Asian Banking & Finance Awards holds first ever digital awards presentation

More than 120 banks were awarded in this year’s programme.

Over a hundred exceptional banks from 30 countries were recognised at the 2020 Wholesale Banking Awards, Retail Banking Awards, and Corporate & Investment Banking Awards held digitally from 3 August to 21 August.

For the first time, the awards were handed via visual presentation to the winners due to the pandemic. Winning companies were also interviewed throughout the whole month of August to share their thoughts on winning in the most prestigious banking awards in Asia.

This year’s nominations were judged by a panel consisting of Liew Nam Soon, ASEAN Managing Partner, Markets at Ernst and Young; Ho Kok-Yong, Partner, Leader and Financial Services SEA & Singapore at Deloitte & Touche LLP; John Dovaston, APAC Financial Services Leader at PwC; Chia Tek Yew, Head of Financial Services Advisory at KPMG, Gabriel Seow, Audit Partner at BDO LLP, Singapore; Justin Tan, APAC Financial Services Partner at Mazars; and Sean Choo, APAC Financial Services Partner at Mazars.

"As we have seen in this year’s winners, banks were still able to navigate and up their game even during the pandemic. We are looking forward to seeing how they will continue to provide the best service to clients in spite of these very difficult times" said Tim Charlton, publisher of Asian Banking & Finance magazine.

Below is a list of all the winning companies. Congratulations!

WHOLESALE BANKING AWARDS 2020 WINNERS

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

• UAE Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

Allied Bank Limited

• Pakistan Domestic Initiative of the Year for Green Banking

Bahrain Islamic Bank

• Bahrain Domestic Initiative of the Year for Open Banking

Bangkok Bank

• Thailand Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC. (BIDV)

• Vietnam Domestic Foreign Exchange Bank of the Year

Bank of Ayudhya PCL.

• Thailand Domestic Technology & Operations Bank of the Year
• Thailand Domestic Initiative of the Year for Supply Chain on Blockchain

Bank of China (Hong Kong)

• Hong Kong Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year
• Hong Kong Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year

Bank of the Philippine Islands

• Philippines Domestic Foreign Exchange Bank of the Year

Bank SinoPac

• Taiwan Domestic Technology & Operations Bank of the Year

BANK UOB INDONESIA

• Indonesia International Cash Management Bank of the Year

Banque Misr

• Egypt Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year
• Egypt Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

BDO Unibank

• Philippines Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year

Cathay United Bank

• Taiwan Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year

CB Bank

• Myanmar Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year
• Myanmar Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch

• Singapore International Initiative of the Year for Supply Chain Financing

CTBC Bank

• Taiwan Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

DBS Bank (Indonesia)

• Indonesia International Foreign Exchange Bank of the Year

DBS Bank (Taiwan)

• Taiwan International Cash Management Bank of the Year
• Taiwan International Technology & Operations Bank of the Year

DBS Bank Ltd

• Singapore Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year
• Singapore Domestic Technology & Operations Bank of the Year

Habib Bank Limited

• Pakistan Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year
• Pakistan Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

Hang Seng Bank Limited

• API Project of the Year

JSC Bank CenterCredit

• Kazakhstan Domestic Technology & Operations Bank of the Year

KASIKORNBANK

• Thailand Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year

KBZ Bank

• Myanmar Domestic Initiative of the Year for Mobile Payments

Lao Viet Joint Venture Bank

• Laos Domestic Technology & Operations Bank of the Year

Maybank Investment Bank Berhad

• Malaysia Domestic Initiative of the Year for Green Islamic Financing
• Malaysia Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year

Mutual Trust Bank Ltd

• Bangladesh Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year

National Development Bank PLC

• Sri Lanka Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year
• Sri Lanka Domestic Initiative of the Year for Mobile Banking
• Sri Lanka Domestic Project Finance Bank of the Year

OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad

• Malaysia International Initiative of the Year for Green Financing
• Malaysia International Project Finance Bank of the Year

OCBC NISP

• Indonesia Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk.

• Indonesia Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

RHB Banking Group

• Malaysia Domestic Foreign Exchange Bank of the Year

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation

• Philippines Domestic Initiative of the Year for Sustainable Financing

Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank

• Vietnam Domestic Initiative of the Year for Corporate Credit Support
• Vietnam Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year

Taishin Bank

• Taiwan Domestic Initiative of the Year for M&A Portal

Turk Ekonomi Bankasi A.S.

