First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has said that it would continue to support SMEs as part of its drive to support economic growth.
The Bank has provided over N25 billion loan guarantee support to small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) with inadequate collateral or those in the start-up stage.
The bank won a Platinum Award and Best Participating Financial Institution with Most Impact on Total End-Borrowers Financed 2020 at the Service Ambassadors’ Programme organised by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) in Lagos.
In addition, three employees of the bank won Service Ambassador Awards at the event. They are Oluremi Agboola, Toyin Ajibulu and Augustine Ibelegbu. The trio also received a training grant of N5.5 million.
The awards were given in recognition of FCMB’s leadership in the SMEs space and for its outstanding support to the growth of businesses. At the same time, the employees were recognised for their part in the bank’s efforts to alleviate the funding challenges facing SMEs.
The Service Ambassadors’ Programme is designed to recognise and celebrate organisations that have shown strong commitment towards the development and success of businesses in terms of funding, capacity building and other support.
The Managing Director of FCMB, Mrs Yemisi Edun, said: “Our emergence as winner of the Platinum Award and four other awards is another proof that we are living up to the expectations of customers and the entire business community. We are committed to ensuring that all segments of society have access to the transformative power of financial services to help them fulfil their personal and business aspirations. The fact that three of our staff also won Service Ambassador Awards is a testimony of the solid human capacity and talent at FCMB.
“SMEs should continue to count on us to provide the right solutions that would make them more productive and, in turn, scale up their contributions to national development. We thank the Development Bank of Nigeria for considering us worthy of this award.”