Affluent people in the society will now be subjected
to special banking services, thanks to the introduction of Private Banking suite
Facility by the National Bank of Commerce ( NBC). The suite will enable NBC
affluent customers to access a range of products and services designed to meet
their individual requirements and benefit from easier access to credit
facilities offered by the bank. Under this service customers will be required
to have a minimum of Sh75 million in the bank account. The NBC has opened a
special centre in Dar es Salaam yesterday for that purpose. Gracing the occasion
for the introduction of a newly bank service, the IPP Executive Chairman Dr
Reginald Mengi said the move will help cater for the country’s growing economy.
However, he thanked the bank for the step it has taken as this shows that, the
bank has reached at the top higher level of performance in the country bearing
the fact that, being a financial institution it plays a key role in
facilitating country’s economy. He said as the number of people who require
financial services in the country keeps on increasing everyday and this is made
evident by the increasing number of registered banks in the country, it’s
therefore prudent for banks also to think of ways to expound their services to
cater for their regular needs. At this remark, Dr.Mengi praised the MD and her
entire management team for the ability which has made the NBC to come at this
surprise that it has enabled it to launch such a vital service at the opportune
time when the country’s economy is growing at such an exceptional rate. Commenting
on the launch of the bank’s Private Banking Suite. Mengi said, “The need for
tailor made services is very important and added that, this is underscored by
the fact that organizations which succeed are usually those which adopt to the
constantly changing market dynamics by providing solutions for their
customers”.
Speaking on behalf of the bank, NBC’s Managing Director Ms. Mizinga
Melu said, “since NBC has been in operation for the last 46 years the bank has
been receiving new customers and hence there is a need to cope with the
emerging global technological change. In view of this, therefore the bank has
to look for specific requirements which have to be taken into consideration for
the development of emerging technologies to suite new products and services. It
is for this reason, however she added that, the bank has decided to introduce
Private Banking Suite to cater for financial requirements to help achieve their
ambitions and also create ways for convenience for customers by building an
environment where they can realize their ambitions with ease. She said that,
the centre is the first to be launched by the bank in the country, and noted
that seven other centers would be replicated later in other cities and big towns
in the country by end of 2014. Cornered for an exclusive interview, the Head of
Bank’s retail services Mmoloki Legodu said that, with this launch the bank aim
to service the diverse financial needs of their customers including their
families with exclusivity. However, he said and added that, customers will be
able to enjoy the attention of a dedicated relationship manager and use of this
State-of-the –art exclusive facility centre to meet all the banking needs, and
moreover will not need to stand in queue. Describing the suitability of the
service, the Bank’s Marketing, Communications and Corporate Affairs Edwin Mhina
said that, customers under this category of service would use their Automated
Teller Machine (ATM) cards free for every transaction. He further noted that
customers will enjoy a reduction on costs for sending money through telegraphic
transfer to settle payments of imported goods. These he said would be reduced
to a certain percentage rate which he couldn’t immediately indicate. NBC is one
of the most highly recognized retail banks in the country with 46 years
experience in providing financial services. Apart from offering traditional
banking services, NBC also prides itself with an expanded branch network and
footprint. It has 52 branches with over 1,200 staff, Visa and MasterCard enabled ATMs and over 250
points of sales strategically located throughout the country.
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