Ecobank Officially Shuts Down 74 Branches (See Details)

In an announcement discharged on Monday, the administration of Eco bank Nigeria, in its commitment to advanced change, has shutdown scores of its branches and consolidated it with others. 

Eco bank Nigeria, a backup of the Eco bank gathering, says it has blended 74 of its branches, including that it would convey staff from the combined branches to different ventures, The Sun reports.

An announcement by the bank reaffirmed its commitment to computerised change, which would empower clients do managing an account exercises on the web, in this way diminishing the need to visit physical areas.

Overseeing Director of the bank, Charles Kie, said the bank plans to move its exercises to computerised channels and enhance clients' involvement with diminished cost.

This, he stated, likewise underpins the bank's monetary incorporation system and the cashless arrangement of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Kie said the bank has improved its retail web saving money stage with the Eco bank portable application that empowers clients to do moment instalments; open records, and in addition do moment exchanges crosswise over 33 nations in Africa.

"After a nitty gritty examination of the physical system of branches expected to serve our clients, the choice was made by the Eco bank Nigeria board, and affirmed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, to upgrade 74 out of its 479 branches," Kie said.

The announcement neglected to address Thursday's reports that the bank had ended the arrangement of around 50 beat work force staff.

"We are sending staff and different assets from the combined branches to other continuous tasks, while additionally reinforcing the current branches to make them more creative and up to speed in their every day exercises," he included.