Emirates NBD Group, a leading financial institution in the region has won two national awards for its leadership in banking innovation.

Emirates NBD was recognised at the UAE Innovation Award ceremony for its best-in-class innovative products as well as for its leadership in fostering innovation across the region. The awards, held  under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group, were held by Dubai Quality Group for the first time this year, to recognise the most innovative private sector companies in the UAE.

Further, Liv., Emirates NBD’s digital lifestyle bank was recognised for ‘Innovation in Financial services, at the Arab Innovation Awards held during the inaugural Arab Innovation Summit. As the UAE’s first digital bank, Liv. was commended for its disruptive contribution to the UAE’s banking landscape, offering millennials a unique and creative proposition to lead a financially-healthy and fulfilling lifestyle.

Emirates NBD is regarded as a regional front-runner in digital banking innovation having introduced several first-to-market products and services via the Emirates NBD Future Lab™. The bank’s futuristic banking space at Emirates Towers, Dubai, showcases emerging breakthroughs in banking and payment technology including Pepper, an AI powered humanoid robot. The bank recently signed a Premier Partnership agreement with the prestigious Expo 2020 Dubai to become its official banking partner, and will offer a range of innovative financial products and services to visitors, participants and organisers of the global event.