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BRAC Bank wins two prestigious VISA awards


Bangladeshpost
Published : 29 Sep 2019 07:55 PM | Updated : 05 Sep 2020 08:58 PM

BRAC Bank Limited has received two exclusive awards from VISA International Limited. 

BRAC Bank won “Excellence in Credit Cards Business” as well as “Excellence in Point of Sale Acquiring Business” awards from VISA for its incredible performance in credit card business for the period of July 2018 to June 2019. 

BRAC Bank is the first local bank in Bangladesh credit card industry to clinch the awards for both the categories of Issuing as well as Acquiring in a fiscal year.

T.R. Ramachandran – Group Country Manager, India and South Asia; Soumya Basu – Director, Business Development, South Asia; and Poulomi Mukherjee – Associate Director, Business Development, South Asia; from VISA International Limited; were present at the award ceremony styled “Visa: Reimagine Digital Payments” in Dhaka on September 23, 2019. 

Md Sabbir Hossain, Deputy Managing Director and COO; Nazmur Rahim, Head of Alternate Banking Channels; Siraj Siddiquey (Shakil), Head of Digital Banking and E-commerce; Sarah Anam, Head of Deposits and NFB; Khairuddin Ahmed, Head of Merchant Acquiring; and Joarder Tanvir Faisal, Head of Product-Cards; from BRAC Bank, were also present.

Commenting on the accolade, BRAC Bank’s Md Sabbir Hossain said: “This prestigious recognition from VISA shows our business strength in the cards industry. Our unique and lucrative cards proposition and extensive acquiring presence win trust and loyalty of the customers that help us consolidate our market share in cards business. We will continue to offer innovative services to meet evolving needs of the customers and keep up the momentum in cards industry. We are thankful to our valued customers for keeping trust on our products and giving us opportunity to serve them.”