FGB takes home multiple Banker Middle East UAE Product Awards for third consecutive year

FGB, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has won four 2016 Banker Middle East UAE Product Awards at a ceremony recently held at FGB Wealth in Dubai with bank representatives. The ceremony marks the third consecutive year that FGB has taken home multiple Banker Middle East UAE Product awards.

Recognising a range of FGB products and services, as well as the bank’s ongoing commitment to supporting SMEs in the UAE, the awards were presented for the ‘Best Co-branded Credit Card’, ‘Best Onshore Wealth Proposition’ and the ‘Best SME Trade Finance Offering’ categories. The bank also won the ‘Best Bancassurance Products’ award for the third consecutive year.

Organised by CPI Financial, publisher of the Banker Middle East, the Banker Middle East UAE Product Awards programme, is based on a peer vote process designed to encourage, inspire, and reward distinction in the banking and finance industry, raising standards throughout the MENA banking sector. The aim of the awards programme is to identify the best products and services available in banking and finance in the Middle East, showcasing institutions that are truly innovative and pioneering in their respective areas of finance.

Hana Al Rostamani, Head of the Consumer Banking Group at FGB, said: “Everything we do at FGB revolves around customer-centricity, with each product and service developed with the needs of our customers firmly in mind. As such, we’re dedicated to ensuring that our customers have the best possible experiences with us and these awards are a reflection of these ongoing efforts. We’re very pleased to have received this recognition from our peers in the banking industry, as we continue to enhance our offering and build on our achievements.”  

Robin Amlôt, CEO of CPI Financial, said: “It is heartening to see the banking industry in the UAE rise to the challenge of the pressure being put on the country’s economy. It is especially pleasing to note that product improvement and innovation has continued with banks providing better services to their customers year after year. The UAE is a uniquely competitive and sophisticated market-place for banks. Those institutions being recognised by these Awards may be assured that they are offering best-in-class solutions to their customers, retail and corporate.”

FGB scooped the awards after facing fierce competition from 22 other banks and financial services providers active in the UAE. The awards recognise banking and financial products and services that are either exceptionally innovative or have witnessed excellent financial performance and/or transference of market share.