Wema Bank, one of Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has been an-nounced the gold winner of the 2025 Global Council of Corporate Universities Awards (GlobalC-CU) Award for ‘Best Corporate University Culture’. Held recently in Paris, the awards recognised the bank’s training institute, Purple Acad-emy, for its excellence and stra-tegic impact in driving learning culture. Hosted every two years and considered the gold standard for corporate education, the Global-CCU Awards played host to the World’s most innovative and high-impact corporate universi-ties, evaluating nominees through a rigorous multi-phase process led by an international jury. The award also celebrates corporate universities that demonstrate measurable value for people, business, society, and the planet. For the 2025 edition, Wema Bank’s Training Institute, Pur-ple Academy was shortlisted alongside leading institutions from across the world, standing out for its transformative work in human capital development, strategic business alignment, and learning innovation. Coming in the same year the bank celebrated its 80th an-niversary, this recognition rein-forces Wema Bank’s legacy as a forward-thinking institution committed to building people, pioneering innovation, and re-defining the future of work in Nigeria and beyond. Moruf Oseni, Managing Director/CEO of Wema Bank, said: “This win is more than just a global recognition of our learning strategy as a bank, it’s a powerful validation of what we have stood for over the past 80 years. “At Wema, our transforma-tion has always started with our people. Purple Academy is one of our promises in motion to equip every member of our workforce with the tools to grow, lead, and innovate as we evolve and adapt to our environment. To be glob-ally recognized in this milestone year is a proud moment for us and everyone who has believed in our journey,” Speaking on why Purple Academy deserves the award, the Founder and Chairman of the GlobalCCU Awards, Annick Renaud-Coulon, shared: “Purple Academy is an outstanding Cor-porate University that is clearly the Best Corporate University Globally for driving a Learning Culture. It is a Corporate Uni-versity that transmits, respects and preserves the Wema Bank cultural heritage and effectively evolves it as a principle which drives efficient actions.