Kuwait Finance House (KFH) received the “Best Private Bank for Islamic Services- Middle East” award at the 2025 Global Private Banking Awards. The award was presented by Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, part of the Financial Times Group, during a prestigious ceremony in London attended by select executives from major global financial institutions.

Representing KFH at the ceremony were KFH Deputy Group CEO, Private Banking, Wealth Management and Business Excellence, Alexander Liddle, and Deputy General Manager Private Banking and Wealth Management, Ghazi Faisal Al-Enezi.

KFH's win is a new achievement, enhancing the bank's track record of awards and honors from major, prestigious international institutions.

KFH's prestigious "Best Private Bank for Islamic Services" award for 2025 is a testament to the dedicated private banking team’s efforts. The award validates KFH's successful vision as a prominent global Islamic financial institution, offering an exceptional banking experience to its HNW and UHNW clients. This achievement moves KFH Group closer to its goal of becoming the leading global provider of Sharia-compliant private banking and wealth management, and to its vision of protecting and growing HNW client investments.

KFH stands out by offering a wide range of banking solutions and facilities that meet the evolving needs of its HNW clients. This includes a comprehensive suite of advisory services delivered by highly experienced relationship managers, all operating under the guidance of seasoned private banking and wealth management leaders.

It’s worth noting that KFH offers diverse packages of high-quality private banking and wealth management services and products including day-to-day banking, savings, real estate financing, investment and treasury services, and other various modern solutions in investment and wealth management. KFH provides these unique solutions by leveraging its long-standing experience both from the region and internationally, managing regional and international investment portfolios, equity funds, international real estate, leasing funds and venture capital.

Furthermore, the bank's network, which spans 10 countries, including Kuwait, Bahrain, the UK, Egypt, Turkey, and Germany, enables clients to access Sharia-compliant investment opportunities across various local and international markets.

The Global Private Banking Awards stand out as one of the financial sector's most prominent international honors. They base their evaluation on rigorous criteria, including financial performance, innovation, service quality, and wealth management strategies. Winning this award provides worldwide validation of the level of progress achieved by private banking in the Middle East.

A judging panel of industry experts selects the winner of the “Best Private Bank for Islamic Services- Middle East", as part of the Global Private Banking Awards. They conduct a comprehensive, data-driven evaluation based on key performance elements defined by Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine. This process relies on sufficient qualitative and quantitative data from the private banking portfolios of all institutions applying for the award.

The Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, published by the Financial Times, specializes in analyzing the growth strategies of private banks and the regional financial centers where they operate.