Centenary Bank on list of nominees for 2022 edition of the African Banker Awards

KAMPALA– The African Banker magazine has announced the shortlist of over 60 nominees for this year’s edition of the African Banker Awards, with Ugandan Centenary Rural Development Bank and Tugende Global nominated in the category of financial inclusion.

The African Banker Awards are a landmark annual event for African banking and a part of the official programme of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings.

The theme of the overall AfDB 57th Annual Meetings this year is “Achieving Climate Resilience and a Just Energy Transition for Africa”. The event is slated for May 23-27, 2022.

This year the African Banker Awards committee added two new categories, FinTech of the Year and DFI of the Year. The categories acknowledge the significant role of development finance institutions [DFIs] as key actors in the post-pandemic recovery and also how the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in banking and financial services.

“We saw everyone turbo charge their digital presence and FinTechs have become key players in the banking sphere,” says Omar Ben Yedder, Publisher of African Banker magazine and Chair of the Awards Committee.

The 64 nominees announced, represent banks, financial institutions and technology providers from across the African continent. “We received a record number of nominations for this year’s edition of the Awards. My favourite categories are the Deals of the Year. They show that there is concrete action to tackle some of the most pressing issues on the continent, notably power and infrastructure,” says Ben Yedder.

Asked what his address will focus on at this year’s awards, he says that his remarks will “centre around the theme of banking sovereignty and ensuring we have greater autonomy to be able to support our own growth and development, be it in banking, in payment systems, in data and in empowering our development institutions on the continent.”

Full list of nominees per category:

African Banker of the Year Award 

African Bank of the Year Award  

SME Bank of the Year Award  

DFI of the Year Award 

Award for Financial Inclusion

Sustainable Bank of the Year Award  

FinTech of the Year Award  

Deal of the Year Award – Agriculture  

Deal of the Year Award – Debt 

Deal of the Year Award – Equity

Deal of the Year Award – Energy  

Deal of the Year Award – Infrastructure  

The African Banker Awards are a landmark annual event for African banking taking place during the annual meetings of the African Development Bank. Organised by African Banker magazine and IC Events in co-operation with BusinessinAfrica Events, the African Banker Awards celebrate excellence and best practices in African banking.

Recognising the personalities and banks that are driving Africa’s rapidly transforming financial sector, the African Banker Awards bring together industry leaders from Africa and the world. They celebrate the achievements of those who are driving growth and development and creating new economic opportunities for citizens and communities all over the continent and inspire new generations of bankers who are shaping Africa’s future.

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