From left to right: (front row in suit) Mr. Atta Gyan, DMD, Operations & Support Functions, Fidelity Bank Mr. Julian Opuni, Managing Director, Fidelity Bank, Mr. Edward Opare-Donkor, DMD, Wholesale Banking, Fidelity bank with the editors
JULIAN OPUNI, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana, says his outfit is bent on working to emerge as a dominant continental and global force in the near future.
In an engagement with editors recently at the bank’s Ridge head office in Accra, Mr. Opuni attributed the bank’s success mainly to the ethos established by its founders which included a customer-centric approach and a commitment to creating value for all stakeholders.
According to him, Fidelity’ success story proves that “Ghanaians can achieve global standards of excellence right here in Ghana with the right mind-set, focus and determination.”
It formed part of activities to celebrate the bank’s 15 years of banking in Ghana.
Commenting on support to the SME sector, Mr. Opuni noted that “As the largest privately-owned Ghanaian bank, we feel we have an even larger role to play in the SME space. We have therefore over the years invested in this area; accordingly, we established the Fidelity SME Academy to help SMEs build their capacity. We also launched the Fidelity Young Entrepreneurs Fund to support youth-led businesses with access to finance and non-finance resources among many other initiatives.”
He also reiterated the bank’s burgeoning partnership with Development Bank Ghana as a means to provide further financial muscle to the nation’s vibrant and growing SME sector.
He further highlighted notable milestones chalked with respect to the Bank’s sterling financial performance, myriad global and local recognitions as well as the various outstanding initiatives introduced by the bank to support economic growth and financial inclusion.
He said such successes have been possible as a result of the collaborative efforts of the management team, staff and all stakeholders of Fidelity Bank Ghana.
Mr. Opuni additionally commended the media for its unflinching support for Fidelity Bank throughout the bank’s meteoric 15year journey.
He stated: “We value the work you do as the media because we acknowledge that without your support, we may never have been able to publicise our products and services as well as the good work we do for our customers and Ghanaians in general.”