SME Banking Awards 2024

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 fourth edition in 2024.

SME Banking
Current phase

Winners reveal phase

Who will claim victory this year?

The voting is over! Thank you for the overwhelming number of votes we received this year. The winners will be officially announced on 20 March during the Awards ceremony at Reinvent Forum Vienna

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.

Attend the ceremony and celebrate the winners!

Awards ceremony

The Awards Ceremony will take place on 20 March in Vienna as part of our 2-day Reinvent Forum conference

2024 Awards timeline

Categories

  • SME Bank of the Year

    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

    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.

  • SME Partnership of the Year

    This award honors collaborations that have showcased a significant influence on the SME ecosystem, fostering growth and innovation for businesses.

2024 judges

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Lukas Dzuroska

Qorus

Head of Communities

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Andiswa Bata

First National Bank

Head of SME

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Okay Yildirim

QNB eFinans

Digital Bridge & Banking as a Service Managing Director

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Serhat Yilmaz

DenizBank

SME Banking Group, Marketing Senior Vice President

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Michal Boleslawski

ING GROUP

Global Head of Business Banking

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Aditya Sharma

Standard Chartered Bank

Head SME

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Rajeev Chalisgaonkar

Mashreq

Executive VP, Head of Business Banking & NeoBiz

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Jenine Zachar

Standard Bank

Head Value Propositions & Client Experience; Business & Commercial Banking SA

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Piotr Teodorczyk

mBank

Head of SME Business

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Ken Burke

Qorus

SME Banking Community Chairman & Senior Advisor

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STERGIOS ZLATANOS

Piraeus Bank

Director SB Strategy

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Arild Langberg Johannessen

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank

Director Strategy & Business Development SME

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Konstantinos Kanavos

National Bank of Greece

Director, Head of Business Banking & Key Accounts Segments

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Han Peng Kwang

Wing Bank

Chief Executive Officer

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Valentina Kristensen

OakNorth

Director of Growth & Communications

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Miquel Gascon

CaixaBank

Digital Banking Manager

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Jack de Mooij

Rabobank

Director SME

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Lisa Frazier

Judo Bank

COO

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Don Ludlow

Royal Bank of Canada

Vice President Small Business, Business Financial Services Strategy & Partnerships

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Vikas Nahata

Validus

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

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?

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

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

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Miroslava Tokarova

Qorus

Communities Manager

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Dorota Valkova

Qorus

Communities Manager