First Bank of Nigeria has economically empowered Firstmonie agents with the sum of N100 billion through its agent credit scheme.
FirstBank Group Executive, e-Business & Retail Products, Mr Chuma Ezirim, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.
Ezirim said the agent credit scheme was created by the banking giant to promote and expand the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform \u2013 Firstmonie Agents.
He said the initiative was in furtherance of the bank\u2019s financial inclusion, impacting Nigerians, regardless of their locations nationwide.
Ezirim noted that the agent credit scheme was launched a year ago to empower its Firstmonie agents to grow their businesses, while being at an advantage to contribute to the national development.
He added that the scheme was created to put Firstmonie agents at an advantage to positively impact their immediate environment.
\u201cWe are truly excited about the tremendous impact of the agent credit on the performance of our Firstmonie agents nationwide.
\u201cSince the introduction of the agent credit to support our \u2018Human ATMs\u2019 as we fondly call our Firstmonie agents, they have recorded immense growth in their businesses, at levels they never envisaged in such a short period.
\u201cOur key goal is to continue to deliver financial services to the underserved and unbanked population , employing modern technology for processing of real time transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n