{"id":67606,"date":"2019-07-13T06:40:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T05:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67606"},"modified":"2019-07-13T06:40:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T05:40:41","slug":"gtbank-named-best-bank-in-africa-at-euromoney-awards-also-emerges-best-bank-in-nigeria-for-a-record-9th-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/gtbank-named-best-bank-in-africa-at-euromoney-awards-also-emerges-best-bank-in-nigeria-for-a-record-9th-time\/","title":{"rendered":"GTBank Named Best Bank in Africa at Euromoney Awards; Also emerges Best  Bank in Nigeria for a record 9th time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foremost African financial institution Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been<\/p>\n<p>named the Best Bank in Africa 2019 by Euromoney at its annual Awards for<br \/>\nExcellence, which held in London on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at the<br \/>\nLondon Hilton Hotel, Park Lane.<\/p>\n<p>GTBank was also named the Best Bank in Nigeria for a record ninth time,<br \/>\nreflecting the Bank\u2019s position as one of the best managed financial<br \/>\ninstitutions in the country, with strong and focused leadership that<br \/>\nkeep the business in a constant state of re-invention and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 50th year, Euromoney is the leading publication for covering<br \/>\nthe growth of international finance. Euromoney&#8217;s Awards for Excellence<br \/>\nare the awards that matter to the banks and bankers who matter.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Euromoney received almost 1,500 submissions from banks in an<br \/>\nawards programme that covers 20 global awards, more than 50 regional<br \/>\nawards, and best bank awards in close to 100 countries. The Magazine\u2019s<br \/>\nAwards for Excellence celebrates the best banks around the world by<br \/>\nrecognizing institutions that have demonstrated leadership, innovation,<br \/>\nand momentum in the markets they operate. In selecting its award<br \/>\nrecipients, Euromoney combines quantitative and qualitative data to<br \/>\nhonor institutions that have brought the highest levels of service,<br \/>\ninnovation and expertise to their customers.<\/p>\n<p>Key to the emergence of GTBank as the Best Bank in Africa and the Best<br \/>\nBank in Nigeria, is the Bank&#8217;s digital drive and its clarity of vision<br \/>\nin re-imagining the future of banks and banking. The Euromoney awards<br \/>\nalso recognized GTBank&#8217;s commitment to leading the future of banking as<br \/>\nwell as its consistent long-term strategy led by a senior management<br \/>\nteam that abhors complacency and keeps the business in a constant state<br \/>\nof innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the Bank\u2019s Euromoney awards, the Chief Executive Officer<br \/>\nof GTBank, Segun Agbaje, said; \u201cWe are delighted and proud to win the<br \/>\nEuromoney Awards for Africa\u2019s Best Bank and Nigeria\u2019s Best Bank. These<br \/>\nawards reflect the progress we are making in delivering the best banking<br \/>\nexperience that captures what customers want in the world of today and<br \/>\ntomorrow. They are also a testament to our leading role in driving world<br \/>\nclass corporate governance standards, excellent service quality and<br \/>\ninnovation in Africa\u2019s banking industry.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that; \u201cAt GTBank, we are passionate about building the<br \/>\nbank of the future by leveraging the best of technology to add real<br \/>\nvalue to our customers\u2019 lives, and these awards illustrate the hard work<br \/>\nand commitment of our staff, management and board towards achieving this<br \/>\ngoal.<\/p>\n<p>GTBank has consistently played a leading role in Africa\u2019s banking<br \/>\nindustry. The GTBank brand is regarded by industry watchers as one of<br \/>\nthe best run financial institutions across its subsidiary countries and<br \/>\nserves as a role model within the financial service industry due to its<br \/>\nbias for world class corporate governance standards, excellent service<br \/>\nquality and innovation.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foremost African financial institution Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been named the Best Bank in Africa 2019 by Euromoney at its annual Awards for Excellence, which held in London on&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GTBank Named Best Bank in Africa at Euromoney Awards; 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