KPMG Survey Lists Polaris Most Improved Retail Bank 

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The 2022 KPMG Nigeria Banking Industry Customer Experience survey has listed Polaris Bank ‘as the most improved Bank under retail segment.

In the survey, Polaris moved up five places to sixth position and third under SME segment’, with the Bank showing significant improvement in customer ratings.

The outcome of the survey is swayed in Polaris favour by VULTe, the bank’s digital platform which disbursed over N1.5 billion between October 2022 and February 2023 to individuals and SMEs to aid personal and business growth in the country.

This affirmed the bank’s personalised service, proactive approach to problem-solving, and faster turnaround times which many customers have lauded.

According to the survey, the Bank significantly improved its mobile banking propositions which Customers also confirmed, saying that onboarding and the payments experience have also improved.

Businesses also rated Polaris Bank highly for the quality of its payment solutions and, importantly, the timeliness of resolving POS-related complaints.

Polaris Bank (in third place) was the other new entrant in the top five, amongst Sterling Bank, Wema Bank, and Zenith Bank.

POS-related issues such as timeliness of settlements and resolution of disputes were some of the most critical measures for SMEs this year. GTBank emerged as the leading Bank in the SME segment

Polaris Bank’s award-winning Digital Bank, VULTe has been a game changer, making life seamless for personalized and business offerings.

Polaris Bank’s digital platform VULTe, also achieved an impressive uptime ratio, enabling seamless transactions for its users. This performance has surpassed its competitors and earned recognition from the Nigerian Interbank Settlement Systems (NIBBS).

In particular, during the recent currency redesign program, which aimed to support the cashless policy in Nigeria, VULTe demonstrated exceptional reliability. During a business call with the Bank’s management, NIBBS conveyed its appreciation for VULTe’s excellent performance during this challenging period

“Polaris Bank has made significant improvements in its digital banking platform, VULTe allowing customers to access their accounts, make transactions, and manage their finances more conveniently and seamlessly. This, has been particularly great, which I found most useful especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many customers I know have had to rely on the digital Bank to conduct their daily transactions”, Chibuzor Nwachukwu, a top civil servant in Abuja testified.

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