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If you missed the award ceremony or want to review the highlights, you can view our recap !
Our 2019 award ceremony took place in Paris on October 16th. You can now see who our winners were or view the full ceremony video replay.
Many new and exciting features await ! Feel free to browse, or try out our new submission process
From June 1st to September 9th
Since its launch in 2013, the Customer Insight & Growth Banking Innovation Awards have served as a catalyst for innovation in the retail banking sector and have helped banks build better disruptive strategies.
The 7th edition submitting period is now open!
Simply submit your most innovative projects now to enter the 2019 competition. You can even start submitting your project now and finalize it later. You have until 6th September 2019 to submit!
From September 9th to 24th
Nominees for each category will be shortlisted by the Efma Innovation Committee.
Efma members and non-members from financial institutions only visiting the website will vote for the 7 standard categories (excluding the Global Innovator category). To do so, they will establish a podium ranking of Gold, Silver, and Bronze, among the 6 nominees per category.
Voters will take into consideration the following criteria:
Originality / Impact / Universality
Our yearly ceremony was held in Paris on October 16th. Celebrating the best banking innovators worldwide, it is a unique opportunity to discover the best banking innovators from around the globe.
Only nominated institutions are invited to attend the event. If your innovation is a finalist, you will be contacted by our team. However, a live broadcast is open to all who wish to view the event.
Information for the 2020 awards will be released soon.
See who made it to the top last year and learn from the best case studies.
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