Doha Bank has won the ‘Best Digital Wallet App Qatar 2021 Award’, while Doha Bank CEO Dr. Raghavan Seetharaman was honoured with the ‘Banking CEO of the Year Qatar 2021 Award’ by the International Business Magazine recently.
The ‘Best Digital Wallet App Qatar 2021 Award’ was given to Doha Bank for its commitment to provide clients with the latest advancements through its wallet app offering. The mobile app brings new dimension to the payments sector, giving customers the freedom to make safe and secure purchases, instant P2P transfers, and control their cards spending.
Doha Bank customers can enjoy these quick, safe, and seamless payments features simply by downloading the application from the App Stores (Apple, Google Play) and enrolling their Doha Bank Credit or Debit Cards to the wallet. The Bank has also just recently introduced its Doha Pay Wallet in Qatar.
The ‘Banking CEO of the Year Award’ was also presented to Seetharaman for his transformational leadership in Doha Bank with focus on technology and sustainable development.
On receiving the award, Seetharaman highlighted on the Bank’s technology developments. He said: “Doha Bank has been at the forefront of developing leading banking solutions for valued customers locally and internationally.
The bank has pioneered in Internet Banking, SMS Banking, IT Security, Borderless banking and Web based architecture. Doha Bank has taken the responsibility of constantly evolving with changing technologies and introducing state-of-theart products and services.
The adoption of emerging technologies and implementing IT transformation initiatives has also provided Doha Bank a platform in building digital ecoystems. “Doha Bank has built a reputation as an innovative bank in Qatar and has leveraged on technology to provide better solutions to its customers.
Doha Bank has also hosted knowledge sharing sessions virtually in 2020 during the COVID-19 times covering bilateral relationships with Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Turkey, UK , Germany, Srilanka and Bangladesh,” he added.
Seetharaman also gave insights on the initiatives of Doha Bank on sustainable development. He said: “Doha Bank advocates and practices Green Banking, which is one of the core business philosophies that would support sustainability into the future.
Doha Bank has worked on “EcoSchools Programme” which works with educational institutions to build awareness of key environmental issues.
It has launched Green Credit Card. Green Accounts are Doha Bank’s answer to a proactive approach on eco-friendly banking towards its drive for a cleaner and greener environment by promoting the concept of “Paperless Banking”.
He addedd: “Internet Banking, SMS Banking, Phone Banking, E- Remittances and Bills Payments through online also encourage eco- friendly banking.
Doha Bank also conducted Green Quiz and seminars on Global warming and climatic changes to spread environmental awareness in various countries.
The Bank has also hosted Green fun run and support tree planting activity to generate awareness of environmental preservation and protecting the natural environment. Doha Bank has also provided funding for district cooling facilities,” Seetharaman concluded.
