Global Banking & Finance Review Awards 2026
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Each year, the Global Banking & Finance Awards recognise excellence, innovation, and leadership across the global financial industry. The following organisations have been selected for outstanding performance and strategic impact. This represents the first, second and third set of award winners; additional winners will be announced in subsequent batches throughout the year.
| Award Title | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 14 Years of Excellence - Wealth Management Mauritius 2026 | DeVere Investment |
| 17 Years of Excellence - Brokerage Jordan 2026 | Al Yasmeen for Securities and Investments |
| 25 Years of Excellence - Insurance Egypt 2026 | Allianz Egypt |
| 25 Years of Excellence Asset Management Turkiye 2026 | QNB PORTFOY ASSET MANAGEMENT |
| 33 Years of Excellence - Financial Services Asia Pacific 2026 | Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited |
| 35 Years of Excellence - HR & Recruitment Egypt 2026 | Premier Services & Recruitment |
| 40 Years of Excellence Brokerage Singapore 2026 | OCBC Securities Pte Ltd |
| Agency Recruitment Leader of the Year MENA 2026 | Premier Services & Recruitment |
| Asset Management CEO of the Year Bulgaria 2026 | Ms. Natalia Petrova, CONCORD ASSET MANAGEMENT |
| Banking Brand of the Year Cambodia 2026 | Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc |
| Banking Brand of the Year Namibia 2026 | Bank Windhoek |
| Banking Brand of the Year Zambia 2026 | First National Bank-Zambia |
| Banking CEO of the Year Egypt 2026 | Mr. Akef Elmaghraby, Suez Canal Bank |
| Banking CEO of the Year Ghana 2026 | Mr. Daniel Asiedu, OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Ltd |
| Banking CEO of the Year Philippines 2026 | Ma. Lynette V. Ortiz, Land Bank of the Philippines |
| Banking CEO of the Year Zambia 2026 | Ms. Mizinga Melu, Absa Bank Zambia |
| Banking Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Year India 2026 | Mr. Zuzar Tinwalla, Standard Chartered Bank |
| Best Agri Business Bank Botswana 2026 | Absa Bank Botswana Limited |
| Best Agri Business Bank Philippines 2026 | Land Bank of the Philippines |
| Best Alternative Credit Specialist Ghana 2026 | TF Financial Services Ltd |
| Best Asset Management Company Angola 2026 | Hemera Capital Partners PLC |
| Best Asset Management Company Bulgaria 2026 | CONCORD ASSET MANAGEMENT |
| Best Asset Management Company Chile 2026 | Banchile Inversiones |
| Best Asset Management Company Congo 2026 | FPM SA |
| Best Asset Management Company Indonesia 2026 | PT. Sucorinvest Asset Management |
| Best Asset Management Company Latin America 2026 | LarrainVial Asset Management |
| Best Asset Management Company Nigeria 2026 | Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited |
| Best Asset Management Company Romania 2026 | BT Asset Management |
| Best Asset Management Company South East Asia 2026 | PT. Sucorinvest Asset Management |
| Best ATM Services Europe 2026 | Diebold Nixdorf |
| Best Auto Finance Company Australia 2026 | Dreamcatcher Finance |
| Best Auto Insurance Company Mauritius 2026 | GFA Insurance |
| Best Bank Digital Transformation - Falcon Eye Sri Lanka 2026 | Pan Asia Banking Corporation |
| Best Bank Digital Transformation Ethiopia 2026 | Nib International Bank |
| Best Bank Digital Transformation Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) |
| Best Bank for Auto Loans Bolivia 2026 | Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz S.A. |
