First Bank Opens UI Fully Automated Branch 

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan

The Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, has assured that the bank will continue to leverage on technology to give customers worldclass innovative banking services. 

He gave the commitment at the commissioning of the FirstBank Digital Xperience Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. 

He said the centre which is the second to be opened by the bank is towards enhancing the existing relationship between the bank, the University of Ibadan and the city of Ibadan, stating that the branch was established to put customers at an advantage in carrying out various activities on their own without interacting with anyone.

Adeduntan maintained that the days of customers getting stranded when engaging in banking transactions are over, insisting that the Digital Xperience Centre would allow customers to have added value to banking services driven by biometric. 

He said, “Today is important with the commissioning of the First Bank Digital Xperience Centre within the University of Ibadan, the second by the bank after the remodeled Adetokunbo Ademola branch, Victoria Island, Lagos. This new centre is nothing but importance of the relationship between the bank and the University of Ibadan and the city of Ibadan as a whole.

The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, in his remarks, said the Centre will be a meeting point between town and gown, stating that the environment would be comfortable for the students as they will have a lot of experience to gain.