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SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited has released its financial performance for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the results have sent a clear message of determination to succeed and deliver value to all stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SunTrust Bank began commercial banking activities last with the vision to \u201coffer high quality retail and commercial banking services in a modern and innovative manner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe will use technology and a new way of thinking to provide banking services to many people and businesses in Nigeria for whom access to a bank account has previously been impossible. We will offer telephone, mobile and Internet banking underpinned by the traditional banking ethics of probity and integrity,\u201d the Managing Director\/Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Mr. Muhammed Jubrin declared.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And going by the results of the bank for 2016, the future is very bright for all stakeholders. The bank grew its bottom-line by 160.2 per cent as profit before tax (PBT) rose from N131.9 million to N343.34 million in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In all, the bank recorded net interest income of N935.892 million in 2016, up from N220 million in 2015, while net fee and commission income improved from N65.389 million to N92.378 million in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SunTrust Bank ended the year with a profit after tax (PAT) growth\u00a0to\u00a074.57 per cent from N121.844 million in 2015 to N212.707 million in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consistent with its conservative risk profile, the bank maintained its strong liquidity position, with cash and short-term funds accounting for 32 percent of its total assets.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The bank recorded a rapid growth in deposits by an impressive 425 percent in four months, a clear demonstration of the success of its business strategy. Deposits from customers rose to N4.195 billion from a record N788.583million in 2015. The bank\u2019s\u00a0PBT and PAT margin improved\u00a0from 9.2 per cent and 8.4 per cent in 2015 to 26.9 per cent and 16.7 per cent in 2016 respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SunTrust Bank\u00a0is\u00a0the first fresh banking licence to be issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since 2001. According to Jibrin, SunTrust Bank started about seven years ago as a mortgage bank, noting that\u00a0board and management were able to grow its balance to a reasonable size before they decided to pursue a commercial banking licence from the CBN which they got in September of 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said the bank would be a financial technology institution that would focus electronic channels by offering telephone, mobile and internet banking services.<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cBanking is no longer where you go, it is what people do. Therefore, the only thing that can stand the future is no longer physical branches, but banking services that would be driven by technology. So, most customers of tomorrow would no longer be the customers that they want to go to the banking hall. So, you need to be able to position the institution to respond positively to the needs and expectations of customers of tomorrow. That is at the heart of our own vision and strategy as tomorrow\u2019s bank today,\u201d Jibrin said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Chairman of the bank, Mr. Charles Onyema Ugboko, had said that establishing a bank amid the present economic situation showed that the board and management are committed to the growth of the Nigerian economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SunTrust Bank operates the branchless banking model where it will deliver financial services outside conventional bank branches. According to the bank, it hopes to eliminate the need for costly brick-and-mortar branches and use agent networks to reach its customers more efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The bank\u2019s competitive edge will be the strong reliance on technology and the bank will be encouraging customers to access its services from the comfort of their homes and offices and as such the bank will not be engaging in a proliferation of branches.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOur services will be available to our customers 24 hours daily, seven days a week and from anywhere in the world where there is a good Internet service.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cEven our data centre is outsourced, this way we will not have the overbearing requirement to put on the generator at our locations,\u201d Jubrin said. He explained that SunTrust Bank customers will be encouraged to use any bank ATM because the bank will not be charging them the fee charged by other banks for using ATM machines belonging to other banks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe will not be emphasising physical security as we are making serious investment in cyber security instead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the years to come, the developments at SunTrust should have far-reaching influence in the banking sector specifically and our nation generally,\u201d the CEO said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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