FBC Bank, whose full name is FBC Bank Limited, is a

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Location

The main branch and headquarters of the bank are located on the 6th Floor of the FBC Centre, at 45 Nelson Mandela Avenue, in

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and largest city of Zimbabwe. The geographical coordinates of this bank's headquarters are: 17°49'46.7"S, 31°02'46.7"E (Latitude:-17.829639; Longitude:31.046306).

Overview

, FBC Bank was a medium-sized banking institution, whose total asset valuation was US$558.1 million, and shareholder's equity of US$77.9 million. The bank is very active in the digital and mobile banking arena. This has become very pertinent in the current environment, where the country has adopted a multi-currency system; using the South African Rand, the US dollar, Euro and others. FBC Bank is a 100% subsidiary of ''First Banking Corporation Holdings Limited'', commonly known as ''FBC Holdings Limited'', a publicly traded financial services company whose shares are listed on the

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, under the symbol: FBCH. The holding company owns subsidiaries, as depicted in the table below:

History

The bank was established as First Banking Corporation Limited, in 1997. In 2004, the bank was wholly acquired by FBC Holdings Limited, a diversified financial services conglomerate involved in banking, insurance, brokerage, advisory and asset management. Following the acquisition, the bank rebranded to FBC Bank Limited.

Ownership structure

The bank is a 100 percent subsidiary of FBC Holdings Limited. The investors in FBC Holdings were as listed in the table below, as of 31 December 2016.

Branch network

FBC Bank maintains branches at the following locations: # Head Office - 45 Nelson Mandela Avenue,

# Samora Machel Avenue Branch - 76 Samora Machel Avenue,

# Nelson Mandela Avenue Branch - 34 Nelson Mandela Avenue,

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# Msasa Branch - 104 Mutare Road, Msasa Industrial Area,

# FBC Private Bank Branch - 2 Lanark Road,

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# Southerton Branch - 11 Highfields Junction Shops, Southerton,

# Bulawayo Branch - 108 Jason Moyo Avenue,

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# International Airport Branch -

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# Mutare Branch - 50B Herbert Chitepo Street,

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# Zvishavane Branch - Robert Mugabe Way,

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# Kwekwe Branch - Robert Mugabe Way,

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# Beitbridge Branch - NSSA Complex,

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# Chitungwiza Branch - 197 Tilcor Township, Seke,

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# Victoria Falls Branch - Shops 4&5 Galleria Complex,

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# Bulawayo Private Bank Branch - 2nd Floor, FBC House, 108 Jason Moyo Avenue,

# Graniteside Branch - 1 Crawford Graniteside Off Seke Road

References

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External links

Website of FBC Bank Limited

FBC Bank opens SME Departments

How FBC bank is disrupting the Zimbabwean banking sector with technological ingenuity
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