E-Financial
UBA Reduces Opening Balance to N2,000
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has enhanced its savings account, with reduced minimum opening balance driven by her array of cost saving e-Banking products and services.
This is driven by the desire to provide its customers, old and new, with the right mix of products and services that are tailored to meet their banking needs.
With a minimum of N2,000, customers can now open a UBA Savings Account and enjoy a world of high value banking with Africa ’s global bank. Christened UBA Savings Account Advantage, existing and new holders of UBA Savings Account stand to benefit from the bank’s range of cost saving e-banking products and services.
Olumide Osunyomi, head, Retail Products, UBA Plc said: “We have reduced the minimum opening balance for savings account to encourage more savers to inculcate the culture of savings, enhanced their living standards with the plethora of added high valued banking services.”
According to her, UBA has invested in cutting-edge technology towards delivery of seamless, efficient and cost saving e-Banking products and services. “UBA, being the largest eBanking services provider in the country, is inviting old and would-be customers to enjoy a new way of banking,” she said.
UBA savings account holders, among other traditional services availed by the bank which include an ATM Card, would have opportunity to subscribe to the following eBanking platforms: U-Mobile; U-Mo; UBA Visa Prepaid Card; UBA Naira Debit Card; UBA DCDC.
Dr. Yinka Adedeji, divisional head, e-Banking, UBA Plc, while speaking on the Cash-lite policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) noted that the bank had adopted critical measures to encourage its customers to embrace electronic channels.
He added that UBA is leading the crusade in the implementation of the policy, particularly small depositors, which the new initiative meant to address.
E-Financial
Lagos State Appoints MoneyMaster as Payment Partner for “Ounje Eko” Programme
“Ounje Eko”, the food price discount initiative of the Lagos State Government, has appointed leading payment service bank, MoneyMaster Payment Service Bank Limited (MMPSB), as its collaborator in the bid to ensure ease of payments at the market.
MoneyMaster is one of the Central Bank of Nigeria-licensed Payment Service Banks (PSBs) to promote financial inclusion across Nigeria.
Under the partnership, MMPSB will apply its cutting-edge payment solution to engender easy payment and reconciliation in order to make the experiences of Lagosians who will be getting their food supplies from the markets pleasurable. Its payment solution is also all-encompassing and ensures real time value to payment destinations.
The mobile bank was appointed as the collection and payment partner for “Ounje Eko” Food Markets programme which is a government initiative serving the five divisions of Lagos State. Consequent on this, MoneyMaster Payment Service Bank will collect payments in 57 LCDAs in the state.
The partnership gives credence to the quality of payment solutions that MoneyMaster is reputed for in its services to its growing business clientele in private and public sectors.
E-Financial
CBN, EFCC Probe Banks, Firms over Alleged Forex Racketeering
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is investigating irregular foreign exchange transactions and forward contracts valued at approximately $2.4 billion.
The inquiry follows an extensive audit by Deloitte, which scrutinized $7 billion in dollar debts accumulated under the bank’s previous leadership.
In the aftermath of the 294th Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja, Yemi Cardoso, governor of CBN, disclosed to journalists that the investigation, supported by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, among other security bodies, aims to clarify the legitimacy of these FX allocations identified as problematic by the audit.
“It was determined that a number of these transactions did not qualify…they were outright illegal. The law enforcement agencies are now looking into those transactions that as far as we are concerned, are not valid to be paid,” Cardoso detailed, emphasizing the unlawful nature of these forex deals.
The crux of the investigation lies in the audit findings that a significant portion of the scrutinized transactions lacked proper documentation and, in many instances, were deemed outright illegal.
However, the unfolding investigation has raised concerns within the organized private sector, with some entities contemplating legal action against commercial banks for unresolved forex bids.
Despite these tensions, Governor Cardoso reassures that the foreign exchange market remains open and transparent, inviting stakeholders to address their forex needs through the official channels.
Furthermore, Cardoso clarified the distribution of fertilizers to farmers as a one-off measure and not indicative of a shift back to direct interventions by the CBN, underscoring a commitment to strategic, regulatory governance rather than direct market involvement.
E-Financial
CBN Urges Banks to Expedite Action on Recapitalisation
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks in the country to expedite action to increase their capital base from the current ₦25bn.
Olayemi Cardoso, governor of CBN, stated this during the apex bank’s 294th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Tuesday in Abuja, when the MPC hiked the interest rate by 22.75% to 24.75%.
The apex bank chief said the MPC examined developments in the banking sector and expressed satisfaction that the industry remained stable. The committee, however, said to guard against risk, commercial banks in the country should accelerate their recapitalisation efforts.
Cardoso said, “The MPC also reviewed developments in the banking system and noted that the industry remains safe, sound, and stable. The committee thus called on the bank to sustain its surveillance and ensure compliance of banks with existing regulatory and macro-potential guidelines.
“The MPC also enjoined the banks to expedite actions on the recapitalisation of banks to strengthen the system against potential risks in an increasingly globalised world.”
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