{"id":36915,"date":"2019-12-09T16:39:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=36915"},"modified":"2019-12-09T16:41:34","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T15:41:34","slug":"ecobank-wins-bank-of-the-year-best-bank-in-prestigious-london-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ecobank-wins-bank-of-the-year-best-bank-in-prestigious-london-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecobank Wins Bank Of The Year, Best Bank In Prestigious London Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ecobank (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecobank.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.Ecobank.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1575991515651000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHDUX-gB9cbab1d0f3YgbcaA3RU9w\">www.Ecobank.com<\/a>) wins \u201cBank of the Year\u201d and \u201cBest Bank\u201d at The Banker and EMEA Finance Awards in London.<br \/>\nEcobank Cameroon, Gambia and Rwanda won Bank of the Year at The Banker Awards on 28<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;November. This recognition came just before Ecobank Cabo Verde, Gambia, Liberia and Zimbabwe won Best Bank at the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards on 5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;December. The Banker is the most prestigious global financial publication and EMEA Finance is widely read by the international banking community.<br \/>\n<strong>Ade Ayeyemi, Group CEO of Ecobank <\/strong>said: \u201cWe are pleased to be recognised as \u2018Bank of the Year\u2019 and \u2018Best Bank\u2019 in two distinguished award ceremonies in London. This confirms the strength of our brand in multiple countries across Africa, our unique pan-African platform and innovative banking products and solutions. Indeed, our One Bank strategy is providing the desired banking excellence for our consumer, commercial and corporate customers across the 33 countries in which we operate on the continent.\u201d<br \/>\nThe judging panels were impressed by Ecobank\u2019s sound management, business model and strategic initiatives as well as its pioneering technology. They highlighted the bank\u2019s recent innovations, including digitalised trade finance products, Ecobank Online &amp; Omni Lite, digital payment solution, Ecobank Pay, and cross-border remittance solution, Rapidtransfer. 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