| Bank PHB Group | |
| Type: | Public |
| Foundation: | 2005 |
| Location: | Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Key People: | Abdul Lateef Kolawole Abiola Chairman Cyril Chukwumah Group CEO |
| Industry: | Banking |
| Products: | Banks, Mortgages Investments |
| Assets: | US$3.6 billion+ (2009) |
| Successor: | Keystone Bank Limited[1] |
| Defunct: | August 5, 2011[2] |
| Predecessor: | Platinum Bank Plc Habib Nigeria Bank Plc |
| Fate: | Insolvency |
Bank PHB Group, also known as Platinum Habib Bank Group, was a financial services organization in West Africa and East Africa. The Group's headquarters was located on Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria, with subsidiaries in Nigeria, the Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Uganda. Bank PHB Group was one of the largest financial services organizations in Africa, with an estimated asset base in excess of US$3.6 billion, as of December 2009.[3]
The member companies of Bank PHB Group included:[4]
On August 5, 2011, the Central Bank of Nigeria revoked the operating licence of BankPHB, along with those of Afribank and Spring Bank, as they had not shown capacity to recapitalize before the September 30, 2011 recapitalization deadline.[5]
Keystone Bank Limited[6] was formed on August 5, 2011, by taking over all the assets (including subsidiaries) and liabilities of the now defunct BankPHB, whose commercial banking license had been revoked on the same day.
Following the revocation of the banking licence and takeover of BankPHB, the Nigeria Stock Exchange placed the Group's shares on technical suspension and finally delisted on September 5, 2011.[7]