PETALING JAYA: CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Investment Bank have won top accolades at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, taking home top honours as Malaysia’s Best Retail Bank, Malaysia’s Best Digital Bank for SMEs, and Malaysia’s Best Investment Bank.
The bank said in a statement that the awards reflected the ongoing focus on providing customer-centric solutions through innovation, digital capabilities and deep market expertise across its retail, small and medium enterprise (SME), and investment banking businesses.
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group chief executive officer Novan Amirudin commented that the recognitions are a testament to the trust of the group’s customers and the dedication of its teams.
“They reaffirm CIMB’s purpose of advancing customers and society by making financial solutions more accessible, relevant and impactful for the people and businesses we serve,” he added.
“As their needs continue to evolve, we remain committed to being a trusted partner supporting individuals in realising their aspirations and helping businesses achieve their growth ambitions through meaningful and lasting value creation.”
CIMB’s latest wins come amid the bank’s continued efforts to empower customers through accessible, inclusive and purpose-driven financial solutions.
In retail banking, it has been working to deepen its franchise through personalisation offerings, digitally enabled journeys, and stronger engagement across segments.
The bank said revenue and profitability had advanced during the year, underpinned by market share gains in auto finance, credit cards and retail deposits, on top of progress in digital sales and customer cross-sell.
It also continued to strengthen wealth proposition through differentiated investment solutions, broader product diversity, chief investment office-led advisory capabilities and enhanced digital wealth platform, with particular momentum seen in the “Preferred” affluent segment as it expands its advisory-led and relationship-based wealth capabilities.
Meanwhile, the bank has continued to advance its SME services, having launched the CIMB OCTO Biz digital banking platform, which has amassed more than 280,000 customers to date.
Additionally, it has expanded financing access through embedded merchant financing with TNG eWallet and its flexible financing through its SME FlexiCash.
Beyond this, CIMB Investment Bank in 2025 secured the top ranking in Malaysian equity and debt capital markets by deal value and share of wallet, as well as the highest position in Asean equity and debt capital markets by deal value, cementing its position both locally and regionally.
