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We've consolidated our awards programmes taking place throughout the year to make entering the right award for you easy. With more award categories in Euromoney’s 2025 Awards for Excellence than ever before, now is your chance to enter the biggest awards in banking.
2025 Schedule
2025 Schedule
Submissions Open: December 2024
Submissions Closing
Middle East: Friday 14 February
Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe: Friday 14 March
Research Interviews: February - April 2025
Winners Notified
Middle East: April 2025
Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe: May 2025
Awards Ceremonies
Middle East: May 2025, Dubai
Africa, the Americas, and Europe: July 2025, London
Asia: September 2025, Singapore
Transaction Banking and Securities Services: October/November 2025, Location TBC
2025 Methodology & Guidelines
Results & Analysis Pusblished
Middle East: May 2025, Dubai
Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe: July 2025, London
Banking
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks with operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing impact on banking sector in relevant geography
- Data evidencing successful execution of business strategy
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of market share
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of financial performance
- Examples of new or enhanced products and services
- Examples of new or enhanced ESG or CSR products, frameworks or initiatives
- Examples of new or enhanced digitalisation or technology
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All retail banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Retail banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Retail banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of financial performance
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of retail client market share (including primary customers)
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of retail lending portfolio
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of retail current and checking accounts
- Examples of new or enhanced retail savings and deposits products
- Details of enhancements to retail service netwo
- Data evidencing new or enhanced fraud prevention and security
- Data evidencing new or enhanced insurance, asset management and retail brokerage products and services
- Data evidencing new or enhanced financial inclusion initiatives
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Eligible Global Entrants: All retail banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Retail banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Retail banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced customer retention and loyalty programmes
- Data evidencing new or enhanced account opening processes
- Data evidencing new or enhanced credit approval processes
- Examples of new or enhanced mobile and online functionality
- Data evidencing new or enhanced customer service networks
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All retail banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Retail banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Retail banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing new or improved mortgage origination experiences
- Examples of new or enhanced mortgage servicing experience
- Examples of new or enhanced mortgage products
- Examples of new or enhanced mortgage sustainability
- Service for first-time buyers
- Examples of new or enhanced mortgage products for first-time buyers
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global and regional
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Assessment Criteria:- Evidence of a successful bank restructuring and turnaround, a successful M&A-driven transformation or reorientation around new businesses and ventures
- Evidence of how the bank improved its business model and place in society
- Evidence of successful execution, including how it overcame challenges
- Data on the associated improvements to financial performance
- Data on the associated improvement to market share
- Data on the associated improvement in service to clients
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global
Eligible Entrants: Senior bank executives with responsibility for global oversight
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of successful execution of strategic vision
- Examples of impact and influence on the industry
- Examples of effective crisis management
- Examples of innovation and creativity
- Examples of setting high ethical standards and integrity
- Examples of insightful thought leadership
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global
Eligible Entrants: Bank executives, founders, chairs, and prominent figures from the public sector
Assessment Criteria:- Evidence of major personal impact on banking in the period under determination
- Data indicating how the person’s career affected the structure of the industry
Investment Banking
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of financial performance
- Examples of new or enhanced products and services
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of DCM league table performance (value and volume)
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of ECM league table performance (value and volume)
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of M&A league table performance (value and volume)
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of league table performance (value and volume)
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant ECM deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant DCM deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant M&A deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant syndicated loan deals
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Country/territory
Eligible Entrants: Securities houses headquartered in country/territory of entry focused on managing and handling securities rather than capital raising
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of financial performance
- Examples of new or enhanced products and services
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant ECM work
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant DCM work
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant M&A work
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced products and services
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant M&A financing deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant sustainable finance deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant structured finance deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant leveraged finance deals
- Examples of new or enhanced cross-asset capabilities
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant ECM deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant DCM deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant high-yield debt deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant private capital deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant restructuring advisory
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant shareholder advisory
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of sales and trading performance
- Examples of improvements made to access to, and quality of, algos
- Examples of improvements made to access to, and quality of, liquidity
- Examples of improvements made to access to, and quality of, liquidity
- Examples of new or enhanced research provision
- Examples of new or enhanced infrastructure
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced custody and trustee services
- Examples of new or enhanced fund administration and asset servicing
- Examples of new or enhanced fund distribution
- Examples of new or enhanced clearing and settlement
- Examples of new or enhanced investment analytics and regulatory reporting
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced coverage
- Details of structure and scale of research team, including any enhancement or growth
- Examples of new or enhanced digital tools or technology
- Data evidencing examples of positive call
- Types of research provided (eg, news, market commentary, regular updates, deep dive analysis)
