Social Responsibility

FAB’s Youth Agenda

FAB is committed to supporting the UAE’s vision of creating a knowledge-based economy. The future belongs to our youth, and our aim is to equip them with the tools and skills required to create a better and more sustainable future.

Social Housing UK

Developing trusting and mutually beneficial relationships through our Social Housing Lending Programme

National Housing Loan

Providing UAE Nationals with non-interest loans of up to AED 2 million.

Customer Experience

Our clients are at the heart of our business model and the driving force behind our ambition to strengthen our customer experience. Our initiatives that are centered on clients demonstrate our dedication to providing an excellent service.

Emiratisation

Qeyada Programme

Market mapping for middle and senior roles and leadership development. Attracting external hires Emiratis for senior roles in the bank, strong assessment, process & selection criteria and Emirati Succession Programme to support individual development to equip for the next role.

Al Masar

Fast Track for existing staff. Proactively preparing high potential Emirati talent for “Critical Roles” in 12 months.

Nujoom - Management Trainee Programme

Graduate development to support FAB Emirati Talent Pipeline – offering ambitious fresh graduates career growth opportunities to take on “Middle Management” roles in 18 months on job development & 6 months.

20 for 2020 Programme

The initiative aims to increase & empower Emirati female representation at board-level, selection process ongoing.

The Banker Programme

In collaboration with HRA & ADGM the Banker Programme focuses on creating employment for UAE Nationals fresh graduates in the Banking and Finance sector.

Community Investment & Socio-Economic Development

Emirates Foundation

Emirates Foundation is a philanthropic foundation set up by the government of the emirate of Abu Dhabi to facilitate public-private funded initiatives to improve the welfare of people across the UAE.

Dubai Cares

Dubai Cares is a UAE-based global philanthropic organization that designs programmes to reduce and remove obstacles that prevent children and youth in developing countries from attaining quality education.

SOS – CHILDREN’S VILLAGES

SOS Children’s Villages is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit, international development company that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children in need to protect their rights around the world.

Emirates Down Syndrome Association

Emirates Down Syndrome Association is a non-profit that supports people with Down Syndrome with services such as education and wellbeing.

Dubai Courts

Dubai Courts is a government organisation with the mission of realising effective justice.

Emirates Red Crescent

The Emirates Red Crescent is a humanitarian organisation that supports government official authorities.

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is an agency mandated to protect refugees and assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.

FAB Scholars: Paris II University of Law

We provided AED 3 Million for 30 scholarships to be awarded to Emirati students to study in their Bachelor of Laws LLB programme at the Paris II University of Law for the calendar year of 2020/2.

Case Studies

Khalifa Fund

At FAB, we continue to support the Government of Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, by providing a 3-5 year secured loan to support the entrepreneurial ventures of small business owners. Through our designated team, FAB currently manages 50% of the Khalifa Fund Portfolio, and plan to increase it’s size by 8-10% annually.

DWallet

Our Prepaid business partnered with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) to launch the DWallet Card, a payroll card exclusively designed for domestic workers across the UAE. DWallet cards will enable domestic workers to have instant access to their wages in a safe and secure manner. The solution is an alternative to cash, whereby domestic workers can bank and can make electronic payments through the integration of FAB’s ‘payit wallet’ services.

Digital Support during COVID-19

Enhancing digitalisation to support the needs and requirements of our customers.