Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Group has secured eight prestigious awards at Euromoney’s banking and Islamic Finance excellence ceremony held in Dubai for the year 2025. This global recognition from Euromoney Magazine affirms KFH’s leadership in the banking sector and Islamic finance and reflect its successful strategy of comprehensive and balanced growth at all levels.

KFH racked up accolades which are “The Middle East’s Best Islamic Bank”, “Kuwait’s Best Islamic Bank”, “Kuwait’s Best Bank”, “Kuwait’s Best Bank for SMEs”, “Kuwait's Best Investment Bank (KFH Capital), “The Middle East's Best Bank Transformation”, “Bahrain’s Best Islamic Bank”, and “Bahrain’s Best Digital Bank for Large Corporate”.

KFH Group representatives, General Manager Corporate Banking and Syndication, Nasser Alshaya, Deputy General Manager Cards, Talal AlArbeed, and KFH Capital Vice President Investment Banking, Khalid Alshami received the awards.

The Euromoney Awards panel, comprised of journalists and a research team, selects winners based on a defined set of criteria. These criteria include financial solvency, performance indicators, the breadth and depth of financing services offered, as well as a bank's capacity for innovation, sustainable growth, and adaptation to evolving market conditions. The panel also considers how well banks meet customer needs, embrace technological advancements, and achieve success in their digital transformation strategies. 

Thanks to its prudent management and sound business plans, these honors underscore KFH Group strong market position and the customers’ trust. They also underline the Bank’s efforts in innovation and offering advanced digital banking experience, highlighting its customer-centric and proactive approach in digitalization and commitment to global standards. As a result, KFH seeks to reinforce its standing as one of the fastest growing and most prominent brands worldwide, supporting its goal of becoming among the world’s largest 100 banks and a vital contributor to Kuwait’s economic growth.

On the Kuwaiti market front, KFH consistently distinguishes itself by setting standards and leading the competitive landscape. Its recognition as “Kuwait’s Best Islamic Bank” and “Kuwait’s Best Bank” are a testament to customers trust and business excellence. They also reaffirm KFH’s operational efficiency, commitment to financial inclusion, sustainable growth, women’s empowerment, and its ability to meet the evolving needs of a diverse and expansive customer base.

As the largest bank in Kuwait by market capitalization and the highest in profitability in the local banking sector, KFH boasts the most comprehensive and diversified portfolio of services and products, catering to individuals, SMEs, and large corporations.

At the Middle East level, KFH’s competence and leadership in the region enable it to offer innovative banking and financial services in regional and international markets. With the Group spanning 8 countries, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Germany and the UK, KFH has built a robust cross-border presence for exchanging expertise and leveraging market strength. This edge enhanced customers benefits, profitability, growth opportunities, risk and market volatility management.

The “The Middle East's Best Bank Transformation” award celebrates KFH’s exemplary execution of the largest-ever merger project in the Kuwaiti banking sector as part of its landmark cross-border acquisition. The project is one of the largest deals in the region which paved the way for the creation of a giant financial entity in Kuwait and the world. This strategic transformation also marked the launch of KFH’s new visual identity titled “Beyond Horizons” to align with its growth, significant achievements and expanding global presence.

Euromoney awards are based on the input and assessment of world-class experts and analysts in the banking and Islamic finance, as well as interviews and surveys with market stakeholders. It also considers the performance of financial institutions that demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation and positive impact across the markets they serve.

It serves to note that Euromoney Magazine is one of the renowned financial publications in finance and business, offering benchmarking and insights on international capital markets.