Fidelity Bank’s market management has been affirmed as soon as once more because the tier-one lender bagged double honours on the BusinessDay Bank and Other Financial Institutions’(BAFI) Awards 2025.
At the awards ceremony, which was held on the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, 11 October 2025, Fidelity Bank was offered with the awards for the “Best Bank for Export & Trade Finance” and “Most Innovative Bank of the Year”.
Dedicating the Export and Trade Finance Award to its prospects, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe,OON, who was represented by the Executive Director/Chief Operations and Information Officer, Stanley Amuchie, mentioned, “This recognition underscores our unwavering dedication to selling non-oil exports and supporting Nigerian companies to compete globally via initiatives such because the Fidelity International Trade & Creative Connect (FNITCC) and the Export Management Programme (EMP).
“I dedicate this award to all our exporters who continue to showcase the best of Nigeria to the world, our loyal customers, and our partners for their steadfast support.”
The BAFI Awards is the benchmark of distinction for establishments within the Nigerian {financial} companies sector. Now in its twelfth yr, the awards recognise and have a good time organisations which might be excelling within the supply of monetary companies in Nigeria. The award acknowledges organisations demonstrating management, imaginative and prescient and affect in driving Nigeria’s progress trajectory.
Fidelity Bank’s latest recognition is attributed to vital accomplishments over the previous twelve months. Notable milestones embrace the inauguration of the primary privately constructed onshore oil export terminal in Nigeria in fifty years on the Otakikpo Marginal Field, which was funded by Fidelity Bank and commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu final week. Additionally, the Bank launched the Fidelity SME Hub, a multipurpose facility designed to assist small companies via innovation, collaboration, and capacity-building initiatives.
Furthermore, Fidelity Bank organized the third version of the Fidelity Nigeria International Trade & Creative Connect (FNITCC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in September 2025. This occasion supplied native companies with alternatives to have interaction in deal rooms with U.S. consumers, together with outstanding retailers reminiscent of Walmart and Target, fostering potential partnerships.
“The innovation award is a special one for us as it validates our continued drive to enhance operational efficiency, elevate customer experience, and strengthen business performance. We sincerely appreciate BusinessDay Media for this recognition and reaffirm our commitment to introducing more impactful innovations that empower our customers and advance the Nigerian financial services industry”, commented Amuchie.
