{"id":38784,"date":"2020-03-06T23:23:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T22:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=38784"},"modified":"2020-03-06T23:23:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T22:23:46","slug":"we-will-be-africas-gateway-to-the-world-wigwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/we-will-be-africas-gateway-to-the-world-wigwe\/","title":{"rendered":"We Will Be Africa\u2019s Gateway To The world \u2013 Wigwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Herbert Wigwe, the Group Managing Director of Access Bank, during a recent interview with Bloomberg, reiterated the Bank\u2019s plan to be Africa\u2019s gateway to the world and expand into 22 countries over the next five years.<\/p>\n<p>Wigwe discussed the Bank\u2019s scope for expansion in Africa as a diversified retail bank, as well as its plan to provide cutting-edge digital payment solutions across the continent, saying, \u201cWe want to have subsidiaries across 22 countries over the next five years, with strategic plans to be present in the major trade corridors in the African continent. Building on our successful expansion into Kenya, we will also be making entries into Angola and Mozambique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, Access Bank does not have a presence in the Francophone region of Africa, and we will be working to see that this is changed in the coming years. By 2023, Access Bank will have consolidated its position as Africa\u2019s gateway to the world with about 100 million customers in Nigeria and an additional 20 million customers across our African subsidiaries,\u201d Wigwe said.<\/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>Wigwe attributed his growth projection to the Bank\u2019s innovative payments solution, saying that \u201cAccess Bank is set to revolutionize the payment and banking landscape in Africa. We would soon be introducing a new payment system that would allow users enjoy a secure, seamless and convenient service when making payments at Merchant locations without cash or When launched, the system would help Access Bank\u2019s drive towards bridging financial literacy gaps in Nigeria and indeed Africa, as the elderly or underserved individuals who cannot cope with the complexities of internet banking and mobile applications will be able to transact with ease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>Herbert Wigwe, the Group Managing Director of Access Bank, during a recent interview with Bloomberg, reiterated the Bank\u2019s plan to be Africa\u2019s gateway to the world and expand into 22 countries over the next five years.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":34451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[793],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-38784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","tag-access-bank"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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