Friday, 07 November 2025
Winners will be announced soon!
| Leadership Achievement Award |
| Chief Digital Officer and Technology Leader of the Year 2024 in the Middle East Mr. Pedro Sousa Cardoso, Chief Digital Officer for Retail Banking & Wealth Management at Emirates NBD |
| Financial Technology Innovation Awards |
| Best BI and Data Analytics Implementation Saudi Awwal Bank |
| Best Anti-Money Laundering Technology Implementation Commercial Bank of Dubai |
| Best Mobile Banking Technology Implementation Commercial Bank of Dubai |
| Excellence in Retail Financial Service Awards |
| Best Retail Bank in Kuwait Kuwait Finance House |
| Best Retail Bank in Qatar Qatar Islamic Bank |
| Best SME Bank in South Africa Nedbank |
| Best Green Financing Initiative Commercial Bank of Qatar with its ‘Green Vehicle Loan Programme’ |
| Best Financial Inclusion Initiative Qatar Islamic Bank |
| Best Growth Strategy in Digital Banking Nedbank – ‘Avo App’ |
| Best Employee Engagement Programme Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) |
| Green and Sustainability Awards |
| Sustainable and Green Bank of the Year in Qatar Commercial Bank of Qatar |
| Transaction Finance Awards |
| Best Trade Finance Bank in Africa Absa |
| Best Trade Finance Bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia BSF |
| Best Trade Finance Bank in Mauritius Absa Bank (Mauritius) Limited |
| Best Cash Management Bank in Nigeria Stanbic IBTC |
| Retail Awards |
| Best Mobile Banking Service Emirates NBD |
| Best Digital Deposit Service Mashreq Bank |
| Financial Technology Innovation Awards |
| Best Core Banking Technology Implementation Emirates NBD |
| Best Digital Infrastructure & Architecture Implementation Emirates NBD |
| Best Omnichannel Technology Implementation Co-operative Bank of Kenya and Intellect Global Consumer Banking |
| Best Lending Implementation Ahli United Bank and Newgen Software Technologies |
| Best Fraud Prevention Technology Implementation Ahli United Bank and TCS |
| Transaction Finance Awards |
| Best Transaction Bank in United Arab Emirates Emirates NBD |
| Best Trade Finance Bank in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Banque Saudi Fransi |
| Retail Finance Institution Regional Awards |
| Best Retail Bank in Bahrain Ahli United Bank |
| Best Retail Bank in Bahrain SABB (Saudi British Bank) |
| Best Retail Bank in Lebanon Blom Bank |
| Best Retail Bank in Ghana Absa Ghana |
| Best Digital Banking Service in Ghana Absa Ghana |
| Best Digital Banking Service in Qatar Qatar Islamic Bank |
| Best SME bank in Nigeira First City Monument Bank (FCMB) |
| Best Wealth Management in Ghana Standard Chartered Ghana |
| Best Wealth Management in Nigeria Standard Chartered Nigeria |
| Retail Finance Digital Awards |
| Best Mobile Banking Service in UAE ADCB (Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank) |
| Best Digital Self Service Initiative in UAE Emirates NBD |
| Best Chatbot/Voice Banking Service Absa South Africa |
| Social Media Engagement Initiative/Application in Nigeria First Bank of Nigeria |
| Retail Finance Institution Regional Awards |
| Best Retail Bank in the Middle East Emirates NBD |
| Most Recommended Retail Bank in the Middle East and UAE Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank |
| Most Helpful Bank during COVID-19 in the Middle East and UAE Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank |
| Retail Finance Product Awards |
| Best Customer Onboarding Initiative ADCB Hayyak |
| Financial Technology Innovation Awards |
| Best Process Automation Implementation in the Middle East ADCB and Newgen Software Technologies |
| Transaction Finance Awards |
| Best Cash Management and Transaction Bank Qatar Commercial Bank |
| Best Cash Management Bank in Mauritius ABSA Bank (Mauritius) Limited |
| Retail Finance Institution Regional Awards |
| Best Retail Bank in Africa ABSA South Africa |
| Best Retail Bank in the Middle East Emirates NBD |
| Best SME Bank in Africa FCMB |
| Best Digital Bank in Africa Access Bank |
| Best Retail Bank in Qatar Commercial Bank of Qatar |
| Best Retail Bank in Egypt National Bank of Egypt |
| Best Digital Only Bank in the Middle East |
| Best Retail Bank in Mauritius ABSA Bank Mauritius |
| Best Retail Bank in Ghana Standard Chartered Bank Ghana |
| Best Retail Bank in Nigeria ECOBank |
| Best Digital Bank in Kenya KCB Bank |
| Retail Finance Product And Service Awards Liv. Bank Emirates NBD |
| Best Credit Card Product in Middle East Emirates NBD "The Marriott Bonvoy World Mastercard Credit Card" |
| Best Life Insurance Product in the Middle East National Bank of Oman |
| Retail Finance Digital Awards |
| Best Customer Loyalty Initiative in the Middle East National Bank of Oman |
| Best Chatbot or Voice Banking Service in Africa United Bank of Africa (UBA) |
| Best Financial Inclusion Project in Africa Stanbic IBTC Bank |
| Best Social Media Campaign in the Middle East Samba Financial Group |
| Financial Technology Innovation Awards |
| Best API Platform Initiative Application or Programme Emirates NBD |
| Best ATM and Kiosks Initiative, Application or Programme in the Middle East Ahli United Bank Kuwait |
| Best Process Automation Initiative, Application or Programme in the Middle East Emirates NBD |
| Best Innovation Centre by Financial Institution in the Middle East Bank Muscat and Newgen Software Technologies |
| Best Core Banking Technology Implementation in the Middle East Emirates NBD and Infosys |
| Best Self-Service Banking Project in Africa Fidelity Bank and Newgen Software Technologies |
| Best Core Banking Initiative Application in Africa Equity Bank Limited and Infosys Finacle |
| Best Lending Implementation in Africa Standard Bank and Infosys Finacle |
| Best Mobile Banking Implementation in Africa Banque Misr and Infosys Finacle |
| Best Digital Transformation Implementation in Africa BPC Banking Technologies and Tyme Bank |
| Best Payments Technology in Africa BPC Banking Technologies |