CheBanca! – Most Innovative Digital Smart Bank Italy 2019

The revolutionary digital platform that Milan-based CheBanca! has developed is its operational heart, offering customers convenient, anytime, anywhere, multi-channel access to a range of services. Constant upgrades and improvements to the platform continue to elicit praise, and while it is

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Tandem: Best Neo Bank UK 2019

When Tandem Money Ltd was founded six years ago its mission was twofold. Firstly, to improve its customers’ lives by making banking more accessible therefore helping them to understand their money and make the best use of it. Secondly, to

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Absa: Best SME Partner Bank Africa 2018

Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (Absa) was founded in 1991 through the merger of financial services providers UBS Holdings and Allied & Volkskas. Fourteen years on, Barclays Bank purchased a controlling interest in Absa – its largest-ever investment outside the

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Ostoul Capital Group: Best Boutique Investment Bank Egypt 2018

Founded only three years ago with the sole intention of becoming one of the biggest financial institutions in Egypt, Ostoul Capital Group is a fully-fledged investment institution and an industry pioneer. Along with its two subsidiaries; Ostoul Securities Brokerage and

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Banco Económico: Best Bank Governance Angola 2019

The future is digital – and Angolan commercial and investment bank Banco Económico should know. The financial institution has an innovation-driven growth strategy designed to propel company and country to greater prosperity. Banco Económico was founded in 2014 and it

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Afghanistan International Bank: Best Corporate Governance Afghanistan 2019

Strong corporate governance puts the proper checks and balances in place to ensure sustainable success, something vitally important for organisations and businesses in pioneer markets. The Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) was founded in 2004 to drive economic development in the

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QNB Alahli: Best SME Bank Egypt 2019 and Best Retail Bank Egypt 2019

Reforms are helping Egypt’s economy to recover, and Qatar National Bank ALAHLI is part of the success story. QNB ALAHLI is a leading financial institution with a retail-banking client base more than a million strong. QNB ALAHLI clients range from

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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Bangkok Branch: Best International Wholesale Services Bank Thailand 2018

Established in 1952 as the first Japanese bank in Thailand, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Bangkok Branch (SMBC Bangkok) has been providing trusted financial products and services in the region for the past 66 years. Always keen on growth opportunities, the

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ICBC Dubai (DIFC) Branch: Best International Bank Bond Issuer Emea 2018

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) ranks no. 1 in the Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking, and first on the Forbes Global 2000, and the Fortune Global 500 in the list of the world’s biggest commercial

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Nordea Asset Management AB: Best ESG Investment Process Europe 2018

With a history of sound corporate governance and active ownership, Nordea Asset Management AB understands that environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration presents a powerful strategy to mitigate risk and create long-term shareholder value. The CFI.co judging panel has followed

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