The GTR Leaders in Trade awards highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance and fintech markets. The winners in each category are based on submissions sent to GTR. Where relevant, Best Deals signed in 2024 were referenced as further substantiation for GTR’s decisions.
GTR revealed the shortlist for the Leaders in Trade awards in February, and the winners were announced at the GTR Charity Awards Dinner on June 26.
Congratulations to all the winners! A full write-up on their achievements will be published in GTR Q4 2025.
Regional awards
Best trade finance bank in East Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: CRDB, KCB Bank, Mauritius Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Kenya
Winner: KCB Bank
Best trade finance bank in West Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Deutsche Bank, Ecobank, FCMB Bank (UK), Stanbic IBTC, Zenith Bank UK
Winner: Stanbic IBTC
Best trade finance bank in Southern Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Nedbank, Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank, Trade and Development Bank
Winner: Rand Merchant Bank
Best trade finance bank in the Middle East:
Shortlisted nominees: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Bank ABC, Commercial Bank of Dubai, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Qatar National Bank
Winner: First Abu Dhabi Bank
Best trade finance bank in North Africa:
Shortlisted nominees: Arab African International Bank, BACB, Banque Misr
Winner: BACB
Best trade finance bank in North America:
Shortlisted nominees: BNY, JP Morgan, MUFG, Scotiabank, TD Securities
Winner: JP Morgan
Best trade finance bank in Latin America:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America, Scotiabank
Winner: Bank of America
Best trade finance bank in Asia:
Shortlisted nominees: DBS Bank, HSBC, Mizuho, MUFG
Winner: DBS
Best trade finance bank in Eastern Europe:
Shortlisted nominees: Raiffeisen Bank International, TBC Bank, Ukrgasbank, UniCredit
Winner: UniCredit
Best trade finance bank in Western Europe:
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, ING, UniCredit
Winner: Crédit Agricole
Best trade finance bank in the UK:
Shortlisted nominees: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, Santander
Winner: HSBC
Global awards: Other industry players
Best trade or supply chain finance law firm:
Shortlisted nominees: A&O Shearman, Norton Rose Fulbright, Sullivan
Winner: A&O Shearman
Best export finance law firm:
Shortlisted nominees: Baker McKenzie, Norton Rose Fulbright, Sullivan
Winner: Norton Rose Fulbright
Best export credit agency:
Shortlisted nominees: Etihad Credit Insurance, Kuke
Winner: Kuke
Best fintech in trade:
Shortlisted nominees: Conpend, Enigio, Finverity, Komgo, MonetaGo
Winner: Enigio
Best fintech newcomer in trade:
Shortlisted nominees: Complidata, Mercore, Vayana TradeXchange
Winner: Mercore
Best trade finance software provider:
Shortlisted nominees: Cleareye, LiquidX, Mitigram, Surecomp, Traydstream
Winner: Cleareye
Best trade or supply chain finance platform:
Shortlisted nominees: CGI, Finverity, Premium Technology, PrimeRevenue
Winner: Premium Technology
Best non-bank trade finance provider (incl. trade finance funds):
Shortlisted nominees: Beltone Leasing and Factoring, Credlix, Mercore, Raistone
Winner: Raistone
Best trade credit insurance broker:
Shortlisted nominees: Aon, BPL, WTW
Winner: Aon
Best political risk insurance broker:
Shortlisted nominees: Aon, BPL, Marsh, WTW
Winner: Marsh
Best trade and political risk insurance underwriter
Winner: Allianz Trade
Global awards: Banks
Best development bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Finance Corporation [MDB Trade Finance Working Group], International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation; Trade and Development Bank
Winner: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Best bank for ESG:
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, Crown Agents Bank, ING, Nedbank
Winner: BNP Paribas
Best bank for digitalisation:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America, Citi, DBS Bank, JP Morgan, Lloyds Bank
Winner: Lloyds Bank
Best supply chain finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Bank of America, Citi, ING, MUFG, Santander
Winner: Santander
Best commodity trade finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Ecobank, SMBC, Société Générale
Winner: Société Générale
Best export finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Santander, SMBC, Standard Chartered
Winner: Santander
Best trade finance bank:
Shortlisted nominees: Citi, Crédit Agricole, Santander
Winner: Citi
