{"id":26059,"date":"2020-11-03T18:22:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T17:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=26059"},"modified":"2020-11-03T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T17:22:19","slug":"first-banks-app-wins-2020-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/first-banks-app-wins-2020-award\/","title":{"rendered":"First Bank\u2019s app wins 2020 award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Tanko Mohammed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>First Bank of Nigeria\u2019s mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has won the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award 2020 in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director of the bank, said on Tuesday in Lagos that the achievement was largely attributable to the bank\u2019s relative strength and success of its web products and services, specifically, FirstMobile.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Global Finance 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award is testament to our continuous commitment to putting our customers first which was demonstrated in our recent upgrade of the leading mobile banking application, FirstMobile.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe upgrade on FirstMobile is designed to suit the social pattern and lifestyle of all our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe dedicate this award to all customers and appreciate Global Finance for the recognition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Joseph Giarraputo, Publisher and Editorial Director of Global Finance, said that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the global transition to digital banking.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year, a global pandemic accelerated the transition to digital banking, but forward-thinking banks were already on that road.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Digital Bank Awards hone in on the institutions that are leading the shift toward a new world of banking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Only recently, Global Business Outlook awarded FirstMobile with the 2019 Best Mobile Banking App.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tanko Mohammed First Bank of Nigeria\u2019s mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has won the 2020 Best Mobile Banking App award 2020 in the Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards 2020. 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