First Atlantic Bank has opened its 30th branch at Osu in Greater Accra.

The five-storey edifice forms part of the bank's nationwide branch expansion strategy to bring its services closer to customers.

The structure, the headquarters annex, also houses the Osu Main Branch, and will provide enhanced financial products and services to individuals and businesses in the capital.

In her welcome address, the Board Chairperson of First Atlantic Bank, Mrs Karen Akiwumi-Tanoh stated that the establishment of the new branch “is a clear demonstration of our confidence in the future and our readiness to support the growth and needs of our customers in and around La, Labone, Cantonments, Osu and its environs”.

She continued: “Five years ago, in 2012 we could boast of a modest seven branches, mainly in Accra –Tema and in Kumasi. With the opening of Osu Main this afternoon, we now have 30 branches with a coverage stretching from Takoradi to Techiman.

“We have positioned our bank as a partner for all. Business men and women, working people, young people, small and medium sized businesses, and corporate institutions both local and foreign. We believe that this business model and our commitment to modernisation with world-class securities are the reason we do so well!

She said, the bank’s broad objective is to create an institution which is relevant and responsive to the needs of all its customers.

Mrs Akiwumi-Tanoh, therefore, reassured customers that the First Atlantic Bank is well-advanced in its plans to raise even more capital to indicate that the bank has really come to stay.

She hinted at the 31st branch of the bank being opened in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital.

The Board Chairman of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), Kwamena Bartels in his key note address, called on the management of the bank not to relent, but to continue to provide excellent products and services to their customers.

"Let your presence here positively impact the lives of the people and businesses in the Osu area and its environs," he added.

Nii Kwabena Bonney V, Osu Alata Mantse, who represented the Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional area, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, said the traditional authorities were looking forward to having a good collaboration with the bank.

First Atlantic Bank is a full-scale commercial bank with over twenty years of experience in Ghana. First Atlantic Bank became a universal bank in 2011 with an expanded product portfolio, and it is now among the high-rising banks in Ghana’s banking industry.

The bank has won several awards, recognising its excelling leadership in customer care, trade finance and corporate banking.

It also offers a distinctive service in retail, corporate and institutional banking, private banking as well as electronic banking. Each category also comprises a range of innovative services, designed to provide convenience to their customers.

Source: ClassFMonline.com