KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- AmBank Group has bagged two awards at the Malaysian e-Payments Excellence Awards (MEEA), reflecting the Group’s commitment and holistic effort in driving usage, acceptance, reliability, customer engagement and experience in propelling e-Payments in Malaysia to greater heights.

AmBank Group was awarded:
· Best Bank Award - Best JomPAY Bank
· Special Recognition Award - DuitNow Bank Innovation

Commenting on the awards, Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer of AmBank Group, said, “These accolades reaffirm the strength of our platform capabilities in providing a seamless and secure avenue for our customers to utilise JomPAY as an e-Payment eco-system. We at AmBank have witnessed a significant growth of e-Payment adoption especially during the pandemic and we will continue to play our part to propel the growth of cashless payments in the country for the benefit of our partners and customers.”

The MEEA is an annual event that recognises the outstanding achievements and contributions of banks, businesses and government agencies that have contributed significantly towards the growth of the electronic payment industry in Malaysia.

MEEA is organised by PayNet, Malaysia's premier payments network and central infrastructure for financial markets.

About AmBank Group

AmBank Group is a leading financial services group with over 40 years of expertise in supporting the economic development of Malaysia. We have over three million customers and employ over 9,000 people.

The Group was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in 1988. It is the sixth-largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM9 billion and assets of RM170.2 billion as at 31 March 2021.

AmBank Group serves over three million individual and corporate customers. It provides services in wholesale banking, business banking, retail banking, investment banking and related financial services which include Islamic banking, general insurance, life insurance, family takaful, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.

For more information, please visit www.ambankgroup.com

SOURCE: AmBank Group

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

--BERNAMA