SME Banking Awards 2025

The Qorus SME Banking Awards are recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions in SME banking, celebrating the best of the best. The Awards are now returning for their fifth edition in 2025.

Current phase

Nomination phase

Shortlisting

Our internal committee is reviewing all submissions and shortlisting top nominees in each category.

Banks and bankers 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 four 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 fifth edition, which will conclude with the ceremony in May 2025 during Reinvent Forum in Vienna, where we will unveil the winners.

Categories

SME Bank of the Year 2025
This category is designed to acknowledge and applaud banks that demonstrate exceptional efforts in catering to the requirements of small and medium-sized enterprises.
SME Banker of the Year 2025
This category recognizes inspiring bankers who are chosen for their bank's accomplishments in SME banking, encompassing innovations introduced, initiatives focused on SMEs, business outcomes, and overall visibility.

2025 Awards timeline

Vote for your TOP 3 finalists

You have until 4 April to cast your vote and contribute to the final ranking of nominees.

Voting starts on March 24thThe voting opens on 24 March. Get ready and contribute to the final ranking of nominees!

Our judges

Esra Kivrak

Independent

Non-Executive Board Member

Bernadett Dancsné Engler

OTP Bank

Head of Product Development and Sales Support for MSE segment

Lukas Dzuroska

Qorus

Head of Communities

Jan Uriga

Qorus

Community Leader

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?

Attend the ceremony and celebrate the winners!

Awards ceremony

The Awards Ceremony will take place on 14 May in Vienna as part of our 2-day Reinvent Forum conference

Let's meet in Vienna!

In 2024 edition...

17 000+
votes were received in total
3 000+
individuals casted their vote
63
countries were represented in the voting process
20
senior industry leaders acted as judges in 2024

2024 ceremony

Do you have questions regarding the categories or Awards process? Reach out to us!

Miroslava Tokarova

Qorus

Communities Manager

Dorota Valkova

Qorus

Communities Manager