| Best Bank for Auto Loans Tanzania 2026 | Absa Bank Tanzania |
| Best Bank for Corporate Investment Management Services Kenya 2026 | Standard Chartered Bank Kenya |
| Best Bank for Digital Banking Services Egypt 2026 | QNB Egypt |
| Best Bank for Digital Banking Services Lesotho 2026 | Nedbank Lesotho |
| Best Bank for Digital Banking Services Rwanda 2026 | Bank of Kigali |
| Best Bank for HR & Recruitment Botswana 2026 | Absa Bank Botswana Limited |
| Best Bank for HR & Recruitment Mozambique 2026 | Moza Banco |
| Best Bank for Millennials and Gen Z Vietnam 2026 | Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) |
| Best Bank for Remittance Zambia 2026 | Access Bank Zambia |
| Best Bank for Risk Management Taiwan 2026 | E.SUN Bank |
| Best Bank for Risk Management Zambia 2026 | Access Bank Zambia |
| Best Bank for Sustainable Development Bahrain 2026 | Bahrain Development Bank |
| Best Bank for Sustainable Development Uganda 2026 | Pearl Bank |
| Best Bank for Treasury Activities Qatar 2026 | Ahli Bank Q.P.S.C. |
| Best Bank for Youth & Students Canada 2026 | CIBC |
| Best Bank for Youth & Students Tunisia 2026 | Amen Bank |
| Best Bank Transformation Bahrain 2026 | Bahrain Development Bank |
| Best Bank Transformation Morocco 2026 | Saham Bank |
| Best Bank Transformation Philippines 2026 | Top Bank Philippines, Inc. (A Rural Bank) |
| Best Banking App South Africa 2026 | ABSA BANK Limited |
| Best Banking Chairman Tajikistan 2026 | Mr. Hasan Asadullozoda, OJSC Oriyonbonk |
| Best Banking Process – Buy Now Pay at Harvest Turkiye 2026 | Şekerbank T.A.Ş. |
| Best Banking Product (RHB Live FX @ Reflex) Malaysia 2026 | RHB Bank |
| Best Banking Technology Implementation Mozambique 2026 | Moza Banco |
| Best Banking Technology Solutions Provider Europe 2026 | Diebold Nixdorf |
| Best Bond Consulting House - Banking Vietnam 2026 | BIDV Securities Company (BSC) |
| Best Client Service Recruitment Agency MENA 2026 | Premier Services & Recruitment |
| Best Community Engagement ESG Initiative Tunisia 2026 | Amen Bank |
| Best Corporate Bank Armenia 2026 | ArdShinBank |
| Best Corporate Bank Egypt 2026 | QNB Egypt |
| Best Corporate Bank Georgia 2026 | TBC Bank |
| Best Corporate Bank Ghana 2026 | OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Ltd |
| Best Corporate Bank Morocco 2026 | Saham Bank |
| Best Corporate Bank Nigeria 2026 | First Bank of Nigeria Limited |
| Best Corporate Bank Philippines 2026 | Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation |
| Best Corporate Bank Portugal 2026 | Banco Finantia |
| Best Corporate Bank Uzbekistan 2026 | JSCB Microcredit Bank |
| Best Corporate Bank Zambia 2026 | Absa Bank Zambia |
| Best Corporate Governance Bank Indonesia 2026 | PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk (OCBC Indonesia) |
| Best Corporate Governance Bank Philippines 2026 | Bank of the Philippine Islands |
| Best CSR Bank Armenia 2026 | ArdShinBank |
| Best CSR Bank Jordan 2026 | Jordan Kuwait Bank |
| Best CSR Bank Mozambique 2026 | Moza Banco |
| Best CSR Bank Tanzania 2026 | Exim Bank Tanzania |
| Best CSR Bank Zambia 2026 | Stanbic Bank Zambia |
| Best CSR Program Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| Best Custodian Bank Spain 2026 | Cecabank |
| Best Customer Experience Bank South Africa 2026 | ABSA BANK Limited |
| Best Customer Service - Banking Hong Kong 2026 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd |
| Best Customer Service - Banking Sierra Leone 2026 | ECOBANK SIERRA LEONE LIMITED |
