Author Archives: Coronation Merchank Bank

  • 2024 Coronation Merchant Bank Annual General Meeting

                   

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  • API Monetization: Turning Infrastructure into Scalable Revenue

    From recharge cards to real-time digital payments, how did we get here? In the latest episode of Coronation Conversations, our CTO Echezona Agubata sits down with Princess Edo-Osagie, Head of Product Leadership and Agile Transformation at Interswitch Group, to unpack how Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have evolved from backend tools to strategic, revenue-generating products. If …

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  • API Architecture: The Invisible Engine Powering Modern Banking

    Banking has evolved far beyond the days of paper ledgers and long queues. Today, it’s a dynamic force driving Nigeria’s economy, responding to customers in real time, and powering digital innovation. The unsung hero behind this transformation is the Application Programming Interface (API)—a tool that lets bank systems communicate seamlessly with each other and external …

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  • The Evolution of Merchant Banking in Nigeria: Unlocking the Next Frontier in Financial Intermediation

    For much of Nigeria’s financial history, merchant banking has quietly played a foundational, though often underestimated role. From trade finance and corporate advisory in the 1960s to today’s strategic intermediation and capital structuring, the journey of merchant banking has mirrored the nation’s broader economic transformation. Yet, in recent years, the sector has begun to reassert …

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  • Coronation Merchant Bank Reports ₦13.4 Billion PBT, Up 283%, at 10th AGM Reaffirms Strategic Focus, Institutional Resilience, and Market Leadership

    Coronation Merchant Bank convened its 10th Annual General Meeting at its Head Office in Victoria Island, Lagos, celebrating a decade of institutional resilience and reaffirming its position as a catalyst in Nigeria’s merchant banking sector. The event marked a significant milestone in the Bank’s journey, highlighting a year of strategic repositioning and long-term value creation. …

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  • Nigeria’s success in harnessing investment

    Nigeria was the largest of the African economies in 2022, but declining oil production has seen it slip down the rankings. It has turned – successfully – to capital-raising in a bid to reignite the economy and reclaim its crown.  Total revenue for investment banking in 2024 is projected to hit $142.16bn, fuelled by a …

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  • Leveraging Funding Opportunities

    Unlock smart funding strategies with Leveraging Funding Opportunities! Join Saheed Alamutu as he dives into diverse financing options, from personal loans to business credit, and reveals how to leverage them for growth. Learn to distinguish between good and bad debt, the benefits of diversified funding, and how to weigh crucial factors like risk tolerance, market …

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  • Lock in Your Profits: How Nigerian Businesses Can Hedge Against Currency Fluctuations

    Currency instability can cause anxiety for business owners who have not adopted risk management strategies to weather the fluctuations of the foreign exchange market. When the Central Bank of Nigeria unified all exchange rate windows  as part of the government’s economic reforms in 2023, the goal was to create a fairer exchange rate system with …

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  • Sustainable Wealth Creation Across Generations

    Will your kids inherit stress or success? Delve deeper into practical strategies for ensuring your wealth transcends generations. Listen to Ifeyinwa Uwefoh, Head of Private Banking, Coronation Merchant Bank and Yemi Sadik- MD, Coronation Trustees uncover strategies to build sustainable wealth succession across generations. Ready to plan for your family’s future? Send an email with …

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  • Tightrope, Balancing Growth: Mid-year Economic Report

    Tightrope, Balancing Growth: Mid-year Economic Report Based on series of projections, global GDP growth is projected at between 1.5 – 2.8% in 2023. The factors influencing these forecasts are similar. They include fragile economic conditions, higher-than-expected inflation figures, abrupt spikes in interest rates, subdued investments, a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating geopolitical tensions. …

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Year Ahead-Re-risking the financial system

Year Ahead 2020: Re-risking the financial system

Oil prices: In a global oil market threatened with over-supply, it appears that OPEC, and its ally Russia, are doing a good job of limiting production.