# Kuwait Finance House Takes World's Best Islamic Bank 2026 Among Seven Global Finance Awards

> Kuwait Finance House won seven Global Finance awards for 2026, including World's Best Islamic Bank, as the group targets a top-100 global banking ranking.

- Published: 2026-10-17T18:10:29+00:00
- Section: Business
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-17/kuwait-finance-house-global-finance-awards
- Source: [Kuwaittimes](https://kuwaittimes.com/article/51770/business/kfh-wins-worlds-best-islamic-bank-award-for-2026-from-global-finance/)

## Key takeaways

- Kuwait Finance House won seven Global Finance awards for 2026, including World's Best Islamic Bank.
- The group contributed $13 million to the Kuwait Emergency Response Fund and $6 million to repair damaged power stations.
- Kuwait Finance House operates through a network spanning 10 countries and reported market capitalization above KD 15 billion.

[Kuwait Finance House](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002znb/kuwait-finance-house) Group won seven awards from [Global Finance](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000iwju/global-finance) in the magazine's 19th annual World's Best Islamic Financial Institutions awards for 2026, including World's Best Islamic Bank. The Kuwait Times reported that the awards cover corporate banking, CSR, project finance and the group's operations in Kuwait, Bahrain and Turkey. The details were reported by [Kuwaittimes](https://kuwaittimes.com/article/51770/business/kfh-wins-worlds-best-islamic-bank-award-for-2026-from-global-finance/).

## Kuwait Finance House's Seven Global Finance Awards

Global Finance named Kuwait Finance House World's Best Islamic Bank, World's Best Islamic Corporate Bank, World's Best Islamic Bank for CSR and World's Best Islamic Project Finance Provider for 2026. The group's subsidiaries took Best Islamic Bank in Kuwait, Best Islamic Bank in Bahrain and Best Islamic Bank in Turkey.

Ahmad Eissa Alsumait, chief treasury officer for Kuwait, Yousef Abdullah Al-Ruwaieh, head of group public relations and media, Ufuk Uyan, chief executive officer at KFH Turkey, and Bassam Ali, deputy group CEO for treasury and investments at KFH Bahrain, received the awards at a ceremony held alongside the 2026 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand.

Kuwait Finance House operates through a network spanning 10 countries and reported market capitalization above KD 15 billion. Kuwait's banking sector posted combined net profits of 922.2 million dinars in the first half of 2026, up 4.6% from 881.8 million dinars a year earlier, with Islamic banks earning 459.5 million dinars, according to Times Kuwait.

## Global Finance's Judging Partnerships

Global Finance, founded in 1987 and headquartered in New York, established Infosys as the official judging partner for its Digital Bank Awards and CGI as judging partner for its new AI in Finance Awards, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). CIB Egypt became content partner for the Middle East-Africa Trade Corridor content hub. Winners in the Infosys and CGI programs are selected by those judges, with final selection made by Global Finance editors.

## Earlier Global Finance Awards This Season

National Bank of Kuwait was named Best Bank in Kuwait for 2026 by Global Finance at a ceremony in Bangkok, the Kuwait Times reported in October 2026. QNB Group won seven Global Finance digital bank awards in 2026, including regional and country-level recognitions for UX design and integrated consumer banking, according to Gulf Times. Ameriabank won nine awards at Global Finance's Best Digital Bank Awards, including eight country-level and one regional, Arka reported in September 2026.

## What Comes Next for Kuwait Finance House

Kuwait Finance House said the recognition supports its ambition to rank among the world's top 100 banks. The group's CSR contribution of $13 million to the Kuwait Emergency Response Fund and a further $6 million to repair damaged power stations were cited in the announcement.

## Companies in this story

- [Global Finance company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000iwju/global-finance) · website: http://www.gfmag.com
- [Kuwait Finance House company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002znb/kuwait-finance-house) · website: http://www.kfh.com

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