Ecobank’s Rapid Transfer wins remittance award

ECOBANK Rapid Transfer has emerged the winner of the Best Remittance Product in Africa at The Asian Banker’s second yearly Middle East and Africa Awards held at the Ritz Carlton, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Asian Banker provides information for the financial services industry in the form of publications, online materials such as e-newsletters, research, and conventions, and other industry gatherings. It is regarded as one of the Asian region’s leading consultancies in financial services research, benchmarking and intelligence

Manager, Middle East and Africa, The Asian Banker, Farrah Brake, said the award identifies emerging best practices and outstanding achievements in retail financial services in the region. She stated that winners were selected after rigorous research.

“The Excellence in Retail Financial Services Programme is run on a completely neutral basis and unfunded over a 2-3 month period, involving a team of researchers assessing financial institutions across Middle East and Africa.”
 
The Executive Director, South South/South East, Ecobank Nigeria, Kingsley Umadia, said the award was well deserved, as Ecobank has taken remittance business to higher level on the continent.

As a Bank, We are proud to offer the best in remittance product on the continent. We will continue to strive to remain the best and surpass customers’ expectations at all times.”