GTR is pleased to reveal the shortlist for this year’s Leaders in Trade awards, which highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain and export finance markets.
The names listed under each category are based on submissions sent to GTR and, where relevant, Best Deals were referenced as further substantiation. Where only one name is listed, this institution is the outright winner.
Winners in all categories will be recognised and announced at GTR’s annual awards dinner in London on May 23.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
Global awards
Best trade finance bank:
Nominees: Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Standard Chartered
Best export finance bank:
Nominees: Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, SMBC
Best commodity finance bank:
Nominees: Citi, Deutsche Bank, ING, Société Générale
Best supply chain finance bank:
Nominees: Santander, BNP Paribas, Greensill Capital, Nedbank, Standard Chartered
Best trade credit and political risk insurance broker:
Nominees: Texel, BPL Global
Best trade credit and political risk insurance underwriter:
Nominees: Chaucer, XL Catlin, Channel Syndicate
Best development bank in trade:
Winner: EBRD
Best alternative trade finance provider:
Nominees: Trade River, London Forfaiting Company (LFC), Barak, Greensill Capital
Best trade finance software provider:
Nominees: Trade Technologies, Misys, Bolero
Best fintech disrupter:
Nominees: Mitigram, Synechron
Most innovative bank:
Nominees: HSBC, Lloyds Bank, Ecobank, Barclays
Bank that has made a significant contribution to sustainability:
Nominees: Commerzbank, EBRD, KfW, IFC
Best export credit agency:
Winner: Euler Hermes
Best trade finance law firm:
Nominees: Simmons & Simmons, Sullivan & Worcester, Hogan Lovells, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW)
Best correspondent bank:
Winner: BNY Mellon
Regional awards
Africa
Best trade finance bank in:
Southern and Eastern Africa:
Nominees: Crown Agents Bank, Standard Bank, Rand Merchant Bank, SMBC
West Africa:
Nominees: Crown Agents Bank, Access Bank UK/Nigeria, Ecobank, SMBC
Americas
Best trade finance bank in:
North America:
Nominees: BAML, HSBC, BNY Mellon
South America:
Nominees: BBVA, Santander
Asia
Best trade finance bank in:
East Asia & the Pacific:
Nominees: Mizuho, ANZ, Deutsche Bank, ING
South Asia:
Nominees: Yes Bank, HSBC, ICICI Bank, SBI
Europe
Best trade finance bank in:
Central Europe and Eastern Europe:
Nominees: Commerzbank, VTB, MBank
Western Europe:
Nominees: HSBC, Commerzbank, ING, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas
Best bank in the UK:
Winner: NatWest
Mena
Best trade finance bank in:
The Middle East and North Africa:
Nominees: NBAD, ADCB, Mashreq, Emirates NBD
