Judging for the prestigious RBI Asia Trailblazers Awards 2014 have entered their final month before the awards gala on 13 March in Singapore. Sruti Rao recaps the nominations and categories for the awards as we near the event
The Trailblazers Awards, with a record number of nominations in 2014, has in previous years offered a picture of the innovative propositions developed in the region’s retail banking industry and 2014 looks set to repeat this.
The awards summit will be held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore on 13 March 2014.
PRODUCT
Excellence in Credit Card
1. Citibank, Singapore
2. DBS POSB, Singapore
3. RCBC Bankard, Philippines
4. Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand

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By GlobalDataExcellence in Debit Card
1. Citibank, Philippines
2. CB Bank, Myanmar
3. DBS POSB , Singapore
Excellence in NFC and Contactless Card
1. Citibank, Hong Kong
2. Citibank, Philippines
3. DBS, Singapore
Excellence in Inventive P2P
1. Maybank, Singapore
2. PT Bank Permata Tbk, Indonesia
3. Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand
Excellence in Payment Innovation
1. DBS, Singapore
2. Khan Bank, Mongolia
3. Security Bank, Philippines
SERVICE
Excellence in customer experience
1. ANZ, Singapore
2. Kotak Mahindra Bank, India
3. Standard Chartered Bank, China
Excellence in mass affluent banking
1. Citibank, Philippines
2. Citibank, Singapore
3. UOB, Singapore
4. Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore
Excellence in service innovation
1. DBS, Singapore
2. Kotak Mahindra Bank, India
3. RHB Bank, Malaysia
Excellence in SME banking
1. Alliance Bank, Malaysia
2. UOB, Singapore
3. Standard Chartered Bank, China
STRATEGY
Excellence in Business Model Innovation
1. ICICI Bank, India
2. Kotak Mahindra Bank, India
3. Philippine National Bank
Dynamic Third Party Partnerships
1. IndusInd Bank, India
2. Maybank, Malaysia
3. Maybank, Singapore
Excellence in Customer Centricity
1. Alliance Bank, Malaysia
2. ANZ, Singapore
3. IndusInd Bank, India
4. Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore
PROCESS
Excellence in loan origination
1. Krungsri, Thailand
2. PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk, Indonesia
3. Taishin Bank, Taiwan
Excellence in collection and debt management
1. ICICI Bank, India
2. Maybank, Malaysia
3. OCBC, Singapore
Excellence in core banking technology
1. Bharatiya Mahila Bank, India
2. National Development Bank, Sri Lanka
CHANNEL
Excellence in Innovative Branch Offering
1. ICICI Bank, India
2. Maybank, Malaysia
3. PT CIMB Niaga, Tbk, Indonesia
Excellence in innovation in service delivery – ATMs
1. Citibank, Singapore
2. Central Bank of India, India
3. DBS Bank, Singapore
4. Philippine National Bank, Philippines
Excellence in internet banking – overall
1. CIMB Bank, Malaysia
2. Citibank, Philippines
3. UOB, Singapore
Excellence in internet banking – cross border
1. DBS Bank, Singapore
2. Kotak Mahindra Bank, India
Excellence in Mobile Banking – overall
1. CIMB Bank, Malaysia
2. Kotak Mahindra Bank, India
3. Taishin Bank, Taiwan
Excellence in mobile banking – payments
1. Kotak Mahindra Bank, India
2. Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand
3. UOB, Singapore
Excellence in mobile banking – customisation
1. HDFC Bank, India
2. ICICI Bank, India
Excellence in social media – customer relations and brand management
1. Citibank, Philippines
2. DBS Bank, Singapore
3. Maybank, Malaysia