The 10th annual RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards celebrate the success of Emirates NBD.  Suvo Sarkar, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Retail Banking, Private Banking and Wealth Management is a deserved winner of the Asia Trailblazer of the Year individual award.

And his bank brings off a double with Emirates NBD winning the RBI Asia Trailblazer of the Year (Institution) award.

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RBI Asia Trailblazer 2019: Suvo Sarkar Emirates NBD

 

It is a good night too for DBS, taking home a whopping nine awards in total just ahead of Maybank, collecting eight awards.

10th annual RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards: 24 winning banks

A record number of 298 entries were received and in all, 24 banks in the region are recognised.

UOB scoop four awards with Emirates NBD and Standard Chartered each winning three awards.

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Other multiple winners include Citi, Bank of Ayudha, PT CIMB Niaga, Taishin, ICICI, Sacombank and CTBC.

The RBI Asia Trailblazer of the Year event is now in its 10th year and the awards ceremony was held before a full house at The Westin, Singapore on 7 March.

DBS: scooped 9 awards
A great night for DBS as it bags 9 awards

 

The event brings together the most outstanding and innovative institutions and projects and highlight the initiatives developed in the region’s retail banking industry.

The categories are created keeping in mind different geographies in Asia and its unique needs. The annual RBI Asia Trailblazer awards provide a platform for participating institutions to showcase and evaluate avenues for growth and innovation.

We are still accepting applications to the Global RBI Awards until 15 March. Get your submissions for one of the most respected awards evenings in the sector here.

The 34th Annual Retail Banking Conference and Awards 2019 will be on 24 April 2019 in London.

Full list of RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards winners:

Excellence in Graduate Employment Programme

Cathay United Bank

Cathay United Excellence in Graduate Employment Programme

Best CSR Initiative

Maybank Cambodia

Excellence in Employee Engagement

Ngern Tid Lor; Excellence in Employee Engagement

 

Ngern Tid Lor: Excellence in Employee Engagement 

 

Best Staff Training and Development Programme

UOB

Best Use of Machine Learning Awards

DBS Singapore

Trailblazing use of AI in financial services

Citi Singapore

Best Application of Data Analytics

DBS Singapore

Excellence in Mass Affluent Banking

Bank of Ayudhya

Best Credit Scoring Innovation

CTBC Bank Taiwan

Excellence in Service Innovation

DBS Singapore

Excellence in SME Banking

RHB Bank Malaysia

Excellence in Customer Centricity

United Overseas Bank

Best ATM and self-service Innovation

DBS Singapore

Most Innovative Branch Offering

Maybank Singapore

Best Digital Banking Initiative

Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Alliance Bank Malaysia: Best digital banking initiative

 

Best Online Securities Platform

Kristal Advisors

Excellence in Mobile Banking

Krungsri Consumer

Excellence in Internet Banking

PT Bank CIMB Niaga Tbk

Best App for Customer Experience

CTBC Bank Taiwan

Best Mobile Wallet Initiative

Citi Singapore

Best Remittance Initiative

Standard Chartered

Best Payment Innovation

Taishin International Bank and
UnionBank of the Philippines (joint winners)

Best Loyalty/Rewards Programme

DBS

Best Loyalty/Rewards Strategy

DBS

Best Advertising Campaign

Maybank Singapore

Best Social Media Marketing Campaign

Maybank Malaysia

Dynamic Third-Party Collaboration

DBS Singapore

Excellence in Client On-Boarding

Paytm Payments Bank India

Best Innovation Programme

PT Bank Danamon Indonesia

Excellence in Loan Origination

DBS

Best Mortgage Offering

ICICI Bank India

Best Credit Card Initiative

IndusInd Bank

Best Debit Card Initiative

KASIKORNBANK

Kasikornbank: Best Debit Card Winner
Kasikornbank: Best Debit Card Winner

Best Loan Offering

Maybank Singapore

Best loan offering: Maybank

 

Best Saving Plan Offering

Standard Chartered Korea

Best Retirement Product and Service Initiative

United Overseas Bank

Excellence in Omni Channel Integration

Maybank Malaysia and Taishin International Bank (joint winners)

Best Multi-Channel Offering

RBL Bank India
Sacombank Vietnam

Best Retail Bank – Taiwan

CTBC Bank Taiwan

Best Retail Bank – Hong Kong

Standard Chartered HK

GCC Trailblazer, Best Retail Bank UAE

Emirates NBD

South Asia Trailblazer, Best Retail Bank – India

ICICI

Best Retail Bank – Singapore

DBS

Best Retail Bank – Cambodia

Maybank Cambodia

Best Retail Bank – Malaysia

Maybank Malaysia

Best Retail Bank – Indonesia

PT CIMB Niaga

Best Retail Bank – Vietnam

SacomBank

Best Retail Bank – Philippines

Security Bank Philippines

Best Retail Bank – Thailand

UOB Thailand

Asian Trailblazer of the Year (Individual) 2019 award

Suvo Sarkar, Emirates NBD

 

Asian Trailblazer of the Year (Institution) 2019

Emirates NBD