Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia announces that Sberbank recognised as most innovative digital bank in Central and Eastern Europe according to the magazine Global Finance

15.08.18 17:12
/KASE, August 15, 2018/ – Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia (Аlmaty), whose bonds are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with press release dated August 15, 2018 which states as follows: quote Sberbank has been named the Most Innovative Digital Bank among consumer banks of Central and Eastern Europe by Global Finance magazine. This award measures how actively financial organisations use cutting-edge technology and the latest approaches for servicing customers. Sberbank also won the category Best in Social Media Marketing & Services, which recognises the work of banks with the most innovative and effective digital communications projects. Also, Sberbank topped the category Best SMS/Text Banking for the fourth time. This category focuses on the functionality and convenience of SMS banking services. Global Finance considered factors that range from the quantitative objective to the informed subjective. Objective criteria considered included: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing digital customers, growth of digital customers, breadth of product offerings, and development of new areas of business and innovative services. Subjective criteria included the opinions of analysts, banking consultants and others involved in the industry at an international level. Winners of the awards were chosen in more than 150 countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe. Earlier this month, Global Finance magazine named Sberbank’s digital corporate banking solution the best in Russia. Also, Sberbank came first in three other corporate client categories in Central and Eastern Europe: Best Online Portal Services, Best Integrated Corporate Bank Site, and Most Innovative Digital Bank. Sberbank Andrey Bobrun Press Office Tel. +7 495 957-57-21 media@sberbank.ru https://twitter.com/SberbankMedia Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 145 million customers in 20 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with almost 15,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, Turkey and other countries. The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia. Official websites of the Bank: www.sberbank.com (Sberbank Group website), www.sberbank.ru. unquote [2018-08-15]