CPI Financial, the leading financial publisher in the Middle East, is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 edition of the Banker Middle East Product Awards.
CPI Financial, the publisher of Banker Middle East, has been conducting Awards programmes associated with its market-leading banking and finance publications for the last two decades. Banker Middle East, its flagship title which now celebrating its 20th year, boasts more than 68,000 online members from across the Middle East who actively vote on www.bankerme.net.
The Banker Middle East Product Awards, now in their 12th year, celebrate the highest achievers and most successful financial products and services. While the Banker Middle East Industry Awards is decided by a complex methodology and panel of judges comprised of experts in the industry, the Banker Middle East Product Awards is decided by the readership of Banker Middle East both online and in print.
This year’s edition received a record number of votes from registered subscribers of the publication both online and offline, with 9,200 votes recorded across 51 categories.
Due to the overwhelming response, categories which received a large number of votes in non-competing markets resulted in individual winners for countries that reached a certain vote threshold in that category. Otherwise, only one winner was chosen for the region.
In addition, because of the positive feedback and passionate engagement that this year’s Product Awards programme has generated for the industry at large, Banker Middle East will be publishing a Product Awards 2019 magazine, in order to highlight in greater detail the superlative products and services of the winning institutions.
“In the 20 years that we have published Banker Middle East, the industry’s products and services have experienced a period of remarkable growth and innovation, with exemplary institutions from across the region embracing the latest technologies and innovations to match and sometimes exceed the best banks and financial institutions worldwide. We’re proud to offer a platform with which the industry itself, as well as those in the broader financial landscape, can recognise those institutions across the Middle East whose product and service offerings stand out,” said Nigel Rodrigues, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CPI Financial.
“The world is still changing rapidly, however, and the financial community must continue changing with it. The best institutions are customer-centric not only in their words, but in their actions. We look forward to tracing how the industry continues its forward momentum and adapts to the needs of tomorrow’s consumer,” Rodrigues continued.
Best Retail Banking Services (Oman)
- Oman Arab Bank
Best Retail Banking Services (Lebanon)
- Blom Bank
Best Retail Banking Services (KSA)
- Al Rajhi Bank
Best Retail Banking Services (UAE)
- Emirates NBD
Best Car Loan
- Emirates NBD
Best Consumer Insurance Product
- AIG
Best Credit Card (KSA)
- The National Commercial Bank
Best Credit Card (UAE)
- Mashreq Bank
Best Islamic Credit Card
- The National Commercial Bank
Best Premium Credit Card (Kuwait)
- Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Best Premium Credit Card (KSA)
- The National Commercial Bank
Best Co-Branded Credit Card
- Blom Bank
Best Call Centre
- Commercial Bank of Dubai
Best Deposit Account
- Emirates NBD
Best Deposit Product
- Citibank
Best Current Account
- RAK Bank
Best Savings Account
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
Best Savings Product
- Ahli United Bank Kuwait
Best Bancassurance Product Proposition
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
Best Personal Loan
- Al Rajhi Bank
Best Premium Banking Services
- National Bank of Fujairah
Best Priority Banking Service
- Mashreq Bank
Best Mobile Banking Service (UAE)
- National Bank of Fujairah
Best Mobile Banking Service (Kuwait)
- Ahli United Bank Kuwait
Best Business Insurance Product
- AIG
Best Retail Customer Service
- Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Customer Loyalty Programme
- The National Commercial Bank
Best Social Media Customer Service
- Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Islamic Retail Banking Services (UAE)
- Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Islamic Retail Banking Services (KSA)
- Al Rajhi Bank
Best Islamic Retail Banking Services (Egypt)
- ADIB Egypt
Best Islamic Retail Banking Services (Bahrain)
- KFH Bahrain
Best Islamic Corporate Banking Services
- Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Digital Banking Services (Kuwait)
- Warba Bank
Best Digital Banking Services (UAE)
- Mashreq Bank
Best Ladies Proposition
- National Bank of Fujairah
Best Financial Inclusion Programme
- Standard Chartered
Best Home Finance Product
- Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Forex Trading Service
- Century Financial Consultancy
Best Islamic Fund
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
Best Wealth Management Solution
- Standard Chartered
Best Equity Fund
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
Best SME Exchange Service
- Mashreq Bank
Best SME Internet Banking Service
- National Bank of Fujairah
Best SME Loan
- National Bank of Fujairah
Best SME Trade Finance
-National Bank of Fujairah
Best Customer Service – SME
- Mashreq Bank
Best Investment Banking Services
- GFH Financial Group
Best Trade Finance Offering
- Trade Bank of Iraq
Best Real Estate Advisory
- Mashreq CIBG
Best Corporate Advisory Service
- Standard Chartered
Corporate Deal of the Year
- Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Cash Management
- Commercial Bank of Dubai
Best Treasury Management
- National Bank of Fujairah
Best Market Maker and Liquidity Provider
- Al Ramz Capital
Best Customer Service – Corporate/Investment Banking (UAE)
- National Bank of Fujairah
Best Customer Service – Corporate/Investment Banking (Bahrain)
- KFH Bahrain
Best IT Solutions Provider
- SAP
Best Investment Management Services
- GFH Financial Group
Best Banking Services (KSA)
- The National Commercial Bank
Best Banking Services (UAE)
- Dubai Islamic Bank
Best Banking Services (Lebanon)
- Blom Bank
Best Banking Services (Oman)
- Oman Arab Bank
Best Banking Services (Iraq)
- Trade Bank of Iraq
Best Banking Services (Bahrain)
- KFH Bahrain
Best Digital Transformation Services
- Commercial Bank of Dubai
Best CSR Services
- Ahli United Bank Kuwait
VOTING OPENS ON:
15th August 2019
VOTING CLOSES ON:
5th October 2019
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON
6th October 2019
CPI Financial was established in Dubai in 1999 to meet the needs of an ever-expanding financial community, offering a comprehensive portfolio of market-leading products and services tailor-made for the banking and financial services sectors.
