Stanbic IBTC named winner in four categories at Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026

Stanbic IBTC, a member of Standard Bank Group, was named winner in four categories at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026: Best Bank for Sustainable Finance, Best Bank for Consumer Lending, Best Bank for Mortgages/Home Loans and Best Bank for Securities Services.

The Euromoney Awards for Excellence include categories across global and regional financial markets.

Commenting on the awards, Chuma Nwokocha, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, said: “We are pleased to have been named winner in these categories at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026. These are important areas of our business and remain central to how we support individuals, businesses and institutional clients across Nigeria.”

“Our focus remains on delivering reliable, relevant and responsible financial solutions, while serving our clients with the discipline, professionalism and care they expect from Stanbic IBTC” he added.

Also commenting, Wole Adeniyi, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Bank, said: “Across our business, we continue to focus on solutions that respond to the needs of our clients, whether they are individuals, families, businesses or institutions. We will continue to strengthen our service delivery, deepen client relationships and support responsible growth across the markets we serve.”

In its publicly reported 2025 performance, Stanbic IBTC showed continued scale across its financial services business. The Group reported total assets of ₦8.62 trillion, customer deposits of ₦4.37 trillion and net customer loans and advances of ₦2.38 trillion for the 2025 financial year. Total income stood at ₦895.7 billion, while return on equity was reported at 42.4%.

Stanbic IBTC’s sustainability disclosures also showed continued activity across its ESG and positive impact priorities. The Group reported ₦277.3 billion in sustainable loans disbursed, representing a 60% increase from 2024; and ₦76.4 billion in loans disbursed to 2,862 SME clients for the year ended 2025.

The Group’s sustainability approach is anchored on three high impact goals: driving sustainable industrialisation; facilitating sustainable trade; and fostering equitable access to finance. It also identifies four positive impact areas: job creation and enterprise growth; infrastructure development and energy transition; climate change mitigation and adaptation; and financial inclusion. 

Across consumer lending and home loans, Stanbic IBTC continues to provide financing solutions to individuals and households, supported by the Group’s broader banking platform and customer-focused approach.

In securities services, Stanbic IBTC continues to provide custody, settlement, corporate actions, securities lending, reporting, reconciliation, foreign exchange processing and related investor services to institutional clients participating in Nigeria’s capital markets.

Stanbic IBTC continues to support individuals, businesses and institutional clients across sustainable finance, consumer lending, mortgages/home loans and securities services; while remaining focused on delivering financial solutions that are relevant to clients and responsive to the operating environment.