Hong Leong Islamic Bank Wins Best Bank For Digital Innovation Award

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Bernama) -- Hong Leong Islamic Bank Bhd (HLISB) was recently bagged 'The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2015' for best bank for digital innovation. In recent times, HLISB had actively increased its focus towards digital banking and this award recognised its overall strategy in the digitisation of banking operations, it said in a statement. eXPRE$$ REMIT is one such innovative solution which had recently been introduced. It provides hassle-free cash remittance from Malaysia to Indonesia and is the first in the country to utilise self-service terminals for conversion and remittance. Earlier in the year, HLISB also unveiled a new branch concept in high pedestrian traffic areas which utilises state-of-the-art infrastructure and IT systems such as Touch Screen PCs, iPads and real-time video conferencing facilities to further strengthen its digital banking platform. The Asset Triple A Awards provides recognition for excellence in the industry within Asia and is built upon a stringent methodology combined with the rigorous approach to the selection of winners. Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad (HLISB) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Leong Bank (HLB, a bank in Malaysia), which in turn forms an integral part of the larger Hong Leong Financial Group. --BERNAMA