By Ayomide Otitoju
Access Bank PLC has been recognized as the 2024 Best Digital Award Winner in the Commercial Banks Category at the Digital Jurist Awards, organized by Phillips Consulting. In addition to this prestigious accolade, the bank received the Best Website Award, achieving an impressive score of 201 points for its engaging and user-friendly digital experience. Access Bank’s total score of 380 points reflects its excellence across various digital touchpoints, including its website, web portal, mobile app, and social media platforms.
Amaechi Okobi, Chief Communications Officer of Access Holdings PLC, expressed pride in the recognition, stating, “We are honoured to receive the Best Digital and Best Website Awards at this year’s Digital Jurist Awards. At Access, our focus on digital innovation is driven by our commitment to deliver seamless, secure, and customer-centric solutions across all touchpoints. This recognition validates our ongoing efforts to enhance our digital platforms, making financial services more accessible and efficient for our customers. We thank Phillips Consulting for recognising our efforts and will continue to raise the bar in digital excellence.”
Phillips Consulting has a longstanding history as a development partner for Nigerian financial institutions and other organizations with an online presence. Utilizing its proprietary Digital Jurist platform, the firm has conducted assessments of digital touchpoints across various sectors, including financial services, insurance, telecommunications, and government agencies, over the past 17 years. Originally established as Web Jurist®, the platform was reimagined as Digital Jurist to evaluate new and diversified digital channels in the evolving digital economy. Its evaluation framework assesses numerous factors, including user experience, accessibility, performance, functionality, security, customer service, support, marketing, and content engagement across digital platforms.
These awards further reinforce Access Bank’s leadership in digital banking, complementing recent accolades such as the 2024 Best Digital Bank and Best Mobile Banking App by World Finance, Best Mobile Banking App and Best Digital Bank by The Digital Banker Awards, and Best Digital Banking Initiative at the Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2024.
