Kuala lumpur: CIMB Bank Berhad ('CIMB' or 'the Bank') has been recognised for its impact, innovation and contribution to the banking and finance industry through two awards from The Asian Banker's Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards 2026. The awards lauded CIMB as Best Retail Bank in Malaysia and Best SME Bank in Malaysia.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, The Asian Banker attributed this recognition as the Best Retail Bank in Malaysia to CIMB's strong demonstration of advancing the industry, including strengthening digital origination, fast decisioning and embedded finance partnerships. The Bank's innovative expansion of customer acquisition beyond branches and high automation in areas such as lending approvals demonstrated this market leadership. These efforts of strengthening customer experience whilst maintaining sound risk management led to strong financial performance for the consumer bank and country.