Karachi, 22 March 2023: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic Bank and one
of the largest banks in the country has been recognized as the global winner
of ‘Best Islamic Retail Bank’ for 2022, by Islamic Finance News (IFN) of
REDmoney Group, Malaysia. The Bank has also achieved a clean sweep of all
the six Pakistan-level titles awarded by IFN. This achievement serves as a
testament to the unparalleled success of Islamic banking both in Pakistan as
well as across the world and reflects the Bank’s growing strength in various
areas of operations.
The Bank has won the following country-level awards:
* Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan
* Best Investment Bank in Pakistan
* Best Corporate Bank in Pakistan
* Best Retail Bank in Pakistan
* Most Innovative Bank in Pakistan
* Best Digital Offering in Pakistan
Meezan Bank has retained the ‘Best Islamic Bank in Pakistan’ title for the
past 17 years, reflecting its growing strength and ability to deliver
innovative Shariah-compliant banking solutions to all categories of
customers.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Irfan Siddiqui – President & CEO, Meezan
Bank, said: “Alhamdullilah, we are honoured to be recognized by IFN as the
Best Islamic Retail Bank in the world. We are extremely grateful to our
customers who continue to advocate for Islamic banking and vote for us each
and every year. We are also appreciative of our peers and the market for
acknowledging our strengths, our contributions towards the growth of Islamic
finance sector, and most importantly our unwavering commitment towards
establishing ‘Islamic banking as banking of first choice…'”
The Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards honours the best in the Islamic
financial industry across the world and are among the most prestigious and
recognized awards in the global Islamic finance industry. IFN conducts ‘Best
Banks Poll’ every year to determine the Best Islamic Finance Institutions
from around the world.
