First Bank Hosts Digital Lab Open House to Stimulate Innovation through Synergy

BrandPower Magazine 03/08/2019Last Updated: 03/08/2019

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In an effort to stimulate innovation through synergy, First Bank of Nigeria Plc hosted the Digital Lab Open House on Wednesday, 31 July 2019 at its Digital Lab in Yaba Lagos.

The Digital Lab Open House is amongst the many events lined up for the group Innovation Week held between 29th July and 2nd August 2019.Themed: “cultivating an innovative mindset”, the event was designed to provide opportunities for staff across its parent company/group, FBN Holdings Plc, to learn from one another whilst showcasing innovative tools and ideas that are supportive to the continued contribution of the FBNHoldings group to the growth and development of its host communities across over half a dozen of its business operations notably in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Gambia, DRC, United Kingdom and China.

The week-long event was also designed to provide a forum for discussions focused on and for staff to be aware of internal structures and tools available to support an innovative culture.

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The activities lined up for the week included; demo fair, workshops, panel sessions as well as the launch of an innovation platform. Among the thought leaders in the digital eco-system that were in attendance at the event include Gbenga Agboola, Co-Founder and CEO Flutterwave, Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder and CEO Piggybank and Funlola Jide-Aribaloye, CEO Reliance HMO.

According to the CEO of First Bank, Adesola Adeduntan, ”The Bank 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.”

Samson Oyedeyi