• Turkey Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year

United Overseas Bank (China) Limited

• China International Trade Finance Bank of the Year

UOB

• Brunei International Project Finance Bank of the Year

UOB (Thai) PCL

• Thailand International Trade Finance Bank of the Year

UOB Malaysia

• Malaysia International Trade Finance Bank of the Year

YES BANK

• India Domestic Trade Finance Bank of the Year
• India Domestic Cash Management Bank of the Year
• India Domestic Technology & Operations Bank of the Year

RETAIL BANKING AWARDS 2020 WINNERS

ABA Bank

• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Cambodia

Affin Bank Berhad

• Insurance Product Innovation of the Year - Malaysia
• Start-up Banking Initiative of the Year - Malaysia

Agribank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Vietnam
• Corporate Social Responsibility & Green Program of the Year - Silver
• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Vietnam

Al Amal Microfinance Bank

• Microfinance Product of the Year - Yemen

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

• Branch Innovation of the Year - Silver

AmBank Group

• SME Bank of the Year - Malaysia

Ardshinbank CJSC

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Armenia
• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Armenia
• Online Banking Initiative of the Year - Armenia

ATFBank JSC

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Kazahkstan

au Jibun Bank

• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Japan

Axis Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - India

Baiduri Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Brunei

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC. (BIDV)

• SME Bank of the Year - Vietnam

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

• Digital Wallet Initiative of the Year - Malaysia
• Strategic Partnership of the Year - Malaysia

Bank of Ayudhya PCL.

• Mortgage and Home Loan Product of the Year - Thailand

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Hong Kong

The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Hong Kong
• Strategic Partnership of the Year - Hong Kong

Bank SinoPac

• Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year - Taiwan
• Service Innovation of the Year - Taiwan

BANQUE POUR LE COMMERCE EXTERIEUR LAO PUBLIC (BCEL)

• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Laos

BDO Private Bank

• Wealth Management Platform of the Year - Philippines

BDO Unibank (Foundation)

• Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year - Philippines

Blom Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Lebanon
• Corporate Social Responsibility & Green Program of the Year - Bronze
• Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year - Lebanon

Cambodian Public Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of The Year - Cambodia

CB Bank

• SME Bank of the Year - Myanmar

China Banking Corporation

• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Philippines

CIMB Bank Philippines

• Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year - Philippines
• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Philippines

CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited

• Consumer Finance Product of the Year - Thailand
• Wealth Management Platform of the Year - Thailand

Citibank Singapore Limited

• International Retail Bank of the Year - Asia Pacific
• Credit Card Initiative of the Year - Singapore

Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

• SME Bank of the Year - Sri Lanka

PT. Bank Commonwealth

• Wealth Management Platform of the Year - Indonesia

DBS Bank Ltd

• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Digital Wallet Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Open Banking Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Wealth Management Platform of the Year - Singapore

DBS Bank (Taiwan)

• Credit Card Initiative of the Year - Taiwan

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Bangladesh

East West Banking Corporation

• Consumer Finance Product of the Year - Philippines
• New Consumer Lending Product of the Year - Philippines

Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank

• Mid-sized Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Vietnam

HNB FINANCE Ltd

• Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year - Sri Lanka
• Website of the Year - Sri Lanka

Hong Leong Finance

• ASEAN Finance Company of the Year

HSBC Asia Pacific

• Credit Card Initiative of the Year - Hong Kong

HSBC

• Wealth Management Platform of the Year - Hong Kong

HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited

• International Retail Bank of the Year - China

HSBC India

• Service Innovation of the Year - India

HSBC Philippines

• Credit Card Initiative of the Year - Philippines

HSBC Sri Lanka

• International Retail Bank of the Year - Sri Lanka

HSBC Bank Vietnam Ltd

• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Vietnam

ICICI Bank

• Rural/Cooperative Bank of the Year - India
• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - India

JS Bank

• SME Bank of the Year - Pakistan

KBZ Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Myanmar
• Digital Wallet Initiative of the Year - Myanmar
• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Myanmar

Maybank Investment Bank Berhad

• Online Securities Platform of the Year - Malaysia

Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd

• Online Securities Platform of the Year - Singapore

Maybank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Malaysia
• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Malaysia
• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Malaysia
• Online Banking Initiative of the Year - Malaysia

Maybank Singapore Limited

• Automobile Lending Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year - Singapore

National Development Bank PLC

• Banking for Women Initiative of the Year - Sri Lanka
• Branch Innovation of the Year - Bronze
• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Sri Lanka

OCBC Bank

• ASEAN SME Bank of the Year

OCBC NISP

• SME Bank of the Year - Indonesia

OJSC Optima Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Kyrgyzstan

Ping An Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - China
• Gold and Precious Metals Bank of the Year - China

PrimeCredit Limited

• Finance Company of the Year - Hong Kong

RHB Bank Berhad

• Credit Card Initiative of the Year - Malaysia
• Mortgage and Home Loan Product of the Year - Malaysia

Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank

• Insurance Product Innovation of the Year - Vietnam
• Strategic Partnership of the Year - Vietnam

SANASA Development Bank PLC

• Rural/Cooperative Bank of the Year - Sri Lanka
• Digital Wallet Initiative of the Year - Sri Lanka
• Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year - Sri Lanka

Security Bank Corporation

• Investment Product Innovation of the Year - Philippines

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

• International Retail Bank of the Year - Hong Kong
• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Hong Kong

Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited

• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Taiwan
• International Retail Bank of the Year - Taiwan

State Bank of India

• Core Banking System Initiative of the Year - India

State Bank of India Maldives

• Employer Award of the Year - Bronze
• Core Banking System Initiative of the Year - Maldives
• Service Innovation of the Year - Maldives

