NNENNA CHUKWU WINS STAR PRIZE
Access Bank recently rewarded customers with N59m in its Diamond Xtra Season II Savings Scheme. This largesse was given to over 1,016 customers with Diamond Xtra Savings Account in Access Bank’s Quarterly draw at the Bank’s Headquarters in Lagos.
Mrs Nnenna Chukwu won the star prize of N100,000 monthly for 20 years in the salary for life category, others included Nwoko Chibuikem, Aliyu Umar and Adewale Adekoya. Nnenna who could not hide her excitement explained that she opened Diamond Xtra Account a long time and was not expecting to win in this savings scheme. She commended Access Bank for this great achievement. According to Nnenna, it will help to foster saving culture among Nigerians.
The Executive Director Retail Banking Mr. Victor Etuokwu, speaking at the prize presentation ceremony said Diamond Xtra initiative is Access Banks little meeting the needs of its customers in the same vein. According to Etuokwu, Diamond Xtra has been rewarding its loyal customers and shareholders and this is now its 11th edition. “It is something that we think is important as every little thing you do help, there is no way a bank can add value to the economy, if it does not do things like this” he said.
Speaking further, Etuokwu explained that over the last 10 years more than N5billion have been given out as the Bank continue to soar on the goodwill of its customers and their patronage “we want every Nigerian to know that they can also partake in the goodies which the product brings. Continuing, he said ‘the only way companies remain profitable is by creating value to actively affect their customers and as long as we keep doing this our customer base will increase and this initiative will not affect our bottom-line.
In the same vein, Head product insights and capability, Access Bank Plc, Rob Giles, said if Diamond Xtra has positively impacted the bank’s depositor base as customers are more comfortable with having a Diamond Xtra account rather than the normal savings account, he remarked.
Speaking further, Giles said, “Our business is all about customers and our success is also the success of our customers. As our customers grow, we grow as well and so we have helped millions of people to save with Diamond Xtra in the last 10 years and we are still doing that as regards this year which is the 11th edition and in addition to helping people save, they have been winning salary for life, education allowances for five years and senior citizens get additional value among others. So we have been creating magic moments for people and by doing that, it helps Access Bank because people want to continue to save with us and patronize Access Bank”, Giles said.
Diamond Xtra is an interest yielding hybrid account which allows deposit of both cash and third party cheques. Hybrid means a combination of both savings and current account features. The reward scheme which was launched in 2008 and has been running every year since inception, rewarded over 5,000 customers in 2018 and over N5billion has been given away in cash and gift items in the past 10 years.