Diamond Bank
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| Company type | Formerly Public limited company |
|---|---|
| NGX: DIAMONDBNK | |
| Industry | Finance |
| Founded | 20 December 1990[1] |
| Founder | Pascal Dozie |
| Defunct | 1 April 2019  |
| Fate | Merged with Access Bank Plc., 1 April 2019 |
| Headquarters | , Nigeria[2] |
Area served | Nigeria United Kingdom |
Key people | Uzoma Dozie (CEO) |
| Services | Banking Financial services |
| Revenue |  :Pretax: ₦28 billion (US$175 million) (FY:2012)[3] |
| Total assets | ₦1.7 trillion (US$7.3 billion) (December 2012) |
| Website | diamondbank |
Diamond Bank Plc., was a Nigerian multinational financial service provider.[4] Diamond Bank was acquired by Access Bank in December 2018, and announced to complete the transactions of the merger fully in the first half of 2019.[5] On 1 April 2019, Diamond Bank was fully merged with Access Bank to build a new entity while retaining the name of Access Bank with a logo that took the form of Diamond Bank.[6][7]
Overview
[edit]The bank provided financial services. Its headquarters was located in Lagos, Nigeria.[8] As at June 2017, the bank operated 297 branches in Nigeria.[9][citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Diamond Bank - About Us - Company Profile Archived 2010-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Google Finance - Diamond Bank
- ^ Q3:2010 Financial Report
- ^ "Central Bank of Nigeria:: All Financial Institutions". www.cenbank.org. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Oguamanam, Udoka (17 December 2018). "Statement Regarding Scheme To Merge With Access Bank". Diamond Bank. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Warami, Urowayino (1 April 2019). "Diamond Bank merger: Access Bank launches new brand logo". Vanguard News Nigeria. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "CBN, SEC grant approval in principle to Access, Diamond banks' merger". Punch Newspapers. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria: 'I'm Leaving Diamond Bank Strong And Fulfilled'". This Day (Lagos). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Diamond Bank". Parkway Projects. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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