Türkiye Finans Milestones
Türkiye Finans’s first Sustainability Report became the first and only report among Turkish deposit and participation banks to be rated A+ by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
2014
- Türkiye Finans’s first Sustainability Report became the first and only report among Turkish deposit and participation banks to be rated A+ by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
- Mobile Branch app updated to expand to Windows Phone users.
- Secured a murabaha syndicated loan worth of USD 350 million, arranged by 21 banks from 12 countries.
- Issued the first sukuk in Malaysian Ringgit, worth of MYR 800 million. Said issuance stands as the largest sukuk issued by a foreign institution in Malaysian Ringgit.
- Türkiye Finans Customer Contact Center began to offer services in English and then in Arabic, thus capable of telephone banking service in 3 languages.
- Increased the number of branches to 280.
- Increased the paid-up capital to TL 2,600 million.
Mobile Branch app updated to expand to Windows Phone users.
2013
- Launched the card fee-free credit card Happy Zero and the Turkey’s first mother-tailored credit card Happy Anne.
- Launched Haremeyn Card, offering privileges in hajj and umrah visits, and Haremeyn Şua card, showing the quibla on the compass it features.
- Launched Siftah Card, offering SME customers the option of installment purchase over cash payment price, and Faal Card, targeting tradesmen and businesses.
- Launched “Akıllı Hesap”, the time deposit product offering lucrative profit shares and other advantages.
- Secured the then-largest murabaha syndicated loan of the participation banking scene, worth of USD 500 million.
- Sponsored the exhibition “Dialogue in the Dark”, visited by more than 7 million people across 130 cities.
- Undertook the commitment to support The Historic Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Tournament, added to the List of UNESCO Intangible World Cultural Heritage, for 3 years.
- Overhauled Türkiye Finans Mobile Branch with a new, user-friendly interface.
- Increased the number of branches to 250.
- Increased the paid-up capital to TL 1,775 million.
2012
- Overhauled its corporate identity and chose Turkey’s trademark color turquoise as its corporate color to emphasize its stance as the more accessible, active, sincere and innovative bank.
- Secured the then-largest murabaha syndicated loan, worth of USD 350 million.
- Launched “Finansör”, the first of its kind in participation banking that provides consumer financing in card form.
- Launched the new range of housing finance products: “Çilingir Mortgage”.
- Sponsored the Anatolian Brands Competition to spread the awareness for branding across Anatolia.
- Increased the number of branches to 220.
- Increased the paid-up capital to TL 1,650 million.
2011
- Secured the then-largest murabaha syndicated loan, worth of USD 300 million.
- Received BBB in foreign currency credit rating from the international credit rating agency Fitch, becoming one of the top five Turkish banks with the highest credit rating.
- Increased the number of branches to 182.
2010
- Launched “Organik BES”, Turkey’s first interest-free Individual Pension Scheme (IPS).
2008
- National Commercial Bank (NBC), the bank with the largest capital in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East, acquired 60% of Türkiye Finans and became the bank’s controlling shareholder.
- Launched SMS Banking service with electronic signature.
- Increased the number of branches to 178.
- Increased the paid-up capital to TL 800 million.
2007
- Launched commercial credit cards (“Business Card” and “Ticari Kart”) targeting corporate and commercial customers, to the use of the business world.
- Launched GPRS POS product, offering Mobile POS service to cabs.
- Increased the number of branches to 137.
- Increased the paid-up capital to TL 292 million.
2006
- Increased the number of branches to 122.
- Increased the paid-up capital to TL 279 million.
2005
- Founded upon merger of Family Finans and Anadolu Finans with a paid-up capital of 250 million TL, Türkiye Finans began operating on December 30, 2005, with a network of 108 branches.