Global Finance Magazine, one of the most important finance publications in Europe, selected QNB Finansbank as the best bank in SME banking in 2023. Global Finance Magazine defined QNB Finansbank as the bank that best understands SME needs and offers appropriate solutions. In the evaluation by Global Finance Magazine, which included banks from 69 countries and 6 continents, the best ones were determined with the opinions of magazine editors, independent research institutions, financial institution managers and technology experts. In the evaluation; The range of products and services offered by QNB Finansbank, which offers innovative and proactive solutions for all kinds of needs of SMEs, the driving force of the economy, and maximizes the customer experience, was taken into consideration. “We contribute to the growth of SMEs” QNB Finansbank General Manager Ömür Tan said the following about the award they received: “Supporting SMEs is one of the main goals of our business. Because we are aware of the vital role played by SMEs in economic growth and development. As QNB Finansbank, we contribute to the growth of our customers by creating special offers to support their financing needs. Thanks to our digital approval processes, where small-scale companies can meet their loan needs without leaving their workplaces and fulfill their limit requests instantly through digital channels, we respond to their loan needs within certain limits. We aim to be the main bank of our customers by supporting them in all areas, from financing to the effective management of their daily transactions and simplification of operational processes, especially the consultancy they need in both foreign trade and cash management areas. In this direction, we implemented the “Step by Step Export Program” to support our SMEs in financing their exports. We offer comprehensive services to SMEs that do or want to do foreign trade, especially export, with a free consultancy line, professional solution partners, digital-based applications and product variety. As QNB Finansbank, we became the first bank that comes to mind in digital transformation processes with the Digital Bridge Platform, which is known as the pioneer of ‘Platform Banking’ by SMEs in Turkey. With our vision of being the bank that steers digitalization, we supported our SMEs to facilitate their processes and grow their businesses by accessing the digital solutions we offer in many areas such as Banking, e-Commerce, Financial, Managerial and e-Transformation from a single platform, the Digital Bridge. In the upcoming period, we will continue to support the development of SMEs with our diversified products and services, with the strength we derive from our customers. I would also like to thank my teammates for their great efforts in receiving this award.”