BFC opens 51st Branch at Atrium Mall

Bahrain Financing Company (BFC) the Kingdom’s oldest and leading worldwide money transfer and foreign currency specialist has reached a significant milestone with the opening of its 51^st branch today. The new branch in Atrium Mall (Saar Area) further reinforces BFC’s position as the exchange with the most extensive branch network in the Kingdom Bahrain.

The 51st branch opened today at Atrium Mall at 9am. The branch was inaugurated by BFC’s General Manager, Mr. Pancily Varkey in the presence of BFC’s Head of Retail Sales and Branches, Mr. Deepak Nair and Corporate Business Development Manager, Mr. Roger Menezes.

The branch is located on the First Floor of the mall situated next to Lulu Hypermarket and will be open from 9am to 10pm, seven days a week, offering BFC’s diverse range of fast and reliable international money transfer products, including EzRemit and MoneyGram, plus a choice of over 40 global currencies to buy or sell at market leading exchange rates.

The first 100 customers who made a transaction received a gold coin followed by giveaways for those who couldn’t make it to the first 100. Commenting on BFC’s opening in Atrium Mall (Saar), Mr. Pancily Varkey, General Manager of BFC said, “Today’s news marks a historic achievement in the progress of BFC as the leading money transfer and foreign currency specialist in the Kingdom. As part of our ambitious expansion strategy to reach all regions of the country, we are particularly proud of accomplishing this amazing milestone of 50

plus branches. This demonstrates our firm commitment to meeting our customers’ expectations in ensuring that they have a more convenient and pleasurable experience with BFC. With a committed and passionate team, BFC aims to continue its expansion”.

BFC started in 1917, trading in gold bullion and continually growing its services. In 1970’s BFC entered the remittance market, giving the fast-growing expat community the opportunity to send their hard-earned money home.

BFC currently has 51 branches across the Kingdom of Bahrain and specializes in sending money around the globe safely and quickly to over 46,000 locations in 30 countries, through its own money transfer product – EzRemit.  Its global reach is extended to over 200 countries through its partnership with MoneyGram an international remittance company.  With Smart Money, the online money transfer service of BFC, you can now send money online to over 150 countries. BFC is the leading provider of foreign currency exchange in Bahrain and customers can buy or sell foreign currency at the most competitive rates in the market from any of the BFC branches.