Global Finance ranked Barclays as Zambia’s best bank for 2019 according to a press release shared with the Business Telegraph. This will be the second time in a row that Barclays is bagging the award.
Global Finance cited Barclays for outstanding performance and excellence in the year for which it has exhibited consistency on. This award comes at a time when Barclays has defied the odds by posting record earnings in the top two of the 18 commercial bank industry post the divorce deal proving critics wrong. Barclays Zambia under the leadership of Mizinga Melu has proved to previous shareholders that opportunity indeed resides in Africa.
Global Finance boasts of an international circulation of over 50,000 and readers in over 160 countries comprising of boards and international C- suites specialized in investment and strategic business decisions.
We are proud to be the recipient of this prestigious accolade for the second consecutive year, which is testament to our commitment to bring possibilities to life through the provision of world-class banking solutions. Our agility and investment in technology has enabled our customers to enjoy products and services that are relevant to their needs. As part of the Absa Group, we remain committed to providing cutting-edge banking solutions and our determination to be a more customer centric organization remains unwavering
Barclays Managing Director – Mrs. Mizinga Melu said.
With more than 100 years of operating in Zambia, Barclays Bank Zambia PLC has been a leader in the provision of innovative banking products and services, catering for the diverse needs of its customers. In July 2018, the Bank announced its Group name change to Absa Group Limited which will pave way to the Bank’s brand name change to Absa by 2020, following regulatory approval. Additionally, Barclays unveiled a new digital strategy that is anchored on convenient banking solutions in order to reach a wider audience across country as well as its continued drive to support the growth of the economy and communities that the Bank operates in.
Barclays Bank Zambia PLC is also a recipient of the prestigious 2019 Best Corporate Bank in Zambia and 2019 Best Corporate Socially Responsible Bank in Zambia by Global Banking and Finance Review making the Bank one of the top and influential players in the financial sector.