Oct - Dec 2008 - United Bank Limited

CBG / E-Commerce
UBL & QIL
Sign Cash
Management
Agreement
The CBG Division’s
mission is to serve all
corporate needs of its
customers and ensure full
satisfaction through
product innovation,
personalized banking, and
top notch service.
An agreement was signed on January 10th,
2009, between United Bank Limited and
Qarshi Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. at a ceremony
held at the UBL Corporate Centre in Lahore.
Mr. Hassan Raza - GE Corporate Banking
Group represented the bank and Mr. Iqbal
Ahmed Qarshi CEO, Qarshi Industries (Pvt.)
Ltd. (QIL) signed on behalf of his company.
Under the agreement UBL will extend the
Bank’s Cash Management facilities to QIL
with specific initiatives planned for the near
future.
Qarshi Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. which emerged
from a humble Dawakhana into a modern,
successful and progressive manufacturing
and marketing company now ranks among
the largest natural products companies in
Pakistan. QIL has several well-known brands
such as Jam-e-Shirin, Johar Joshanda and
Springley (Natural Mineral Water) along
with more than 200 herbal products.
The Corporate Banking Group’s mission is
to serve all corporate needs of its customers
and ensure full satisfaction through product
innovation, personalized banking, and top
notch service. The focus of the Group has
always been on attracting and servicing large
portfolio customers.
According to the agreement Qarshi will avail
Cash Management services countrywide
including collections, disbursements and
other technology-driven products such as
E-Collections and Auto Debit facilities.
Through this initiative, UBL reiterates its
strength as a bank dedicated to surpassing
the highest expectations of its customers
and other stakeholders by providing
excellence in service.
The ceremony was attended by senior
members of UBL and Qarshi including Mr.
Hassan Raza, Mr. Adnan J. Lari - Divisional
Head, Cash Management, Mr. Farhan Javaid
Durrani - Unit Head, Cash Management
(Central), Mr. Naeem Malik - Unit Head,
Cash Management Islamabad. From Qarshi,
the ceremony was attended by Mr. Iqbal
Ahmed Qarshi, Brig. (R) Taimur Afzal Khan
- Director HR, Mr. Mian M. Riaz Iqbal -
DGM - Corporate Finance, Mr. Imran Baloch
- Manager Finance, and Mr. Muhammad
Arif - DM CE Secretariat.
UBL signs contracts for E-billing System
UBL’s E-Commerce group has led the way
for innovation in the Bank’s various
products and services. Keeping with the
innovation theme and towards providing
customers ease of service, UBL signed a
contract with Water and Sanitation Agency
– (WASA RDA) and Hyderabad Electric
Supply Corporation (HESCO) recently.
According to the agreement, customers of
both utilities will be able to pay their
HESCO and WASA bills through UBL’s
website and 24-hour customer help line.
Highlighting the benefits of this scheme
Mr. Aurangzaib Alamgir, Business Head
E-Commerce Group, said, “The e-billing
system is in line with UBL’s commitment
of putting its customers first and finding
new and innovative ways to make their life
easier. This facility will help consumers
save time by avoiding waiting in long
queues in order to pay their bills, making
it a very useful service for them.” Mr.
Aurangzaib also pointed out that non-UBL
customers can also avail this facility using
UBL Orion (Mobile Banking Service), while
there are plans to introduce cards in order
to facilitate customers further.
08 October - December 2008