‘Commercial Bank to open smart branches at four metro stations this year’

‘Commercial Bank to open smart branches at four metro stations this year’

Commercial Bank is opening smart branches at four metro stations as part of strengthening its digital banking footprint in Qatar.

“We are looking at smart branches at metro stations in Al Wakra, DECC (Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, Qatar University and the departure terminals in Hamad International Airport,” Nayef al-Beshri, AGM and head of branches, Commercial Bank, told Gulf Times on the sidelines of the inauguration of its first exclusive Sadara Youth lounge at the Qatar University Metro Station branch.

Asked by Gulf Times when these branches would be operationalised, he said the bank is targeting this year itself.

"Smart branches are being located in the Qatar Rail network as we would like to focus more on digital solutions," he said, adding one of the core values in the Commercial Bank is digitisation and creativity.

Its modern look-and-feel new breed of “smart branches” offer customers increased self-service functionality, and customers can use the branches 24x7 at their convenience to print their cheque books, credit and debit cards instantaneously in less than five minutes.

Commercial Bank’s vision is to be the leading bank in Qatar with the world’s best client experience, innovation in products and digital capability, its chairman Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali bin Jabor