Fidelity Bank reiterates support for SMEs
Fidelity Bank Plc has pledged commitment to help Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the Southeast grow its economy.
Its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nnamdi Okonkwo, disclosed this during the bank’s customer forum last week. The bank flagged off its nationwide customer engagement programme with Connecting with You as its theme, with the twin events in Owerri and Onitsha.
Okonkwo, who expressed delight at the level of support and patronage, said the bank also needed to reciprocate by supporting them with finance to grow their businesses.
He promised to hold a more detailed educative session with businesses and entrepreneurs to help them grow their export businesses as a way of diversifying and solving the foreign exchange challenges.
“Our people are entrepreneurial in nature and there are plenty of small businesses all over the place.
“Some have export ideas, but the documentations involved, they do not know. We are going to provide a more structured access to quality information that can help your business,” he told his audience.
Okonkwo said the lender has disbursed N2.3 billion to 102 customers to support their businesses, saying so far, the loans are doing well.
“What we appeal to people is to ensure that they always pay back when they receive loans from the bank, so far, our loans are doing well and we do not have incidences of bad loan,” he said.
Chairman, Board of Directors, Fidelity Bank Plc, Ernest Ebi, who graced both Owerri andOnitsha events, said the bank had, over the years, become a big bank that cannot be ignored by any serious business concern, and has remained true to helping its customers break new frontiers in business. “We are here to connect with our customers, and let them know that we do not take them for granted, and that we are ready to help them out with their businesses,” he said.
This sentiment was echoed by the bank’s Executive Director, South, Mrs. Aku Odinkemelu, who said the bank placed a lot of premium on its customers.
This, he said, informed the decision to bring executive management and board to meet directly with them with the customer fora.
“We don’t take our customers for granted. We value your feedback and will use this unique opportunity of engaging directly with you to organise to serve you better,” she promised.
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