Corporate Banking
Our Corporate Banking team is focused on providing Corporate banking services to private sector companies with active trading links in and out of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our value proposition is built around developing a deep understanding of each of our customers’ businesses permitting a tailoring of Cash-Management tools, Short-Term Working Capital Finance, Medium Term Lending, Project Finance and Guarantee products to create effective financial solutions that meet our customer’s specific needs.
With the support of our specialist Trade Finance and Treasury teams, we are well positioned to provide end-to-end coverage of our customer’s banking requirements.
The Terms and Conditions for our Business Banking may be found here. Also see our current Standard Tariff for Corporate Banking Clients. Please also note the product features of our Current and Fixed accounts.
CORPORATE BANKING ACCOUNT OPENING FORM
To open a Corporate account with FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, please click here.
Protecting Your Money
Your eligible deposits with FCMB Bank (UK) Limited are protected up to a total of £85.000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FCSC), the UK’s deposit guarantee scheme.
This limit is applied to the total of any deposits you have with FCMB Bank (UK) Limited. Any total deposits you hold above the limit are unlikely to be covered. Details are provided in the FSCS Information Sheet and Exclusion list. Please click on this link to the FSCS Leaflet for further information or visit www.fscs.org.uk to learn more
Cash Management Services
We can offer multicurrency (USD, GBP, EUR) deposit accounts with fixed terms or notice periods of 32/64/95 days which yield attractive interest rates.
Medium Term Loans
We can consider providing funding for periods in excess of one year to finance the acquisition of fixed assets such as plant & machinery to be deployed in larger projects. We can offer the flexibility of a choice of currency to hedge mismatched exposures & the ability to stagger drawdown in order to mirror the profile of the investment in the underlying project.
In conjunction with our colleagues in Nigeria we are also able to support larger projects in West Africa through the provision of Advisory services and Project Finance across a wide range of sectors including Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, Power Generation, Renewable Energy, General Manufacturing, FMCG, Real Estate, Agriculture, Steel & Cement.
Short Term Working Capital Finance
We are able to offer short term, multicurrency (USD, GBP, EUR) loans and overdrafts to assist our clients in financing their working capital needs more effectively. These can be utilized to smooth clients’ cash-flows, allowing more flexibility to react to the commercial demands of their businesses. In conjunction with our Trade Finance and Treasury teams we can also assist in accelerating trade receipts and hedging the related currency and interest rate risks.
Our clients are also often required to have a bank underwrite their contractual obligations through the issuance of Guarantees and Bonds on their behalf. We have considerable experience of this activity and understand the importance of tailoring the wording of our Guarantees to provide the appropriate support for our clients’ activities in either Europe of West Africa using our specialized knowledge of these regions.
We are in a position to issue Bid Bonds, Advance Payment Guarantees, Performance Guarantees, Retention Guarantees, Customs Bonds & Standby Letters of Credit.
Contact Our Corporate Banking Team
Adeyinka Ademosu
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 1054
adeyinka.ademosu@fcmbuk.com