KARACHI – January 19, 2016: Country’s largest oil marketing company Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Allied Bank Limited (ABL) have signed an agreement to facilitate deployment of ABL ATMs at PSO stations nationwide.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Sheikh, Deputy General Manager, New Initiatives, PSO and Mr. Faisal Nadeem Siddiqui, Group Head e - Banking – DBG, ABL, at Allied Bank Limited’s Head office, Lahore. Mr. Sheikh Imranul Haque, MD & CEO, PSO and Mr. Tahir Hassan Qureshi, CEO, ABL accompanied by other officials from both organizations were present on the occasion.
Under this agreement, ABL’s ATMs would be installed at PSO outlets across the country. The agreement promises to be a mutually beneficial partnership and one which will translate into convenience for the general public.
Speaking on this occasion, Sheikh Imranul Haque, MD & CEO, PSO highlighted company’s initiatives aimed at continuously delivering enhanced service to its customers and described the joint venture as futuristic and highly customer oriented. He said, “We are pleased to join hands with Allied Bank Limited to get ABL ATMs at designated PSO outlets. The facility will benefit our mutual customers under one roof. With this agreement, PSO is expanding its operations into the realm of non-fuel activities which hold immense potential. As we expand our footprint beyond fuel activities, we are exploring newer ways of facilitating our customers.”
Commenting on the agreement, Tahir Hassan Qureshi, CEO, ABL said: “It gives us immense pleasure to expand our ATMs network to PSO retail stations across the country. It will bring two-fold ease and access to our shared customer base. We are eager to build on this agreement to expand our collaboration with PSO to bring more facilities to our customers in the future.”
PSO and ABL value their relationship with the customers and are striving hard to offer a variety of innovative Banking products and services to suit the needs of their customers through ABL ATMs and Branchless Banking Centers at PSO Retail Outlets.
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