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Awards & Recognition

February

  1. EMEA Finance Islamic bank in the United Arab Emirates
  2. Euromoney Private Banking Awards 2025: Regional awards The Middle East's Best for Digital Solutions
  3. Euromoney Private Banking Awards 2025: Domestic awards The United Arab Emirates' Best for Digital Solutions
  4. Middle East Banking AI and Analytics Awards Best Implementation of Advanced Analytics in Banking

    March

  1. MEED - Retail, SME and Digital Banking Awards 2025 MENA Islamic Retail Bank of the Year
  2. MEED - Retail, SME and Digital Banking Awards 2025 Best SME Bank - UAE
  3. MEED - Retail, SME and Digital Banking Awards 2025 Excellence in Client Services
  4. MEED - Retail, SME and Digital Banking Awards 2025 Best Fintech Collaboration
  5. Global Business and Finance Magazine Awards 2025 Best Financial Institution UAE 2025
  6. Global Finance: Best bank awards for 2025 Best Bank in the UAE
  7. Global Finance: World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions Awards Best Islamic Financial institution for ESG globally
  8. Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2025 The UAE's Best Islamic Bank
  9. Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2025 The UAE's Best Islamic Bank for ESG

April

  1. 20th Edition of CX Strategy Awards 2025 The Best Contact Center Experience
  2. Gulf Customer Experience Awards: Silver Award for the category Best Use of Customer Insight and Feedback

May

  1. Customer Experience Live Conference & Awards 2025 category Best Contact Center
  2. Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2025 The UAE's Best Islamic Bank
  3. Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2025 The UAE's Best Islamic Bank for ESG
  4. Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025 The Middle East's Best Bank for Consumers
  5. Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025 The UAE's Best Bank for Consumers
  6. MENA Banking Excellence- Retail, Digital & SME Awards MENA Islamic Retail Bank of the Year
  7. MENA Banking Excellence- Retail, Digital & SME Awards Best SME Bank – UAE
  8. MENA Banking Excellence- Retail, Digital & SME Awards Excellence in Client Services
  9. MENA Banking Excellence- Retail, Digital & SME Awards Best Fintech Collaboration
  10. MEED’s MENA Banking Excellence – Corporate & Investment Awards 2025 Best Fintech Collaboration
  11. MEED’s MENA Banking Excellence – Corporate & Investment Awards 2025 Best Islamic Bank – UAE
  12. MEED’s MENA Banking Excellence – Corporate & Investment Awards 2025 Best Islamic Bank for ESG

June

  1. The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2025: Rail Deal of the Year for the Hafeet Rail US$1.5 billion equivalent UAE dirham / Omani rial-denominated facility.

July

  1. The Asset Triple A Awards Islamic Wealth Manager of the Year
  2. The Asset Triple A Awards Islamic Bank of the Year
  3. The Asset Triple A Awards Best Islamic Retail Bank
  4. The Asset Triple A Awards Best Islamic SME Bank
  5. The Asset Triple A Awards Best Islamic Private Bank
  6. The Asset Triple A Awards Best Islamic Liability Management
  7. The Asset Triple A Awards Best New Sukuk
  8. The Asset Triple A Awards Best Sustainability Sukuk
  9. The Asset Triple A Awards Best New Sukuk
  10. The Asset Triple A Awards Best Local Currency Sukuk
  11. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Islamic SME Bank-United Arab Emirates
  12. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Islamic Retail Bank-United Arab Emirates
  13. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Retail Bank for a Frictionless Banking Experience
  14. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Digital Sales Initiative
  15. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Islamic SME Bank-Middle East
  16. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Islamic Retail Bank-Middle East
  17. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Islamic Savings Account of the Year
  18. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best New Islamic Product Launch of the Year
  19. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Bank for Millennials
  20. The Digital Banker Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025 Best Financial Inclusion Initiative – Islamic

September

  1. MEED - MENA Banking Excellence Awards -Best Sharia-Compliant Wealth Management Offering
  2. ITP Media Group Finance Middle East Awards -Islamic Bank of the Year
  3. THE DIGITAL BANKER Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2025- Best Islamic Savings Account
  4. Forbes Middle East’s Sustainability Leaders 2025
  5. Middle East Technology Excellence Awards 2025 Banking Technology
  6. Global Finance Best Bank for SMEs in the U.A.E
  7. Global Finance Best bank in the UAE
  8. Global Finance Best bank in the GCC

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards
  • Global Sovereign Sukuk Deal of the Year
  • Islamic Syndication of the Year
  • Real Estate Finance Deal of the Year

