth, GTBank is
widely regarded by industry watchers as a trailblazer in the banking industry
due to its many innovations in digital and financial services. Recently, the
Bank launched Habari, Nigeria’s largest platform for music, shopping and lifestyle
content and the first mobile platform created by a financial institution in the
country that focuses on enabling people’s needs and lifestyle rather than
providing regular banking products.
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