Türkiye Finans’ Milestones
The Corporate website, www.turkiyefinans.com.tr, was renewed with a modern and user friendly design enabling customers to find whatever they look for via all devices in a quick and easy manner.
2015
- The corporate website, www.turkiyefinans.com.tr, was renewed with a modern and user friendly design in May 2015. With its new design, customers can quickly and easily find whatever they are looking for from all devices.
- The Bank issued a MYR 360 million sukuk in Malaysia and a TL 1.1 billion sukuk in Turkey in 2015 through its asset leasing companies that are among the Bank’s subsidiaries.
- TF Asset Leasing, a subsidiary of the Bank, is Turkey’s biggest active asset leasing company. TF Asset Leasing successfully undertook the biggest domestic issuance to take place at any one time in 2015, with the issuance amounting to TL 250 million.
- Türkiye Finans meets its customers’ needs through the Bank’s wide product portfolio. The Bank continued to serve its corporate customers through its asset leasing companies in 2015. Türkiye Finans issued a TL 243 million lease certificate in which corporate customers were users of funds.
- The first international branch of Türkiye Finans was opened in Bahrain.
- The number of branches was increased to 286.
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.
Türkiye Finans has grown unwaveringly with a focus on increasing its number of branches in accordance with the principles of participation banking. The Bank opened its first international branch in Bahrain, which is among the most important financial hubs of the Gulf Region.
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.
- 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 174.
- 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.
- 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 30 December 2005, with a network of 108 branches.