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Meet this year's finalists.

The top 3 finalists per award, decided the same way the eventual winner is — combining the public vote with independent judging. Who's on top of each shortlist stays under wraps: the winner in each award is revealed for the first time at the Gala.

Finalists — 2026

This year's shortlists.

🎖️ These are not the winners. Each shortlist is the actual top 3 by overall score — judges' scores (75%) plus the public vote (25%) — the same calculation that decides the winner. The order is intentionally not shown here so nothing is given away before the Gala.
Asset Management
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
Guaranty Trust Fund Managers
Lotus Capital
Old Mutual Investment Group
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
ARM Investment Management
Guaranty Trust Fund Managers
Lotus Capital
Insurance
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
Axa Assurance Maroc
Old mutual life
Sanlam
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Axa Mansard Insurance
Leadway Assurance Company Limited (Nigeria)
Sanlam
Microfinance Bank
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
Accion Microfinance Bank
Kuda Microfinance Bank
VFD Microfinance Bank (VBank)
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Accion Microfinance Bank
Kenya Women Microfinance Bank (KWFT)
Kuda Microfinance Bank
Commercial Banks
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
Access Bank Group
Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO)
Zenith Bank
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
First Bank of Nigeria (FBN Holdings)
Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO)
Stanbic IBTC Bank
Pension Industry
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
ARM Pension Manager Limited
First Pension Custodian
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
ARM Pension Manager Limited
First Pension Custodian
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers
Fintech
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
Moniepoint
Flutterwave
Opay
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Flutterwave
Opay
Yellow Card Financials
ESG initiative of the year
🎖️ ESG initiative of the year
Dangote Group
First Bank of Nigeria
Stanbic IBTC
Aviation & Aerospace
🎖️ Governance , Risk and Compliance (GRC) & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA)
ExecuJet Africa
Kenya Airways
Transportation
🎖️ GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Awards
Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise
Nigeria Railway Corporation
Transnet SOC Ltd
Emerging Talent / Rising Star Awards
🎖️ Governance , Risk and Compliance (GRC) & Financial Crime Prevention
Bright Anyanwu - Senior Compliance Manager &MLRO, West, Central and East Africa at Yellow Card
Florence Nwabuzo (Nigeria)- Team Lead IT Audit and Internal Control at CWG PLC
Oboikanyo Kekana (South Africa) – Senior Compliance Officer at SAVA (ex-FIC)
Team of the Year Award
🎖️ GRC & FinCrime Prevention Team of the Year Awards
CWG PLC Internal Control Team (Nigeria)
GTBank AML/Financial Crime Team (Nigeria)
Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)
Influencer of the Year Award
🎖️ GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Influencer Awards in Africa
Amina Sambo‐Magaji, PhD (Nigeria)
Bright Anyanwu - Senior Compliance Manager &MLRO, West, Central and East Africa at Yellow Card
Gilbert Ouko (Kenya)-CEO Due Diligence Advisory Africa
Internal Audit and Assurance Award
🎖️ Internal Audit & Assurance Champions Awards
CWG PLC Internal Control Team (Nigeria)
Safaricom Group Internal Audit Function
Stanbic Bank Kenya Internal Audit Team
Financial Crime Prevention Leadership Award
🎖️ Financial Crime and Fraud Prevention Leader
Amina Sambo-Magaji, PhD
Bright Anyanwu - Senior Compliance Manager &MLRO, West, Central and East Africa at Yellow Card
Japhet Gana
Governance Risk and Compliance Leadership Award
🎖️ Governance Risk and Compliance Leader Award
Beauty Mtonga
Bright Anyanwu - Senior Compliance Manager &MLRO, West, Central and East Africa at Yellow Card
Japhet Gana
Cybersecurity & Data Governance Champion - Leader Award
🎖️ Cybersecurity & Data Governance Champion - Leader Award
Florence Nwabuzo MBA FIMC CMC (Nigeria)
Prof. Fene Osakwe (Nigeria)
Toyosi Odukoya (Nigeria)
Health Sector
🎖️ Excellence in Healthcare Governance , Risk and Compliance (GRC) & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
Fidson Healthcare Plc (Nigeria)
LASUTH
Nigeria Medical Association (NMA)
St. Nicholas Hospital
Utilities, Telecos
🎖️ Excellence in Utility Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
Globacom
MTN Group
Vodacom
Public Sector/NGOs/Charities
🎖️ The Excellence in Public Sector Parastatals award
Central Bank of Nigeria
Federal Inland Revenue service(FIRS)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Legal & Real Estate
