18 EDITIONS OF APAC RETAIL-BANKING RECOGNITION
THE BENCHMARK,
Year after year
Past Winners
Across 17 completed editions, the programme has recognised major regional and international banks, fast-growing digital players and the individuals behind some of the industry's most consequential changes.
Explore the institutions and people that have set the benchmark in previous years.
2026 Awards Night
See the institutions, teams and individuals recognised at the 17th annual RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards.
2026 Winners - Human Capital
Best Learning & Development Programme
United Overseas Bank (Thai) PCL.
2026 Winners - Social Impact
Best CSR Initiative – Contribution to Local Community
Winner: Maybank Cambodia
Highly Commended: Standard Chartered Bank Taiwan
Best CSR Initiative – Environmental Impact
E.SUN Bank
Best CSR Initiative – Financial inclusion
Winner: Taishin International Bank
Highly Commended: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
Excellence in Financial Inclusion
Winner: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
Highly Commended: BPI Direct BanKo
2026 Winners - Customer Experience and Segmentation
Best Customer Experience Solution
Winner: Ngern Tid Lor
Highly Commended: International Bank of Azerbaijan
Best Mobile Wallet Initiative
Maybank Malaysia
Excellence in Mobile / Superapp Experience
Winner: RHB Bank
Highly Commended: uab bank
2026 Winners - Product Advances
Best Consumer Finance Product of the Year
RCBC Bankard Services Corporation
Best Credit Card Initiative
Winner: United Overseas Bank Singapore
Highly Commended: General Card Services
Best Digital Lending / BNPL Innovation
Alliance Bank
Best Mortgage Offering
RHB Bank
Excellence in Deposit & Savings Products
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia)
Excellence in Mass Affluent Banking
Winner: Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
Highly Commended: HDFC Bank
Excellence in SME Banking & Services
Maybank Singapore
2026 Winners - Next Generation Technology
Best Application of Data Analytics
Winner: CTBC Bank
Highly Commended: Taishin International Bank
Best Cloud Transformation initiative
Cathay United Bank
Best GenAI Use Case in Retail Banking
Winner: Axis Bank
Highly Commended: Emirates NBD
Excellence in AI-Powered Lending Innovation
E.SUN Bank
2026 Winners - Governance & Sustainability
Excellence in Sustainable Retail Finance
BDO Unibank
2026 Winners - Third Party Partnerships
Best Advance in Loyalty/Rewards Programme
Cathay United Bank
Best Open Banking Initiative
CTBC Bank
Best Strategic Partnership
Maybank Malaysia
2026 Winners - Positioning & Branding
Best Marketing & Communications Strategy
CTBC Bank
Best Marketing Campaign of the Year
Ayudhya Capital Services
2026 Winners - Institutional Awards
Best Retail Bank – India
HDFC Bank
Best Retail Bank – Cambodia
Maybank Cambodia
Best Retail Bank – Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong
Best Retail Bank – Malaysia
RHB Bank
Best Retail Bank – Philippines
BDO Unibank
Best Retail Bank – Thailand
Siam Commercial Bank
Best Retail Bank – Sri Lanka
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
Best Retail Bank – Taiwan
E.SUN Bank
Best Retail Bank – Vietnam
Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam
Digital Bank of the Year
Winner:
Mox Bank
Highly Commended:
UNO Digital Bank
SME Bank of the Year
Winner:
Maybank Singapore
HIghly Commended:
Alliance Bank
2026 Winners - People Awards
Rising Star
Kiran Khatri, Citibank
2026 Winners - 2026 RBI Trailblazer
Asia Trailblazer of the Year 2026 (Institution)
United Overseas Bank