SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 21 August 2026 | AWARDS GALA: 12 November 2026

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The inaugural Institutional Asset Management Awards is a unique assessment program designed to honour and celebrate the world’s preeminent asset managers who play a vital role in helping insurance companies by expertly managing portfolios and deploying appropriate investment strategies to realise desired risk-adjusted returns in line with insurer mandates.

Fundamentally, this awards program has been established to recognize the institutional excellence and fund performance of the most forward-looking and progressive asset managers that are orchestrating sustained portfolio growth enabling insurers to attain their long-term financial goals. Importantly, these institutional asset managers are also instrumental in ensuring that their insurance clients have access to a range of fund offerings, asset classes and markets, reinforced by best-in-class investment solutions and provide insurers with optimized asset allocation to effectively balance risk constraints and return requirements.

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Why Nominate?

There is a clear need for insurance companies to utilize the services and specialist expertise of external asset managers given an increasingly complex investment landscape. It is estimated that the size of assets under management being administered by institutional asset managers on behalf of their insurance clients has more than doubled in the last ten years. The prevailing low-yield environment of the preceding decade coupled with continued regulatory scrutiny has necessitated insurers to seek alternate avenues of improved investment performance.

Now, more than ever, it is imperative institutional asset managers ensure that their specialist capabilities and technological capabilities are able to generate desired risk-adjusted returns for insurers, while ensuring that client portfolios remain resilient, flexible and adaptable to evolving market conditions.

Who Can Apply?

The Institutional Asset Management Awards program is open to all external asset managers and third-party fund management companies servicing the investment mandates of insurance companies. We also invite nominations from technology solution providers who are playing a crucial role in supporting these asset management companies.

If you identify your institution as an industry leader that is pushing boundaries and driving unrivalled innovation, while helping insurance companies navigate this increasingly challenging and complex economic climate, we welcome you to send in your nominations for the respective awards.

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Past Winners of Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards

