[5] By virtue of its shareholding, Access Bank Zambia is a member of the Access Bank Group, a financial services conglomerate, whose shares are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and whose total asset valuation exceeded US$18.82 billion (NGN:7.28 trillion), as of June 2020.

[6] The group has banking subsidiaries in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom.

The group maintains representative offices in Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, India and China.

The transaction which requires regulatory approval in Nigeria and Zambia, is expected to conclude in 2022.

[11] It is anticipated that when the merger with Atlas Mara Bank Zambia is concluded, Access Bank Zambia's total assets will exceed US$1 billion, with over 300,000 customer accounts and 70 branches and baking agencies.