United Bank for Africa, PLC

A major bank in Nigeria that is the product of a merger of Nigeria's 3rd and 5th largest banks: the old UBA and the Standard Trust Bank Plc (STB)respectively. Today, the consolidated UBA is the largest financial services institution in West Africa with a balance sheet size in excess of One Trillion Naira (under USD8b) and more than six million (6m) customer accounts, operating out of the 2 most vibrant economies in the sub-region – Nigeria and Ghana.