FBNBank Ghana introduces First Current Plus Account to improve customer serviceSustainability
In line with its commitment to boost the ease of banking as well as provide enhanced customer experience, FBNBank Ghana is set to unveil the First Current Plus Account, another innovative product tailored to enable customers carry out their banking transactions in a flexible more and convenient way.
First Current Plus Account, a hybrid of the Bank’s savings and current accounts uniquely exempts customers from paying service charges (no Commission on Turnover) while allowing them to earn attractive interest per annum on their account deposits having maintained the required minimum balance for both the individual and corporate customers respectively. This account also affords customers real time e-mail and SMS notifications on their transactions.
Mr. Gbenga Odeyemi, the Managing Director of FBNBank Ghana while speaking on the new product said the introduction of the First Current Plus Account is one of the many innovations tailored to meet the financial needs of customers, and helping to expand the businesses of customers as well. He said the user-friendly nature of the account ensures that customers always have a convenient and reliable way of doing their financial transactions.
“By opening a First Current Plus Account with us, customers will have the peace of mind to perform important transactions on the go, while confidently knowing that they have direct access and control of their finances,” he said. Mr. Odeyemi highlighted other innovative solutions that FBNBank Ghana has rolled out to serve various segments of the market like Wari and Vodafone Cash – remittance service solutions.
The new product is targeted at entities such as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), premium customers, commercial, corporate clubs and associations, restaurants, churches, as well as hotels, among others and individuals. Other benefits of this account include daily interest accumulation, personalized cheque book, instant MasterCard for ATM, Point of Sale and online transactions in Ghana and beyond, free monthly e-statement, three free monthly withdrawals and access to loan or overdraft. Customers with this account also enjoy access to carry out their banking transactions on the Bank’s convenient and secure online banking platform.
FBNBank Ghana is committed to continually offer innovative financial products and services to Ghanaian customers, businesses, institutions and merchants. To open the First Current Plus Account, the bank urges both existing and potential customers to visit any of the branches nationwide with the following standard requirements; two passport pictures, valid national ID, proof of residence (e.g. utility bill). Customers can always be assured of the safety and security of their funds.
About FBNBank Ghana Limited
FBNBank Ghana Limited is a subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, an FBN Holdings Plc Company, which is Nigeria’s leading financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings and one of the largest corporate and retail banking financial institutions in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa). Since its establishment in 1894, the Bank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, risk management and strong capitalization.
FirstBank operates an extensive distribution network with over 750 business locations (623 branches, 61 quick service points and 69 cash centers/agencies), over 2,600 ATM’s and over 10 million customer accounts. The Bank provides a comprehensive range of financial services and has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DR Congo, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
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For more information please contact:
Enoch Vanderpuye
Country Team Lead, Marketing & Corporate Communications
FBNBank Ghana
Telephone: 026 901 3000
E-mail: enoch.vanderpuye@fbnbankghana.com