| Best Customer Service - Investment Platform Middle East 2026 | Century Financial Consultancy LLC |
| Best Development Bank Philippines 2026 | Land Bank of the Philippines |
| Best Digital Bank Andorra 2026 | Creand |
| Best Digital Bank Hungary 2026 | K&H Bank |
| Best Digital Bank Philippines 2026 | CIMB Bank Philippines |
| Best Digital Bank Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) |
| Best Digital Bank Zambia 2026 | Absa Bank Zambia |
| Best Digital Branch Design - BTN Digital Store Indonesia 2026 | PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. |
| Best Digital Investment Platform - Precious Metals Jordan 2026 | Bank al Etihad |
| Best Digital Payments Product - Absa Pay South Africa 2026 | ABSA BANK Limited |
| Best Digital Wallet Zambia 2026 | First National Bank-Zambia |
| Best Employee Initiative/Product - Absa Wellness App South Africa 2026 | ABSA BANK Limited |
| Best ESG Bank Albania 2026 | Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Albania |
| Best ESG Bank Nigeria 2026 | First Bank of Nigeria Limited |
| Best ESG Bank Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| Best ESG Consultancy Firm Angola 2026 | Hemera Capital Partners PLC |
| Best ESG Consultancy Firm Central Asia 2026 | Astana International Financial Center - AIFC Green Finance Centre Ltd. |
| Best ESG Initiative - Balé Poin by BTN Indonesia 2026 | PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. |
| Best ESG Initiative – Carbonmap Turkiye 2026 | Şekerbank T.A.Ş. |
| Best ESG Initiative - Framework for Sustainability & Equality Reporting Africa 2026 | Committee of SADC Stock Exchanges |
| Best ESG Sustainability Strategy Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| Best Factoring Company Turkiye 2026 | Yapı Kredi Faktoring A.Ş. |
| Best Financial Inclusion Technology Solution Provider Jordan 2026 | Piotech |
| Best Financial Services Group Sri Lanka 2026 | People’s Leasing & Finance PLC |
| Best Fintech Company Asia Pacific 2026 | AsiaPay |
| Best Forex Bank Indonesia 2026 | PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk (OCBC Indonesia) |
| Best Forex Bank Malaysia 2026 | RHB Bank |
| Best Fund Management Company Malaysia 2026 | TA Investment Management Berhad |
| Best General Bancassurance Provider Sri Lanka 2026 | HNB General Insurance |
| Best General Insurance Company Africa 2026 | NICO General Insurance Company |
| Best General Insurance Company Cyprus 2026 | Genikes Insurance |
| Best General Insurance Company MENA 2026 | Gulf Insurance Group K-S-C-P |
| Best General Insurance Company Southeast Europe 2026 | Sigal Insurance Group |
| Best General Insurance Mongolia 2026 | Practical Insurance |
| Best General Insurance Oman 2026 | Dhofar Insurance SAOG, Muscat, Oman |
| Best General Takaful Provider Middle East 2026 | Al Madina Insurance Company SAOG |
| Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy Zambia 2026 | Access Bank Zambia |
| Best Green Bank Tunisia 2026 | Amen Bank |
| Best Green Bond Issuer Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos |
| Best Insurance Company Transformation Sri Lanka 2026 | Continental Insurance Lanka Ltd |
| Best Insurance Website Cyprus 2026 | Genikes Insurance |
| Best Investment Bank Chile 2026 | Banchile Inversiones |
| Best Investment Bank Malawi 2026 | CDH Investment Bank |
| Best Investment Bank Malaysia 2026 | Kenanga Investment Bank |
| Best Investment Bank Namibia 2026 | Standard Bank Namibia |
| Best Investment Bank Nigeria 2026 | Stanbic IBTC Holdings |
| Best Investment Bank South Africa 2026 | Nedbank Group Limited |
