GTBank Commences Instant Account Opening on Facebook

Mr. Segun Agbaje , MD, GTBank

 Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has said it upgraded its social banking offering on Facebook to accommodate instant account opening.

With this upgrade, a statement from the bank at the weekend said its prospective customers would be able to open accounts and immediately get their account numbers while on Facebook, without having to visit any GTBank branch.

Commenting on the new offering which went live recently, the Managing Director  GTBank, Mr. Segun Agbaje, said the upgrade would make it more convenient for people to commence banking relationships with the bank.

Agbaje explained all potential customers had to do while on Facebook was fill the account opening form, upload their passport photograph and signature mandate and immediately get their account number.

Agbaje explained: “GTBank social banking is a unique offering pioneered by the bank earlier in the year that allows people open GTBank accounts, make account balance enquiries, perform money transfers and purchase Airtime on Facebook. The bank remains the leading Nigerian financial services provider in the social media space with over 1.3 million followers on Facebook alone, the largest following for any Nigerian company.

“With Social Banking, GTBank has successfully introduced a new and effective platform through which its customers can get real-time customer service and perform transactions quickly, safely and at their convenience.”

According to the GTBank boss, the banking requirements of today’s customers necessitated a high degree of flexibility, which was why the bank instituted the value adding channels on social and other platforms  that allows people bank 24 hours, every day.

GTBank was established in 1990 and has within the last 23 years come to be recognised as one of the most innovative and service focused banks in Nigeria.