Dukhan Bank wins two awards from the World Economic Magazine for its innovative and outstanding banking services
Doha, Qatar – May 01 2021 – Dukhan Bank have been recognised by the World Economic Magazine under two categories, the Best Corporate Digital Services in Qatar 2021 and the Best New Contactless Payment Platform for (D-Pay).
The World Economic Magazine aims to acknowledge the spirit of industry disruptors across the global financial marketplace by recognizing businesses and thought leaders in today’s ‘innovation economy’.
The awards highlight the digital forward banking services that have been spearheaded by Dukhan Bank over the last year. A robust digital transformation remains underway with plans to advance its technological infrastructure, portfolio of services, and innovative banking products.
The awarded contactless D-Pay platform, launched earlier this year, meets customers’ increasing demand for digital banking products and services. The platform enables its individual and corporate customers to conduct all their transactions online easily and securely by integrating its payment services with branded wearable devices as well as facilitating payments through Fitbit and Garmin Pay and other services.
The accolades are the latest in a slew of awards accrued by the bank last year by numerous international entities in five separate categories, namely the annual International Business Magazine Awards, the annual Global Business Outlook (GBO) Awards, and the International Finance Awards 2020.
In 2020, Dukhan Bank received numerous accolades. The bank’s Shari’ah compliant savings account service, Thara’a, was named the ‘Most Innovative Banking Product’ at the annual GBO awards 2020. Dukhan Bank’s Mobile Application was awarded Most-user Friendly Banking Application, while also given recognition for its overall services as ‘The Best Retail Bank’ and ‘The Most Innovative Bank’ in Qatar by the International Business Magazine Awards 2020. Dukhan Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Khalid Al-Subeai has also previously been awarded as the ‘Banking CEO of the Year Qatar 2020’ as well as the Most Progressive Bank Award, The New Age Banking Summit.
Commenting on the two awards, Dukhan Bank stated:
“We are pleased to for the recognition that has been given to Dukhan Bank for its robust digital transformation on the recently launched (D-Pay) platform and other digital capabilities. This comes as a reaffirmation of Dukhan Bank’s unhinged commitment to a tech-forward future. We are constantly striving to enhance our portfolio that offers the most-diversified banking services to our customers making Dukhan Bank Qatar’s bank of choice.”
Dukhan Bank’s wide-ranging banking solutions to satisfy clients in Qatar are built on forward-thinking strategies, positioning it as one of the leaders in the banking industry. The bank has reputed itself as the country’s most progressive Shari’ah-compliant service provider, offering a diverse spectrum of award-winning banking products and services on all levels; Local, Regional and Global.
The recent titles rank hand in hand awards and recognitions garnered by Dukhan Bank over the years for its ground-breaking services in Shari’ah banking. Dukhan Bank holds over a decade worth of excellence in service awards, recognised in the industry as a leader in multiple areas, as it paves the way towards being one of the world’s leading Islamic financial services group based out of Qatar.
