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About UBA America

Our Story

UBA America operates in the United States as a Branch of a Foreign Banking Organization, United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc) with a rich history spanning over seven decades.

UBA America commenced operations in 1982 as a Representative Office, and subsequently obtained a banking license in 1984 to operate as a Federal Branch in New York. The Cayman Islands branch was established in 1987.

The bank supports and facilitates trade, investment, development

   

and capital flows between Africa and North America.

We offer Correspondent and Corporate Banking as well as Treasury services to our global customers across key sectors, which include Financial Institutions, Sovereigns, Multilateral and Development Organizations.

Africa's Global Bank

Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC is a leading pan-African financial services institution with a global footprint. UBA operates in 20 African countries and in 4 continents (USA, UK, UAE and France) with over 45 million customers, 20,000 employees, and 1,000 branches.

Careers

If you want to join a company that values your input and encourages your creativity, consider UBA America . You'll work in a stimulating, upbeat environment with people who care about customer service and professionalism...

UBA Foundation

We are committed to social responsibility and aim to be a role model for all African businesses. As one of Africa’s largest financial services institutions , UBA has always believed in the need for a social contract between us, local communities and residents. To that end, UBA became the first bank in Nigeria to establish a foundation, the UBA Foundation, in January 2004...