Amana Bank awarded ‘Best Islamic Bank of the Year’ at IFFSA Awards
Amana Bank was adjudicated with the Gold award for Islamic Bank of the Year in the South Asian region at the recently concluded Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia (IFFSA) Awards held in Colombo.
Winning the top prize under the Islamic Bank category, Amana Bank overcame great competition from well-established and industry leading practitioners from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, India and other South Asian Countries. The bank further went on to win the Bronze award for Best Islamic Finance Entity and Bronze for Best Islamic Finance Product introduced in respect for its unique Apartment Financing facility.
Commenting on the accolades, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Azmeer said: “It is indeed a great honour to have won this prestigious award and to be recognised as the best Islamic bank in the South Asia region amongst industry heavy weights.
This award brings recognition not only to Amana Bank but also to Sri Lanka as a potential hub for Islamic Finance in the region. I am grateful to all our employees, customers and stakeholders for supporting the growth of the Bank which enabled us to achieve such global recognition.”
Amana Bank is the country’s first and only licensed commercial bank to operate in complete harmony with the globally growing non-interest based banking model. With the mission of ‘Enabling Growth and Enriching Lives’, the bank reaches out to its customers through a growing network of 29 branches, 14 Self Banking Centres and over 4,000 ATM access points and has introduced an array of customer conveniences such as internet and mobile banking, debit card with SMS alerts, online account opening, 365 day banking, Saturday banking, extended banking hours, 24x7 cash deposit machines and banking units exclusively for ladies.