OREANDA-NEWS. Sberbank’s consumer digital banking has been named as the best in Russia in Global Finance magazine’s Best Digital Bank Awards 2017.

In addition, Sberbank secured first place in three other categories for CEE: "Best Bill Payment & Presentment", "Best Mobile Banking App", and "Best SMS/Text Banking".

"Our digital products are regularly recognised as market-leading," commented Alexander Torbakhov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank. "We know that clients expect us to provide digital services that match and even exceed the best global practices, and we focus on meeting those expectations."

When selecting the winners, Global Finance took into objective as well as subjective criteria. Objective criteria include the strategy for attracting and servicing clients in the digital sphere, user base growth, functionality of digital products, and development of new areas of business and innovative services. Subjective criteria include the opinions of analysts, banking consultants, and other international-level professionals from the sector.