The adoption of electronic transactions for customers has earned Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), United Bank of Africa (UBA), and other eight banks N135.15 billion earnings between January and September 2019.
A look into the unaudited 2019 third-quarter reports of the banks, showed that their revenue from electronic transactions grew by 57% as against the N86.312 billion they earned from the first 10 months of 2018.
How the revenue was generated: The banks were able to secure the earnings from the fees and commission that they charged their customers when they carried out transactions through the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), USSD, Internet banking, Point of Sale payments, electronic bills payment and agency banking.
The banks: The DMBs, which contributed to the total earnings, include – Zenith Bank Plc, First City Monument Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, Sterling Bank Plc and First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Others are Jaiz Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc and Wema Bank Plc, Punch reported.
Access Bank’s electronic business income in the first nine months of this year amounted to N8.85 billion, an increase of 58% over the N5.79 billion revenue earned in the corresponding months in 2018.
FCMB’s earnings from electronic transactions also improved by 45% to N7.98 billion in January to September 2019 as against N6.013 billion in the corresponding period in 2018.
Sterling Bank recorded N5.11 billion income from electronic payments in the first nine months of the year and N3.44 billion electronic payment earnings in the corresponding period of 2018, recording 48% earnings growth.
With a total of N2.63 billion reported for January to September 2019, Fidelity Bank’s digital payment earnings grew by 92% from N1.37 billion in the first nine months of 2018.
