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- 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…
- 26 Dec 2024
Access Bank Plc Emerges First Nigerian Bank to Exceed CBN’s N500bn Regulatory Threshold
Access Holdings Plc has successfully closed its N351 billion Rights Issue, gaining approvals from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This…
- 19 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. …
- 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…
- 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…
- 4 Dec 2019
Access Bank to Give Customers More Rewards this Season
Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, has unveiled series of exciting rewards for its customers to celebrate the yuletide season. The campaign tagged ‘More Xtravaganza’, will run from…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 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…
- 2 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…
- 17 Aug 2020
Access Bank Alerts Customers as Financial Fraud Rises
Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading retail Bank, has implored its customers to be vigilant in these uncertain times as incidents of fraud are on the rise. Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic…
- 18 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…
- 5 Aug 2015
Name and Shame: FCMB, MRS Fight over N6.2Bn Debt
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-initiated name and shame campaign of banks’ delinquent debtors gained further momentum on Wednesday as First City Monument Bank Limited and Ecobank Nigeria published…
- 19 Nov 2013
Worries over Arrests of Top Bankers for Alleged Terrorist Financing
The banking industry and State Security Service (SSS) are embroiled in claims and denials over the continued detention of senior personnel of 13 Nigerian banks for alleged terrorist financing and…
- 3 May 2017
CBN Expels 16 Banks from Forex Market
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday stopped 16 Deposit Money Banks from participating in the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs)window of the foreign exchange market. Isaac Okorafor,…
- 19 Feb 2020
CBN Releases List of Authorised Banks in Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the list of deposit money banks and financial holding companies operating in Nigeria, meaning that anybody who transacts banking business outside the list…
- 8 Apr 2021
CBN Freezes 84 Bank Accounts of Firms/Persons under Investigation
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has secured an interim order of a federal high court in Abuja, freezing 84 bank accounts belonging to 25 individuals and companies. Those affected by the new order…
- 18 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…
- 2 Aug 2018
Team C-Stell Win as Access Bank Partners AFF in Nigeria’s Largest Hackathon
Team Cosmos Constellation (C-Stell) emerged as winners of the //Re:Code Nigeria Hackathon 2018 themed “Data Hack” which was sponsored by Access Bank Plc in partnership with Africa Fintech Foundry…
- 26 May 2020
Access Bank Urges Customers to be Wary of Scams
Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s retail bank, has urged its customers to be on the lookout for fraudsters who are using new scam methods to rip people off by preying on the distress that comes with the…
- 15 Sept 2021
Access Bank Launches $500m Senior Unsecured Eurobond
Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s largest bank by assets base, has announced successful launch of a $500 million 144A/RegS Senior Unsecured Eurobond – 5-year unsecured note under the Bank’s $1.5billion…
- 14 Nov 2023
Interswitch System Glitch: Court Orders Freezing of Accounts in 54 Banks
Justice Peter Lifu (JP) of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order freezing some accounts in about 54 financial institutions in the country where alleged funds from Interswitch…
- 9 May 2024
CBN Unveils List of Licensed Deposit Money Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the list of licenced Deposit Money Banks operating in the country. Providing insights into the banking landscape in Nigeria, the list was made public on the…
- 15 Jun 2010
Banks Grant MTN N318 Billion Loan Facilities
MTN Nigeria, Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company has received fresh loan facilities to enable the company further expand its network across the country. A consortium of 15 Nigerian…
- 12 Feb 2020
Access Bank Dangles Exciting Offers to Celebrate Customers this Valentine
Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, has unveiled a series of great deals and exciting offers to celebrate its customers this Valentine season. The campaign, tagged “It’s a Love Thing” is…
- 9 Mar 2020
Access Bank Launches TraderLite for Micro SMEs
Access bank plc, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, has launched TraderLite, accounts that enables micro businesses, with turnover between N50, 000 – N1Million, operate their businesses with their…
- 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…
- 21 Nov 2013
Terrorist Financing: Banks Meet over Plan for Nationwide Shutdown
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFE) said it will meet today to discuss the planned shut down operations nation wide in protest over the continued…
- 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…
- 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…