TBC Bank Wins Awards for Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site in Central & Eastern Europe and Best Consumer Internet Bank in Georgia 2012 from Global Finance Magazine

For the first time, Global Finance magazine named a Georgian Bank in its World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks categories. TBC Bank won two outstanding nominations: Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site in Central & Eastern Europe and Best Consumer Internet Bank in Georgia. Other winners in regional sub-categories for Central & Eastern Europe included CITI Bank– for Best Web Site Design and Best Bill Payment & Presentment, OTP Bank– for Best Mobile Banking and Social Media, and Bank Millennium– for Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings.

According to the publication’s press release, “the winning banks were selected based on the strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, breadth of product offerings, and web site design and functionality.” This is the 13th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First-Round winners will be published in the magazine’s September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level.

“We are extremely proud to be recognized on the regional level and to be the first bank in Georgia to receive these prestigious awards. This is an excellent acknowledgment of our team’s tireless efforts of more than a year to deploy the best in the region a multichannel platform. I would like to use this opportunity to thank our team for their remarkable work and I hope for further success in the future,” commented Vakhtang Butskhrikidze, the Chief Executive Officer.