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- 1 Jan 2019
Access Bank, Diamond Bank Customers to Use 3100 ATMs without N65 Charges
Customers of Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc from Tuesday will have access to 3,100 Access Bank and Diamond Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), without paying the customary N65 per…
- 5 Mar 2019
Access Bank, Diamond Bank Shareholders Approve Merger
Shareholders of Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc on Tuesday unanimously approved the merger of both financial institutions aimed at creating a formidable force. The shareholders gave the approval…
- 18 Dec 2018
Diamond Bank’s Managers to Lose Jobs over Access Bank Acquisition
Diamond Bank Plc’s acquisition by Access Bank will come at a heavy cost to the Diamond Bank management team, especially on job security. The management team is likely to be disbanded. …
- 25 Mar 2024
Access Bank Introduces Innovative Offline Banking Platform
Access Bank Plc has launched its latest digital initiation, 901.ng, an offline-banking platform aimed at providing customers with an additional avenue to conduct seamless daily transactions,…
- 12 Nov 2018
Diamond Bank, Access Bank Deny Merger Rumour
Diamond Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc have notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the general public that both banks are not in any merger or acquisition talks as being circulated in some…
- 3 Jan 2019
Access Bank, Diamond Bank Merger to Create Africa's Biggest Bank
A planned merger between Access Bank and Diamond Bank is set to form the largest banking group in Nigeria and Africa by number of customers according to the two lenders. Global Finance, a…
- 29 Jun 2021
Access Bank crowned inaugural winners of Bank Wars
Access Bank, Foremost lenders has claimed the inaugural edition of Bank Wars, a FIFA 21 Gaming competition for leading Nigerian banks. 1st Prize - Olabamiji Emmanuel Ojo of Access Bank won a Samsung…
- 19 Jan 2024
Access Bank to Acquire 80 Percent Stake in Finance Trust Bank
Access Holdings Plc said its subsidiary, Access Bank has agreed to acquire a majority stake of 80 per cent in Finance Trust Bank Limited (FTB) in Uganda. The deal will also see Access Bank…
- 30 Dec 2018
Fitch Places Diamond Bank, Access Bank on Rating Watch over Proposed Merger
Fitch Ratings, renowned rating agency, has placed Diamond Bank and Access Bank, on its rating watch, following the announcement of a proposed merger between the Nigerian lenders. In a…
- 16 Dec 2018
Access Bank Acquires Diamond Bank
Access Bank has finally acquired Diamond Bank, and the official announcement of the transaction will be made in the course of the week by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to TheCable.…
- 19 Nov 2014
Access Bank, Airtel Ink Deal at "Access Money" Launch
Access Bank Plc, leading financial institution, has collaborated with Airtel foremost telecom operator, to develop and launch mobile money service, Access Money powered by Airtel. This…
- 13 May 2022
Access Bank Moves to Dominate Agency Banking
Access Bank in its bid to enhance financial inclusion has noted its intentions to significantly increase its customer base and deepen wallet share of the banking population riding on its agency…
- 26 Mar 2021
CBN, Others Give Access Bank Nod to Acquire New Bank
Access Bank Plc, yesterday said that has received approvals from regulators in South Africa and Nigeria, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which supervises the sector in the country, to…
- 10 Aug 2018
Access Bank Introduces WhatsApp Banking
Access Bank Plc has stated that it has deepened its commitment towards providing easy banking experience to customers by leveraging WhatsApp social media platform to bring its Banking Relationship…
- 13 Jan 2019
Access Bank Mulls New Identity after Merger with Diamond Bank
The corporate identity of Access Bank Plc may have to change after the conclusion of its merger with Diamond Bank Plc in June 2019, Mr Herbert Wigwe and Mr Uzoma Dozie, CEOs of Access Bank and…
- 17 Dec 2018
Access Bank Dangles Juicy Offers on Diamond Bank Shareholders
The board of Diamond Bank Plc has confirmed reports in the media relating to the acquisition of the company by another financial institution, Access Bank Plc. In a statement issued on Monday…
- 18 May 2021
Access Bank Buys Mozambique’s African Banking Corporation in Latest Frenzy
Access Bank Plc has acquired Mozambique’s African Banking Corporation, as part of its aggressive expansion drive in African continent. There is no mention of the value of the transaction yet. Its…
- 12 Jul 2021
Access Bank to Boost Digital Service Banking
Access Bank Plc has said its customers can now have access to simple, fast and secure tech-driven solutions to all digital banking challenges via its newly launched AccessX experience centre. The…
- 17 Nov 2020
Access Bank Partners GE Boost Access to Healthcare Infrastructure
Access Bank has announced a partnership with GE Healthcare Systems to provide cost-efficient and flexible financing for healthcare providers, in the bank’s continued efforts to revamp Nigeria’s…
- 20 Oct 2008
GT Bank, Access Banks Deploy Self Maintaining ATM Machines
Some banks in Nigeria have started deploying self maintaining Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to stem the growing worry of downtime experienced at the computerized telecommunications device that…
- 14 Jul 2023
Standard Chartered Affirms its Commitment to Nigeria while Entering into Sales Agreements with Access Bank Plc in Five African Countries
Standard Chartered Bank and Access Bank Plc (Access) have entered into agreements for the sale of Standard Chartered’s shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra…
- 1 Apr 2014
Access Bank Inaugurates e-Branch
Access Bank Plc has opened a self-service electronic branch in Ikota, Lagos State, as part of efforts to promote inclusive banking and the cashless policy. The bank said the self-service banking…
- 22 May 2019
Access Bank Partners Fintech to Modernise Banking Processes
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, has said that Access Bank has continued to innovate through the creation and adoption of modern banking tools and by leveraging on…
- 7 May 2021
Zenith, Access Banks Join Race to Acquire Union Bank
Zenith Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc, two Nigerian lenders – are among the list of financial institutions from Africa and the Middle East that have indicated an interest in the acquisition of Union…
- 9 Jul 2020
Access Bank in Discussion For Acquisition Of Zambian Bank
Access Bank Plc has entered into exclusive discussions with Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc on the acquisition of Cavmont Bank Limited. In a regulatory filing at the Nigerian Stock Exchange…
- 14 Apr 2025
Kenyan CBN Okays Access Bank Full Acquisition Of NBK
Access Bank, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Holdings Plc, has received final regulatory approvals to acquire 100 per cent shareholding of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK), marking a significant…
- 6 Feb 2019
Access, Diamond Banks ‘Merger t0 Revolutionize Sector
The recent merger of Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc is a development that has attracted critical reviews, mixed expectations and fears by industry experts and stakeholders alike. At the…
- 17 Sept 2018
Access Bank Partners Worldremit On Money Transfer
WorldRemit, international digital money transfer service has partnered with Access Bank for instant money transfers to Access Bank accounts in Nigeria. The new partnership further expands…
- 10 May 2021
Bank Wars: Access Bank, Standard Chartered, FCMB Off to Winning Start
Visitors to the Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub on Saturday, May 8, 2021 were treated to exciting, high-scoring matches in the opening day of Bank Wars, a…
- 11 Aug 2008
ATM outside Bank: Emulating Skybank, Access Bank Initiative
Greater percentage of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the country is located within bank premises and thereby restricting a lot of people who are not residing close to bank access to the machine…