His Excellency Sultan Abu Sultan, Guest of Honour at The Asian Banker first annual Middle East and Africa Awards Programme
•130 senior bankers from 20 banks from across Middle East and Africa attended the inaugural event in the region
•The Middle East and Africa awards received 150 submissions from 65 banks in retail banking, transaction banking and technology implementation
•Middle East and Africa winners were benchmarked against a robust scorecard and international standards
Dubai, April 30th 2014—The Asian Banker’s first annual Middle East and Africa Awards Ceremony was held at the Ritz Carlton DIFC, Dubai on April 30th 2014. The Asian Banker’s Middle East and Africa Awards are acknowledged by the financial services industry as the highest possible accolade available to professionals and banks in the industry in the Middle East and Africa.
Award-winning banks attended the glittering event that recognises their efforts in bringing superior products and services to their customers. Over 130 senior bankers from 20 banks from across Middle East and Africa attended the inaugural event in the region. His Excellency Sultan Abu Sultan, Chairman of Barclays Bank in the UAE gave away the top prizes for Best Retail Banks, Best Non-Bank Consumer Finance Company and Best Improved Retail Banks.
The Middle East and Africa awards received 150 submissions from 65 banks in retail banking, transaction banking and technology implementation. A stringent three-month evaluation process based on a balanced and transparent scorecard has been used to determine the winners in each category. Winners are selected by a panel of advisors, industry leaders, practitioners, and academics, based on in-depth submissions and industry interviews.
Middle East and Africa winners were benchmarked against a robust scorecard and international standards in each of their respective categories. The goal of the award programmes is to track the changing competitive landscape in each industry, identify critical success factors in the different businesses tracked as well as develop a repository of benchmarks and best practices that industry players as a whole can use and improve upon.