GT Bank, Zenith, Intercontinental Emerge Tops in KPMG Survey

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and Intercontinental Bank Plc have emerged first, second and third respectively in the top ten customer focused banks in the retail segment of the market.
This was made known in the 2009 edition of the KPMG Banking Industry Customer
Satisfaction Survey (BICSS) geared towards assessing and identifying banks with customer driven focus.
The three banks, GT Bank, Zenith and Intercontinental have consistently featured on the KPMG top 10 banks survey since inception three years ago.
GT Bank has been rated high for exceptional customer service including best ambience, financial stability, image and reputation as well as access to alternative delivery channels.
Zenith Bank also featured on account of its image and reputation, proximity/accessibility of branch network, financial stability employer requirements and pricing/cost of products and services
Intercontinental Bank has featured on the strength of its financial stability, image and reputation, proximity/ accessibility of the branch network and access to credit.
The edition was expanded to cover not only the retail and corporate/commercial segments but also the SMEs across nine locations within Nigeria, namely Aba, Abuja, Ibadan, Jos, Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, Onitsha and Port Harcourt.
Other banks in the top 10 are Stanbic IBTC, Access Bank, FCMB, Oceanic Bank, Diamond Bank, Fidelity Bank and Skye Bank. Key consideration for the customers in this survey is excellent service.
A similar survey of the banking industry on Corporate/ Commercial customer segment has Zenith Bank, GT Bank, Skye Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Diamond Bank, Access Bank, FCMB, First Bank, Citibank and Intercontinental Bank on its top ten
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