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Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by dre11(m): 10:03am On Jan 11, 2022
Standard Chartered Plc is closing about half its Nigerian branches in a pivot to digital banking, according to people familiar with the matter, as...



Standard Chartered Plc is closing about half its Nigerian branches in a pivot to digital banking, according to people familiar with the matter, as the finance industry comes under pressure from mobile money providers.

The London-listed lender’s local unit has already started to shut some offices in December and will eventually operate only 13 branches in the West African nation, a document seen by Bloomberg News showed, down from about 25 previously.

Standard Chartered is instead strengthening mobile banking and recruiting agents to reach new customers and handle cash deposits and withdrawals across Africa’s biggest economy, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorised to speak publicly.

A spokeswoman for the bank declined to comment and said it would address future plans at the “appropriate time.”

The shift by StanChart mirrors efforts by Nigerian lenders to embrace digital banking amid a fintech boom that’s put much of Africa at the cutting edge of the revolution in mobile money. Instead of opening more physical branches, banks including Access Bank Plc and First Bank of Nigeria are also curbing costs by building networks of authorized agents, or people within communities to sell their products and services.

Standard Chartered has focused on corporate banking since establishing a presence in Nigeria in 1999. But it’s recently looked to expand its retail base and outlined a target in 2019 to grow the number of its customers fivefold from 100,000 in about two years by using digital technology to onboard clients faster.

The lender also plans to start digital lending to process small loans quicker and increase the volume of retail credit, according to the people.

With a population of over 200 million people, of which more than a third have no access to financial services, Nigeria has seen an explosion in demand for payment solutions and lending outside traditional banking as businesses build on the rapid spread of mobile phones. Financial-technology companies have also benefited as customers sought to reduce physical contact during the pandemic.

https://dailytrust.com/standard-chartered-to-shut-half-of-nigerian-branches

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by joceey(m): 10:29am On Jan 11, 2022
grin good,i saw this coming long time ago

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Kobicove(m): 10:52am On Jan 11, 2022
joceey:
grin good

What's good about it?

People are going to loose their jobs! angry

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by neutralmind: 12:16pm On Jan 11, 2022
This is 2022 every transaction can be carried out outside a physical branch.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Islie: 4:15pm On Jan 11, 2022
Cc lalasticlala
Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Brendaniel: 4:53pm On Jan 11, 2022
And some people are expecting twitter to come and open office in Nigeria, when I heard that news I was just laughing....

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Favemmzar200(m): 4:53pm On Jan 11, 2022
Workers about to loose their jobs en masse


Sad cry


But then the bank is no longer that popular these days

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by socialmediaman: 4:53pm On Jan 11, 2022
Buharinomics economy has hit them!

The excuse of course is digital banking expansion, lie lie. You don’t close physical branches, you still need your brick and mortar stores to keep your brand on the minds of everyday business people. Banks abroad have branches all over, but in those branches, you may see less than 5 people in a whole branch. They are there for a reason, it's part of advertising. They are even buying properties on the metaverse now to continue advertising

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by fastseo: 4:54pm On Jan 11, 2022
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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by treesun: 4:54pm On Jan 11, 2022
dre11:
Standard Chartered Plc is closing about half its Nigerian branches in a pivot to digital banking, according to people familiar with the matter, as...





https://dailytrust.com/standard-chartered-to-shut-half-of-nigerian-branches

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Sabadon(m): 4:54pm On Jan 11, 2022
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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by TeeGentle(m): 4:54pm On Jan 11, 2022
This wan na double wahala
Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by bluefilm: 4:54pm On Jan 11, 2022
Wetin kwansign me? lipsrsealed
Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by sotall(m): 4:54pm On Jan 11, 2022
The buhari bear market effect.


Nothing that Buhari cannot destroy doesn't exist

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Golan007: 4:54pm On Jan 11, 2022
More opportunities for IT savvy Nigerians.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by kokozain(m): 4:55pm On Jan 11, 2022
We are in for a serious job lost massively!

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by richard870(m): 4:55pm On Jan 11, 2022
T-A-X-A-T-I-O-N....you wouldn't understand what business owners go through in Nigeria until you run your own.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by salbis(m): 4:55pm On Jan 11, 2022
What a bad way to start a new year, for those that will be affected....

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by thesicilian: 4:55pm On Jan 11, 2022
The cost of doing business in Nigeria is too damn high

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Promise47(m): 4:55pm On Jan 11, 2022
Jobs lose Loading ���
Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by mybiz234: 4:55pm On Jan 11, 2022
neutralmind:
This is 2022 every transaction can be carried out outside a physical branch.

You said every transaction as if it is your father that provides the consistent internet service required for the transactions.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by RubiesBanking: 4:56pm On Jan 11, 2022
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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by edwardaigb: 4:56pm On Jan 11, 2022
Physical banking going extint. Online banking the way.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Romanoff(f): 4:56pm On Jan 11, 2022
How many them get before?

They only have one branch that I know in Abuja.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by kingsmaila(m): 4:56pm On Jan 11, 2022
One of the disadvantages of banking technologies.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by merits(m): 4:56pm On Jan 11, 2022
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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Wapgod(m): 4:57pm On Jan 11, 2022
Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by nwakibie3(m): 4:57pm On Jan 11, 2022
Other banks will learn from this.

Massive job loss in the banking sector loading....

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by OBAGADAFFI: 4:58pm On Jan 11, 2022
They have fully gone online since last year.

You can even open operate their account online.

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by izzy4shizzy(m): 4:59pm On Jan 11, 2022
Yahoo boys bank
Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by obembet(f): 5:00pm On Jan 11, 2022
izzy4shizzy:
Yahoo boys bank

Standard chartered is the only bank have the low charges. Thier ATM is free and they never charger me up to 1000 since I open account with them.

Since Federal Government believe on borrowing up and down and embezzle it all on the name of fake project. Now they want all Nigerians and those innocent continue to come and pay Chinese by taxing them heavily.

Let see who will lose.

More youths to lose Job and be expecting more criminals and ritualist (yahoo boys and girls)

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Re: Standard Chartered To Shut Half Of Nigeria Branches by Nobody: 5:00pm On Jan 11, 2022
Standard Chartered wey be Bureau de Change wey de call imself bank! Butterfly calling itself bird! Bathroom calling itself river! Abeg, make we hear word.

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