Maybank Islamic wins Global Islamic Bank of the Year award

File pic: Maybank Islamic CEO Datuk Mohamed Rafique Merican said: “We are very honoured to be recognised as the Global Islamic Bank of the Year by The Banker."

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Islamic Bhd was crowned 2020’s Global Islamic Bank of the Year by London-based magazine “The Banker” amid strong competition from domestic competitors and powerhouse lenders of the Middle East.

The Banker said in a media statement recently that in the eight-year history of The Banker’s Islamic Bank of the Year Awards, Maybank Islamic had impressed over time as one of the world’s foremost Shariah compliant financial institutions.