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Atlas Mara for first c ass digital banking

- By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

ara a ia o ition to ring fir t cla igital an ing to the country will receive a boost from the partnershi­p with Equity Group Holdings Plc (EGH).

This is according to Atlas Mara managing director, James Koni.

Mr Koni said the partnershi­p would provide the bank an opportunit­y to further consolidat­e the work which had been conducted in Zambia so far.

The Managing Director was speaking at the just-ended Southern Province Tourism and Investment Exposition.

Equity Group Holdings, he said, was a power house for innovation and digital banking.

r oni said this would firmly position tlas ara to ring first lass digital banking to Zambia.

“We should expect to see further e pansion in other finan ial ser i es such as insurance and brokerage to pro ide a holisti finan ial ser i es

is a renowned finan ial institutio­n that has won a number of global accolades. It is ranked by the top 1000 Banker as number 11 globally on return on assets, also ranked number 35 on soundness of capital,” he said.

Mr Koni said the bank recognised the role Government played in creating a conducive environmen­t for a di ersified and in lusi e e onomy

e said as a finan ial institutio­n the an firmly elie ed that it ould only thrive when the rest of the economy was also thriving.

Mr Koni said it was for this reason that the bank would continue expanding its branches across the country including Southern Province to offer ser i es effi iently

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