Global Finance
  • Safest Islamic bank in the world
  • Best Islamic Bank for ESG Globally
  • Best Bank for SMEs in the U.A.E
  • Best bank for transition/sustainability linked bonds in the Middle East
  • The innovators - Top Innovators in Finance 2023 - Payments

IFN
  • IFN Social Impact, SRI ESG Deal of the Year 2023
  • IFN Sovereign & Multilateral Deal of the Year 2023
  • IFN UAE Deal of the Year 2023
  • Best Islamic Bank for Treasury Management 2023
  • Best Islamic Bank by global categories 2023

MEA Finance
  • Best Islamic bank in the UAE
  • Sustainability award (Middle East level)

MEED
  • MENA Islamic Finance Bank of the Year
  • Best Islamic Bank for ESG
  • Best Retail Bank - UAE

Banker FT
  • Islamic Bank of the Year - Middle East

The Digital banker: Middle East & Africa Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2024
  • Best Islamic Digital Bank - Middle East
  • Best Islamic Digital Bank - United Arab Emirates
  • Islamic Credit Card of the Year
  • Best Domestic Islamic Retail Bank – United Arab Emirates
  • 24. Best Islamic Retail Bank – Middle East

The asset Triple A
  • Islamic Issuer of the year
  • Islamic Bank of the Year
  • Best Islamic Retail Bank
  • Best Green Sukuk (ADIB US$500 million green sukuk)
  • Best Green Sukuk – Retail (Majid Al Futtaim Holding US$500 million green wakala/murabaha)
  • Best Green Sukuk – Real Estate (Aldar Investment Properties US$500 million wakala/murabaha)
  • Best New Sukuk (Ittihad International Investment US$350 million ijara/murabaha sukuk)

Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards
  • World's Best Islamic Bank for ESG
  • Middle East's Best Islamic Bank
  • UAE's Best Domestic Islamic Bank
  • UAE's Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility awards at the Excellence segment
  • UAE’s Best Bank for HNW’s

The Banker Islamic Banking Awards 2024
  • Islamic Bank of the Year - Middle East

Euromoney Market Leaders
  • Market leader in Digital

MEA Finance
  • Best Sukuk Deal of the Year
  • Best Mobile Banking Service Implementation

The Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA)
  • Diamond category Winner

MEED
  • MENA Islamic Finance Bank of the Year

EMEA Finance Awards
  • Best Islamic bank in the UAE

The Banker
  • Deal of the Year - Africa - Islamic Finance

The Digital Banker
  • Best Islamic Retail Bank – Middle-East

Euromoney
  • Best Islamic Local Currency Deal - ADI Capital

Banker Financial Times
  • Best Bank in the UAE

Global Finance
  • Safest Islamic Bank Globally
  • 2022 Innovator of The Year
  • Best Islamic Digital Bank in the UAE

IFN
  • Most Innovative Islamic Bank

Banker Financial Times
  • Islamic Bank of The Year

World Union of Arab banks
  • Best Islamic Bank

Asian Banker
  • Best Digital Platform

Asiamoney
  • Best Digital Bank in the UAE
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE

The IBS Intelligence Global
  • Best Transactional Banking Implementation Fintech Innovation Awards

ICXS
  • Customer Experience Certification

Islamic Finance News
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE
  • Best Islamic Private Bank
  • Best Islamic Bank for Treasury Management

The Assets Triple A Islamic Finance Award
  • Best Sovereign Sukuk Government of Sharjah

Poshed and Envirosrve
  • ESG certification

US Green Building Council
  • Gold LEED Award

Gulf Customer Experience Awards
  • Best Digital Transformation

The Digital Banker
  • Outstanding Achievement in Cyber Security - Middle East
  • Best Fintech Collaboration
  • Best Digital Transformation program
  • Number one bank by Forbes

Global Finance
  • Best Islamic Digital Bank in the UAE
  • Outstanding crisis finance innovations 2021 in the Middle East

The Asian Banker
  • Best Digital Bank and Digital Finance Institution in the Middle East
  • Best Digital Platform for corporates

The Blue Prism
  • The Blue Prism Strategic Transformation Circle of Excellence Award

Middle East Banking Innovation Summit
  • MEBIS+ Bank Awards 2021

Asiamoney
  • Best Digital Bank in the Middle East
  • Best Islamic Bank

Islamic Finance News
  • BEST ISLAMIC BANK IN UAE
  • BEST ISLAMIC BANK IN Egypt
  • BEST ISLAMIC BANK IN Iraq
  • BEST ISLAMIC PRIVATE BANK
  • BEST ISLAMIC BANK FOR TREASURY MANAGEMENT

