{"id":47480,"date":"2021-03-15T13:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T12:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=47480"},"modified":"2021-03-15T13:50:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T12:50:13","slug":"firstbank-promotes-cross-border-payments-in-sub-sahara-africa-with-first-global-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/firstbank-promotes-cross-border-payments-in-sub-sahara-africa-with-first-global-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstBank Promotes Cross Border Payments In Sub Sahara Africa With First Global Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria\u2019s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international transfer of funds across its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

The Bank\u2019s subsidiaries in Africa include\u00a0FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone, FBNBank Senegal.<\/p>\n

The First Global Transfer (FGT) initiative is specifically designed to ensure safe, timely and improved efficiency in the transfer of funds across the network of FirstBank subsidiaries in Africa.<\/p>\n

The FGT is not restricted to FirstBank and FBNBank Customers alone but it is also open to every individual resident in the country the funds transfer is originating from.<\/p>\n

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Intending users of the initiative are to visit any of the Bank\u2019s branches in Nigeria or subsidiaries in Africa, which are:\u00a0FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone,\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0FBNBank Senegal<\/span>\u00a0to enjoy the service. For example, with First Global Transfer, individuals and customers in Sierra-Leone can walk into any FBNBank branch to send money to FirstBank customers in Nigeria as well as FBNBank customers in Gambia, Ghana, DR Congo, Senegal or Guinea.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the initiative, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, CEO, FirstBank said \u201ctoday\u2019s customer is influenced by the technological advancement shaping businesses across various industries and our First Global Transfer (FGT) initiative is one of those advancement created to impact every individual in our host community in Africa, whilst promoting the ease and swift transfer of money from one country to another for business or personal activities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith the launch of\u00a0African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)\u00a0on 1 January 2021, the\u00a0<\/b>First Global Transfer (FGT) is indeed very timely as it will play an essential role in stimulating business activities across borders, thereby impacting the growth and development of the continent. I enjoin everyone to visit any one of our branches nearest to you in Nigeria or our subsidiaries in Africa and send money to your loved ones or business partners with FirstBank or FBNBank account(s),\u201d he concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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