--- id: 5624 title: "The Access Bank UK: Best Africa Trade Finance Bank 2018" award_year: 2018 published: 2018-05-23 13:50:45 published_gmt: 2018-05-23 12:50:45 author: "CFI.co Editorial" url: "https://cfi.co/awards/africa/2018/the-access-bank-uk-best-africa-trade-finance-bank-2018/" categories: ["Africa", "Banking", "Europe"] content_class: award_rationale independence_status: independent_editorial sponsor_disclosure: none editorial_lens: constructive_positive_lens historical_status: current_at_publication correction_status: none archive_policy: no_delete provenance_layer: github_versioned wayback_status: archived wayback_first_snapshot: 20260525052918 wayback_snapshot_url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20260525052918/https://cfi.co/awards/africa/2018/the-access-bank-uk-best-africa-trade-finance-bank-2018/" license: CFI-OAAL-1.0 content_sha256: e241059bde4b76a5f677ebf770d52456ad7d4002dd2848e913cc80c0f04f65a7 canonical: 5624-the-access-bank-uk-best-africa-trade-finance-bank-2018.json --- # The Access Bank UK: Best Africa Trade Finance Bank 2018 > Verbatim archived copy. Canonical machine record: `5624-the-access-bank-uk-best-africa-trade-finance-bank-2018.json`.
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Present in London, Lagos and Dubai’s International Financial Centre (DIFC), The Access Bank UK is a premier financial services provider. It is part of one of the largest banking groups of Nigeria, Access Bank Plc, which has geographical footprint spanning eight countries in West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and UK.
The Access Bank UK squarely aims for the top and has imbued its staff with a sense of pride in being part of Africa’s most respected financial institution. At The Access Bank UK, the pursuit of excellence in corporate governance and superior operational performance are linked by a finely tuned human resources framework that encourages innovation, skills development, and personal growth. This has been externally recognised by their accreditation by Investors In People Gold Standard. As a result, staff turnover rates are amongst the lowest in the industry.
The Bank maintains a number of partnerships with educational and professional institutes to allow apprentices to acquire skills and develop their aptitudes. This way, the Bank ensures its continued access to an exceptionally promising talent pool.
The Access Bank UK enjoys a well-earned reputation for structuring complex trade deals covering multiple jurisdictions. The Bank has its corporate roots in trade finance and offers exporters and importers in both the UK, Sub-Saharan Africa and the MENA region a full and competitive suite of services that unlocks the buoyant markets of Sub-Saharan Africa and enables the seamless processing of trade-related documentation.
The CFI.co judging panel has followed the corporate trajectory of The Access Bank UK for a few years and notes that the bank maintains its leading edge. The judges are pleased to offer The Access Bank UK the 2018 Best Africa Trade Finance Bank Award.