The era of mobile telephone banking in Nigeria
received a huge boost on Friday, August 8, 2014, as
one of Nigeria’s leading banks, Diamond Bank Plc in
partnership with MTN Nigeria, officially unveiled the
“Diamond Y’ello Account” (DYA) in Lagos.
The ceremony which was held at The Wheat baker
Hotels, Ikoyi, Lagos was attended bysenior
management of Diamond Bank Plc and MTN.
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They include the Group Managing Director(GMD) of
Diamond Bank Plc; Dr Alex Otti, CEO of MTN Nigeria;
Mr Mike Ikpoki, Acting Chief Marketing Officer
(C.M.O) of MTN Nigeria; Mr Usoro Usoro and the
Deputy Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc; Mr
Uzoma Dozie among others. Continue...
The ceremony which was held at The Wheat baker
Hotels, Ikoyi, Lagos was attended bysenior
management of Diamond Bank Plc and MTN. They
include the Group Managing Director(GMD) of
Diamond Bank Plc; Dr Alex Otti, CEO of MTN Nigeria;
Mr Mike Ikpoki, Acting Chief Marketing Officer
(C.M.O) of MTN Nigeria; Mr Usoro Usoro and the
Deputy Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc; Mr
Uzoma Dozie among others.
The Diamond Y’ello Account is the outcome of an
exciting synergy between Diamond Bank Plc and
MTN Nigeria. Diamond Bank will through this
product, provide numerous banking services to
Nigerians via the robust telecommunications
platform of MTN. According to the bank, subscribers
on the MTN network will now be able to open an
account, save money, make purchases and even
apply for loans, all through their mobile phones.
The Diamond Y’elloAccount (DYA) is easy to
use, as it completely eliminates the burden
and risk of moving around with huge sums of
money. Customers who are registered on the
MTN network are automatically eligible for the
service. To open an account, interested
customers will dial *710# and follow the
prompts.
Speaking during the formal unveiling of the product,
Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie, who also
doubles as the founder of Diamond Bank Plc, paid
glowing tributes to both companies for partnering to
pioneer a product, which according to him, will
change the face of banking in Nigeria.
He described the collaboration between the two
companies asa joint commitment to excellence,
which also aligns with the current financial policy of
the federal government aimed at engendering a
cashless society, managing inflation and promoting
socio-economic growth.
The GMD of Diamond Bank Plc, Mr Alex Otti described
the Diamond Y’ello Account (DYA) as a “novel, earth-
shaking product”.He expressed confidence that the
product will enable the bank to reach out to the
millions of people who do not have a bank account,
but are connected on the MTN network, which is the
largest in Nigeria with 58 million customers.
Also speaking, MTN’s CEO Mike Ikpoki expressed
delight over the partnership with Diamond Bank. He
expressed full confidence that the Diamond Yello
financial service will ultimately promote a cashless
society, create more jobs and ultimately build a
vibrant economy, powered by technology.
For more information about the Diamond Y’ello
Account, please

visit http://www.mtnonline.com/
diamond-yello-account
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Group Managing Director, Diamond Bank Plc, Dr Alex
Otti; Founder of Diamond Bank and Founding
Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Pascal Dozie and CEO,
MTN Nigeria, Mr Mike Ikpoki, unveiling the Diamond
Y’ello Account.
From Left: Founding Chairman, MTN Nigeria, Dr
Pascal Dozie; comic act, Afeez Oyetoro, a.k.a Saka,
and General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN, Mr
Kola Oyeyemi at the formal unveiling of the
Diamond Y’ello Account on Friday, August 8 2014.

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