STERLING BANK PLC
At the HEART of Digital Banking in Nigeria
Sterling Bank is accelerating its digital innovations to further strengthen its links across key sectors to drive Nigeria ’ s economic growth
WRITTEN BY : DOMINIC ELLIS
PRODUCED BY : MICHAEL BANYARD
With the majority of its arrows pointing refreshingly upwards , Nigeria ’ s Sterling Bank had a strong 2020 with key metrics showing deposits up 17.4 percent , and both EPS and Profit After Tax recording 15 percent growth .
After talking online to Olayinka Oni , who doubles up as Chief Information Officer and Chief Digital Officer , it ’ s not hard to see why the figures are heading in the right direction . He barely pauses with my questions , demonstrating a clear knowledge not only of every facet of the business but perhaps more crucially in these uncertain times , where the fully mobile , cloud-based bank is heading . Previously he was CTO at Microsoft Nigeria , who is now one of Sterling ’ s key partners .
Underpinning Sterling ’ s commercial foundations is a simple acronym , HEART , enabling all managers and employees to keep a firm eye on its five key sectors – Healthcare ; Education ; Agriculture ; Renewables and Transportation – and beneath these are eight pivotal secondary
20 March 2021