Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence are one of the extremely coveted awards that matter to banks and bankers who matter. The annual Awards for Excellence celebrates {financial} establishments that display management, innovation, and resilience of their markets, with this 12 months’s version seeing a document variety of over 770 entries from world class {financial} establishments together with HSBC, Morgan Stanley, CitiBank, Barclays, Standard Bank and Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), amongst others.
Commenting on the award, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank Plc, Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, OON mentioned, “We are absolutely thrilled to be recognized as Nigeria’s Best Bank by Euromoney. This award is not just a testament to our relentless pursuit of excellence, but also a validation of the unwavering trust and confidence our customers have placed in us. We are once again reminded that our success is not just about us, but about the impact we continue to have on the financial ecosystem. We will continue to work tirelessly to support the growth and development of our economy and uphold the highest standards of governance, integrity and transparency that has earned us this recognition”.
She devoted the award to Zenith Bank’s prospects throughout the globe for his or her loyalty, and to the Founder and Chairman, Jim Ovia, CFR, for his visionary management and dedication to excellence which fashioned the muse for the {bank}’s successes. She additionally thanked the Board for his or her steering, in addition to the workers for his or her unwavering dedication to constructing a formidable and finest in school world {financial} establishment that may outlive generations.
Zenith Bank’s observe document of fantastic efficiency has continued to earn the model quite a few awards together with being recognised because the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital for the sixteenth consecutive 12 months within the 2025 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking, revealed by The Banker. The Bank was additionally awarded Bank of the Year (Nigeria) in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards for 2020, 2022 and 2024; Best Bank in Nigeria from 2020 to 2022, 2024 and 2025, within the Global Finance World’s Best Banks Awards; Best Bank for Digital Solutions in Nigeria within the Euromoney Awards 2023; and was listed within the World Finance Top 100 Global Companies in 2023.
Further recognitions embrace Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria for 5 consecutive years from 2021 to 2025 within the World Finance Banking Awards and Most Sustainable Bank, Nigeria within the International Banker 2023 and 2024 Banking Awards. Additionally, Zenith Bank has been acknowledged because the Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria, within the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards for 4 consecutive years from 2022 to 2025 and ‘Best in Corporate Governance’ Financial Services’ Africa for 4 consecutive years from 2020 to 2023 by the Ethical Boardroom.
The Bank’s dedication to excellence noticed it being named the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in The Banker’s Top 500 Banking Brands for 2020 and 2021, Bank of the Year 2023 and 2024 on the BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, and Retail Bank of the Year for 3 consecutive years from 2020 to 2022 and in 2024 on the BAFI Awards. The Bank additionally obtained the accolades of Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria and Best Innovation in Retail Banking, Nigeria, within the International Banker 2022 Banking Awards.
Zenith Bank was additionally named Most Responsible Organisation in Africa, Best Company in Transparency and Reporting and Best Company in Gender Equality and Women Empowerment on the SERAS CSR Awards Africa 2024; Bank of the Year 2024 by ThisDay Newspaper; Bank of the Year 2024 by New Telegraph Newspaper; and Best in MSME Trade Finance, 2023 by Nairametrics. The Bank’s Hybrid Offer was additionally adjudged ‘Rights Issue/ Public Offer of the Year’ on the Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards 2025.