OREANDA-NEWS. On 08 August 2008 was announced, that the Bank Millennium Internet banking system for individual clients - Millenet – has been found the best in Poland four times in a row in the world’s competition, “World’s Best Internet Banks”, organised by an independent international financial magazine, “Global Finance”.

The Bank Millennium Internet banking offer has won in Poland in the category, “Best Consumer Internet Bank” in the years 2005 - 2008.

According to the figures as of 30th June 2008, 783 thousand individual clients were registered on the bank’s Internet platform – which means a 45-per cent growth compared to the end of June 2007.

The continuous increase in the number of Internet banking clients is a result of the successive growth and enlargement of the offer and the Millenet system functionality. The users are able to buy the bank products such as cash loans, credit cards, investment fund units or term deposits by means of this system. Thanks to Millenet, it is also possible to open a special savings account rated at a very competitive and attractive interest.

The innovative solutions such as the Internet deposit auctions, an opportunity to load a mobile phone or an order for transactions by means of SMS place the Bank Millennium platform in the market lead.

“Global Finance” magazine selects the best Internet banks in the world (the Internet banking systems) in two key categories:

• The best internet bank for individual customers

• The best internet bank for businesses

The winners were appointed based on the individual applications of the banks and assessments given by some well-recognised specialists in the world.

The candidates were ranked according to some criteria, including as follows:

• effectiveness of the strategy for acquiring and serving the customers,

• use of the Internet banking offer by the clients

• growth in the number of clients using the Internet banking,

• measurable effects reached thanks to the Internet undertakings

• scope of the product offer available over the Internet,

• functionality and design of the Internet service.

The winners of “World’s Best Internet Bank” are found in the particular regions: in Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Middle East as well as in Africa.

“Global Finance” magazine has been the leading specialised international financial magazine and operating in the publishing market since 1987. It publishes analyses, studies and information on financial institutions and companies performing in the world’s markets, economic reviews, news on banking, capital markets, risk management, investors relations, corporate finance and cash management.

The magazine is also recognised thanks to the annual rankings rating the achievements of the banks in a full spectrum of their business operations.

”Global Finance” magazine is available on subscription in more than 160 countries.