{"id":66839,"date":"2022-11-21T14:04:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=66839"},"modified":"2022-11-21T14:07:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:07:33","slug":"access-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/access-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Access Bank Empowers Closa Agents With Solar Powered Fibre Kiosks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Access Bank\u2019s commitment to deliver banking services to at least one in every two Nigerians has been reaffirmed as the leading retail financial institution successfully commissioned and empowered&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\/personal\/agency-banking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access Closa agents&nbsp;<\/a>across Nigeria with Solar powered fiber kiosks to support their business and boost visibility of their locations.<\/p>\n<p>A statement sent to City Business News explained that with the current number of Access Closa Agents spread across the 774 Local Government Areas in the country, the bank has significantly grown access to finance and banking services to millions of previously un(der) banked Nigerians, while providing alternate streams of income for MSMEs, promoting financial literacy, and advancing its ambition to bank one in every two Nigerians by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rob Giles, Senior Retail Advisory, Access Bank Group, \u201cThe Access Closa network is a bespoke channel through which the bank expresses her passion and commitment to broadening the opportunities and access to financial services for every Nigerian and African, irrespective of the location they might be. Customers can locate a Closa agent near them by simply searching for \u2018Access Closa Agent\u2019 on Google Maps on their phone instead of walking long distances in search of a branch<\/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>Reiterating Rob\u2019s statement, Chizoba Iheme, Group Head, Agency Banking and Financial Inclusion said, \u201cThe exponential growth of Access Bank\u2019s agent network is in fulfillment of the Bank\u2019s promise to ensure easier and safer access to financial services for every Nigerian. As a Bank driven by innovation, we must deliver better outcomes for customers in terms of speed, security, and service to enhance customer experience in all the locations that we operate.&nbsp; With over 160,000 Access Closa Agents spread across Nigeria, you can conveniently pay bills, send money to loved ones and deposit your existing Naira notes through an agent near you to avoid the risk of moving cash to a distant branch. 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