| Best Investment Bank Sri Lanka 2026 | People's Bank |
| Best Investment Bank Taiwan 2026 | Taipei Fubon Bank |
| Best Investment Bank Zimbabwe 2026 | Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Ltd |
| Best Investment Banking Head for Debt Capital Markets Vietnam 2026 | Mr. Lê Huy, BIDV Securities Company (BSC) |
| Best Investment Research Vietnam 2026 | Bao Minh Securities Company |
| Best Investor Relations Bank Africa 2026 | Standard Bank Group |
| Best Investor Relations Company Taiwan 2026 | Mega Financial Holding |
| Best Investor Relations Company Thailand 2026 | i-Tail Corporation PCL |
| Best Islamic Banking CEO Kenya 2026 | Mr Anuj Mediratta, Gulf African Bank |
| Best Islamic Forex Bank Malaysia 2026 | RHB Bank |
| Best Islamic Multi Currency Account Malaysia 2026 | RHB Bank |
| Best Islamic SME Bank South Africa 2026 | Standard Bank Shari'ah Banking |
| Best Life & Health Takaful Provider Saudi Arabia 2026 | Aljazira Takaful |
| Best Life Bancassurance Provider Sri Lanka 2026 | HNB Assurance |
| Best Life Insurance App - MyEurolife App Cyprus 2026 | Eurolife |
| Best Life Insurance Brand of the Year Vietnam 2026 | BAOVIET LIFE CORPORATION |
| Best Life Insurance Company Cyprus 2026 | Eurolife |
| Best Life Insurance Company Sri Lanka 2026 | AIA Insurance Lanka Limited |
| Best Life Insurance Company Zambia 2026 | OneLife Assurance Limited |
| Best Logistics & Transportation Technology Solutions Europe 2026 | UbiRider |
| Best Market Maker Turkiye 2026 | Ziraat Yatırım Menkul Değerler Anonim Şirketi |
| Best Microfinance Company Peru 2026 | Caja Cusco |
| Best Mobile Platform Singapore 2026 | OCBC Securities Pte Ltd |
| Best Money Transfer Mongolia 2026 | Sendly NBFI JSC |
| Best Mortgage Bank Bolivia 2026 | Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz S.A. |
| Best Multi Currency Account Malaysia 2026 | RHB Bank |
| Best Multi-Asset Trading Platform - PrimeXBT South Africa 2026 | PrimeXBT |
| Best Mutual Fund (Fundo Liquidez) Angola 2026 | Hemera Capital Partners PLC |
| Best NBFI Digital Transformation Moldova 2026 | OCN Lute Credit SRL |
| Best New Digital Bank Uzbekistan 2026 | Open Bank JSC |
| Best New Digital Banking Product - Absa Savings Coach South Africa 2026 | ABSA BANK Limited |
| Best New Mobile Wealth Platform Kazakhstan 2026 | Investlink |
| Best New SME Finance Company Romania 2026 | PRIMA FINANTARE |
| Best Offshore Corporate Advisory Mauritius 2026 | Sunibel Corporate Services Ltd |
| Best Online Finance Company Armenia 2026 | GLOBAL CREDIT UCO CJSC |
| Best Pension Fund Manager Nigeria 2026 | Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited |
| Best Place to Work Qatar 2026 | QIC Digital Hub |
| Best Private Bank Armenia 2026 | ArdShinBank |
| Best Private Bank Austria 2026 | Kathrein Privatbank Aktiengesellschaft |
| Best Private Bank Canada 2026 | CIBC |
| Best Private Bank Cyprus 2026 | Bank of Cyprus |
| Best Private Bank Indonesia 2026 | PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk (OCBC Indonesia) |
| Best Private Bank Portugal 2026 | Banco Finantia |
| Best Private Bank Uganda 2026 | I&M Bank Uganda |
| Best Private Equity Fund Manager Portugal 2026 | Stag Fund Management |
| Best Private Wealth Management Company Bulgaria 2026 | Compass Invest JSC |
| Best Private Wealth Management Company LatAm 2026 | Latin Securities |
| Best Private Wealth Management Company Uruguay 2026 | Latin Securities |
| Best Property Finance Company Philippines 2026 | First Standard Finance Corporation |
