Bank Alfalah

Bank Alfalah Limited is a Pakistani retail bank which is a subsidiary of Emirati company Abu Dhabi Group. It is one of the largest private Banks in Pakistan with a network of over 700 branches in more than 200 cities across Pakistan with an international presence in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bahrain and UAE.

Bank Alfalah Private Limited
Private
Traded asPSX: BAFL
IndustryBanking
FoundedJune 21, 1997 (1997-06-21)
HeadquartersKarachi, Pakistan
Key people
  • H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahayan (Chairman)
  • H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Owner)
Products
Revenue₨55.378 billion (US$330 million) (2014)[1]
₨8.513 billion (US$51 million) (2014)[1]
OwnerAbu Dhabi Group, United Venture Holding
Number of employees
7000+ (2018) [1]
Websitewww.bankalfalah.com

Bank Alfalah was incorporated on June 21, 1997 as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance 1984. Its banking operations commenced from November 1, 1997. The bank is engaged in commercial banking and related services as defined in the Banking companies ordinance, 1962.[2]

History

Bank Alfalah Limited was launched on June 21, 1992 as a public limited company under the Companies Ordinance 1984. The bank commenced its operations on November 1, 1997. The bank introduced commercial banking and related services as defined in the Banking companies ordinance, 1962. The Bank is owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Group(UAE) and United Venture Holding(Pakistan).

The Bank provides financial solutions to consumers, corporations, institutions and governments through a broad spectrum of products and services, including corporate and investment banking, consumer banking and credit, securities brokerage, commercial, SME, agri-finance, Islamic and asset financing.

The roots of the bank go back to the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), which was taken over by State Bank of Pakistan and nationalized to safeguard the consumer interests, under a new identity of HCEB or 'Habib Credit and Exchange Bank'. In 1997, the bank was privatized and taken over by 'Abu Dhabi Group' and United Venture Holding of UAE and Pakistan respectively, with a new identity of 'Bank Alfalah Limited'. The management of the bank had implemented strategies and policies so the bank would become a major player in the market. With a partnership with the Abu Dhabi Group the position of the bank became stronger which allowed the bank to invest more in technology to increase its range of products and services.[3]

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References
  2. Profit (2020-02-24). "Rising interest rates bolster profits at Bank Alfalah". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  3. Shahzad, Mirza. "History and backgrounds of Bank Alfalah Limited History of Bank Alfalah Limited starts from Bank of Credit and". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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