On the cusp of a historic merger, Saudi Arabia’s oldest bank is using AI – and coffee – to reach out to a young, tech-savvy population
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Riyadh bank’s ‘coffee shop’ branch helps lure new customers
Alawwal managing director Soren Nikolajsen says the Ibda cafe bank branch in Riyadh’s Nakheel Mall is ‘by far’ the most active of the bank’s branches, with a higher proportion of young and female customers