MasterCard International awarded the National Commercial Bank (NCB) the “Best partner developer in the emerging segments in the continents of Asia and Africa” at a special ceremony held recently. Accepting the award, Adel Al-Howar, NCB's sector head of Consumer Finance Services Group, affirmed the bank's efforts as the leading issuer of credit cards for clients who did not receive the opportunity to access credit cards in advance. The award acknowledges the bank's culmination of innovation, strategic initiatives and accomplishments achieved under its financial services sector in general, and in personal banking in particular.