Diamond Bank
Bank
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Diamond Bank Plc., was a Nigerian multinational financial service provider.[4] Diamond Bank was acquired by Access Bank in December 2018, and announced to complete the transactions of the merger fully in the first half of 2019.[5] On 1 April 2019, Diamond Bank was fully merged with Access Bank to build a new entity while retaining the name of Access Bank with a logo that took the form of Diamond Bank.[6][7]
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| Company type | Formerly Public limited company |
|---|---|
| NGX: DIAMONDBNK | |
| Industry | Finance |
| Founded | 20 December 1990[1] |
| Founder | Pascal Dozie |
| Defunct | 1 April 2019  |
| Fate | Merged with Access Bank Plc., 1 April 2019 |
| Headquarters | , Nigeria[2] |
Area served | Nigeria United Kingdom |
Key people | Uzoma Dozie (CEO) |
| Services | Banking Financial services |
| Revenue |  :Pretax: ₦28 billion (US$175 million) (FY:2012)[3] |
| Total assets | ₦1.7 trillion (US$7.3 billion) (December 2012) |
| Website | diamondbank |
Overview
The bank provided financial services. Its headquarters was located in Lagos, Nigeria.[8] As at June 2017, the bank operated 297 branches in Nigeria.[9][citation needed]
