{"id":10685,"date":"2018-01-30T09:50:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T09:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudypos.com\/songhaigroup\/?p=10685"},"modified":"2025-07-03T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:32:10","slug":"press-release-the-songhai-group-to-work-with-fidelity-bank-to-build-a-data-modeling-and-analytics-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudypos.com\/songhaigroup\/2018\/01\/30\/press-release-the-songhai-group-to-work-with-fidelity-bank-to-build-a-data-modeling-and-analytics-team\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE \u2013 The Songhai Group to work with Fidelity Bank to build a Data Modeling and Analytics team."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10685\" class=\"elementor elementor-10685\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63d0127c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63d0127c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-275319e6\" data-id=\"275319e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4479e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"4479e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudypos.com\/songhaigroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2025\/07\/img_20180130_122537814861044.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10686\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cloudypos.com\/songhaigroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2025\/07\/img_20180130_122537814861044.png 723w, https:\/\/cloudypos.com\/songhaigroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2025\/07\/img_20180130_122537814861044-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cdd02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47cdd02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Songhai Group, a corporate development company, has signed an agreement to work with Fidelity Bank, a leading Ghanaian financial institution, to develop the capability of their Data Modeling and Analytics division to support strategic initiatives through insights gained from customer and business data.Songhai ran the first in a series of programs under its Corporate Practice School platform (THE) to equip the team with Big Data skills and tools within Fidelity Bank\u2019s Data Analytics department. This engagement was led by Dr Albert Essiam, Songhai Group\u2019s MIT-trained Data Scientist and a leader in the delivery of Big Data solutions. He had previously worked with McKinsey &amp; Co, The Travellers &amp;Co and Risk Matrix Consulting. Jim Baiden, CEO,\/Julian Opuni, DMD, stated that \u201cInnovation is critical to the growth of Fidelity Bank. We recognize the significance of using data driven insights derived from analysis and effective modelling to revolutionize the services we provide to our customers. We are excited to engage Dr Albert Essiam and the Songhai Group on this initiative.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68637a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b68637a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe are happy to be partnering with Fidelity Bank, an innovative Ghanaian financial institution, in the use of data technologies in developing products and services that meet the needs their<br \/>customers and improve the effectiveness of their offerings\u201d said Kwadwo Sarpong, an executive at The Corporate Practice School.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cdb90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62cdb90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About The Corporate Practice School:<br \/>The Practice School is a Corporate Apprenticeship Program, with in-residence partners from The Songhai Group, with the main goal to develop high potential employees within your organization to lead and to excel at a level competitive with leaders found in Fortune 50 companies. Our focus is to work with your identified employees as they tackle day-to-day challenges for your organization and your industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c598b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80c598b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies participating gain access to world-class best practices research driven by member priorities, access to The Practice School\u2019s Executive Tracks (Financial Management, Corporate Audit, and Corporate Development) to develop world-class managers. For participants, The Practice School will offer; Employees in the program who complete a functional development cycle become members of a powerful alumni network. 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