Financial Inclusion: 45% of Firstmonie Agent Network now Located in Rural Areas
As at November 2022, FirstBank has over 196,000 Firstmonie agents spread across 772 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria
As at November 2022, FirstBank has over 196,000 Firstmonie agents spread across 772 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria
Agent banking is the most visible layer of Nigeria’s financial inclusion push. Yet behind every umbrella kiosk and POS terminal ...
Getting rewarded for spending money is a dream that is probably going to remain exciting for many people, but not ...
Dr. Adesola (“Sola”) Kazeem Adeduntan (FCA) is the managing director/chief executive officer of First Bank Nigeria Limited, last year saw ...

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