| Best Real Estate Fund (Pactual Property Fund) Angola 2026 | Hemera Capital Partners PLC |
| Best Remittance Bank Rwanda 2026 | Access Bank (Rwanda) Plc |
| Best Research House Singapore 2026 | Maybank Securities Singapore |
| Best Retail Bank Armenia 2026 | ArdShinBank |
| Best Retail Bank Bolivia 2026 | Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz S.A. |
| Best Retail Bank Egypt 2026 | QNB Egypt |
| Best Retail Bank Kazakhstan 2026 | JSC Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan |
| Best Retail Bank Lesotho 2026 | Nedbank Lesotho |
| Best Retail Bank Seychelles 2026 | ABSA Bank Seychelles |
| Best Retail Banking App - Bank al Etihad Jordan 2026 | Bank al Etihad |
| Best Retail Banking App Cambodia 2026 | Chip Mong Commercial Bank Plc. |
| Best Retail Banking App Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) |
| Best Retail Banking Product - CIBC Smart® Account for Newcomers Canada 2026 | CIBC |
| Best Retail Credit Card Provider Tanzania 2026 | Absa Bank Tanzania |
| Best RMB Services Turkiye 2026 | ICBC Turkey |
| Best Savings Bank Bolivia 2026 | Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz S.A. |
| Best Savings Bank Vietnam 2026 | Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank |
| Best Securities Brokerage Mongolia 2026 | Golomt Capital LLC |
| Best Securities Brokerage Singapore 2026 | Maybank Securities Singapore |
| Best SME Bank Bahrain 2026 | Bahrain Development Bank |
| Best SME Bank Botswana 2026 | Absa Bank Botswana Limited |
| Best SME Bank Cambodia 2026 | Chip Mong Commercial Bank Plc. |
| Best SME Bank Egypt 2026 | QNB Egypt |
| Best SME Bank Indonesia 2026 | OCBC Securities Pte Ltd |
| Best SME Bank Kazakhstan 2026 | JSC Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan |
| Best SME Bank Lesotho 2026 | Nedbank Lesotho |
| Best SME Bank Nigeria 2026 | First Bank of Nigeria Limited |
| Best SME Bank Uganda 2026 | Pearl Bank |
| Best SME Bank Vietnam 2026 | HDBank |
| Best SME Bank Zambia 2026 | Absa Bank Zambia |
| Best Stockbroker Turkiye 2026 | Ziraat Yatırım Menkul Değerler Anonim Şirketi |
| Best Sustainable & ESG Wealth Manager Belgium 2026 | KBC Asset Management |
| Best Sustainable Development Company Turkiye 2026 | Yapı Kredi Faktoring A.Ş. |
| Best Sustainable Finance Deal Central Asia 2026 | Astana International Financial Center - AIFC Green Finance Centre Ltd. |
| Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2026 | Allianz Trade |
| Best Trade Finance Bank Egypt 2026 | QNB Egypt |
| Best Trade Finance Bank Nigeria 2026 | First Bank of Nigeria Limited |
| Best Trade Finance Bank Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) |
| Best Trade Finance Bank Tunisia 2026 | Amen Bank |
| Best Travel Insurance Company Qatar 2026 | Qatar Insurance Company |
| Best Treasury Bank Egypt 2026 | QNB Egypt |
| Best Warrants Issuer Malaysia 2026 | Kenanga Investment Bank |
| Best Wealth Management Bank India 2026 | Standard Chartered Bank India |
| Chief Compliance Officer of the Year – Banking Philippines 2026 | Atty. Maria Paz A. Garcia, Bank of the Philippine Islands |
| Chief Operating Officer (COO of the Year - Banking India 2026 | Mr. Zuzar Tinwalla, Standard Chartered Bank, India |
| Decade of Excellence in Non- Life Insurance Sri Lanka 2026 | Continental Insurance Lanka Ltd |
| Decade of Excellence in Provident Fund Management Thailand 2026 | TISCO Asset Management Co., Ltd. |
| Digital Banker of the Year - Subash Sharma South Africa 2026 | ABSA BANK Limited |
