NEW YORK, July 21, 2009 — Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in the Middle East and Africa. This is the 10th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class judging panel. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.
Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.
Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online
customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash
management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.
“In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”
See following for full listing of the World’s Best Internet Banks First Round winners for 2009 in the Middle East and Africa:
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Country Winners: Best Consumer Internet Banks |
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| Egypt | HSBC |
| Israel | Bank Hapoalim |
| Jordan | Arab Bank |
| Oman | Bank Muscat |
| Qatar | Mashreq Bank |
| Saudi Arabia | The Saudi British Bank (SABB) |
| United Arab Emirates | Citi |
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Country Winners: Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks |
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| Algeria | Citi |
| Bahrain | Citi |
| Botswana | Standard Chartered |
| Cameroon | Citi |
| Congo | Citi |
| Cote D’Ivoire | Citi |
| Egypt | Citi |
| Gabon | Citi |
| Ghana | Standard Chartered |
| Israel | Bank Hapoalim |
| Jordan | Standard Chartered |
| Kenya | Citi |
| Kuwait | Citi |
| Lebanon | Citi |
| Morocco | Citi |
| Nigeria | Citi |
| Qatar | Standard Chartered |
| Saudi Arabia | Samba Financial Group |
| Senegal | Citi |
| Sierra Leone | Standard Chartered |
| South Africa | Citi |
| Tanzania | Citi |
| Tunisia | Citi |
| United Arab Emirates | HSBC |
| Uganda | Citi |
| Zambia | Citi |
| Zimbabwe | Standard Chartered |
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Regional Sub-Category Winners: Best Consumer Internet Banks |
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| Best Investment Management Services | Bank Hapoalim |
| Best Bill Payment & Presentment | Mashreq Bank |
| Best Online Consumer Credit Site | The Saudi British Bank (SABB) |
| Best Web Site Design | Bank Hapoalim |
| Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site | Samba Financial Group |
| Best Information Security Initiatives | HSBC |
| Best Online Deposits Acquisition | HSBC |
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Regional Sub-Category Winners: Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks |
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| Best Investment Management Services | Citi |
| Best Online Cash Management | Citi |
| Best Trade Finance Services | Standard Chartered |
| Best Web Site Design | Citi |
| Best Integrated Corporate Bank Site | Samba Financial Group |
| Best Information Security Initiatives | HSBC |