Standard Chartered Saadiq wins Digital Banker award

Standard Chartered Saadiq Bangladesh has won a "Best Islamic Bank for Digital CX (customer experience) - Bangladesh Award (DCX 2021)" from Digital Banker.  

The award, according to a press release, was said to have been conferred based on a comprehensive audit grade evaluation.

Co-judged by PWC, Deloitte, Forrester and Capco, the Digital CX Awards 2021 (DCX 2021) is said to recognise excellence in digital customer experience across financial services assessing rapidly changing expectations. 

"Islamic finance in Bangladesh is approaching an inflection point. By leveraging enhanced technology…we hope to serve the continuously evolving needs of our valued clients," said Sabbir Ahmed, head of retail banking, Standard Chartered Bangladesh.

Standard Chartered Saadiq is an international Islamic banking proposition active over 16 years in Bangladesh for both retail and corporate clients, introducing an Islamic credit card in 2007 and arranging a Sukuk transaction in 2019.

It has a network spanning across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, providing access to new markets through Sharia-compliant product offerings and facilitating business matching opportunities for local businesses in their global expansion.

It has won a host of international awards, including an Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Award, The Banker Islamic Bank of the Year and Global Finance Best Islamic Financial Institution.