- Distribution channels and formats (eg, video, social media etc)
- Examples of new or enhanced integrations with: proprietary datasets, data providers, and/or data spend
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced products and services
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of DCM volume league table performance
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of DCM value league table performance
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant investment grade deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant high-yield deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant FIG/SSA deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant FICC or rates’ deals
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced products and services
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of ECM volume league table performance
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of ECM value league table performance
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant rights issue deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant accelerated bookbuild deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant private placement deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant bridge facility deals
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant block trade deals
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All investment banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Investment banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced products and services
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of M&A volume league table performance
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of M&A value league table performance
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant M&A deals
Corporate Banking
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All corporate banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Corporate banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Corporate banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of financial performance of corporate business unit
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of large corporate client portfolio composition
- Examples of new or enhanced large corporate banking products
- Examples of new or enhanced large corporate product digitalisation
- Details of new of new or improved relationship management / coverage of large corporates
- Details of new or improved client onboarding processes for large corporates
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks serving SMEs
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks serving SMEs with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks serving SMEs with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of financial performance of SME business unit
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of SME client portfolio composition
- Examples of new or enhanced SME products
- Examples of new or enhanced SME product digitalisation
- Details of new of new or improved relationship management / coverage of SMEs
- Details of new of new or improved client onboarding processes for SMEs
Transaction Banking
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks providing transaction services
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of financial performance of transaction banking / transaction services business unit
- Examples of successful new strategies
- Examples of new or enhanced transaction banking / services products
- Examples of new or enhanced transaction banking / services technology
- Evidence of expanded or improved geographical transaction banking / services coverage
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks providing transaction services
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Strategic importance of deal
- Impact of deal
- Innovation in deal structure
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks providing transaction services
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Strategic importance of deal
- Impact of deal
- Innovation in deal structure
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks providing transaction services
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Strategic importance of deal
- Impact of deal
- Innovation in deal structure
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks providing transaction services
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks providing transaction services with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Strategic importance of deal
- Impact of deal
- Innovation in deal structure
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global
Eligible Entrants: International transaction bankers with responsibility for global oversight
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of successful execution of strategic vision
- Examples of impact and influence on the industry
- Examples of effective crisis management
- Examples of innovation and creativity
- Examples of setting high ethical standards and integrity
- Examples of insightful thought leadership
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global
Eligible Entrants: International non-executive-level transaction bankers
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of successful execution of strategic vision
- Examples of impact and influence on the industry
- Examples of effective crisis management
- Examples of innovation and creativity
- Examples of setting high ethical standards and integrity
- Examples of insightful thought leadership
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global
Eligible Entrants: International transaction bankers with responsibility for global oversight
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of successful execution of strategic vision
- Examples of impact and influence on the industry
- Examples of effective crisis management
- Examples of innovation and creativity
- Examples of setting high ethical standards and integrity
- Examples of insightful thought leadership
Digital Banking
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All digital and legacy banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: All digital and legacy banks with operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: All digital and legacy banks with operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing growth in new digital customers and users of digital channels
- Examples of successful execution of digital banking strategies
- Examples of new or enhanced processes for product use and onboarding
- Examples of new or enhanced digital services and support tools
- Details of new or established Open Banking, digital ecosystems and partnerships
- Examples of new or enhanced cybersecurity and fraud prevention tools and initiatives
- Examples of new or enhanced digital tools or programmes to support financial literacy and inclusion
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All digital and legacy banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: All digital and legacy banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: All digital and legacy banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing growth in new digital consumer customers and users of digital channels
- Examples of successful execution of consumer digital banking strategies
- Examples of new or enhanced processes for consumer product use and onboarding
- Examples of new or enhanced consumer digital services and support tools
- Details of new or established consumer Open Banking, digital ecosystems and partnerships
- Examples of new or enhanced digital consumer tools or programmes to support financial literacy
- Examples of new or enhanced digital consumer benefits and rewards programmes
- Examples of new or enhanced consumer cybersecurity and fraud prevention tools and initiatives
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All digital and legacy banks serving large corporates
Eligible Regional Entrants: All digital and legacy banks serving large corporates with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: All digital and legacy banks serving large corporates with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing growth in new digital corporate customers and users of digital channels
