United Bank For Africa - Notable Awards and Landmarks

Notable Awards and Landmarks

UBA Firsts
  1. UBA was the first among international banks to be registered under Nigerian Law in 1961.
  2. UBA is the first Nigerian bank to offer an IPO following its listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1970.
  3. UBA is the first Nigerian Bank to introduce a Cheque Guarantee Scheme - the first cheque guarantee card in the history of innovative banking services by any Bank in Nigeria, known as UBACARD in 1986.
  4. UBA is the first and only Nigerian Bank to obtain a banking license in the Cayman Islands -1988.
  5. First ever and only Nigeria bank to hit the NGN1 trillion balance sheet size (including contingents).
  6. UBA is the first Nigerian bank to embark on a GDR programme in 1990.
  7. UBA is the First bank in Nigeria to institute a foundation - UBA Foundation; the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the UBA Group.
  8. UBA Introduced First Visa Dual Currency Debit Card in Nigeria.
  9. UBA and MoneyGram open first dedicated MoneyGram location in Nigeria.
  10. United Bank for Africa (UBA) attained a landmark achievement when it interconnected its 428 branches making it the bank with largest online real time branch network in Nigeria and Africa. An integration process that was completed months below the normal industry average of 36 months.
  11. Successful underwriting of the first 100 percent local funding of an ExxonMobil/NNPC Joint Venture Project.
  12. UBA launches Nigeria's First Cash Deposit ATMs
UBA Awards
  1. UBA Microfinance Admitted into Women's World Banking Network by Women's World Banking in 2009.
  2. UBA named one of Top 500 Banks in the World In Terms of Brand Value in 2009, by The Banker Magazine, a subsidiary of The Financial Times of London.
  3. Global Excellence Magazine Recognition Award, by Global Excellence Newspaper (2009).
  4. UBA GMD/CEO, Tony Elumelu, named as one of 100 Africans to Shape the Continent in 2009 by Jeune Afrique Magazine.
  5. Best Customer Care Award by Ghana Banking Awards in 2009.
  6. UBA GIS wins Money Markets' Innovation Award for West Africa
  7. Ranked one of Top 10 banks in sub-Saharan Africa by the Banker magazine published by the Times of London

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