Heritage Bank Partners NeFF

Heritage Bank Plc has gone into partnership with the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) on the prevention of fraud in the Nigerian banking system. The MD/CEO of the bank, Mr. Ifie Sekibo said at unveiling of the 2017 NeFF annual report in Lagos recently that the bank was very proud of successes recorded by the forum, remarking that the advent of the forum has undoubtedly created revolutionaryeffectintheconceptionofbankingservicesintheindustry.

Sekibo who was represented by the bank’s Executive Director, Services and CIO, Mr. Ike Williams, said financial institutions in the country had exploited the successes to introduce innovative banking products,especiallye-products.HesaidHeritageBankwouldcontinue to support the forum and advised NEFF not to rest on its oars.

The Heritage Bank helmsman also commended the out-going Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Operations, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, describing him as an exceptional leader who made invaluable contributions to the success of the forum.

While unveiling the NEFF 2017 annual report, titled “Tightening the Belt of e-fraud Prevention: A 4 sided approach,” Adelabu, noted that in an environment that has witnessed fast-paced growth in both volume and value of electronic transactions, it would not be out of the ordinary if fraud attempts are also on the increase.