🎖️ Excellence in Legal and Real Estate Industry / Sector , Governance Risk Compliance and Financial Crime Prevention Awards
African Capital Alliance
Aluko & Oyebode (Nigeria)
Knight Frank Africa
Energy/Oil& Gas
🎖️ Excellence in Energy Sector , Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Award Governance , Risk and Compliance (GRC) & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
Chevron
Shell
Total
Woman in Financial Crime Prevention
🎖️ Financial Crime Prevention Woman of the Year
Dr. Amina Sambo Magaji
Funmilayo Ekundayo
Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili
Woman in Governance, Risk & Compliance
🎖️ Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) Woman of the Year. (Financial Sector / Industry)
Adaora Umeoji
Beauty Mtonga
Florence Nwabuzo MBA FIMC CMC (Nigeria)
Media
🎖️ GRC & Anti-FinCrime Reporter/ Station of the Year
Arise TV
Fisayo Soyombo
Oxpeckers Centre for Investigative Environmental Journalism
Providers
🎖️ Best GRC & FinCrime Prevention Training Provider of the Year
ALX Africa
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
Lagos Business School (LBS)
🎖️ Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Advisory Service
ABC ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED
Deloitte Africa
KPMG Africa
🎖️ Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Recruitment & Talents Firm
Jobberman
KPMG Nigeria Recruitment
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria Recruitment
🎖️ GRC & FinCrime Prevention Solution Provider of the Year
Flutterwave
Paystack
SecureID
Lifetime Achievement Awards
🎖️ Lifetime Achievement Awards
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Wole Soyinka
Banking
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Generali Investments
Schroders
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Amundi
BlackRock (Europe operations)
Generali Investments
Insurance
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
AXA
Allianz
Lloyd's
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Allianz
Assicurazioni Generali
Lloyd's
Munich Re
Fintech / Regtech / Paytech
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
Monzo (UK)
N26 (Germany)
Revolut (UK)
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Bitpanda (Austria)
N26 (Germany)
Revolut (UK)
Asset & Wealth Management
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
BlackRock (Europe operations)
Generali Investments
UBS Asset Management
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Amundi
BlackRock (Europe operations)
Generali Investments
Credit Unions & Building Society
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Financial Crime Prevention
Nationwide Building Society
St. Raphael’s Garda Credit Union
Yorkshire Building Society
🎖️ Organisational Excellence in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Glasgow Credit Union
Nationwide Building Society
St. Raphael’s Garda Credit Union
Public Sectors - Excellence awards
🎖️ Excellence in Public Sector Parastatals Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Award
Civil Aviation Authority
Financial Conduct Authority
National Crime Agency
Prudential Regulation Authority
Healthcare and Life Sciences  , GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
🎖️ The Excellence in Pharmaceutical Governance, Compliance & Ethical Practice
HCLTech (Global Financial Crime Prevention Services)
MetaCompliance (UK/Northern Ireland)
Novo Nordisk
Law Enforcement & Intelligence Agencies
🎖️ The Excellence in Law Enforcement & Intelligence
Defence Intelligence (DI)
Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB)
Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6)
⁠Utilities Providers  ,      GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
🎖️ ⁠Utilities Providers  ,      GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence 
Vattenfall (Sweden)
Veolia (France)
Ørsted (Denmark)
Healthcare Providers (Public & Private)
🎖️ Excellence in Healthcare Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
Blackrock Health
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Galway (UHG)
Pharmaceuticals
🎖️ The Excellence in Pharmaceutical Governance, Compliance & Ethical Practice
AstraZeneca (UK/Sweden)
GlaxoSmithKline (UK)
Roche (Switzerland)
⁠Transportation & Logistics  ,     GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
🎖️ Transportation & Logistics  ,     GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Award
DP World Europe
FedEx Express Europe
UPS Europe
Telecommunications
🎖️ Excellence Awards - Utility Service Providers
Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
Hochtief (Germany)
Vodafone Group (UK)
Real Estate & Construction
🎖️ Legal & Real Estate Sector Excellence Award – Governance, Risk & Financial Crime Prevention
British Land (UK)
Castellum (Sweden)
Klépierre (France)
Vonovia (Germany)
Transportation & Logistics
