{"id":65722,"date":"2022-10-21T09:07:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T08:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=65722"},"modified":"2022-10-21T09:07:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T08:07:49","slug":"firstbank-boosts-the-business-operations-of-its-customers-with-a-bouquet-of-retail-product-offerings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/firstbank-boosts-the-business-operations-of-its-customers-with-a-bouquet-of-retail-product-offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstBank Boosts The Business Operations Of It&#8217;s Customers With A Bouquet Of Retail Product Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its variety of retail products specifically designed to enhance the operations and sustenance of various businesses in the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39377 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Adesola-Adeduntan-CEO-FirstBank-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Adesola-Adeduntan-CEO-FirstBank-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Adesola-Adeduntan-CEO-FirstBank-104x110.jpg 104w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Adesola-Adeduntan-CEO-FirstBank-399x420.jpg 399w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Adesola-Adeduntan-CEO-FirstBank-408x430.jpg 408w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Adesola-Adeduntan-CEO-FirstBank.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>The products: Petroleum Dealership Finance (PDF), Operational Vehicle Finance (OVF) and Commercial Mortgage will strengthen the capacity of businesses to meet their immediate and long-term needs which are required to continually impact the socio-economic development of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial Mortgage (CM) is designed to meet the funding needs of established small and medium-scale enterprises in viable businesses to acquire Business\/Office Premises.<\/p>\n<p>This product is structured to part finance the acquisition of business \/office premises and warehouses as the building itself is collateral. With its competitive pricing entailing a tenor of 60 months, flexible repayment period as well as flexible collateral structure, the product is designed for SMEs across different sectors of the country including accounting, tech, legal and other specialised disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>To access the product, customers must have been in business for at least 5years and must have maintained an active account with either FirstBank or any reputable bank for a minimum of 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>Operational Vehicle Finance (OVF) is intended to provide part finance to ease the acquisition of brand-new vehicle(s) essential for the day-to-day running of business activities.<\/p>\n<p>Its flexible tenure is in 2 variants, comprising 1 &#8211; 24 months and 2 \u2013 36 months which is dependent on the brand of the vehicle.\u00a0 The product is also designed for SMEs as well as traders in all sectors of the economy with verifiable cash flow as they will be at an advantage in sustaining the distribution of goods from one location to another.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for the service, the customer must have been in business for at least 12 months and should have maintained a healthy and active bank account with either FirstBank for a minimum of 6 months or 12 months with other banks.<\/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>Petroleum Dealership Finance (PDF) is created to offer working capital finance to filling stations with a DPR licence for the purchase of kerosene (DPK), petrol (PMS), and diesel (AGO).<\/p>\n<p>This product facilitates access to financing opportunities to purchase products at competitive rates. A 12months facility tenor with a cash flow lending option up to N20M is also available.<\/p>\n<p>The product is packed with lots of exciting benefits including access to up to N20million without providing tangible collateral as it bridges the customers\u2019 liquidity gap while also aiding the continuous replenishment of stock.<\/p>\n<p>The product also provides the opportunity to increase the volume of business as well as margins through consistent growth in turnover through credit financing.<\/p>\n<p>To take advantage of the product, interested customer(s) must have a valid DPR license, and maintain an account relationship with FirstBank or any bank for at least 6 months.<\/p>\n<p>The dealer must have been in business for at least 24 months and the account must have been operated satisfactorily without a history of returned cheques or previous default on facility or facilities granted.<\/p>\n<p>According to Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing &amp; Corporate Communications, FirstBank: \u201cas a bank woven into the fabric of society, we are delighted with the indelible mark and role we have played in boosting businesses in the country, irrespective of the economic sector. Our Commercial Mortgage (CM), Operational Vehicle Finance (OVF) and Petroleum Dealership Finance (PDF) are integral to sustainably enhancing business operations while ensuring that our customers remain at an advantage in meeting their immediate and long-term business goals.\u201d<\/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>First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its variety of retail products specifically designed to enhance the operations and sustenance of various businesses in the country.<!-- 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":44817,"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":[23,17],"tags":[1652],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-65722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-news","tag-firstbank"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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