The Chartered Institute of Credit Management has shortlisted 45 financial institutions and individuals for the 4^th Ghana Credit Excellence Awards 2023.

The award categories that promise to be the toast of the night are Bank of the Year, SME Bank of the Year, Trade Finance Bank of the Year, Mortgage Finance Bank of the Year, Agribusiness Bank of the Year, Corporate & Project Finance Bank of the Year, Rural Bank of the Year, Non-Bank Financial Institutions Awards, Payroll Financial Service Brand, Finance Leasing Brand Awards, Micro Loan Product of the Year and Debt Collection.

This year’s event is slated on Friday, September 8, 2023 in Accra.

The keynote Speaker is the Governor of Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison. He will speak on the theme: “Banking and ESG Revolution-Going Beyond Aspirations"

The organisations that have been nominated include Société Générale Ghana PLC,  Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) ABSA Bank Ghana, Fidelity Bank Ghana PLC, Universal Merchant Bank PLC, GCB Bank PLC, ADB Bank  Zenith Bank (Ghana) PLC, Cal Bank PLC, OMNIBSIC Bank Ghana PLC, United Bank for Africa  First National Bank Ghana PLC, Prudential Bank Ltd

Also nominated are Amenfiman Rural Bank PLC, Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank PLC, Fiaseman Rural Bank PLC, Otuasekan Rural Bank PLC, Pan African Savings and Loans PLC, Best Point Savings and Loans  Affinity Ghana Savings and Loans, Bayport Savings and Loans PLC, Leaseafric Ghana PLC, MGI Microfinance, Leverage Microfinance, Principal Capital Microfinance, WestOne Microfinance, Stegenor Microfinance, Leverage Microfinance , Sinapi Aba Savings & Loans, Blue Financial Services, Syndicated Capital Finance.

Expert Consult Ltd, Capital Factors & Debt Management Services, Prime Debt Recoveries Limited, Deomeg Debt Recovery Company Ltd, Purple Holdings Ltd, Mastercard Foundation, Maglans Micro-Credit Services, Gate of Glory Micro-Credit Services, Infinity Capital Micro-Credit Ltd, Magnet Microcredit Ltd, Link Exchange Micro-Credit Ltd were also nominated.

The individual nominees are Odun Odunfa, Chief Exective Officer of First Atlantic Bank, Akwasi Aboagye, Managing Director of Bayport Savings & Loans and Samuel Sekyere Bonsu of Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank PLC.

The Ghana Credit Excellence Award is a premier event in the financial sector organised by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management, Ghana. It seeks to showcase and applaud best performing banks and non-bank financial institutions and individuals in various categories of the Ghanaian banking and non-banking financial sector, in addition to providing banks and non-banks financial institutions with exceptional marketing and PR opportunities.

This endeavour signifies a symbol of achievement and a veritable endorsement of success. The accolade reassures exiting customers that they are engaging with the best banks and non-bank financial institution and motivates potential customers to try their services.