These are 64 of the continent's most successful banks, financial institutions and technology providers, nominated in competition for the African Banker Awards. The African Banker Awards is an annual event of the African banking and financial world, which is part of the official program of the annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB).

See below the full list of nominees by category:

Other African Banker of the Year Trophy

Ade Ayeyemi – Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

Adesola Adeduntan – First Bank Nigeria

Mukwandi Chibesakunda – Zambia National Commercial Bank

Benedict Oramah – Afreximbank

Admassu Tadesse – Bank of Commerce and Development

Herbert Wigwe – Access Bank

Vivienne Yeda – East African Development Bank

Afillion Bank of the Year trophy

Access Bank

Attijariwafa Bank

Bank of Africa

Industry Bank

Ecobank

Guaranty Trust Bank

Standard Bank Group

Trophée of bank of the year for SMEs

ABSA, Ghana

Commercial International Bank, Egypt

Ecobank, Togo

Fidelity Bank, Ghana

The Standard Bank Group

FY of the Year Trophy

AECF

Afreximbank

BADEA

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Business and Development Bank

Candigress of financial inclusion

British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB), United Kingdom

Commercial International Bank, Egypt

Centenary Rural Development Bank, Uganda

Business and Development Bank, Kenya

Tugende Global, Uganda

Sustainable Bank of the Year trophy

Commercial International Bank, Egypt

Nedbank, South Africa

Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa

Standard Chartered, South Africa

Business and Development Bank, Kenya

Fintech Trophy of the Year

Capricorn Digital Limited

Crowdyvest

Interswitch

JUMO

OPay

Treat deal of the year – Agriculture

Expansion of Atlantic Shrimpers Limited (ASL) – Access Bank

200 million corporate facility for BUA Industries Limited – AFC

Multi-currency facility agreement for Canal Sugar Company – Afreximbank / National Bank of Egypt

Ghana Cocoa Board – Nedbank

Strophy deal of the year – Debt

Bidvest: $800 million in 5NC2 Senior Unsecured Bonds – Bank of America

Bank of Industry: €750 million in senior equity bonds maturing in 2027 – Bank of Industry

Bank One Currency Swap – Bank One Limited

Obligation SDG Benin 500m € – Citi

Access Bank $634.5 million syndicated facility – Mashreq Bank UAE

Trend of deal of the year – Equity

Mutandis – Attijariwafa Bank

Momentum Metropolitan – Bank of America

Prosus' accelerated offer of shares in Tencent for approximately $15 billion – Citi

Sole sells a 30% stake in the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (ROMPCO) – Nedbank

TMN Nigeria IPO – Renaissance Capital

Tooth deal of the year – Energy

Temane Thermal Power Plant – Absa Mozambique and IFC

Geometric Power IPP Power Plant Project in Abia State – Afreximbank

Aftissat Wind Farm – Attijariwafa Bank

Royuele Downstream Hydroelectric Power Plant Project – IFC

Unionized facility to El Sewedy Group – National Bank of Egypt

Photo deal of the year – Infrastructure

Luanda Bita Water Supply Project – African Commercial Insurance Agency

Alliance Tangier – Attijariwafa Bank

Lagos Free Zone Company Funding SPV

Day Loan from Gharably Integrated Engineering Company (GIECO) – National Bank of Egypt