Money and Fixed Income
Tier-1 Capital Ranking: Zenith Bank is Nigeria’s number one bank
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged the Number One Bank in Nigeria, according to a ranking done by Tier-1 Capital in the 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking, published by The Banker Magazine.
The ranking which was published in the July 2020 edition of The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group, United Kingdom, was based on the 2019 year-end Tier-1 capital of banks globally.
Climbing a whopping 29 spots from 415 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking of banks, Zenith Bank retained its position as the number one Tier-1 bank in Nigeria with Tier-1 Capital of $2.79 billion, an increase of 16.1 per cent on the $2.40 billion recorded in the 2019 rankings.
According to the ranking report, Zenith Bank extended its lead over the second-placed bank in Nigeria.
Zenith’s financial performance for the year was underpinned by a 29 per cent increase in non-interest income, with an improved market share in both retail and corporate sectors.
Ebenezer Onyeagwu, GMD/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc
Speaking on the latest rankings, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive, said: “this ranking, which further attests to our market leadership, is the outcome of a well-thought-out strategy of always delighting and creating value for our teeming customers through a broad range of superior product offerings, best-in-class service and top-of-the-range technology.”
Recent awards received by the bank include; The Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria 2019 by the World Finance and the Best Digital Bank in Nigeria 2019 by Agusto & Co.
It was also voted as Bank of the Year and Best Bank in Retail Banking at the 2019 BusinessDay Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards.
Most recently, the bank was recognized as the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria, for the third consecutive year, in the Banker Magazine “Top 500 Banking Brands 2020”, Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance “World’s Best Banks Awards 2020” and the Bank of the Decade (People’s Choice) at the ThisDay Awards 2020.