As Keystone Bank Expresses Appreciation to Customers

Sunday Ehigiator

Keystone Bank Limited recently hosted an exclusive dinner event to celebrate and appreciate its loyal customers for their unwavering support throughout the year 2024. The event, themed ‘Celebrating Partnership’ took place in Lagos.

In her welcome remarks, Chairman of Keystone Bank, Mrs. Ada Chukwudozie, expressed profound gratitude to the bank’s stakeholders, noting that the appreciation dinner was part of Keystone Bank’s broader strategy to engage with its customers on a personal level and reinforce its position as a trusted financial partner.

Also speaking, the Managing Director/CEO of the bank, Mr. Hassan Imam, appreciated the bank’s customers, stakeholders and the staff for their commitments and resilience in making Keystone Bank a leading financial institution in the country.

“We have developed several products that have also been approved by the CBN. Monthly account opening has increased by over 150 percent.

“In addition, under our Corporate Social Responsibility, working with the state governments, we set up the Keystone Bank Educational Support Initiative for the educational sector.”

In the first phase, we executed projects in 12 states: Lagos, Zamfara, Ekiti, Anambra, Katsina, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Kano, Benue and Borno States.

In separate remarks, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Zamfara State counterpart, Dr. Dauda Lawal, expressed gratitude to Keystone Bank for its meaningful CSR initiatives in their states. Governor Lawal, in particular, lauded Keystone Bank as the first financial institution to visit Zamfara State and implement impactful CSR programmes.

Both governors praised the visionary leadership of the bank’s CEO, Hassan Imam, for spearheading the remarkable transformation of the bank in such a short period. They further reaffirmed their commitment to continuing their partnership with the bank, recognising its positive impact in their states and communities.

Other dignitaries who attended the event included the Deputy Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ode; former Governor of Sokoto, Senator Aminu Tambuwal; former Deputy Governor of Kano, Dr. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna and Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi.

Also, on the roll call were the Emir of Zazzau, Mal. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli; Senator Iyiola Omisore; Senator Ben Murray Bruce; Senator Abdullahi Gumel; Polaris Bank CEO, Omokayode Lawal; former IGP MD Abubakar; Alh. Isiyaku Abdullahi, Executive Vice President (EVP), Downstream, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited; former NEMA DG, Alh. Sani Sidi; Former Minister of Interior of Nigeria, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho; Chief (Barr.) Uju Ifejika; Chisco Transport CEO, Dr. Chidi Anyaegbu and many others.

The Keystone Bank Brand is built on meeting and exceeding customer expectations by providing simple, convenient banking service at all times. Keystone – Literally suggests that an object, system or philosophy is indeed born to hold together all the pieces that helps with its success.

As a financial service provider with an obligation to comply with international best practices, Keystone Bank Limited has continued to ensure that its business operations and activities comply with applicable national environmental and social regulations.

In line with its business strategy in adopting sustainability principles, its operation is anchored on providing financial services in a responsible manner that is consistent with global sustainable practices without compromising shareholders’ value whilst impacting positively on the lives of our employees, customers and host communities.

Its commitment to exceptional service extends beyond providing traditional banking services. It includes giving back to the communities in which it operates to make a lasting difference through its four main corporate social responsibility pillars: Health, Education, Women & Youth Empowerment and Employee Volunteer Scheme not neglecting the environment in which we operate.

Demonstrating its commitment to CSR is a deliberate strategy for Keystone Bank that aligns its  business values, purpose and trust with the social and economic needs of stakeholders, whilst entrenching responsible and ethical business policies and practices in all our activities.

Keystone Bank Limited was granted a commercial banking licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on August 5, 2011. The bank acquired all the assets, deposit liabilities and certain other liabilities of the erstwhile Bank PHB Plc from the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) following the revocation by the CBN, of the Banking License of Bank PHB Plc.

Shortly after the grant of the Commercial Banking License to Keystone Bank, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) acquired and held the shares of the Bank until March 2017, when it sold the Bank to the Sigma Golf-Riverbank Consortium (which comprised Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited and Riverbank Investment Resources Limited).