Islamic Retail Banking Awards
  • Best Islamic Retail Bank 2021

IFN
  • COMMODITY MURABAHAH DOTY & TAWARRUQ DOTY
  • HYBRID DOTY
  • PROJECT & INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE DOTY
  • EGYPT DOTY
  • MUDARABAH DOTY & PERPETUAL DOTY & UAE DOTY

The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards
  • Deal of the Year
  • Deal of the Year
  • Best Corporate Hybrid Sukuk

US Green building Council
  • Gold Leed Award

BCI Middle East Awards 2022
  • Most effective recovery
  • Best Continuity and resilience team

Expo Trade
  • Resilience and Responsiveness Excellence Awards

DFM
  • 5 stars brokers rating
  • ISO 22301: 2019 Standard organizational continuity and resilience certification
  • ISO18788:2015 - Management System for Private Security Operations

2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
  • Best over all Islamic Bank Award recieved from Islamic Finance News for two consecutive years
  • Sheikh Khalifa Award - Gold Category
  • Best Bank in the UAE by Banker Magazine
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE by Banker Magazine
  • Best Overall bank in customer experience in the GCC by Ethos Consultancy
  • Best Overall Bank in the UAE in customer service for the 4th consecutive year by Ethos Consultancy
  • Best Overall Bank in the UAE in customer service for the 2nd consecutive year by Ethos Consultancy
  • Best call center in the UAE by Ethos Consultancy
  • Best overall Islamic retail Bank globally ​by Global finance magazine
  • Best Islamic bank in the Middle East by Euromoney
  • Best Islamic bank in the UAE for 2nd consecutive year by Euromoney
  • Best Islamic Bank in Egypt by Islamic Finance News
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE by International Financial Law Review
  • Best M&A deal by International Financial Law Review
  • Seatrade Maritime Finance for Shipping Award
  • Best Treasury Services in the Middle East by EMEA Finance​
  • Best Private Bank in the UAE by Wealth Briefing
  • Seatrade Maritime Finance for Shipping Award​
  • Best Treasury Services in the Middle East by EMEA Finance
  • Best Private Bank in the UAE by Wealth Briefing
  • Most recommended Bank in the UAE by Souq Al Mal
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE by EMEA Finance magazine for 4th consecutive year​
  • Best retail bank by Islamic Banking and Finance Magazine
  • Best Overall Islamic Bank by International Financial Law Review Magazine
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE by Asiamoney Awards
  • Best Islamic Bank in the Middle East by Asiamoney Awards
  • Best Sukuk Deal by Triple A - Asset Asian Awards
  • Best Bank Capital Sukuk by Triple A - Asset Asian Awards
  • Islamic Deal of the Year by Triple A - Asset Asian Awards
  • Best Sukuk Deal in the UAE by Triple A Asset Asian Awards
  • Best Loyalty card in Asia, Middle East and Oceana by Freddie Awards
  • Best Nationalization Initiative by MENA HR Excellence Awards
  • Best Islamic Bank for Treasury Management by Islamic Finance News
  • Perpetual Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News
  • Qatar Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News
  • Regulatory Capital Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News
  • UAE Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News
  • Corporate Finance Deal of the Year on Barclays acquisition by Islamic Finance News
  • Infrastructure & Project Finance Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News
  • Euromoney Award for Innovation in Islamic Finance
  • Best project finance deal in UAE by EMEA Finance
  • Human Resource Development Award from the Emirates Institute of Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS)​
  • Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for business Excellence
  • Best Supporting Bank for SME by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Young Leaders
  • Fourth year to consecutively win the Islamic Finance News Award for the Best Islamic Bank in the UAE
  • Fourth year to consecutively win the EMEA Finance award for the Best Islamic Bank in the UAE
  • Best Overall Bank in the UAE in customer service for the 3rd consecutive year by Ethos Consultancy
  • Best Overall Bank in the UAE in customer service Ethos Consultancy
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE by Global Finance for three consequtive years
  • Best over all Islamic Bank Award recieved from Islamic Finance News
  • Best Islamic bank in the UAE by Euromoney
  • Best Overall Bank in the UAE in customer service for the 2nd consecutive year by Ethos Consultancy
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE by Global Finance for two consequtive years
  • Third year to consecutively win the Islamic Finance News Award for the Best Islamic Bank in the UAE
  • Best Overall Bank in the UAE in customer service by Ethos Consultancy
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UAE by Global Finance
  • Second year to consecutively win the Islamic Finance News Award for the Best Islamic Bank in the UAE
  • Winner of the Islamic Finance News Award for the Best Islamic Bank in the UAE