History
Mashreq is the second oldest commercial bank in the UAE established in 1967 as the Bank of Oman Limited. In 1993, the bank changed its name to Mashreq bank and since then, it has been a pioneer in the UAE market having been the first to introduce products such as ATMs and credit cards. The bank is also the recipient of several awards including the Dubai Quality Award, Shaikh Khalifa Award for Excellence, Best Bank in the UAE award by The Banker awards as well as other citations from financial magazines such as Banker Middle East.
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