ZTBL Wins Financial Literacy Champion Bank Award Among All Mid Size Banks

Tahir Yaqoob Bhatti, President/CEO, ZTBL, received the award on Monday from the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at Karachi for its performance in the National Financial Literacy Program (NFLP) 2023-24. Against the SBP-assigned target of 310 training sessions, ZTBL successfully conducted 320 sessions during FY 2023-24, reaching out to 10,414 individuals, including 5,281 women. These awareness sessions played a key role in promoting financial inclusion, leading to the opening of 9,351 new bank accounts by previously unbanked individuals. Over the last 4 years (Jul 2021 to Mar 2025), ZTBL has imparted financial literacy to more than 37,000 people across the country. SBP has consistently recognized ZTBL’s outstanding performance in the NFLP. In addition to this year’s Mega Performance Award, ZTBL received the Special Performance Award last year. Since 2018, ZTBL has been honored with 17 awards, shields and certificates of performance by SBP’s main Office in Karachi as well as its regional offices in Lahore, Gujranwala, Islamabad, and Faisalabad. ZTBL remains fully committed to promoting financial literacy, which is essential for poverty reduction, economic growth, and long-term financial stability in Pakistan.