Attijariwafa Bank

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Attijariwafa bank
Type Public
MASI  : ATW
IndustryBanking, financial services
Founded1904: Creation of Wafabank
1911: Creation of BCM
2003: Creation of Attijariwafa Bank
Headquarters20 000 Casablanca
2, Bd Moulay Youssef, Morocco
Number of locations
4930 branches (2018) [1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mohamed El Kettani (CEO)
Products Credit cards, consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, savings, Securities, asset management, wealth management
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$ 4.1 billion (2018) [2]
Increase2.svg US$ 608 million (2018) [2]
Total assets Increase2.svg US$ 53.3 billion (2018)
Total equity Increase2.svg US$ 4,7 billion (2016)
Number of employees
Increase2.svg25,754 (2020) [2]
Subsidiaries AttijariWafa AssuranceWafasalafWafa ImmobilierCBAOUnion Gabonaise de BanqueCrédit du CongoBIM SACrédit du SénégalSociété ivoirienne de banqueSCB CamerounBIA TogoAttijari bank MauritanieAttijariwafa Bank EgyptCogebanque
Website www.attijariwafabank.com

Attijariwafa bank is a Moroccan multinational commercial bank and financial services company founded and based in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the leading bank in Morocco and the fifth largest bank in Africa in 2021, [3] and is part of Al Mada holding company.

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It was established after a merger between Banque Commerciale du Maroc and Wafabank.

The bank maintains offices in Europe and Asia, and has several subsidiary banks in Africa. [4] It has been listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange since 1993. [5]

History

In 2022, Attijariwafa Bank along with Maroc Telecom were among the 20 leading companies in Africa. [6]

On 8 November 2022, Attijariwafa Bank Partnered with Union Bank of Nigeria to Expand its Operations in Africa. [7] [8]

On 10 August 2023, Attijariwafa Bank has launched a new payment solution that is powered by Apple Pay. [9]

Ownership

Source: [10]

Subsidiaries

Key people

Source: [11]

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