Anti-Money Laundering: ACAMS Hails Heritage Bank's Doggedness

Following commitments made in fighting money laundering, the management of one of Nigeria’s respected financial institutions, Heritage Bank, has been commended by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, ACAMS.

The body hailed Heritage Bank for showing a practical commitment to anti-money laundering by employing one of the very few professionally-certified anti-money laundering experts of Nigerian origin the nation’s Banking Sector currently boasts of.

ACAMS’s Editorial/Communications Manager, Karla Monterrosa-Yancey, contained this commendation in a special congratulatory letter to Prince Okenwa Akamadu of Heritage Bank, following his certification as a full member of the association.

At the moment, there are very few Nigerians who are certified members of this globally respected body; with Akamadu being one of them.

“Your certification asserts that your employer takes anti-money laundering seriously and employs top specialists like yourself,” Monterrosa-Yancey said in the letter.

Prince Akamadu’s certification was described as a merit that not only positively reflects his status as a globally distinguished professional but also confers on his employer an objective confirmation of its proficiency and capability in the dynamic anti-money laundering field.

In his remarks, Heritage Bank’s CEO, Ifie Sekibo, described the feat as a testament to the bank’s unique business template that is predicated on promoting best in class human resources, technology and processes.

“At Heritage Bank, we are out to make a qualitative difference in service delivery. Our operations are geared towards ensuring total protection and preservation of our customers’ wealth entrusted to us. The excellent quality of the team, spanning our workforce at both Management and non-Management levels, is one of the key drivers of this commitmensaid the elated bank boss said.

Sekibo further pledged Heritage Bank’s preparedness to leave a lasting positive mark on the nation’s banking sector, noting that, “Heritage Bank has never planned to operate as a conventional bank offering conventional service, but submitting that, “rather, ours is a project that is designed to bring positive changes to how banks in the country affect entrepreneurial growth, micro-economic stability and wealth creation and preservation. We are a timeless wealth partner to all our customers.”