{"id":8569,"date":"2025-08-29T09:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo2.fincode.co.uk\/new\/?p=8569"},"modified":"2025-10-12T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:00:47","slug":"first-bank-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo2.fincode.co.uk\/new\/first-bank-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"First Bank Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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First Bank of Nigeria needed a cross-border payment platform to connect its seven African subsidiaries and enable seamless inbound and outbound transactions. They turned to FinCode to make this vision a reality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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FinCode developed the First Global Transfers (FGT) platform, enabling seamless inbound and outbound payments across FBN\u2019s seven subsidiaries. Integrated into FBN\u2019s mobile app, the platform offers First Bank\u2019s customers various payment options and a secure, scalable system to send and receive money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The FGT platform fostered interoperability between FBN subsidiaries, enabling seamless intra-subsidiary transfers and reducing costs. It offered customers convenience, security, and an affordable cross-border payment experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), a leading commercial bank with operations across several African countries, faced a significant challenge.<\/p>

With subsidiaries spanning both anglophone and francophone regions \u2014 especially, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria \u2014 the bank envisioned a seamless intra-African cross-border payment platform that would enable customers to send and receive payments both within their home countries and across FBN\u2019s network of subsidiaries, creating a unified system for financial transactions across borders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Through this project, FBN aimed to expand its money transfer services beyond Nigeria to the entire African continent. Such a move promised to offer customers unparalleled convenience to send and receive money across regions where First Bank operates, unlock significant revenue and solidify the bank\u2019s position as a key player in the African financial ecosystem.<\/p>

However, building such a robust and scalable cross-border payment platform required advanced technological expertise. Furthermore, navigating the varying compliance regulations, currencies, and languages across anglophone and francophone regions presented additional complexity.<\/p>

To this end, FBN turned to FinCode, a trusted financial technology partner with a proven track record of delivering cutting-edge solutions tailored to Africa\u2019s unique market dynamics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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With a reputation for delivering innovative financial technology solutions, FinCode was tasked with developing a platform that could handle cash pickups and bank transfers across all seven of FBN\u2019s subsidiaries. The solution had to accommodate both FBN customers and non-customers, providing seamless access to cross-border payment services within and beyond the bank\u2019s network<\/p>

FinCode built and deployed the First Global Transfers (FGT) platform, a cutting-edge intra-African cross-border payment switching solution. The platform enabled both inbound and outbound payment disbursements across FBN\u2019s operational countries, allowing users to send and receive money effortlessly. It featured various payment options, including cash-to-account, cash-to-cash, cash\/account-to-mobile, and online money transfers to fit customers\u2019 preferred payment method.<\/p>

In addition to building the platform, FinCode conducted in-person training sessions for FBN staff. These sessions equipped their team with the skills to onboard users and empowered tellers to leverage the platform to assist customers effectively. FinCode also ensured that the FGT platform met high standards of security, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness while offering features such as:<\/p>