{"id":215,"date":"2020-09-15T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/newsroom\/?p=215"},"modified":"2022-01-26T22:56:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T03:56:08","slug":"amerant-recognized-in-mastercards-annual-community-institution-segment-awards-with-innovation-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/newsroom\/community\/amerant-recognized-in-mastercards-annual-community-institution-segment-awards-with-innovation-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Amerant Recognized in Mastercard\u2019s Annual Community Institution Segment Awards with Innovation Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coral Gables, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Amerant Bank<\/a>, one of the largest community banks headquartered in Florida, is proud to announce it has been recognized by Mastercard in its annual Community Institution Segment Awards with an Innovation Award. The awards program recognizes those Community Institutions who are making an impact in their local communities by demonstrating advancement in innovation, leadership and philanthropic efforts and recognizes organizations across three distinct categories \u2013 Innovation, Doing Well by Doing Good and Priceless Partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amerant received \u2018The Innovation Award,\u2019 which distinguishes top banking institutions that deliver enhanced value to card members by going beyond industry tools and enhancing the customer experience through the creative and impactful use of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are very appreciative to Mastercard for this wonderful recognition,\u201d said Millar Wilson, Vice Chairman and CEO of Amerant. \u201cAll of Amerant is proud of the team members who worked so diligently to earn this recognition. Their creativity demonstrates the special ways in which we further serve our clients.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amerant is continuously innovating its digital tools to maximize productivity and ensure precision, while implementing ways to increase customer engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amerant has operated for over 40 years and today has 27 banking centers \u2013 19 in South Florida, 8 in the Houston, Texas area, and loan production offices in Dallas and New York. The Company provides individuals and businesses in the U.S., as well as select international clients, with deposit, credit and wealth management services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were highly impressed with Amerant\u2019s technological developments and submission. The bank was awarded for their outstanding work in payments, said Yasemin Bedir, EVP, Processor & Community Institutions for Mastercard. \u201cAmerant created a digital platform that truly maximized digital channels and improved efficiency and accuracy, all while augmenting the customer experience that went well above the norm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Mastercard Community Institution Segment Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual Mastercard Community Institution Segment Awards were created to recognize the outstanding efforts of the hundreds of Mastercard partner Community Institutions throughout the United States whose work is driving forth positive change and impact. Institutions can self-nominate and partners are recognized across three categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n