ZENITH BANK DRIVES CONVENIENT BANKING AND FINANCIALINCLUSION WITH Z-MONEY

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has introducedZ-Money, which brings banking services closer to its customers and enhance financial inclusion among the under-banked and unbankedpopulace of the country.Z-Money is an agency banking product of the bank which entails theonboarding of agents who are expected to render basic financial services on behalf of the bank. Through the bank’s network of agents spread across the urban andrural communities in the country, customers are able to openaccounts, deposit cash into any account, withdraw cash from any bankaccount, transfer funds, buy airtime, pay bills, and do so much more ina convenient way. In order to engender trust among its customers, theBank ensures that all transactions done through the agents are PINprotected and safe.Commenting on the new product, the Group Managing Director/ChiefExecutive of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu said “the bankremains focused on providing premium financial solutions that createvalue for its customers wherever they are located across the country”.He added that apart from helping to extend the bank’s retail reachacross all segments of the market, the adoption of the agency bankingplatform also demonstrates the bank’s commitment to achieving financial inclusion in the country.Zenith Bank Plc is recognized as one of the most innovative financial institution in Nigeria and was voted the most customer-focused bankin Nigeria for the Retail and SME segments in the 2018 KPMG AnnualBanking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey (BICSS). The bank’s commitment to world-class service standards has led toseveral product innovations over the last few weeks including the“Zenith Timeless Account”, which allows Nigerians aged 55 years andabove bank for free, the “Zenith Save4me”, a high interest targetsavings account and “Dubai Visa Service” on the Zenith Internet Banking Platform, which allows convenient application and payment for visas to Dubai