African Banker magazine

The publication for Banking and Financial Services professionals active in Africa.

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

@BOINigeria See the full list of winners here: https://t.co/g4mSq44JcC

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

Congratulations to the Bank of Industry on winning Sustainable Bank of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2026! 🏆 A well-deserved recognition for their commitment to sustainable finance and development across Africa.

@BOINigeria

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

@Rawbank_sa See the full list of winners here: https://t.co/g4mSq44JcC

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

Congratulations to @Rawbank_sa, winner of the AFAWA Bank of the Year award at the African Banker Awards 2026. This award recognises outstanding efforts to accelerate women's access to finance and support female-led enterprises across Africa.

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

A very special thank you to our Master of Ceremony, Nozipho Tshabalala, for hosting the 20th African Banker Awards with such grace and brilliance. Award-winning journalist, financial markets broadcaster and world-class moderator. What a night.

@therealnozi

[NSE PLC @NSE_PLC]

🎉🏆 We are delighted to announce that the @NSE_PLC was honoured with the prestigious Fintech of the Year Award at the recently concluded African Bankers Award, in recognition of the groundbreaking launch of Ziidi Trader.

📱📈 Ziidi Trader is a mobile-first capital markets access platform that, for the first time in Africa, integrates live stock exchange trading within a mobile money ecosystem serving over 38 million users, significantly expanding access to investment opportunities.

🚀 Within just five weeks of launch, over 200,000 investors have opted into Ziidi Trader. This achievement highlights the transformative role of technology in deepening financial inclusion and accelerating participation in Kenya’s capital markets.

🌍💡 This recognition reaffirms the NSE’s commitment to innovation and to creating more accessible, inclusive, and vibrant capital markets for all.

@BankerMagazine

[Trust Merchant Bank @TMB_CD]

La #TMB remporte pour la 4e fois le trophée de Meilleure Banque Régionale d’Afrique Centrale aux #AfricanBankerAwards 2026 de @BankerMagazine.

Nous remercions nos équipes, nos clients et nos partenaires pour leur confiance.

#MadeInCongo #ABKA2026 #RDC #Congo

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

Honoured to have had Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group, join us at the 20th African Banker Awards in Brazzaville. A fitting presence on a landmark night for African banking. 🌍

@AfDB_Group

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

A huge thank you to our sponsors for supporting the African Banker Awards 2025. Your dedication empowers Africa’s financial future.

Algest Consulting (Main Patron)
@AfDB_Group (High Patron)
@AGF_Group (Platinum Patron)
@afreximbank (Gold Sponsor)
@BIDC_EBID (Gold Sponsor)
@ATI_ACA (Cocktail Sponsor)
@gtbank (Associate Sponsor)

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

The 20th African Banker Awards was a night that went far beyond the trophies. The evening opened with a powerful choral performance, was graced by an extraordinary ballet dancer, and closed with a live performance from Congolese legend Koffi Olomidé, a fitting tribute to the culture and spirit of Brazzaville. Twenty years of excellence, celebrated in style.

[African Banker magazine @BankerMagazine]

On 27th May 2026 in Brazzaville, Congo, the stars of Africa's banking firmament were honoured in a celebration and recognition of banking excellence on the continent. Here are highlights from the night and you can read all about the winning bankers and banks via the link:

https://t.co/0DtGl4Notf

[CardinalStone @CardinalStoneNG]

We are honoured to be recognised with the Deal of the Year – Debt award at the 20th edition of the African Banker Awards 2026 for our role in the NBET Finance Company PLC ₦501.02 Billion Bond Issuance.

CardinalStone Partners acted as Lead Financial Adviser and Lead Issuing House on this landmark transaction.

This award reinforces our expertise in structuring and intermediating transactions that drive economic development and transformation. We remain committed to delivering innovative financing solutions that shape Africa’s financial future.

We thank our clients, partners, and exceptional team for making this achievement possible.
@BankerMagazine

[Bank of Industry, Nigeria @BOINigeria]

We are proud to announce that the Bank of Industry has been recognised as the Sustainable Bank of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2026 @BankerMagazine

This award reflects our continued commitment to driving sustainable development, supporting businesses, and building a greener, more inclusive future for Nigeria.

