United Bank for Africa

United Bank for Africa
Company typePublic limited company
NGXUBA
IndustryFinancial services
Banking
Investment services
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
HeadquartersGroup Headquarters - UBA House, 57 Marina, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Areas served
Africa, Europe, United States and Asia
Key people
Tony Elumelu[1]
Group Chairman
Oliver Alawuba
Group Managing Director & Group CEO[2]
ProductsInternet banking
Mobile banking
Wholesale Banking
Corporate banking
Investment Banking
Consumer Banking
Collections
Treasury
Trade finance
Savings Accounts
Current Accounts
Domiciliary Accounts
Non-Resident African Banking
Money Transfer
Debit Cards
RevenueIncreaseBeforetax:153 billion (US$$373.8 million) (2021)
Total assets₦8.5 trillion (US$20.1 billion) (2021)
Number of employees
20,000+ (2021)
ParentUnited Bank for Africa Edit this on Wikidata
Websiteubagroup.com

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos Island, Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York.[3] In December 2021, UBA received its banking license to commence operations in the UAE.[4] It is listed as commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria.[5] The shares of stock of the group are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, where they trade under the symbol: UBA.[6] The Group Chairman of the bank is Tony Elumelu and the GMD/CEO is Oliver Alawuba.

  1. ^ Lara Adejoro (26 August 2014). "UBA Appoints Elumelu As Chairman". Daily Times (Nigeria). Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 3 September 2014) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Bukola Aro (August 2022). "Oliver Alawuba appointed GMD of UBA as Kennedy Uzoka retires". Nigeria: TheCable. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ Katumu Adasi (2020). "How to get UBA Africard for secure online transactions". Blogging Booth. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ Mark Itsibor (2022). "UBA Gets Licence To Operate In Dubai". Leadership. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ Central Bank of Nigeria (2 July 2020). "List of Licensed Financial Institutions: Commercial Banks". Abuja: Central Bank of Nigeria. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ African Markets (2019). "United Bank For Africa Plc, Listed On Nigerian Stock Exchange". African-markets.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.