TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s non-interest banking services provider, was recognised as the nation’s most inventive and value-driven non-interest lender at the recently completed IFN Awards in Dubai.
A statement released on Monday claimed that TAJBank has earned the title of “Best Islamic Bank in Nigeria” as a result of an international survey/poll carried out by the Islamic Finance News Awards.
One of the most prominent prizes, the IFN Award recognises the finest in the Islamic financial sector and is widely accepted by the international Islamic capital markets.
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TAJBank’s CEO expresses enthusiasm about the IFN award
TAJBank’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Hamid Joda, spoke at the bank’s Best Islamic Bank Award ceremony in Dubai and credited the international recognition to “our board, management, and staff’s commitment to best industry standards in products and services packaging and delivery to our highly cherished and growing customers.”
“We want to thank IFN for the very credible poll that indicated that TAJBank is leading the non-interest banking segment of Nigeria and also assure our growing customers that, as our mantra says, TAJBank’s only interest is the customers,” Joda added.
The award is “a testament to our relentless efforts to ensure that TAJBank is the preferred choice for customers that are looking for the best in service standards powered by well-groomed professionals and world-class technological assets,” said Sherif Idi, co-founder and executive director of the bank.
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TAJBank’s significant milestone
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification in 2022 and the three International Standards Organisation (ISO) certifications on information security, business continuity, and IT service management systems—ISO 27001, ISO 22301, and ISO 20000—awarded by Certification Partner Global are just a few of the recent international accolades that TAJBank has earned.
The bank has also received numerous accolades at the domestic level for its delivery of top-notch, innovative products and services, including the Leadership newspaper’s “Banker of the Year Award 2020,” the BusinessDay newspaper’s “Islamic Bank of the Year Award” for three years in a row, and numerous others.