Taishin Bank

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Taiwan
• Mobile Banking & Payment Initiative of the Year - Taiwan
• New Consumer Lending Product of the Year - Taiwan
• Strategic Partnership of the Year - Taiwan

The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Thailand
• Debit Card Initiative of the Year - Thailand
• Service Innovation of the Year - Thailand

uab bank

• Employer Award of the Year - Silver
• Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year - Myanmar
• Strategic Partnership of the Year - Myanmar

Union Bank of the Philippines

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Philippines
• Open Banking Initiative of the Year - Philippines
• Start-up Banking Initiative of the Year - Philippines

PT Bank UOB Indonesia

• Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Indonesia

United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited

• Employer Award of the Year - Gold
• International Retail Bank of the Year - Thailand

United Overseas Bank Ltd

• Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Singapore
• Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Product Innovation of the Year - Singapore
• Banking for Women Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Branch Innovation of the Year - Gold

Viet Capital Bank

• Marketing & Brand Initiative of the Year - Vietnam

Vietcombank

• Core Banking System Initiative of the Year - Vietnam

Vietnam Public Joint Stock Commercial Bank

• Credit Card Initiative of the Year - Vietnam

YES BANK

• Corporate Social Responsibility & Green Program of the Year - Gold

CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING AWARDS 2020 WINNERS

Aktif Yatırım Bankası A.Ş

• Innovative Deal of the Year - Turkey

Allied Bank Limited

• Green Deal of the Year - Pakistan
• Syndicated Loan of the Year – Pakistan

ARMECONOMBANK

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Armenia

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC. (BIDV)

• Corporate Client Initiative of the Year - Vietnam

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad

• Innovative Deal of the Year - Malaysia
• Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year - Malaysia

Bank Muscat

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Oman
• Debt Deal of the Year - Oman
• Equity Deal of the Year - Oman

BDO Capital & Investment

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Philippines
• Green Deal of the Year - Philippines

BPI

• Debt Deal of the Year - Philippines
• Mergers and Acquisitions Deal of the Year - Philippines

Bualuang Securities PCL

• Corporate & Investment Securities Firm of the Year - Thailand
• Equity Deal of the Year - Thailand

CTBC Bank

• Mergers and Acquisitions Deal of the Year - Taiwan
• Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year - Taiwan

DBS Bank Ltd

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Singapore
• Corporate Client Initiative of the Year - Singapore
• Equity Deal of the Year - Singapore
• Green Deal of the Year - Singapore

Far Eastern International Bank

• Green Deal of the Year - Taiwan

GULF INTERNATIONAL BANK

• Innovative Deal of the Year - Bahrain

Habib Bank Limited

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Pakistan
• Debt Deal of the Year - Pakistan

ICICI Bank

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - India
• Corporate Client Initiative of the Year - India

Land Bank of the Philippines

• Innovative Deal of the Year - Philippines
• Corporate Client Initiative of the Year - Philippines

Maybank Investment Bank Berhad

• Equity Deal of the Year - Malaysia
• Debt Deal of the Year - Malaysia
• Mergers and Acquisitions Deal of the Year - Malaysia

MCB Bank Limited

• Equity Deal of the Year - Pakistan
• Syndicated Loan of the Year – Pakistan

Meezan Bank Limited

• Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year - Pakistan

National Bank of Pakistan

• Corporate Client Initiative of the Year - Pakistan
• Innovative Deal of the Year - Pakistan

NDB Investment Bank Limited

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Sri Lanka

National Development Bank PLC

• Innovative Deal of the Year - Sri Lanka

PNB Capital and Investment Corporation

• Equity Deal of the Year - Philippines

PT. Bank CIMB Niaga, Tbk.

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Indonesia
• Syndicated Loan of the Year – Indonesia
• Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year - Indonesia

QINVEST LLC

• Investment Product Initiative of the Year - Qatar
• Innovative Deal of the Year - Qatar

RHB Investment Bank Berhad

• Green Deal of the Year - Malaysia

SB Capital Investment Corporation

• Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year - Philippines
• Syndicated Loan of the Year – Philippines

Siam Commercial Bank

• Corporate & Investment Bank of the Year - Thailand
• Green Deal of the Year - Thailand

Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.

• Mergers and Acquisitions Deal of the Year - Taiwan
• Syndicated Loan of the Year – Taiwan

Taishin International Bank

• Innovative Deal of the Year - Taiwan

Taishin Securities Co., Ltd

• Equity Deal of the Year - Taiwan

U Microfinance Bank Limited

• Microfinance Syndication Deal of the Year - Pakistan

United Overseas Bank Limited

• Innovative Deal of the Year - Singapore
• Mergers and Acquisitions Deal of the Year - Singapore

United Overseas Bank Limited (Project Marigold)

• Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year - Singapore

United Overseas Bank Limited (Project Derby)

• Syndicated Loan of the Year – Singapore

UOB (Capitaland)

• Debt Deal of the Year - Singapore

YUANTA Securities

• Corporate & Investment Securities Firm of the Year - Taiwan