KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- AmBank Group won two awards at the Malaysian e-Payments Excellence Awards (MEEA) held in Kuala Lumpur on 12 April 2018.
 
The MEEA is an annual event that recognises the outstanding achievements of banks, businesses and government agencies that have contributed significantly towards excellence, innovation and growth in electronic payments in Malaysia.
 
AmBank Group was honoured with the awards for:
• Outstanding Contribution to JomPAY – second consecutive year
• Outstanding Contribution to MyDebit – second consecutive year
 
Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia, presented the awards to Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group. The award ceremony was also attended by Datuk Iswaraan Suppiah, Group Chief Operations Officer, AmBank Group, Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz, Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank Berhad and Eqhwan Mokhzanee, Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Islamic.
 
“We are very pleased to be presented with the awards for two consecutive years. This achievement is indeed an honour as it further demonstrates our commitment and efforts in encouraging our customers and partners to utilise JomPAY as an accessible bill payment eco-system, besides the utilisation of debit cards as an alternative to cash. We at AmBank are committed in providing tailored financial solutions to serve various needs of our valued customers,” said Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir.
 
MEEA is organised by Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), Malaysia's premier payments network and central infrastructure for financial markets.
 
 
About AmBank Group

AMMB Holdings Berhad is the holding company of AmBank Group and has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 1988. It is the sixth largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM14 billion and assets of RM134.8 billion at 31 March 2017.

AmBank Group is one of Malaysia’s premier financial solutions groups with 42 years of experience in supporting Malaysians in their economic development. AmBank Group offers a wide range of both conventional and Islamic financial solutions and services, including wholesale banking, retail banking, investment banking, underwriting of general insurance, life assurance and takaful, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the most substantial shareholder in the AmBank Group (holding 23.8%) and provides support in Board and senior management representations, risk and financial governance, products offering and new business developments. In the general insurance business, the Group has partnered with Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG). In the life assurance and family takaful businesses, the Group has a partnership with MetLife International Holdings Inc (MetLife). The Group benefits in terms of expertise transfer from IAG and MetLife.

Source : AmBank Group 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name : Syed Anuar Syed Ali
Head, Group Corporate Communications and Marketing
AmBank Group
Tel : 03-2036 1703 
Email : sasa@ambankgroup.com

--BERNAMA