QIIB opens branch at Mall of Qatar

QIIB chairman and managing director Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah al-Thani inaugurated the bank’s newest bank branch at the Mall of Qatar.
Besides several board members, QIIB chief executive officer Abdulbasit Ahmad al-Shaibei attended the ceremony.
Sheikh Dr Khalid stressed the importance of the new branch providing “high quality services” to customers and meeting
customer expectations.
The new QIIB branch is on the ground floor of the Mall of Qatar, which is one of the leading shopping destinations in the region.
QIIB said, “The opening of the Mall of Qatar branch is of great importance for customers given the bouquet of marketing options available including integrated banking services
offered by the branch.”
Al-Shaibei said, “At QIIB, we are proud to achieve significantly in terms of our branch restructuring plan in line with our ever
expanding customer base.
“As you know, our presence in one of the most important shopping centres in our country, and in the region in general, is vital to us as well as our customers, who can take advantage of this facility in the Mall of Qatar and do various banking transactions.
“The new branch is certainly a quality addition to our network of branches that has now reached 20. We are also planning to open new branches at major shopping centers such as the City Center and Doha Festival City, which goes in line with the bank’s geographic expansion plan in accordance with the customers` requirements, and the keenness of meeting their needs, conveniently and easily.”
The CEO added: “Through these expansion plans, we are responding to the market needs and competition. These are key elements towards improving the performance of the banking sector and promote innovation, particularly in Shariah-based Islamic banking, which of late, has been witnessing a huge demand from customers.”
Al-Shaibei said the QIIB branch at the Mall of Qatar would offer “excellent” banking experience to its customers. To achieve this, the bank has selected a “highly experienced and professional team.”
“We were also keen to design the branch in a distinct pattern that reflects contemporary architecture, inspired by Islamic art, as is the case with all our new branches.”
“In parallel to opening new branches, we are further developing and enhancing the alternate channels such as ATMs, call centre, mobile and phone banking, and Internet banking services. This will help our customers save their valuable time and ease their efforts. Through such alternate channels, we can also provide the most efficient and secure banking services to our customers.”
The QIIB branch at the Mall of Qatar operates Saturday through Thursday, in two shifts from 9am to 2:30pm and from 3:30pm to 9pm. On Fridays, it will function from 4pm to 9pm.