Nigeria’s premier bank First bank recently hosted its Digital Lab Open House at its Digital Lab in Yaba, Lagos.
The event was among a schedule of events lined up during the bank’s Innovation Week, that took place from 29 July to August 2, 2019.
According to Folake Ani-Mumuney, the bank’s Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, the event is aimed at driving innovation through synergy.
Themed “cultivating an innovative mindset” this year’s event was designed to provide platforms for staff across its parent company/group, FBN Holdings Plc, to mingle and learn from one another while also displaying innovative resources and ideas that can help boost the contribution of FBNHoldings group to the growth and development of its host communities across more than half a dozen of its business operations notably in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Gambia, DRC, United Kingdom, and China.
The event also provided opportunities for members of staff to discuss and it also created room for awareness on internal structures and tools available to support an innovative culture.
Several activities were lined up as part of the event, they included demo fair, workshops, panel sessions as well as the launch of an innovation platform.
Gbenga Agboola, Co-Founder and CEO Flutterwave, Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder and CEO Piggybank, and Funlola Jide-Aribaloye, CEO Reliance HMO were amongst the thought leaders in the digital eco-system that were in attendance.
The Chief Executive Officer of First Bank, Adesola Adeduntan said, ”FirstBank has at different times since it was founded, 125 years ago, pioneered the introduction of new technologies and innovation, notably ATM and Western Union in the Nigerian Banking industry which are driven to promote ease of Banking and encourage banking across borders regardless of where one may be at any point in time. The Group Innovation week is a framework to identify with opportunities for all entities in the group to leverage on as we remain committed to reinforce our leading position across markets in sub-Saharan Africa”