#BOI #AfricanBankerAwards2026 #Sustainability #SustainableBank #BankOfIndustry #DrivingDevelopment

[African Export-Import Bank - Afreximbank @afreximbank]

We are proud to be recognised as Development Finance Institution (DFI) of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2026 by the African Banker Magazine @BankerMagazine.

This recognition reflects Afreximbank’s leadership in financing trade, advancing industrialisation, mobilising investment, and delivering innovative, high-impact solutions that strengthen regional integration and drive economic transformation across Africa and the Caribbean.

We thank our shareholders, clients, partners, and stakeholders for their continued trust and congratulate our teams across Afreximbank, whose dedication and excellence continue to advance Africa’s development and economic transformation.

#AfricanBankerAwards2026 #Afreximbank #Trade #Industrialisation #GlobalAfrica

[Ecobank Group @GroupEcobank]

Three years. One Strategy. Remarkable results

This week, watch out as we are releasing an exclusive conversation between @benyeoma, the publisher and editor-in-chief from @BankerMagazine and our Group CEO, Jeremy Awori. 

Ahead of our 38th General Assembly meeting, we are giving you an in-depth dialogue covering the themes shaping Ecobank and African banking today.

From the GTR strategy and Culture in times of change, to technology as a leapfrog engine, to the role of DFIs in unlocking Africa's growth- this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

🎥 Full video dropping this week on our YouTube Channel 

Stay tuned.

#Ecobank #GTR

[Ecobank Group @GroupEcobank]

We continue to celebrate being named African Bank of the Year by African Banker Awards. So what better time to hear directly from our Group CEO, Jeremy Awori, on the story behind the strategy?

Ahead of ETI's 38th Assembly General Meeting, Jeremy sat in an exclusive conversation with @benyeoma, Editor-in-Chief of @BankerMagazine & @IC_Publications.

From technology as a leapfrog engine, to the GTR transformation, to our pan-African footprint — this conversation covers the full picture.

🎥 Watch the full exclusive conversation here :
https://t.co/RxVgvW1EZv

#Ecobank #ABKA2026 #GTR

[African Development Bank Group @AfDB_Group]

#AfDBAM2026: The nominees for the 2026 #AFAWA Bank of the Year Award are out! The winner will be unveiled on 27 May at the African Banker Awards in #Brazzaville.

Meet the 5 African institutions advancing access to finance for women-led businesses: https://t.co/n7riOflS9o

[Ameyaw Debrah @AmeyawDebrah]

Africa’s banking and financial services industry took center stage in Brazzaville on Wednesday night as the 20th edition of the African Banker Awards celebrated institutions and executives driving the continent’s economic transformation through infrastructure financing, innovation and regional integration.

Held at the Kempinski Hotel in Brazzaville on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the @AfDB_Group , the awards brought together senior policymakers, banking executives, development finance leaders and investors from across the continent. #AfDBAM2026
Read: https://t.co/SdS5drPogH

[Alphonso Van Marsh @AlphonsoVM]

Which @AfDB_Group Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa partner financial institution will be named "2026 AFAWA Bank of the Year?" 🏆@CRDBBankPlc, @NBMplc, @NCBABankKenya, @NMBTanzania, @Rawbank?
Winner revealed tonight at #AfDBAM2026
Learn more: https://t.co/UHDtstsGmI

[Banque Centrale du Congo @BCC_RDC]

À l’occasion de la 20e édition des African Banker Awards organisée à Brazzaville le 27 mai 2026, en marge des Assemblées annuelles de la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD), Monsieur André WAMESO a reçu le prix du Gouverneur de banque centrale de l’année.

Cette distinction récompense les réformes et les transformations engagées par la BCC dans le secteur financier congolais, grâce à des politiques et à une réglementation adaptées, favorisant un environnement stable, prévisible et propice à l’investissement ainsi qu’à la croissance.