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The Finbank…
That First Inland Bank

THE management of First Inland Bank Plc has decided to take a new name, and wear a new look, in an re-branding that was meant to “Create and Build a domineering Brand” With this re-branding, the Bank's Corporate identity, explicitly; the logo, the brand name, corporate interiors and exterior façade, visual languages, and Corporate culture is said to undergo transformations.

Consequently, after a few days of Introductory Campaign, a closed door, a half opened door, and then a door thrown ajar, the bank starting from the late hours of Monday the 22nd day of September, became Finbank. The Brand colours also went from the usual royal blue and white, to a multi coloured identity that is yet to be figured out, but with blue still in their offing. Their advert campaign pay off line went from ‘You are welcome’ to ‘Come in’ to reflect the banks presence in the industry, and an improved expectation.

First Inland Bank Plc was a result of a merger cum acquisition of three known Banks; First Atlantic Bank, Inland Bank and IMB in 2006 came into the market working hard on their product and services to garner a domineering quota of the market. Known for their Flash- me- Cash, a money transfer service via, the internet and the mobile phone, brought over from its premier bank, First Atlantic Bank, the bank was not doing so badly, and to increase their popularity, the bank launched a customer rewarding Promo, the Win as you Wish promo in 2007 to help kick off the business of creating awareness, and drawing more customers to themselves, and acquire more working capital.

This gave way to more inventive approaches in the early part of this year, when the First Inland Bank went Public, with offer for subscription worth N100 billion. According to the words of the Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Mr Okey Nwosu, the bank's plan to raise over N100 billion was successful even with the over subscribed offer. Owing to their success in the Flash me Cash record, the MD promised investing more of the N100 billion proceeds on such breakthrough technology.

“The Bank has devoted 17.86per cent of the offer proceeds to the development and upgrade of its ICT infrastructure. This it has done to strengthen its leadership in technology-driven product offerings” is that promise.