{
  "id": 18311541,
  "title": "Fidelity Bank Achieves 2X Certified Advanced Status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/fidelity-bank-achieves-2x-certified-advanced-status",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:45:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Guide Network",
    "slug": "daily-guide-network",
    "url": "https://dailyguidenetwork.com/fidelity-bank-achieves-2x-certified-advanced-status/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Fidelity Bank Ghana has achieved the prestigious 2X Certified Advanced status, marking the first time a Ghanaian bank has earned this distinction. 2X Global, the global organization promoting gender-smart investing, recognized the bank for its commitment to gender-smart finance and women's economic empowerment. This achievement comes after Fidelity Bank's participation in the 2025-2026 pilot of the new 2X Certification methodology led by 2X Global.\n\nThe certification process evaluates financial institutions' dedication to gender equality and women's economic empowerment through demonstrable practices across their businesses. For Fidelity Bank, this meant excelling in the Products and Services category, meeting the Best-in-Class requirement. This recognition highlights the bank's efforts to integrate gender considerations into product development, delivery, customer service, and marketing, catering to the unique financial needs of women and girls. Initiatives such as Women's Desks, the Fidelity Young Entrepreneurs Initiative, and tailored digital banking solutions showcase Fidelity Bank's commitment to empowering women through finance.\n\nBeyond products and services, Fidelity Bank has strengthened its approach to gender inclusion through strategic partnerships. Collaborating with Value for Women, supported by AfricInvest and BIO Invest, the bank conducted a gender diagnostic, organized a workshop to review findings, and developed a tailored Gender Action Plan. Atta Yeboah Gyan, Deputy Managing Director, Operations and Support Functions, emphasized that achieving this status is a significant milestone, endorsing the bank's deliberate steps toward embedding gender inclusion across its business operations. Fidelity Bank sees empowering women as vital for building stronger businesses, communities, and economies. The bank remains committed to providing greater opportunities for girls, women, and their businesses to contribute to economic growth.",
  "summary": "Atta Yeboah Gyan Fidelity Bank Ghana has achieved 2X Certified Advanced status, becoming the only bank in Ghana to attain the distinction for gender-smart finance and women’s economic empowerment. Read More... The post Fidelity Bank Achieves 2X Certified Advanced Status appeared first on DailyGuide Network .",
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