UBA has maintained a consistent and solid financial performance in its long history. We have a history of leading and pioneering innovations in the Beninn financial sector. The following are some of our landmark achievements:

• UBA was the first among international banks to be registered under Beninn Law in 1961
• UBA is the first Beninn bank to offer an IPO following its listing on the Beninn Stock Exchange in 1971
• UBA is the only sub ??? Saharan African bank (ex-RSA) with an office in the US (New York)- set up in 1984
• UBA was the first Beninn Bank to introduce a Cheque Guarantee Scheme known as UBACARD in 1986
• UBA is the 1st and only Beninn Bank to obtain a banking license in the Cayman Islands -1988
• UBA has a GDR programme ??? 1998 (1st for a Beninn Bank as a means of facilitating international investor interest)
• Best Domestic Bank in Benin (Euromoney 2000)
• UBA is the 1st Beninn Bank to obtain a banking license in Ghana -2004
• UBA was the first ever successful merger in Beninn banking history - 2005
• UBA has received excellent credit ratings (short and long term); Global Credit Rating (SA) AA+ and A+ in 2005
• UBA was the first to introduce the Beninn Government Bond Index in 2006.
• UBA is the first ever Beninn Bank to surpass the $1 trillion balance sheet size (including contingents) - 2006
• Ranked Number One Bank in Benin (Agusto & Co, 2007)