Awards for Excellence 2026 results

Group level

Banking

The world’s best bank 2026: Santander

Banking

Banker of the year 2026: HSBC’s Georges Elhedery

Investment banking

Investment banking

The world’s best investment bank 2026: Morgan Stanley

Investment banking

Investment banker of the year 2026: JPMorgan’s Dorothee Blessing

Retail banking

Retail banking

The world’s best retail bank 2026: Chase

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

The world’s best bank for SMEs 2026: Bank of America

Corporate banking

The world’s best digital bank for SMEs 2026: Itaú Unibanco

Corporate banking

The world’s best bank for large corporates 2026: Citi

Corporate banking

The world’s best digital bank for large corporates 2026: Mashreq

Technology vendors

Banking

The world’s best core banking solution 2026: Temenos

Banking

The world’s best lending solution 2026: Aurionpro

Group level

Banking

Africa’s best bank 2026: Zenith Bank

Investment banking

Investment banking

Africa’s best investment bank 2026: Rand Merchant Bank

Retail banking

Banking

Africa’s best retail bank 2026: Absa

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

Africa’s best bank for SMEs 2026: Ecobank

Corporate banking

Africa’s best SME banking ecosystem 2026: Standard Bank

Corporate banking

Africa’s best bank for large corporates 2026: Rand Merchant Bank

Domestic awards

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Angola

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Botswana

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Cameroon

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Cape Verde

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Côte d’Ivoire

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Djibouti

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: DR Congo

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Egypt

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Ethiopia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Gambia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Ghana

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Guinea

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Kenya

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Malawi

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Mauritius

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Morocco

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Mozambique

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Namibia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Nigeria

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Rwanda

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Sierra Leone

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: South Africa

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Tanzania

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Togo

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Tunisia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Uganda

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Zambia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Zimbabwe

Group level

Banking

Asia’s best bank 2026: HSBC

Investment banking

Investment banking

Asia’s best investment bank 2026: UBS

Investment banking

Asia’s investment banker of the year 2026: UBS’s Gaetano Bassolino

Investment banking

Asia’s best investment bank for ECM 2026: UBS

Investment banking

Asia’s best investment bank for DCM 2026: HSBC

Investment banking

Asia’s best investment bank for M&A 2026: Citi

Investment banking

Asia’s best for capital markets advisory 2026: Macquarie Capital

Investment banking

Asia’s best investment bank for SSA 2026: Citi

Investment banking

Asia’s best investment bank for financing solutions 2026: Citi

Investment banking

Asia’s best for securities services 2026: HSBC

Retail banking

Retail banking

Asia’s best retail bank 2026: HDBank

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

Asia’s best bank for SMEs 2026: UOB

Corporate banking

Asia’s best SME banking ecosystem 2026: Bank Mandiri

Corporate banking

Asia’s best bank for large corporates 2026: HSBC

Corporate banking

Asia’s best digital bank for corporates 2026: DBS Bank

Technology vendor

Banking

Asia’s best lending solution 2026: JurisTech

Asean awards

Banking

Asean’s best bank 2026: DBS

Retail banking

Asean’s best retail bank 2026: UOB

Retail banking

Asean’s best digital bank for consumers 2026: GXS Bank

Corporate banking

Asean’s best for large corporates 2026: Maybank

Country/territory awards

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Australia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Bangladesh

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Bhutan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Brunei

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Cambodia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: China

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Hong Kong

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: India

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Indonesia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Japan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Kazakhstan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Kyrgyzstan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Macau SAR

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Malaysia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Maldives

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Mongolia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Nepal

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: New Zealand

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Pakistan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: The Philippines

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Singapore

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: South Korea

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Sri Lanka

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Taiwan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Tajikistan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Thailand

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Uzbekistan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Vietnam

Group level

Banking

CEE’s best bank 2026: Erste Group

Investment banking

Investment banking

CEE’s best investment bank 2026: Citi

Investment banking

CEE’s best investment bank for ECM 2026: Wood & Co

Retail banking

Retail banking

CEE’s best retail bank 2026: OTP Group

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

CEE’s best bank for SMEs 2026: UniCredit

Corporate banking

CEE’s best digital bank for SMEs 2026: Bank of Georgia

Corporate banking

CEE’s best SME banking ecosystem 2026: QNB Bank

Corporate banking

CEE’s best bank for large corporates 2026: Erste Bank

Domestic awards

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Albania

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Armenia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Azerbaijan

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Bulgaria

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Croatia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Cyprus

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Czech Republic

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Georgia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Hungary

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Kosovo

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Moldova

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Montenegro

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: North Macedonia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Poland

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Romania

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Serbia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Slovakia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Slovenia

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Turkey

Awards for Excellence

Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Ukraine

Group level

Banking

Europe’s best bank 2026: UniCredit

Investment banking

Investment banking

Europe’s best investment bank 2026: BNP Paribas

Investment banking

Europe’s best investment bank for ECM 2026: Morgan Stanley

Investment banking

Europe’s best investment bank for DCM 2026: BNP Paribas

Investment banking

Europe’s best investment bank for M&A 2026: Rothschild & Co

Investment banking

Europe’s best for capital markets advisory 2026: Houlihan Lokey

Investment banking

Europe’s best investment bank for FIG 2026: Deutsche Bank

Investment banking

Europe’s best for research 2026: Deutsche Bank

Investment banking

Europe’s best for securities services 2026: BNP Paribas

Retail banking

Retail banking

Europe’s best retail bank 2026: ING Bank

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

Europe’s best bank for SMEs 2026: Santander

Corporate banking

Europe’s best digital bank for SMEs 2026: Revolut Business

Corporate banking

Europe’s best bank for large corporates 2026: ING Bank

Corporate banking

Europe’s best digital bank for large corporates 2026: Bank of America

Technology vendor

Banking

Europe’s best core banking solution 2026: Skaleet

Group level

Banking

Latin America’s best bank 2026: BTG Pactual

Group level – Caribbean

Banking

The Caribbean’s best bank 2026: Banreservas

Investment banking

The Caribbean’s best investment bank 2026: BofA Securities

Corporate banking

The Caribbean’s best bank for SMEs 2026: Banreservas

Banking

The Caribbean’s best bank for corporate responsibility 2026: Banreservas

Investment banking

Investment banking

Latin America’s best investment bank 2026: Santander

Retail banking

Retail banking

Latin America’s best retail bank 2026: Santander

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

Latin America’s best digital bank for SMEs 2026: Itaú Unibanco

Corporate banking

Latin America’s best bank for large corporates 2026: Citi

Group level

Banking

Middle East’s best bank 2026: Mashreq

Investment banking

Investment banking

Middle East’s best investment bank 2026: HSBC

Investment banking

Middle East’s best investment banker of the year 2026: Emirates NBD Capital’s Hitesh Asarpota

Retail banking

Retail banking

Middle East’s best retail bank 2026: Emirates NBD

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

Middle East’s best digital bank for SMEs 2026: Wio Bank

Corporate banking

Middle East’s best bank for corporates 2026: Mashreq

Group level

Banking

North America’s best bank 2026: RBC

Banking

North America’s best bank for ESG 2026: Scotiabank

Investment banking

Investment banking

North America’s best investment bank 2026: Morgan Stanley

Corporate banking

Corporate banking

North America’s best bank for SMEs 2026: Bank of America

Corporate banking

North America’s best bank for large corporates 2026: Citi