Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has picked up two major honours at this year’s prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence.
The awards — Best Bank for Consumer Lending and Best Bank for SMEs — reaffirm the bank's commitment to helping individuals, families and businesses to achieve their ambitions through accessible, innovative and customer-centred financial solutions.
The dual recognition forms part of 16 Euromoney awards won by the Access Bank Group across its African operations, underscoring the group's continued leadership in delivering meaningful impact for customers across the continent.
For more than three decades, the Euromoney Awards for Excellence have become one of the banking industry's most respected benchmarks, recognising institutions that demonstrate excellence in leadership, innovation, governance, customer outcomes, strategic execution and long-term value creation.
Access Bank prides itself as an institution that has developed solutions that respond to the real aspirations behind every banking need.
Remarks
“This customer-first approach reflects the bank's belief that banking is about far more than financial products; it is about enabling people to thrive,” a statement issued by the bank after the awards said.
Speaking separately on the achievement, the Board Chair of Access Bank (Ghana) Plc, Ama Bawuah, said: “These awards reflect our unwavering commitment to the customers and businesses we exist to serve. As a board, we have remained focused on building a strong, well-governed institution that creates sustainable value for all our stakeholders.”
“We are proud that this recognition affirms not only our strategic direction but also our commitment to supporting Ghanaian families, entrepreneurs and businesses as they pursue their ambitions and contribute to national development,” she added.
The Managing Director of the bank, Pearl Nkrumah, said the awards represented far more than institutional achievement.
"Everything we do begins with our customers. Every solution we design, every product we introduce, and every innovation we pursue is driven by one purpose: helping our customers (to) thrive. Being recognised as Best Bank for Consumer Lending and Best Bank for SMEs is a powerful validation of that commitment, and reflects our determination to empower individuals, support businesses, and create opportunities that contribute to Ghana's economic growth,” she said.
“We are honoured by this recognition from Euromoney and deeply grateful to our customers for their trust, our partners for their collaboration,” Ms Nkrumah added.
She expressed gratitude to staff of the bank, saying their dedication, passion, commitment and unwavering focus on customers had made the achievements possible.
Bank’s successes
The Access Bank Group's 2026 Euromoney successes span customer experience, SME banking, sustainable finance, digital banking, corporate responsibility and market leadership across several African markets.
“For Access Bank Ghana, these awards are not simply a recognition of past achievements; they reinforce the bank's commitment to continuing to innovate and deliver solutions that respond to the evolving needs of customers,” the managing director added.
Ms Nkrumah said the bank's focus on understanding what mattered most to its customers and providing the support they needed to realise their ambitions would remain unchanged.
Over the past year, Access Bank Ghana has expanded access to finance through initiatives such as its Pick Now Pay Later, Pay Day Loan, Retail Personal Loan, Fly Now Pay Later, Mortgage Facility, Auto Loan, and a range of SME financing solutions designed to make credit more accessible while supporting enterprise growth across Ghana.