In a bid to continually assist staff with answers and assistance pertinent to the Bank, the Enterprise Data Office continues to come up with innovative conversational AI solutions popularly known as Chatbots which are designed and empowered to aid and provide assistance that enhances business operations.

Some of the notable successful chatbots designed and deployed by the data office include:


  • HC Hamza: This is a conversational agent (chatbot) designed and empowered to answer questions on the Bank’s products, policies, declassified documents, etc. Core Features:
    • Providing direct and quick access to information on the go via Microsoft Teams to all staff.
    • A Self learning agent that continues to learn as it is being exposed to more internal information.
    • Steps to use Info-Hub: Install Microsoft Teams on Desktop or mobile phone (skip if Teams has already been installed).
    • Say ‘Hello’ and start asking your questions!

  • EPMO Chatbot (Arya): This chatbot is a virtual agent developed to serve as a chat assistant on the newly built EPMO website. Core Features:
    • It leverages both machine and deep learning technologies to extract insights into user’s questions and map them to appropriate responses to aid information retrieval.
    • CLick here to explore Arya the EPMO chatbot

  • Risk chatbot: The chatbot was developed to serve as a first level support for staff seeking to make enquires from the ERM team. Core Features:
    • It was developed with state-of-the-art Machine Learning (ML)/Deep Learning (DL) tools/services leveraging on latest technologies which gives it the ability to review thousands of risks related documents and extract answers to specific questions asked.
    • An ability to escalate these unresolved enquiries to the necessary subunit within the team for further assistance
    • CLick here to explore the risk chatbot



  • These and so much more to come from the data office. For information or if you require any assistance, please contact the Enterprise Data Office here: enterprise.dataoffice@sterling.ng