{"id":23880,"date":"2018-05-24T11:01:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=23880"},"modified":"2018-05-24T11:01:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T10:01:25","slug":"fsd-africa-pledges-more-support-for-diamond-banks-financial-inclusion-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/fsd-africa-pledges-more-support-for-diamond-banks-financial-inclusion-project\/","title":{"rendered":"FSD Africa Pledges More Support For Diamond Bank\u2019s Financial Inclusion Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Financial Sector Development for Africa, (FSD Africa) an agency funded by the United Kingdom Government through UK Aid has reiterated its commitment to provide more support for Diamond Bank Plc on its financial inclusion drive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This was stated at a dinner hosted by the Bank in honour of visiting executives from FSD Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">FSD Africa is a market catalyst that applies a combination of resources, expertise and research to address financial market failures to deliver a lasting impact for an efficient, robust and inclusive market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Speaking at the dinner, Director, Financial Services, FSD Africa, Paul Musoke said, \u201cWe commend Diamond Bank for employing professionalism in all their dealings with us. Even though the agency had partnerships with other banks and organizations across the continent, the partnership with Diamond Bank was essentially our longest and most successful partnership amongst all. We did not only provide funding but also worked closely with the team on ground.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Responding to Paul\u2019s comments on the successful partnership between FSD Africa and Diamond Bank, Uzoma Dozie, CEO, Diamond Bank, took the opportunity to highlight the factors behind their success. According to him, \u201cFirst of all, what I would say is that when \u00a0we decided\u00a0 to go beyond this\u00a0 journey of\u00a0 redefining\u00a0 how\u00a0 we\u00a0 wanted\u00a0 to engage the Nigerian market, I don\u2019t think that we could have done it\u00a0 using\u00a0 the old ways\u00a0 of banking, which\u00a0 was, you know, doing everything by yourself, and I think our successes achieved so far are as a result of partnership &amp; collaboration with donor agencies such as EFIna, Women\u2019s World Banking (WWB) and FSDA.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Head, BETA propositions, Diamond Bank, Njideka Nwabueze spoke on how the Bank had worked with Women\u2019s World Banking to close the financial inclusion gap by creating products that would provide customers with access to financial services. According to her, \u201cAfter extensive research, we launched the BETA proposition in 2013: an account that enabled customers to save towards the rainy day\u2019\u2019. BETA targets market traders thus supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The proposition has reached over 600,000 clients (over 70% of whom engage in trade). Their savings enhances their ability to manage economic shocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Director, Strategic Partnerships, World Women\u2019s Banking (WWB), Gul Lacson, in his remark, said, \u201cDiamond Bank is a strong institution with visionary leadership and strong long-term commitment and Women\u2019s World Banking also brings to the table competence garnered by global experience\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Photo Caption:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">L \u2013 R : Mark Napier, Director, Financial Sector Development Africa, (FSDA); Gil Lacson, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Women\u2019s World Banking; Paul Musoke, Director, Financial Services, Financial Sector Development Africa (FSDA); and Uzoma Dozie, CEO, Diamond Bank Plc at a Dinner hosted by Diamond Bank Plc \u00a0in Lagos.<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Financial Sector Development for Africa, (FSD Africa) an agency funded by the United Kingdom Government through UK Aid has reiterated its commitment to provide more support for Diamond Bank Plc on its financial inclusion drive. 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