BRAC Bank has recently been honoured with three prestigious awards from the SME Finance Forum of the World Bank Group, including two top accolades in SME product innovation.
The awards received are Product Innovation of the Year – Best Commercial Bank in Platinum Award (Global Category), Product Innovation of the Year – Best Commercial Bank in Asia in Platinum Award (Asia Category) and Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Asia in Silver Award (Asia Category).
Syed Abdul Momen, Deputy Managing Director and Head of SME Banking at BRAC Bank, accepted the awards from Qamar Saleem, Head of the SME Finance Forum, during the Global SME Finance Forum annual conference held in São Paulo, Brazil, on September 18.
This conference gathered executives from leading financial institutions, fintechs, development banks, and SME experts to discuss AI’s transformative role in accelerating digital and sustainable trends in SME finance.
Upon receiving the awards, Syed Abdul Momen stated, “BRAC Bank has always been at the forefront of innovation in the banking industry. Our customer-centric and unique SME products such as– Shabolombi, Druti, Digital Loan- Shafollo & Jibika – are bringing unbanked micro and small entrepreneurs into the formal banking system, driving large-scale financial inclusion and catalyzing national progress.”
