Tanzania, April 22 -- AD

The name Access Bank is one that has been coming up often in recent times; be it about the bank's immense growth or, specifically in Tanzania, the news that it is acquiring BancABC Tanzania and Standard Chartered Bank's Consumer, Private and Business Banking operations in the country. What is less known about Access Bank is where the bank comes from and that it has been in East Africa since 2009.

The story of Access Bank dates back to the early 2000s when two young men in their thirties embarked on a journey to transform the African financial services sector by changing the narrative of the continent. Their ambition was clear - to create a globally connected community and ecosystem, inspired by Africa, for the w...