Winner phase
Check out the winnersOur online voters and expert jury committee have voted for their TOP 3 winners in each category.
Banks and bankers and fintechs/providers now have the opportunity to showcase their skills and shine brightly in the industry. The awards recognize outstanding achievements and contributions in SME banking, celebrating the best of the best. In the past three years, SME Banking Awards garnered significant attention, with numerous deserving recipients recognized for their excellence in serving small and medium-sized enterprises. Today, the Awards provide a platform for industry professionals to come together, exchange ideas, and inspire each other for future advancements in SME banking.
Now we’re launching the fourth edition, which will conclude with the ceremony in March 2024 during Reinvent Forum in Vienna, where we will unveil the winners.
2023 Awards timeline
2023 judges
Magdalena Zmitrowicz
Bank Pekao
Vice President
Juan Huitz
Erste Group
Corporate Business Partner
José De Souza
Banco Pichincha
Product owner
Agnieszka Wolska
BNP Paribas (Poland)
Vice President of the Management Board, responsible for SME and Corporate Area
Voting criteria
Originality
Why is the solution different? How inventive, innovative, unique and distinguished is the solution in the market?
Internationality
Performance at the cross-country level, the degree of internalization
Impact – Traction
Is the solution capable of generating significant revenue and have strong traction?
Business Potential - Pain solver
How big and important is the business problem and the level of pain being solved? Is this solution going to solve it at scale?
Wow factor
How excited are you about the project?
2023 ceremony
In 2023 edition...
20 000+
votes were received in total
3 800+
individuals casted their vote
70
countries were represented in the voting process
21
senior industry leaders acted as judges in 2023