Best SME Bank – Malaysia
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Best Retail Bank – Malaysia
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Best Digital Bank – Taiwan
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Best Retail Bank – Taiwan
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Best Digital Bank – Malaysia
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Best Digital Bank – Hong Kong
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Best International Retail Bank – Philippines
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Best SME Bank – Uzbekistan
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Best Digital Bank – United Arab Emirates
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Best SME Bank – United Arab Emirates
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Best Retail Bank – Singapore
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Best Digital Bank – Japan
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Best Digital Bank – Brunei
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Best Retail Bank – Brunei
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Best Digital Bank – Singapore
Highly Acclaimed
Best Digital Bank – Singapore
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Best Digital Bank – Philippines
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Best SME Bank – Nigeria
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Best Digital Banking Initiative – Africa
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Digital Lending Product of the Year
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Best Digital Transformation Program – Taiwan
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Excellence in Digital Innovation
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Best Digital Financial Inclusion Initiative – Islamic
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Best Digital Transformation Program – Thailand
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Best Digital Account
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Best Digital Account – Insurance
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Best Digital Banking Initiative
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Best Digital Transformation Program – API
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Best Digital Transformation Program – Philippines
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Best Digital Transformation Program
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Best Digital Financial Inclusion Initiative
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Best Digital Financial Inclusion Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Best Digital Transformation Program – Securities
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Digital Lending Product of the Year – Wealth
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Excellence in Digital Innovation
Highly Acclaimed
Best Multicurrency Account
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Best Hybrid Wealth Management Offering
Highly Acclaimed
Innovator of the Year for Digitally Empowering RMs
Winner
Wealth Hub of the Year
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Best FX Trading Platform
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Excellence in Digital Wealth Management
Highly Acclaimed
Excellence in Digital Wealth Managementh Management
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Best Equity Trading Platform
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Best Digital Wealth Platform
Highly Acclaimed
Best Mobile Banking App – Wealth Management
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Best Digital Wealth Offering
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Best Digital Wealth Platform
Highly Acclaimed
Best Hybrid Wealth Management Offering
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Best New Wealth Management Product
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Best Digital Wealth Platform
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Best Robo Advisory Initiative
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Outstanding Client Onboarding & Account Opening
Highly Acclaimed
Best Digital Account Opening Solution
Highly Acclaimed
Outstanding Omnichannel Integration by a Digital Bank
Winner
Best e-KYC
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Best Automated Advisory Service
Winner
Outstanding Omnichannel Integration by a Retail Bank – Malaysia
Winner
Best Self–Service Banking
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Outstanding Omnichannel Integration by an NBFC
Winner
Best Retail Bank for a Frictionless Banking Experience
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Outstanding Client Onboarding & Account Opening
Winner
Outstanding Omnichannel Integration by a Retail Bank
Winner
Best Gen–AI Retail Operations Initiative
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Best Gen–AI Retail Product Initiative
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Best Gen–AI Personalised Assistant Initiative
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Best Gen–AI Chatbot Initiative
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Best Digital Bank – Overall
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Best Domestic Islamic Retail Bank – Malaysia
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Best International Islamic Retail Bank – Malaysia
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Best Marketing Personalisation Across Channels
Highly Acclaimed
Outstanding Retail Sales Across Digital Channels
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Best Marketing Personalisation Across Channels
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Outstanding Use of Advance Analytics
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Outstanding Marketing Initiative For a New Product
Highly Acclaimed
Outstanding Personalised 1:1 Marketing Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Best Digital Sales Initiative
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Best Digital Sales Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Outstanding Marketing Initiative For a New Product
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Best Social Media Marketing InitiativeFor a New Product
Highly Acclaimed
Outstanding Customer Relations & Brand Engagement Initiative – Philippines
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Outstanding Personalised 1:1 Marketing Initiative
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Best Customer Loyalty Program
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Outstanding Staff Training, Learning & Development Program
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Best ESG Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Digital Banker of the Year – Lai Pei-Si
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Wealth Manager of the Year – Edith Wang
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Best Digital Lending Service
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Best New Digital Product of the Year
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Best Digital Bank for Gen–Z
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Best Cross–Border Payments Platform
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Outstanding Innovation in Digital Banking
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Best Mobile Banking App – Vendor
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Best Mobile Banking App
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Best Retail Bank – Asia Pacific
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Best Digital Bank – Middle East
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Best SME Bank – Middle East
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Best Retail Bank – South East Asia
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Credit Card of the Year – Philippines
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Mortgage Product of the Year – ESG
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Credit Card of the Year – Overall
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Debit Card of the Year
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Best New Product Launch of the Year
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Best Savings Account
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Loan Offering of the Year
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Debit Card of the Year
Highly Acclaimed
Best New Product Launch of the Year – Islamic
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Mortgage Product of the Year
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Credit Card of the Year – Cashback
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Credit Card of the Year – Travel
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Credit Card of the Year – Women
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Mortgage Product of the Year – Singapore
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Best Payments Innovation
Highly Acclaimed
Outstanding Customer Service Innovation by a Retail Bank
Highly Acclaimed
Best Payments Innovation
Winner
Best Contact Centre Initiative
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Best Customer Centric Business Model – Digital Bank
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Best Customer Centric Business Model – NBFC
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Best Customer Centric Business Model – Laos
Winner
Best Financial Inclusion Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Best Internet Banking Initiative
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Best Financial Inclusion Initiative
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Best Customer Centric Business Model – Philippines
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Best Mobile Banking Initiative – China
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Best Mass Affluent Banking Offering
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Best Customer Centric Business Model
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Outstanding Customer Service Innovation by a Retail Bank
Winner
Best Financial Inclusion Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Best New SME Product of the Year
Highly Acclaimed
Best New SME Product of the Year
Highly Acclaimed
Outstanding Digital Innovation in SME Banking
Winner
Best RPA Initiative
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Best Technology Implementation by a Retail Bank – Indonesia
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Outstanding Machine Learning Initiative
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Best AI Initiative
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Best Data Analytics Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Best Predictive Analytics Initiative
Highly Acclaimed
Best Data Analytics Initiative
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Best Open Banking Initiative – Vendor
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Best Open Banking Initiative
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Best API Initiative
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Outstanding Blockchain Initiative by a Retail Bank
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Outstanding IT Transformation by a Retail Bank
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Best AI Initiative – Asset Manager
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Best Core Banking Software Suite
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Best Data Analytics Offering
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Judges Past & Present

Judging Criteria

Shortlisted nominees are selected on the qualitative and quantitative depth of their nominations. The Digital Banker research team will shortlist four institutions or individuals per category, which will then be put to our impartial panel of expert judges who will undertake a rigorous audit type process to carefully select the winners. 

We use a proprietary, numerical & qualitative scoring methodology which is applied to all submissions and augmented by assessment in: Innovation, Client Experience, Investment Performance and Strategy.

Email us at [email protected] to request a copy of the Evaluation Criteria and Submissions Guidelines. 

FAQs

Do I Have to Submit a Nomination?

All awards participants are required to submit nominations through The Digital Banker’s online submission portal. The portal is where you will find the questions that need to be answered in order to be considered in the current year’s program. Institutions will be unable to participate in our awards programs without a fully complete submission(s).

Can One Project/Initiative Be Considered for Multiple Awards?

You may nominate one project or initiative across numerous awards. Please note however, these submissions are likely to compete with one and other. You must submit separate entries for each award.

Are There Any Costs Involved in Making A Submission?

There are no costs involved in making a submission.

May I Submit More Than One Nomination?

The Digital Banker does not place a limit on the number of submissions per institution. Please be aware that multiple submissions by a single organisation for a single category will compete with each other. A separate submission is required for each category.

If I cannot Access The Judging Portal, May I Submit My Entries Via Email?

If your institution has firewall restrictions and you are unable to submit entries via our portal, you may request for the PDF questionnaire.

Contact Us

For further information or to request for the Submissions Guidelines, please contact The Digital Banker Awards Team at [email protected].

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