How to participate
Submissions for the current Islamic Finance Awards cycle are now closed, with results to be announced in June 2026. Submissions for the 2027 awards will open in December 2026.
Participation in the programme follows a clear, research led process designed to ensure credibility, consistency and meaningful benchmarking across the global banking industry.
If you would like to participate in the 2027 awards please register your interest here.
How to enter
- Prepare your submission: review the programme guidelines, identify the categories most relevant to your institution and submit the required information and metrics.
- Follow-up interviews: our team will reach out to arrange follow up interviews with your business leaders to gather any additional information required.
- Assessment period: we assess all submissions and data received, rigorously scoring each institution on a set of pre-defined criteria to benchmark your organisation against other providers.
- Results announced: full results are published online, accompanied by detailed analysis explaining each institution’s win and performance across the relevant categories.
The award categories
Best Islamic Bank
Best Islamic Digital Bank
Best Islamic Bank for ESG
Best Islamic Bank for Wealth Management
Best Islamic Transaction Bank
Best Sukuk House
Best Islamic Structured Finance House
Best Islamic Project Finance House
Best Islamic Trustee/Custodian Bank
Best BancaTakaful Provider
Best Islamic Alternative Investment Firm
Best Islamic Leasing House
Best Islamic Fund Manager
Best Islamic Advisory Firm
Best Sukuk Deal
Best Islamic Local Currency Deal
Best Islamic Real Estate Deal
Best Islamic Project Finance Deal
Who should enter
- Islamic banks
- Conventional banks with Islamic windows
- Islamic securities firms
- Islamic fund managers, asset managers, and investment managers
- Islamic financing companies
Assessment and judging
- Each category comes with defined benchmarking criteria covering financial performance, sales execution, product innovation or operational excellence.
- Applications place high emphasis on quantitative data to support narrative on performance, innovation and client impact.
- Our research team will conduct extensive follow-up interviews with senior leaders to validate results and understand strategic direction.
- Decisions will be made by Euromoney’s research team, combining submissions, metrics and independent market intelligence.
- The result is an awards programme that is evidence-based, comparable, credible and designed to recognise real excellence.