Bankers voice concern over leak of account details

The Guyana Association of Bankers (GAB) has publicly registered its concern and dismay at the publication of account information of embattled Permanent Secretary Omar Shariff.

In a notice in Tuesday’s Stabroek News the GAB said the “recent publication on at least two occasions of customer account information and in particular that of the August 14,2016 in Kaieteur News, has been cause for significant dismay” among its members.

This dismay has compelled the GAB to record its concern given that the publication of bank account information of any person should never occur, rather these details should be held confidential as “Confidentiality of financial information is the hallmark of bankers’ obligations to its customers.”