Ecobank scored a double win after triumphing in two categories at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2017.
The leading pan-African bank was awarded Best Digital Bank in Africa and Best Bank in Ghana at a ceremony held at the Tower of London on Thursday 6th July.
Ade Ayeyemi, GCEO, Ecobank said the award served as validation to the global banking industry about the positive impact of the Ecobank digital strategy. We are using digital technology to financially include many millions more into formal financial systems , and therefore improve lives across Africa, so it is wonderful to be acknowledged in this way.”
Patrick Akinwuntan, Group Executive, Consumer Banking, said: “the fact that you can open your bank account - Ecobank Xpress instantly and do instant transfers and bill payments across Africa on our mobile app is what makes our value proposition to customers quite unique. This award confirms that we are indeed making banking easier, more accessible and more affordable across the continent than ever before.”
Dan Sackey, Regional Executive for Anglophone West Africa and Managing Director, Ecobank Ghana, was delighted to see Ghana win for the third consecutive year.“
Over the past 12 months we have invested particularly in our digital services,” he said. “This award is proof that we continue to provide convenient, relevant and reliable banking solutions to our clients, year after year.”
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About Ecobank Incorporated in Lomé, Togo in 1988, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’) is the parent company of Ecobank, the leading independent pan-African banking group.It currently has a presence in 36 African countries, namely: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Group employs more than 17,500 people in 36 different countries in over 1,200 branches and offices. Ecobank is a full-service bank providing wholesale, retail, investment and transaction banking services and products to governments, financial institutions, multinationals, international organizations, medium, small and micro businesses and individuals. Additional information on Ecobank can be found at ecobank.com.
About Euromoney
Euromoney is the leading publication for covering the growth of international finance. Euromoney's Awards for Excellence were established in 1992 and were the first of their kind in the global banking industry. This year Euromoney received almost 1,500 submissions from banks in an awards programme that spans almost 100 countries.
