One of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, Access Bank Plc has restated its commitment to empower SMEs to boost their access to funds, markets, and knowledge.
The assurance was given by the bank’s Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Victor Etuokwu in Abuja at an evening meeting tagged “Conversation with the DMD”, which was designed for the bank’s SME customers in the North.
He stressed that the bank remained customer-centric and always willing to listen to their concerns with a view to walking them through their difficulties.
During the business conversation with the SME customers in the North, he said that because of its loyal and committed customers the bank had continued to exist and had assured them of increased financial guidance.
He said, “We intend to be more present and relevant in the lives of our customers than ever, and we want to ensure business owners have easy access to funds to sustain and expand their businesses.
“The bank remains resolute in its drive to engage and empower SMEs by providing access to funds, markets, and knowledge adding that this remained at the heart of the business engagement sessions in key cities across the nation.”
In furtherance of the funding, he also pointed out that the engagement had become necessary so as to provide the bank an opportunity to meet one on one with its SME customers in Abuja as well as provide them with a platform to ask questions, get answers and solutions that help them take their businesses to the next level.
He said, “We are committed to being a bank that gives more to our customers and that includes- more listening and more engagement and this forum allows us to meet up to that promise.
“We are committed to providing excellent services both online and offline to meet the varied needs of all our customers and create impact in the lives of both individual, MSME, and SME customers alike.”