SINNAD Joins the Bahrain Association of Banks to Strengthen Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange
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Bahrain Banks Reception 2026
October 15, 2026
The Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB) announced the winners of the second edition of its Digital Innovation Awards for 2026 during a ceremony held in the presence of H.E. Noor bint Ali Alkhulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development and Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board, at the conclusion of Fintech Forward 2026.
Her Excellency presented the awards to the winning institutions in the presence of Mr. Yaser Alsharifi, Chairman of the Bahrain Association of Banks, and banking and financial services leaders from across the Kingdom.
Hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), programmed by Forbes Middle East, and supported by Tamkeen, the Central Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain Tourism & Exhibition Authority, and Bahrain FinTech Bay, the two-day forum brought together financial services innovators, industry leaders and policymakers to examine the key challenges and opportunities shaping the fintech ecosystem.
During the ceremony, Kuwait Finance House received the Digital Innovation Award for Individual Customers for the Gold Account app, while Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) won the Digital Innovation Award for SME Customers for BisB Business app. The Digital Innovation Award for Corporate Customers was presented to SINNAD for Real-Time Online Fraud Prevention (OFP) solution.
The winners were selected following an independent evaluation of each entry’s relevance to its intended customer segment, execution quality, practical applicability and ability to deliver measurable results.
The ceremony also recognized the members of the independent Judging Panel— Dr. Khalid Ahmed Almutawah, Dr. Ana Barjasic, Mr. Tey Bannerman, and Professor Tek-Yew Chia—as well as the Awards Organizing Committee, in appreciation of their contribution to a rigorous and transparent selection process.
Mrs. Zeeba Askar, Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Association of Banks, commented: “The winning solutions stood out for their clarity of purpose, quality of execution and relevance to customer and business needs. We congratulate the winning institutions and the teams behind these innovations, who successfully transformed their ideas into practical applications that deliver measurable value. Their success will encourage further development of digital services that advance Bahrain’s financial services sector.”
