Wema Bank Plc, pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank ALAT, has sponsored a number of small and medium scale businesses to a capacity-building training on building sustainable wealth which was organized by PwC in Lagos.

The training featured experts from key growth sectors as well as business managers and successful entrepreneurs. Discussions and insights were shared and the subject matter experts touched on critical aspects of business building including bookkeeping and accounting to tax efficiency, raising funds for business and much more.

The bank’s Head of Retail Banking, Dotun Ifebogun, says the Bank believes strongly in the growth potential of small and medium scale businesses and is keen to provide the required financial and non-financial support needed to ensure these businesses realize their potential.

The Nigerian economy is driven significantly by a vast number of SMEs and research shows that as of October 2017, the country had in excess of 30 million small businesses operating within its borders.

Recently the bank secured a combined $35 million from the African Development Bank and ICD to fund small businesses across the country. The Bank also provides regular training, research on business-building strategies as well as offer tech driven solutions required to boost growth, enhance efficiency and sustain profitability.