Fairness Financial institution Rwanda on Thursday, June 4, launched a brand new department in Nyamirambo, Nyarugenge District, strengthening its nationwide community because the lender seeks to develop entry to finance and additional help native financial progress.
Working from Saint Joseph Constructing, the brand new department is predicted to convey banking companies nearer to residents and companies within the space, in accordance with the financial institution.
It can additionally function a platform for engagement between the financial institution’s management, companions, and clients, as Fairness continues to advance its imaginative and prescient of inclusive monetary empowerment.
Stakeholders welcome the brand new department
Alexis Ingagare, the District Government Administrator of Nyarugenge District noticed that the financial institution’s growth aligns with authorities efforts to convey companies nearer to residents.
He inspired the financial institution to think about additional growth into different areas and to strengthen entry to credit score by means of cooperatives, significantly for small entrepreneurs and girls who might lack collateral.
Sheikh Gudura Mutarogera, a buyer mentioned that beforehand he needed to journey to city to entry Fairness Financial institution companies.
“I’ve all the time questioned why there have been banks in Nyamirambo however not Fairness, as a result of we used to journey simply to entry companies. It was not very handy for us. Now that Fairness is right here, it’s a lot nearer, and I merely walked in and obtained superb service,” he mentioned.
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Anastasie Uwamariya, the Supervisor of the brand new department, welcomed the opening, thanking the financial institution’s management for choosing a strategic and accessible location.
“I additionally respect our long-standing shoppers who’ve remained loyal to the financial institution,” she mentioned.
She assured clients of high quality service and a powerful dedication to serving to them obtain their monetary objectives.
Talking on the opening ceremony, the Managing Director of Fairness Financial institution Rwanda, Hannington Namara, thanked clients for his or her continued belief and help, noting that the financial institution’s progress has been constructed on robust buyer relationships and collaboration with stakeholders.
He mentioned that though Fairness Financial institution already operates a number of branches in Nyarugenge, Nyamirambo had remained an essential service hole, which the brand new department now addresses.
Fairness’s progress and growth
Since coming into the Rwandan market in 2012, Fairness Financial institution has grown to serve greater than 1.7 million clients.
“We are actually the second-largest financial institution within the nation. As we speak we now have about 1,000 staff, 36 branches throughout the nation, loans price over Rwf700 billion, and buyer deposits exceeding 1 trillion,” Namara mentioned.
“These achievements exhibit what is feasible by means of partnership and long-term planning.”
Driving digital banking adoption
Namara additionally emphasised the financial institution’s rising shift towards digital banking, encouraging clients to more and more use cellular and digital platforms to entry companies.
“We guarantee you of our full cooperation as we transfer towards a extra technology-driven future. Purchasers ought to make larger use of digital companies by means of cellphones. We’ll all the time be obtainable to serve you.”
He additional highlighted Fairness Financial institution’s twin give attention to business and growth banking, together with help for agriculture and small companies, in addition to deliberate growth into sectors akin to well being, training, and climate-related financing.