- Examples of successful execution of corporate digital banking strategies
- Examples of new or enhanced processes for corporate product use and onboarding
- Examples of new or enhanced corporate digital services and support tools
- Details of new or established corporate banking digital integrations and partnerships
- Examples of new or enhanced corporate cybersecurity and fraud prevention tools and initiatives
- Examples of new or enhanced digital transaction banking tools
- Examples of new or enhanced digital FX tools
- Examples of new or enhanced cybersecurity and fraud prevention tools and initiatives
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All digital and legacy banks serving SMEs
Eligible Regional Entrants: All digital and legacy banks serving SMEs with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: All digital and legacy banks serving SMEs with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing growth in new digital SME customers and users of digital channels
- Examples of successful execution of SME digital banking strategies
- Examples of new or enhanced processes for SME product use and onboarding
- Examples of new or enhanced SME digital services and support tools
- Details of new or established SME Open Banking, digital ecosystems and partnerships
- Examples of new or enhanced digital SME tools or programmes to support financial literacy
- Examples of new or enhanced SME cybersecurity and fraud prevention tools and initiatives
- Examples of new or enhanced digital SME payments and collections tools
Sustainable Banking
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced client-facing ESG products and services
- Examples of new or updated ESG strategies and initiatives
- Examples of new or updated ESG policies and frameworks
- Examples of new or enhanced ESG training and development
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison (values and volumes) of sustainable financings (loans and bonds)
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant sustainable finance deal examples
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of carbon footprint and offsetting achieved
- New or improved alignment with international standards (e.g. SBTI, CDP, TCFD, NZBA…)
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or updated CSR targets
- Examples of new or updated programmes or initiatives that benefit society or your workforce
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of economic impact of CSR projects
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of volume of individuals impacted by philanthropic investments
- Details of structure and scale of team, including any enhancement or growth
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or updated diversity and inclusion targets
- Examples of new or updated programmes or initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion in workforce
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of diversity of board members
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of diversity and inclusion investment
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of number of individuals impacted by bank's diversity and inclusion efforts
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of volume of diverse employees
- Examples of new or enhanced diversity and inclusion training and development
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of volume of sustainable financing (loans and bonds)
- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of value of sustainable financings (loans and bonds)
- Examples of new or updated mobilised ESG finance targets
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant sustainable finance deal examples
- Examples of new or expanded sector reach
- New or improved alignment with international standards (e.g. SBTI, CDP, TCFD, NZBA)
- Details of structure and scale of ESG team, including any enhancement or growth
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Eligible Country/Territory Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant country/territory
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced emissions reporting (Scope 1,2,3)
- Data evidencing meeting public long-term and interim net zero targets
- Data evidencing of meeting sector-specific decarbonisation plans
- Examples of new or enhanced board and executive leadership oversight
- New or improved alignment with international standards (e.g. SBTI, CDP, TCFD, NZBA)
- Examples of new or enhanced climate risk assessments
- Examples of new or enhanced public policy and client engagement
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global and regional
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks with physical operations in the relevant region
Assessment Criteria:- Strategic importance of deal
- Estimated economic and societal impact of the deal
- Innovation in deal structure
- Alignment with international reporting standards or frameworks
Technology
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global and regional
Eligible Global Entrants: All providers
Eligible Regional Entrants: Providers with physical operations in the relevant region
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced functionality and capabilities
- Examples of new or enhanced technology
- Examples of new or enhanced security and compliance
- Examples of new or enhanced customisation and scalability
- Examples of new or enhanced client support
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global and regional
Eligible Global Entrants: All providers
Eligible Regional Entrants: Providers with physical operations in the relevant region
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced functionality and capabilities
- Examples of new or enhanced technology
- Examples of new or enhanced security and compliance
- Examples of new or enhanced customisation and scalability
- Examples of new or enhanced client support
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global and regional
Eligible Global Entrants: All providers
Eligible Regional Entrants: Providers with physical operations in the relevant region
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced functionalities or capabilities
- Examples of new or enhanced technology
- Examples of new or enhanced security and compliance
- Examples of new or enhanced customisation and scalability
- Examples of new or enhanced client support
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global, regional and country/territory
Eligible Global Entrants: All providers
Eligible Regional Entrants: Providers with physical operations in the relevant region
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced functionalities or capabilities
- Examples of new or enhanced technology
- Examples of new or enhanced security and compliance
- Examples of new or enhanced customisation and scalability
- Examples of new or enhanced client support
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global and regional
Eligible Global Entrants: All banks and providers
Eligible Regional Entrants: Banks and providers with physical operations in the relevant region
Assessment Criteria:- Examples of new or enhanced functionality and capabilities
- Examples of new or enhanced technology
- Data evidencing long-term viability
Capital Markets
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global
Eligible Entrants: Global investment banks
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of FIG unit’s financial performance
- Details of new or improved relationship management / coverage
- Examples of relevant credit and lending, capital markets financing, advisory, liquidity provision, transaction services and risk management solutions
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant deals within the research period
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Geographic Levels Awarded at: Global
Eligible Entrants: Global investment banks
Assessment Criteria:- Data evidencing year-on-year comparison of SSA unit’s financial performance
- Details of new or improved relationship management / coverage
- Examples of relevant credit and lending, capital markets financing, advisory, liquidity provision, transaction services and risk management solutions
- Examples of innovative, impactful or significant deals within the research period