Kuwait Finance House Wins Three Excellence Awards for 2026 from Euromoney

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) secured three prestigious awards at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, winning “Best Islamic Wealth Management Bank in the Middle East,” “Best Islamic Wealth Management Bank in Kuwait,” and “Best Islamic Bank in Kuwait for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Standards.”

These awards highlight the bank’s success in developing Sharia-compliant wealth management services and embedding sustainability (ESG) principles across its operations, reflecting its commitment to innovation, enhancing customer experience, and delivering sustainable value.

KFH’s wins in the categories of “Best Islamic Wealth Management Bank in the Middle East” and “Best Islamic Wealth Management Bank in Kuwait” underscore its success in developing its private banking and wealth management business, transforming it into a comprehensive advisory platform that integrates Sharia-compliant banking, financing, and investment solutions.

According to Euromoney, the bank restructured its private banking and wealth management operations under a unified framework, launching a new operational model aimed at enhancing customer experience, strengthening investment capabilities, and offering more advanced solutions in Islamic wealth management. This transformation was supported by investments in specialized talent, technology, and the continuous development of Bitak Capital, the bank’s investment arm.

The magazine noted that a key pillar of KFH’s strategy involves redesigning its customer relationship management model through a specialized advisory framework that brings together relationship managers, investment specialists, financing experts, and account managers, enabling customers to benefit from integrated expertise tailored to meet their specific banking, financing, and investment needs.

Euromoney also highlighted the bank’s focus on human capital development, noting that private banking and wealth management teams completed advanced training programs with Moody’s, obtained professional certifications from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), and participated in specialized advisory programs in Islamic wealth management.