Habib Bank AG Zurich

Type	Private
Industry	Financial Services
Founded	1967
Headquarters	Weinbergstrasse 59 Zurich, Switzerland
Key people	Muhammad H. Habib President Mohamedali R. Habib, Joint President Trevor J Bastow, Deputy General Manager Ralph Schneider, Executive Vice President Haja Alavudeen, Senior Vice President
Products	Loans, Checking, Savings, Investments, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Letters of Credit
Employees	5,000+
Website	Homepage

Habib Bank AG Zurich, a commercial bank incorporated in Switzerland. It maintains headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, but has operations in Switzerland, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and Kenya. Habib Bank AG Zurich also has fully owned subsidiaries in Isle of Man Habib European Bank, South Africa, and Canada.

Overview [edit]

The bank is a large financial services provider, with operations spanning four continents. Its operations and subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America provide trade finance, corporate, consumer, private, retail and correspondent banking products. ^{[1] [2]}

History [edit]

The bank was founded in 1967 with a capital investment of Swiss Francs 2 million (approximately US$2 million). Habib Bank AG Zurich developed hPLUS, one of the world's first Java banking systems, using Java and Sybase ASE. The bank has been named as a finalist for the 21st Century Achievement Award from the Computerworld Honors Program for its use of information technology in the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate category.^[3]

External links [edit]

• Website of Habib Bank AG Zurich
• Computerworld Honors Program - 2005 Finalists
• Stamp: Habib Bank Ag Zurich Date of Issue (March 20, 2001)
• Company Profile at Linkedin.com
• List of banks in the United Kingdom
• Details regarding hPLUS (HBZ signature Core Banking Product)

See also [edit]

• List of Banks in Switzerland
• List of banks in the United Kingdom
• List of banks in Canada
• List of banks in Kenya
• List of banks in South Africa
• List of banks in United Arab Emirates

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