Fidelity Bank Plc is hosting a specialized export and business workshop in Northern Nigeria designed to equip regional SMEs and commercial enterprises with critical financing frameworks, cross-border trade capabilities, and digital payment tools.
Fidelity Bank Plc is scheduled to hold its next Quarterly Business Forum on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in Kano convening business owners, entrepreneurs and key stakeholders to explore growth and sustainability strategies across Northern Nigeria.
Following the success of its Port Harcourt session, the upcoming Kano forum aims to expand these growth strategies, offering Northern entrepreneurs practical business insights, networking and opportunities for sustainable expansion.
Centered on the theme “Positioning Northern Businesses for Growth,” the event will highlight emerging market trends and commercial opportunities across the region. Agenda topics will offer actionable frameworks to optimize business operations, refine financial practices, expand capital access, adopt digital tools and broaden market scale for enduring profitability.
Speaking ahead of the event, Fidelity Bank’s Divisional Head of SME Banking, Ugochi Osinigwe stated that the Quarterly Business Forum aims to equip enterprises with actionable insights, strategic networks and growth-driving opportunities. She noted that hosting this edition in Kano reinforces the bank’s commitment to empowering Northern entrepreneurs with the resources necessary to scale their businesses nationwide.
The event will feature expert-led sessions, peer knowledge sharing and tailored networking opportunities designed to deliver practical solutions for navigating modern business dynamics.
This initiative reinforces Fidelity Bank’s wider dedication to empowering Nigerian small businesses. Notably, the lender recently secured the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Service Ambassadors Award for Highest Impact on MSMEs Accessing Credit for the First Time honoring its leadership in onboarding unbanked enterprises and broadening credit access. Beyond loan financing, the bank actively fosters sustainable enterprise growth through tailored financial services, capacity building, strategic networks and specialized educational platforms.
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Ranked among Nigeria’s top tier lenders, Fidelity Bank Plc is a full-service commercial deposit money bank serving more than 10 million customers via robust digital channels, 255 domestic business offices, and its UK subsidiary FidBank UK Limited.
Fidelity Bank has earned numerous local and international accolades, including the 2025 DBN Innovation Award for MSME support, Independent Newspapers’ Best Retail and SME Bank Award and double honors at the 2025 BusinessDay BAFI Awards for Best Bank for Export & Trade Finance and Most Innovative Bank of the Year.Globally, it was named Nigeria’s Best Private Bank at the 2025 Euromoney Awards, alongside recognitions such as Nairametrics’ inaugural Most Improved Commercial Bank of the Year, NewsDirect’s SME Bank of the Year, Citi Group’s STP Excellence Award and Global Brands Magazine’s award for Excellence in Community Empowerment.
