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June 28, 2023

Cheque Cashing Changes

Effective August 7, 2023 First Citizens Customers Non-First Citizens Customers Government issued Pension, Social Welfare and Disability Grants

Advisory

March 17, 2023

First Citizens Group Financial Holdings Limited holds its First Annual Meeting

On Wednesday, March 15, 2023 First Citizens Group Financial Holdings Limited (FCGFH) hosted its First Annual Meeting of Shareholders at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, Port of Spain. FCGFH…

Press Release / Shareholder Notices

September 27, 2023

First Citizens sponsors H2RC’s FIRST Hydrogen Symposium

First Citizens was a proud sponsor of the Hydrogen Research Collaborative – Hydrogen Symposium which took place on Thursday September 21st 2023 at The University of the West Indies, St.…

Environment / Press Release

September 18, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Sector Economic Activity

By: Akeem Rahaman Manager, Quantitative Research First Citizens Economic Research Unit

Commentary

September 18, 2023

Cheers First Citizens! Together ….30 and Beyond First Citizens marks 30th Anniversary with cheers and celebration!

13th September, 2023 First Citizens, Port of Spain: “Looking back, on September 13th, 1993, we didn’t just open our doors! We opened the eyes of a nation to its potential.…

Press Release

First Citizens GDCEO Jason Julien with the Ms. Tobago Heritage Personality 2023 contestants!

August 25, 2023

First Citizens partners with Tobago Heritage Festival to pay “Homage”

Melinda Alfred was crowned Ms. Tobago Heritage Personality 2023 on July 21st, at the launch of the Tobago Heritage Festival. Alfred, who represented Delicia’s Dance Agency, expressed that “she so…

Culture / Press Release

August 24, 2023

What is a Budget and its importance to Investors?

By: Maritza Ferreira Ramdeen Manager – Investment Research Research & Analytics

Commentary

August 23, 2023

First Citizens Congratulates 7th UWI Internship Cohort

Tuesday 15th August, 2023 signalled yet another successful conclusion of the First Citizens UWI Internship Programme with an official closing ceremony for the Group’s 7th cohort of interns at its…

Youth Development & Education

August 21, 2023

Customer Notice -West Vale Branch ATM & Night Deposit Availability

Branch Updates

August 14, 2023

Hurricanes and the Caribbean Region

By: Shania Taylor – UWI Intern, First Citizens Economic Research Unit

Commentary

August 11, 2023

Putting Pan First

On the 24th July, the United Nations General Assembly (UN) declared August 11th as World Steelpan Day. This historic adoption by the General Assembly highlights the impact of Trinidad and…

Culture / Press Release

Command	What it does
BAL	Retrieve balance for default account
BAL <Insert Nickname> For Example: BAL Sav1	Retrieve balance on a registered account using account nickname
BAL ALL	Retrieve balance for all registered account
HIST	Retrieve list of the 10 most recent transactions posted on default registered account
HIST <Insert Nickname> For Example: HIST Sav1	Retrieve list of the 10 most recent transactions posted on a registered account using a nickname
HIST d, from <date> to <date> For Example: HIST d, from 04-05-2020 to 06-05-2020	Retrieve list of posted transactions on default registered account with date range specified, (maximum of 10 transactions)
HIST <nickname> d, from <date> to <date> For Example: HIST Sav1 d, from 04-05-2020 to 06-05-2020	Retrieve list of posted transactions on a registered account using account nickname, within the date range specified,(maximum of 10 transactions)
HIST c, from <low cheque number > to <high cheque number> For Example: Hist c, from 200 to 205	Retrieve list of posted cheques on your default registered account, within the cheque range number range specified
HIST <nickname> c, from <low cheque number > to <high cheque number> For Example: Hist Chq1 c, from 200 to 205	Retrieve list of the posted cheques on your registered account, with a nickname, within the cheque number range specified
RTRA	Retrieve list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from your default registered account
RTRA <nickname> For Example: RTRA sav1	Retrieve a list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from your registered account with a nickname
RTRA ALL	Retrieve a list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from all your registered accounts
TRAN <nickname1> <nickname2> Amount For Example: tran ck1 ck2 100	Transfer amount between accounts using nicknames
TRAN <nickname1> <Amount> For Example: tran ck2 500	Transfer amount from the default registered account to the specified registered account using the nickname
TRAN <nickname1> <Amount> <Date> For Example: tran ck2 500 04-10-2020	Transfer amount from the default registered account to the specified registered account with the nickname, for a scheduled future date.
TRAN <nickname1> <nickname2> <Amount> <Date> For Example: tran sav1 ck1 500 04-10-2020	Transfer stated amount from a registered specified nicknamed account to a second registered nicknamed account, for a scheduled future date.
HELP BAL	Retrieve information on the format of the balance commands
HELP TRAN	Retrieve information on the format of the Transfer commands
HELP RTRA	Retrieve information on the format of the Recent Transfers commands
HELP HIST	Retrieve information on the format of the Account History commands
HELP	Retrieve information on the format of the Help command
STOP	Unsubscribe your mobile device from receiving First Citizens SMS Alert messages

Fund Name	Unit Price	Pay Out Rate
The Abercrombie Fund	TTD $20.00	1.20% As of September 27, 2023
The Paria Fund	USD $10.00	0.90% As of September 27, 2023
The El Tucuche Fund	TTD $12.15	N/A As of September 27, 2023

Item	Buying Cash	Buying	Selling
USD	6.1500	6.6059	6.7793
CAD	4.6961	4.9433	5.3635
GBP	7.7164	8.1225	8.8204
YEN	******	0.0442	0.0475
EUR	6.6758	7.0272	7.6245
ECD	2.2272	2.4209	2.6170
BBD	2.7086	******	3.5092

Notices

Commentary

Press Releases

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Cheque Cashing Changes

First Citizens Group Financial Holdings Limited holds its First Annual Meeting

First Citizens sponsors H2RC’s FIRST Hydrogen Symposium

Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Sector Economic Activity

Cheers First Citizens! Together ….30 and Beyond First Citizens marks 30th Anniversary with cheers and celebration!

First Citizens partners with Tobago Heritage Festival to pay “Homage”

What is a Budget and its importance to Investors?

First Citizens Congratulates 7th UWI Internship Cohort

Customer Notice -West Vale Branch ATM & Night Deposit Availability

Hurricanes and the Caribbean Region

Putting Pan First

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