| Digital Lending Brand of the Year Cambodia 2026 | Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc |
| Excellence in Innovation - AI Customer Service Portugal 2026 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) |
| Excellence in Innovation – Bank Compliance Program Philippines 2026 | Bank of the Philippine Islands |
| Excellence in Innovation – Digital Onboarding of Farmers & Micro SMEs Turkiye 2026 | Şekerbank T.A.Ş. |
| Excellence in Innovation - Gen Z Banking Morocco 2026 | Saham Bank |
| Excellence in Innovation - Innovation Management India 2026 | Brakes India |
| Excellence in Innovation - Investment Platform (SC Invest) India 2026 | Standard Chartered Bank India |
| Excellence in Innovation - Investment Process Latin America 2026 | LarrainVial Asset Management |
| Excellence in Innovation - Lelang Balé Poin by BTN Indonesia 2026 | PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk. |
| Excellence in Innovation – Life Insurance Vietnam 2026 | Baovietlife Corporation |
| Excellence in Innovation - Portfolio Management Services India 2026 | Standard Chartered Bank India |
| Excellence in Innovation - SAB Innovation Centre Saudi Arabia 2026 | Saudi Awwal Bank |
| Excellence in Innovation - Student Banking Canada 2026 | CIBC |
| Excellence in Innovation Payment Technology Solutions Provider Europe 2026 | Diebold Nixdorf |
| Excellence in Innovation Wealth Management Portugal 2026 | Banco Invest |
| Fastest Growing Asset Management Company Chile 2026 | LarrainVial Asset Management |
| Fastest Growing Business Funding Company Philippines 2026 | First Standard Finance Corporation |
| Fastest Growing Digital Bank Hungary 2026 | Gránit Bank |
| Fastest Growing SME Bank Nigeria 2026 | Fidelity Bank Plc |
| Fastest Growing SME Bank Zambia 2026 | First Capital Bank Zambia |
| Fastest Growing Trade Finance Bank Egypt 2026 | Suez Canal Bank |
| Fund Distribution Network Provider of the Year Malaysia 2026 | TA Investment Management Berhad |
| HR Services Chairman of the Year MENA 2026 | Ahmed Shaheen, Premier Services & Recruitment |
| Investment Brokerage CEO of the Year Middle East 2026 | Mr. Bal Krishen Rathore, Century Financial Consultancy LLC |
| IPO of the Year Singapore 2026 | Maybank Securities Singapore |
| IPO of the Year Vietnam 2026 | VPS Securities J.S.C |
| Most Innovative Banking Initiative - Innovation Champions Saudi Arabia 2026 | Saudi Awwal Bank |
| Most Innovative Customer Centric Initiative - Customer Onboarding System Sri Lanka 2026 | Pan Asia Banking Corporation |
| Most Innovative Digital Bank Uganda 2026 | I&M Bank Uganda |
| Most Innovative Insurance Product - Pride Care Uganda 2026 | Pride Bank Limited |
| Most Innovative Private Bank for Entrepreneurs Canada 2026 | CIBC |
| Most Innovative Private Bank over $25 million Canada 2026 | CIBC |
| Most Innovative Private Bank under $25 million Canada 2026 | CIBC |
| Most Innovative Product - Fairview Mortgage Zimbabwe 2026 | Tn CyberTech Bank |
| Most Innovative SME Banking Product - SME Lock Sri Lanka 2026 | Pan Asia Banking Corporation |
| Most Innovative Trading Platform Singapore 2026 | OCBC Securities PTE Ltd |
| NBFI Brand of the Year Sri Lanka 2026 | Vallibel Finance |
| Pension Fund Manager of the Year Thailand 2026 | Krungsri Asset Management Company Limited |
| Project Finance Deal of the Year Philippines 2026 | RCBC Capital Corporation |
| Securities CEO of the Year Singapore 2026 | Aditya Laroia, Maybank Securities Singapore |
| Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year Philippines 2026 | RCBC Capital Corporation |