Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most decorated bank, will be in the United States of America (USA) for the next two weeks, to literally bring to the door steps of Nigerians in the Diaspora, some essential financial services that would make their banking experience more stress free.
The multiple award winning bank, according to its schedule, will be in four major cities in the US – Los Angeles, Atlanta, Maryland and New York – from tomorrow, Saturday, July 12, 2025 to Saturday, July, 26, 2025, to offer services ranging from Bank Verification Number (BVN) and National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment, to seamless bank account opening, mortgages at concessionary rates, and other financial services.
From 9AM to 5PM on the 12th, 14th and 15th of July, 2025, the bank’s top executives will be at Jesus Embassy, Los Angeles, 442 E El Segundo Blvd, Los Angele, CA 90061 USA; while from July 17 to 19, 2025, also between 9AM and 5PM, the Zenith Bank team will be at the Hampton Inn of Norcross, 5655 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross, GA 30071 to render their services to the Diaspora community.
For the Maryland area, the team will be at the Marriott Hotel, 10101 Grand Central Ave, Owings Mills, MD 21117, from July 21 to 22, 2025 also between 9AM and 5PM. They will then proceed to New York City where they will engage with the Nigerian community in the area on July 25 and 26, at the Hampton Inn NY-JFK, 144-10 135th Avenue, Jamaica, New York, 11436, US, also between 9AM and 5PM.
All Nigerians in the US who need any of the services the Bank is bringing to town are welcome to the locations, and those who need additional information concerning the engagements are to contact the Bank’s officials via email at: diaspora.banking@zenithbank.com or call +2342012786115.
Those who desire to open accounts with the Bank at any of the locations are required to bring along with them the following documents:
*A valid means of identification, including any of the following – Nigerian International Passport, Nigerian Drivers Licence, National I. D Card, Voters Card or a Notarized Foreign Passport.
*Proof of Address: Notarized Utility Receipt or Foreign Bank Statement.
* Passport Photograph
Zenith Bank Plc, which was founded by Jim Ovia CFR CON in 1990, and has Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON as its Group Managing Director/CEO, is presently, the most celebrated Nigerian bank, and retained its position as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital for the sixteenth consecutive year, in the 2025 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings, published by The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group of the United Kingdom.
The Bank has also won the Best Bank in Nigeria from 2020 to 2022, 2024 and 2025, in the Global Finance Magazine’s World’s Best Banks Awards, and Best Bank for Digital Solutions in Nigeria in the Euromoney Awards 2023. It was also listed in the World Finance‘s Top 100 Global Companies in 2023.
Other awards garnered by the Bank include Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria for four consecutive years from 2021 to 2024 in the World Finance Banking Awards, and Most Sustainable Bank, Nigeria in the International Banker‘s 2023 and 2024 Banking Awards. Also, the Bank was acknowledged as the Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria, in the World Finance‘s Corporate Governance Awards from 2022 to 2024, and the ‘Best in Corporate Governance’ Financial Services’ Africa for four consecutive years from 2020 to 2023 by the Ethical Boardroom.
It was equally named the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the Banker Magazine’s Top 500 Banking Brands for 2020 and 2021, Bank of the Year 2023 and 2024 at the BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, and Retail Bank of the Year for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022 and in 2024 at the BAFI Awards. The Bank was also named Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria, and Best Innovation in Retail Banking, Nigeria, in the International Banker 2022 Banking Awards.
Zenith Bank was also named Most Responsible Organisation in Africa, Best Company in Transparency and Reporting, and Best Company in Gender Equality and Women Empowerment at the SERAS CSR Awards Africa 2024.
