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About UBA Group
Serving Africa since 1949
United Bank for Africa, or UBA, is the leading sub-Saharan African bank with over 21 million customers, 20,000 employees, and 1,000 branches across 20 African countries.
Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, UBA has been providing superior financial services to small business, corporations, governments, institutions and individuals globally for over seven decades.
Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC is a leading pan-African financial services institution with a global footprint. UBA operates in 20 African countries and in 4 continents (USA, UK, UAE and France) with over 45 million customers, 20,000 employees, and 1,000 branches.
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TONY ELUMELU, CFR
CHAIRMAN
OLIVER ALAWUBA
GMD/CEO
Leadership
UBA is led by Group Chairman Tony O. Elumelu C.O.N., named one of the 100 most influential people of 2020 by Time Magazine, Group Managing Director/CEO Oliver Alawuba, and its Board of Directors.
UBA Group is led by Group Chairman Tony O. Elumelu CFR, named one of the 100 most influential people of 2020 by Time Magazine, Group Managing Director/CEO Oliver Alawuba, and its Board of Directors.
Our beginnings
UBA commenced operations in Africa since 1949 as the British and French Bank Limited (BFB). It took over the assets and liabilities of BFB and was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1961. In 2005, UBA merged with Standard Trust Bank (STB), one of the largest developments of its kind in the history of sub-Saharan Africa.
Our Mission
To be a role model for African businesses by creating superior value for all our stakeholders, abiding by the utmost professional and ethical standards, and by building an enduring institution.
Our Vision
To be the undisputed leading and dominant financial services institution in Africa.
Our Core Values
Enterprise, Excellence, Execution.
Forming connections throughout Africa
As the leading sub-Saharan African bank, UBA connects people and businesses across the continent through retail and corporate banking, innovative cross border payments, trade finance, and investment banking.
We have one of the widest earnings diversifications and footprints across Africa and exposure to key sectors of the African economy, consumers, commodities, and infrastructure.