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AM BANK S.A.L

AM BANK S.A.L. is a leading Lebanese commercial bank first established in 1980 as AL-MAWARID Bank S.A.L. by Salim Kheireddine, Maroun Kissirwani, and Omar Jundi.

The bank’s name was abbreviated to AM BANK when their new corporate identity was launched in October 2012, giving it a more adequate title following Al Mawarid’s success and global reach, with its wide scope of correspondent banks in the USA, France, England, Tokyo, Germany, Geneva, Belgium, Italy, Austalia, Canada, and Dubai.

Accomplishments & Awards
In 1995, AM Bank was the first bank to introduce credit cards in Lebanon, it accomplished the same with mobile banking in 2011.

AM Bank is the first and only bank to introduce banking delivery services to the industry since 2008. AM Bank is also a local pioneer in introducing unique services such as the payment break.

AM Bank is among the first to commit to Gender Diversity as a board directive since 2018. AM Bank is the first bank to invest in a Lebanese start up under BDL intermediate circular 331 & one of the first to sign and commit to the corporate governance. During 2017, AM Bank earned several achievements leaving a large footprint in the banking and finance sector by winning the “Innovation & Excellence” award from the Union of Arab Banks in recognition of the Bank’s commitment to the core values of corporate governance and global practices in professional ethics.

In 2017, Visa International acknowledged the major role that Al Mawarid Bank played in the remarkable growth in credit-card payments and their promotion and has offered the Bank an award for its “High Achievement in Visa Infinite Credit”. Additionally, the Union of Arab Banks selected Al Mawarid Bank to win the “Best Credit Card Services Award” in recognition of its excellence in providing card services under international and regional standards in the same year.

Some of the awards AM Bank has received over the years:
 * Best Card Design Award by VISA for “Black Card” in 2015
 * Best Credit Card Services Award – Union of Arab Banks 2017
 * Growth Award for High Achievement – Visa International 2017
 * Innovation and Excellence Award – Union of Arab Banks 2017
 * Best Innovation in Retail Banking – International Banker 2018
 * Excellence in the Policies of Economic & Social Development and Women Empowerment – Union of Arab Banks 2018
 * Virtualization Project of the Year – CPI Media Group and Network World Middle East Awards 2018
 * Best Banking Website - Arab Digital Banking Excellence Awards 2018

Offices & Branches
AM Bank has 19 branches in Lebanon and 20 ATM locations, its main branch was opened in Hamra in 1980.


 * Hamra 1980
 * Baakline 1981
 * Manassef 1983
 * Mar Elias 1983
 * Shtaura 1985
 * Sheheem 1986
 * Maten 1994
 * Tripoli 1995
 * Dora 1997
 * Hasbaya 2000
 * Al Mreijeh 2001
 * Cola 2011
 * Jounieh 2012
 * Verdun 2013
 * Saifi 2013
 * Ashrafieh 2014
 * Antelias 2016
 * Adlieh 2017
 * Aley 2018

Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board - Executive Member
 * H.E. Mr. Marwan Kheireddine

Non-Executive Member - President of the Remuneration Committee
 * Mr. Ibrahim Houssami

Non-Executive Member – President of the Risk Committee
 * H.E. Mr. Majid Jumblat

Executive Member – Secretary General
 * Mr. Wassim Kheireddine

Non-Executive Member – President of the Audit Committee
 * H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Daher

Non-Executive Member Non-Executive Member – President of the AML/CFT Committee
 * Mr. Mahmoud Zeidan
 * Dr. Shadi Karam

Chief Operating Officer Among the Leading Arab Women influencers in Economy and Banking industry in 2015. One of her many roles is as head of Women Empowerment for the banking sector within the World Union of Arab Bankers.
 * Mrs. Nahla Khaddage Bou Diab