The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe on Tuesday disclosed that the bank has grown its customer base to over 42 million.
Mr Wigwe revealed this during the bank’s 2021 investment and engagement forum tagged ‘Realigning for growth’ which was held virtually.
“Our retail banking business has grown consistently across all income lines, driven by strong focus on consumer lending, payments and remittances, digitisation of customer journeys, and customer acquisition at scale”.
Speaking about investment opportunities in Nigeria and Africa, he said the bank would to capture these opportunities by transitioning to a HoldCo structure.
“Through this reorganisation, we will create new product revenues without taking additional risk for the enterprise, ensure diversification of earnings, and support outside of Africa expansion”