2023 Award winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Global SME Finance Awards 2023
Launched in 2018 and now in its sixth year, the Global SME Finance Awards capture the effective and successful practices of financiers, honoring the innovative products and services for SME clients that have achieved impressive results in expanding finance and services to SMEs and the institutions that undertake those efforts.
We congratulate all the Winners, all the Honorable Mention recipients, and all who submitted an entry this year – well done and keep forging ahead.
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Product Innovation of the Year
Honorable Mentions of Category
- 360tf
- A.TReDS Ltd (Platform Name: Invoicemart)
- AccèsBanque Madagascar
- AMK Microfinance Institutions PLC
- Banco Pichincha
- BNI Madagascar
- Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd
- Credit Guarantee Company in Egypt
- Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia
- eFactor Network
- ESAF Small Finance Bank
- Funding Societies
- India Factoring and Finance Solutions Pvt Ltd
- Linklogis
- MarketUP
- National Bank of Kenya
- Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd.
- PT Aiforesee Inovasi Skor
- Shenzhen VZoom Credit Technology Co., Ltd.
- ShopUp
- Strands Labs
- Turkish Economy Bank
- Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc
- XYD Micro-Lending Co., Ltd.
Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs
Honorable Mentions of Category
- Banco Cooperativo Sicredi
- Banco de la Produccion S.A. Produbanco
- Baobab Group
- Development Bank of Nigeria
- Equity Group Holdings
- Ghazanfar Bank
- Grooming Centre
- MYbank
- Social Development Bank
- Turkiye Halkbank A.S.
- United Commercial Bank PLC
SME Financier of the Year
Africa
Honorable Mentions of Category
- Asante Financial Services Group
- Awash Bank
- First City Monument Bank Ltd.
Asia
Honorable Mentions of Category
- ACLEDA Bank Plc
- BRAC Bank Ltd.
- Cambodia Post Bank Plc.
- DBS Bank
- Federal Bank Limited
- IDLC Finance Limited
- Khan Bank
- Kincheng Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd.
- Mutual Trust Bank Limited
- Ping An Bank
- Prime Bank Limited
- The City Bank Limited
Europe
SME Financier of the Year - LAC
SME Financier of the year – MENA
Honorable Mentions of Category
- Al-Amal Microfinance Bank
- Kafalah SME Loan Guarantee Program
SME Financier of the year – North America
Honorable Mention
- Altum Capital
Sustainable Bond of the Year
Presented in partnership with in partnership with the IFC’s Green Bond Technical Assistance Program (GB-TAP)
GREEN BOND OF THE YEAR
Honorable Mention
- Ameriabank CJSC
SOCIAL BOND OF THE YEAR
Honorable Mention
- Akbank TAS
SUSTAINABILITY BOND OF THE YEAR
Honorable Mention
- Banco de Bogotá
Thank you to all our amazing judges this year!
- Alexander Sotiriou
- Amanda Elam
- Andiswa Bata
- Andrew McCartney
- Arnaud Ventura
- Ayodele Ogunnoiki
- Bambang Moerwanto
- Bernhard Eikenberg
- Bernhard Sagmeister
- Bill Sonneborn
- Bing Xiao
- Bonaventure Okhaimo
- Carmen Niethammer
- Cheryl Wang
- Collen Masunda
- Daniel Vicente Ortega
- David Whitelaw
- Dr. Duoguang Bei
- Dr. Jennifer Isern
- Elena Amato
- Elena Babkova
- Eugene Goh
- Fangfang Jiang
- Federico Pezzolato
- Francisco Avendano
- Ghada Teima
- Giuseppe Gramigna
- Griselda Gay G. Santos
- Gwen Mwaba
- Alexander Sotiriou
- Hanh Nam Nguyen
- Hans Koning
- Homam Hashem
- Ivor Istuk
- Jay Singer
- Jerry Osagie
- Jessica Espinoza
- Jose Felix Etchegoyen
- Kai Schmitz
- Laetitia Hamon
- Laoura Ntziourou
- Leila Search
- Lesly Goh
- Lew Goodwin
- Lito Villanueva
- Manu Rajan
- Marcelo Porteiro Cardoso
- Margarete Biallas
- Maria Vigliotti
- Mary Miller
- Matt Brown
- Mayada Elzogbhi
- Mercy Mutua
- Michael Muthengi
- Mirjam Janssen
- Ms. Deepa Sinha
- Paul Melotto
- Philip Sigwart
- Rachel Freeman
- Rajeev Chalisgaonkar
- Rajesh Mehra
- Ravi Valecha
- Rena Terfruechte
- Rishi Lalwani
- Rogers Lebaron
- S. Enkh-Ireedui
- Sameer Vakil
- Sandeep Malhotra
- Sanjay Kalpage
- Sanjeev Goel
- Seema Patel
- Shinya Yoshino
- Simba Mabhena
- Simla Unal
- Steven Hollingworth
- Syed Abdul Momen
- Temesgen Busha Gemechu
- Thomas DeLuca
- Toshiaki Ono
- Ulugbek Tilyayev
- Victor Hintzy
- Victor Wambua
- Vivian Owuor
- William Beloe