{"id":25815,"date":"2018-08-20T14:24:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=25815"},"modified":"2018-08-20T14:24:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:24:44","slug":"diamond-bank-disburses-%e2%82%a61billion-under-cash-flow-based-sme-lending-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/diamond-bank-disburses-%e2%82%a61billion-under-cash-flow-based-sme-lending-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Bank Disburses \u20a61billion Under Cash Flow-Based SME Lending Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv4452487297MsoNormal\">Leading retail bank, Diamond Bank Plc, has again reiterated its support for Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SME) as the Bank announced its disbursement of over N1 billion under the cash flow-based SME lending scheme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4452487297MsoListParagraph\">Launched in January 2017 in partnership with the Women\u2019s World Banking (WWB), the scheme features the Cash Flow-based MSME Lending Methodology, which has a strategic focus on cash flow, net asset capacity, character and business proficiency of SMEs as a means of determining their eligibility to access credit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4452487297MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Commenting on the remarkable achievement, Uzoma Dozie, CEO, Diamond Bank Plc said, \u201cThis milestone is a demonstration of our resolve to develop innovative ways of advancing financial inclusion in Nigeria and a signal to many more successes to come as we push through our technology-driven retail-focused strategy, designed to position Diamond Bank as the most profitable and fastest growing retail bank franchise in Nigeria by the year 2020\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4452487297MsoNoSpacing\">Under the lending scheme, the Bank was able to disburse a total of \u20a6267 Million during the pilot phase, while it disbursed \u20a6750 Million between June and August 2018. Remarkably, all the loans disbursed under the scheme to the 550 small businesses are performing despite the recipients of the facilities being first-time borrowers.<\/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 class=\"yiv4452487297MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe are confident that the future of retail banking belongs to banks with disruptive business models and solutions that deliver superior customer experience through strategic alliances, as well as create life-style-focused products, processes and channels. We pride our financial inclusion strategy as the most robust and customer-centric in the Nigerian banking industry and will achieve more milestones through data-based initiatives that are simply, Beyond Banking\u201d, concludes Dozie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4452487297MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Diamond Bank Plc is Nigeria\u2019s lead driver of financial inclusion, providing enhanced customer experience through innovation and technology. Regarded as supporter of\u00a0<\/span>Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0through SME lending, capacity building, business seminars and workshops. Its mobile banking app, \u201cDiamond Mobile\u201d, currently has over three million active subscribers on its platform. Diamond Bank has over the years leveraged its underlying resilience to grow its asset base and to retain its key business relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4452487297MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">It has also played a leading role in partnering with domestic and International bodies such as The Gates Foundation, MTN, Medical Credit Fund (MCF), Entrepreneur Development Centre (EDC) etc. to create easy access to financial services for the unbanked. The Bank has cultivated excellent banking relationships with well-known international banks, allowing us to provide a range of world class banking services to suit the business needs of our clients.<\/span><\/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>Leading retail bank, Diamond Bank Plc, has again reiterated its support for Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SME) as the Bank announced its disbursement of over N1 billion under the cash flow-based SME lending scheme. 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