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Awards & accolades

With 50 major accolades since 2016, Al Rayan Bank - the country's most successful Islamic bank - is pioneering ethical, Sharia compliant banking in the UK.

Our awards and accolades

Recent awards and accolades

2023

  • Savings Account Provider of the Year
    (MoneyAge Awards 2023)
  • Best No Notice Account Provider (Highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards 2023)
  • Best Fixed Account Provider (Highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards 2023)
  • Most Innovative Savings Product
    (Banker Magazine, at the Islamic Banking Awards 2023)
  • Best Easy Access Savings Provider
    (Moneynet Awards 2023)

2022

  • Best Islamic Digital Offering
    (Islamic Finance News Awards 2022)
  • Best Islamic Retail Bank
    (Islamic Finance News Awards 2022)

2021

  • Best Variable Rate Cash ISA Provider (Highly Commended)
    (Savings Champion Awards 2021)
  • Best Islamic Bank UK 2021
    (World Business Outlook Awards 2021)
  • Best Fixed Term Savings Provider UK 2021
    (World Business Outlook Awards 2021)
  • Most Innovative Islamic Bank UK 2021
    (World Business Outlook Awards 2021)
  • Best Cash ISA Provider 2021 
    (Moneyfacts Awards 2021)
  • Best Bank Savings Provider (Highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards 2021)

2020

  • Gold Ribbon - Customer experience
    (Fairer Finance)
  • Best Islamic Bank of the Year
    (International Business Magazine)

2019

  • Best Islamic Bank - UK 2019
    (Global Business Outlook annual business awards)
  • Best Structured Finance Sukuk (Client) EMEA
    (Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2019)
  • Best Structured Finance Sukuk (Lead manager) EMEA
    (Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2019)
  • Best Islamic Deal (Client) United Kingdom
    (Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2019)
  • Best Islamic Deal (Lead manager) United Kingdom
    (Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2019)
  • Best Cash ISA Provider (commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Most Innovative Islamic Bank
    (International Finance - Banking Awards 2019)
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UK
    (World Finance - Islamic Finance - Awards 2019) 
  • Best Customer Service Provider
    (Savings Champion Awards)
  • Best Charity Notice Account Provider 
    (Savings Champion Awards)
  • Variable Cash ISA (highly commended) 
    (Savings Champion Awards)
  • Business Notice Account (highly commended)
    (Savings Champion Awards)
  • Best Islamic Bank in the UK
    (Islamic Finance News Awards)
  • Sukuk Deal of the Year
    (Islamic Finance News Awards)
  • UK Deal of the Year
    (Islamic Finance News Awards)
  • ISA Provider of the Year (commended)
    (Moneyfacts Consumer Awards)

2018

  • Best Islamic Bank in the UK
    (Islamic Finance News Awards)
  • Best Islamic Bank of the Year
    (World Muslim Leadership Forum)
  • UK's Best Fixed Term Savings Provider
    (Moneynet Awards)
  • UK's Best Cash ISA Provider
    (Moneynet Awards)
  • ISA Provider of the Year (commended)
    (Moneyfacts Consumer Awards)
  • Best Notice Savings Account Provider
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Best Savings Account Provider (highly commended) 
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Best Fixed Term Savings (highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Best Cash ISA Provider (highly commended) 
    (Moneyfacts Awards)

2017

  • Excellence in Banking
    (Signature Awards)
  • ISA Provider of the Year (highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Consumer Awards)
  • Best Fixed Savings Account Provider
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Best Savings Provider (highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards)

2016

  • Best Islamic Finance Services in Western Europe
    (Trade Finance Global Excellence Award)
  • Best Bank Savings Provider (commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Best Fixed Account Provider (highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Best Notice Account Provider (highly commended)
    (Moneyfacts Awards)
  • Outstanding Large Business
    (Asian Business Chambers of Commerce)
  • Outstanding Customer Service 
    (Asian Business Chambers of Commerce)

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