🎖️ The GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Achievement Award – Transportation Sector
British Airways (IAG)
Rolls-Royce Holdings
Virgin Atlantic
Energy / Oil & Gas – GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Awards
🎖️  Energy / Oil & Gas – GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Awards
Iberdrola
OMV
Vattenfall
Charities & NGOs – GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Awards
🎖️ Charities & NGOs – GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Excellence Awards
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) – European offices
Oxfam International – EU office
Transparency International – Europe
World Vision International – Europe
Aviation & Aerospace – GRC & Finnacial Crime Prevention Excellence 
🎖️ Aviation & Aerospace – GRC & Finacial Crime Prevention Excellence
Airbus
Rocket Factory Augsburg (OHB spin-off)
Rolls‑Royce Engine Maintenance Partners (connected to Airbus/HAI)
 ESG Initiatives of the Year Award 
🎖️ ESG Initiatives of the Year Award
Vattenfall
Veolia
Ørsted
GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Influencer Awards
🎖️ GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Influencer Awards
Graham Barrow (Host, The Dark Money Files; Co-founder, RiskAlert247)
Jim Richards(Founder, RegTech Consulting; ex-BSA Officer, Wells Fargo)
Michael Rasmussen(GRC 20/20 Research — the “Father of GRC”)
GRC & FinCrime Prevention Team of the Year Awards 
🎖️ GRC & FinCrime Prevention Team of the Year Awards
Lloyds Banking Group — Court Production Order Unit
Monzo — Financial Crime function
N26 Bank — Financial Crime Prevention
Internal Audit & Assurance Champions Awards 
🎖️ Internal Audit & Assurance Champions Awards
Jenitha John (Former Global Chair, The IIA; CSO, UAE IAA)
Richard Chambers(Senior IA Advisor, AuditBoard; former President & CEO, The IIA)
Cybersecurity & Data Governance Champion - Award
🎖️ Cybersecurity & Data Governance Champion Award
Elena Ferrari
Mariarosaria Taddeo
Mikko Hyppönen
Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Solution Provider of the Year   
🎖️ Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Solution Provider of the Year
ComplianceSuite (Infocredit Group)
MetricStream
Nasdaq Verafin
Best GRC & FinCrime Prevention Training Provider of the Year    
🎖️ Best GRC & FinCrime Prevention Training Provider of the Year
ACAMS
Coventry Academy
PAT FinTech
Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Advisory and Managed Shared Services of the Year    
🎖️ Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Advisory and Managed Shared Services of the Year
ComplianceSuite (Infocredit)
Fenergo
Quantexa
Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Recruitment & Talents Firm of the Year
🎖️ Best GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Recruitment & Talents Firm of the Year
Barclay Simpson
Momenta
The Danos Group
Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) & Financial Crime Prevention Promoters Awards 
🎖️ GRC & Financial Crime Prevention Reporters & TV Stations
Europol’s Financial & Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) Media Team
Matei Rosca (reporter.london / ICIJ)
OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project)
Women  in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) of the year Award
🎖️ Women  in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) of the year Award
Anna Collard
Elena Pykhova
Maria Grazia Giammarinaro
Stéphanie Gibaud
Women  in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) of the year Award 
🎖️ Women in Financial Crime & Fraud Prevention of the year AwardWomen in Financial Crime & Fraud Prevention of the year Award
Maria Grazia Giammarinaro
Patricia Marinho
Stéphanie Gibaud
Women in Internal Audit & Assurance of the year Award
🎖️ Women in Internal Audit & Assurance of the year Award
Jenitha John (Former Global Chair, The IIA; CSO, UAE IAA)
Sally-Anne Pitt (Internal-audit advisor; past IIA-Australia President)
Stacey L. Schabel (Chair, IIA Global Board 2026–27; CIA, CPA)
Emerging Talent / Rising Star , GRC and Financial Crime Prevention 
🎖️ Emerging Talent / Rising Star , GRC and Financial Crime Prevention
Maren Strohbuecker
Sam Boniface
Veronika Stolbova
GRC & Financial Crime , Fraud Prevention Lifetime Achievement Award
🎖️ GRC & Financial Crime , Fraud Prevention Lifetime Achievement Award
Linda Woodall – Former Director at UK FCA; pivotal in shaping governance and risk standards in the financial services sector.
Sir Rob Wainwright – Former Executive Director of Europol (UK), recognized for advancing pan-European financial crime intelligence frameworks.
Sue McLean – Leading UK legal professional in technology, data privacy, and GRC advisory (based at Baker McKenzie).

The winners are revealed at the Gala.

Judges' scores stay confidential until the night — join us in Nairobi to see who takes it.

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