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BankMuscat Wins Middle East e-Banking
Country
Award for Oman
Muscat.
14 January 2008: BankMuscat, the nation’s
leading Bank, was recently awarded the Middle
East e-Banking award for Oman at a glittering
ceremony held at the Dusit Dubai Hotel, Dubai,
UAE. Receiving the award on behalf of BankMuscat
was Lawrence Monteiro, Chief Representative,
Dubai Office, BankMuscat.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin
Juma Al Maktoum was the chief guest of the
ceremony and presented the trophies to recognize
the outstanding achievements and accomplishments
of the winners. The awards were presented for
two categories: 'Middle East 2007 e-Banking
Leader' and ‘Middle East e-Banking Country
Awards’.
Speaking on this distinction, AbdulRazak Ali
Issa, chief executive, BankMuscat said:
“The importance of technology and the role it
plays in enhancing efficiency and increasing
levels of convenience for our customers is
increasing significantly as we go forward. At
BankMuscat, we are committed to using technology
to ensure that our customers are provided with
the best levels of service available at the
click of a button.”
The awards for 2007 were based on the theme of
e-Banking. The selection of winners was based on
the following criteria: the breadth of product
offerings, success in migrating existing
customers to the web and acquiring and retaining
new customers and use of the internet to improve
business processes, cut costs and deliver other
benefits.
Other winners of the Middle East e-Banking
Country Awards included Dubai Islamic Bank
(UAE), Qatar National Bank (Qatar), Al Rajhi
Bank (Saudi Arabia), Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait
(Bahrain) and Arab Bank Group (Jordan). Emirates
Bank (UAE) won the 'Middle East 2007 e-Banking
Leader' Award.
Organised by the Middle East Excellence Awards
Institute, the awards aim to recognise business,
technology and service excellence amongst the
region’s banking and financial service industry. |
