IBS Intelligence Digital Banking Awards 2025

The IBSi Digital Banking Awards 2025 brought together leading innovators, banks, and fintechs to celebrate the global transformative strides in digital financial services.

This year’s event showcased the most outstanding initiatives that are reshaping the future of banking, from pioneering customer experiences to game-changing platform strategies. The awards honoured those driving meaningful change across retail, SME, corporate, and wealth management banking segments.

Throughout the event, we witnessed inspiring discussions, exciting wins, and strategic insights from some of the brightest minds in the industry:
🔹 David Jimenez Maireles, Co-founder of TNEX, Vietnam’s first digital-only bank, and Digital Advisor & C-Suite Leader
🔹 Sahil Thapa, Former CTO of Recognise Bank, a new-age SME-focused bank in the UK
🔹 Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya, CTO of BKN301, a leading BaaS provider

Their perspectives on the evolution of digital banking, technology’s role in scaling financial ecosystems, and the future of embedded finance added unmatched depth to the event.

✨ From breakthrough innovations to visionary leadership, the IBSi Digital Banking Awards 2025 truly captured the spirit of a financial services industry in transformation.
Thank you to all our participants, nominees, winners, and viewers who made this event a grand success.