NBAD, The Number One Bank in UAE, was incorporated in 1968 and is listed in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), under stock code NBAD. NBAD has been ranked in 2011 for the third time in a row one of the “World’s 50 Safest Banks” and the “Safest Bank in the Middle East” by Global Finance. The ranking serves as a trusted standard of creditworthiness for the financial industry.NBAD has also been named the Best Bank in the UAE in 2011 for the third consecutive year and for the fifth time in a decade by Euromoney. NBAD surpassed the US$1 billion net profits in 2010, becoming the first UAE bank to reach this milestone. The Bank has a network of more than 110 branches in the UAE in to provide banking services to customers all over the country. It also operates more than 450 ATMs allowing customers to perform a variety of transactions. Besides brick & mortar branches, NBAD provides around-the-clock account access through internet banking, the SMS-based payment service Arrow; and personalised customer support through its 24-hour Call Centre. NBAD’s overseas network stretches from Hong Kong in Asia; Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain in the GCC; Jordan in the Levant; Egypt, Sudan and Libya in Africa; France, Switzerland and the UK in Europe; to Washington, D.C., in the USA Overall, NBAD has nearly 50 branches and 60 ATMs outside the UAE.