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Celebrating Excellence 2025

Every year, IBF recognises industry leaders and financial institutions who have exemplified professional excellence, thought leadership and contributed to the development of Singapore’s financial industry.

The IBF Distinction Evening was held on 9 October 2025 (Thursday), 7.15pm at the Cassia Ballroom, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. This annual gathering of industry leaders, key stakeholders and esteemed partners of the IBF serves to celebrate excellence in the financial industry and recognise financial institutions and individuals who have contributed significantly to industry development.

Join us in celebrating the Award Winners of 2025.

For the IBF Awards Categories and nomination process, click here.

The Institute of Banking & Finance

IBF Distinguisher Fellow 2025

The IBF Awards celebrates individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to Singapore's financial services sector. The awards recognise excellence in leadership, innovation, talent development, and professional achievement.

Join us in honoring the best and brightest in Singapore's financial industry as we celebrate their outstanding accomplishments and commitment to excellence.

The Institute of Banking & Finance
Pranav Seth

The fast fad-driven digital domain requires leadership that creates razor-sharp clarity on the fundamentals galvanising change, painting a compelling and shared vision for the future, and steadfast execution.”

Pranav Seth
Inspiring Educator Award (2018), Capital Markets

Pranav Seth

Senior Vice President, Head, Digital & Innovation (Fintech & Innovation group, Consumer Digital Business & Transformation), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Biography

Pranav currently spearheads the fintech, innovation and artificial intelligence efforts for the OCBC group and oversees the digital business and transformation for the group's consumer business.  

In his role, he oversees a team of over 100 professionals who have transformed the digital channel to be the primary customer engagement driver and have created tangible revenue, cost and customer satisfaction benefits from the digital transformation efforts across the branch, contact centre and middle office functions.

He has established a culture of open innovation and experimentation to drastically speed up adoption of new technologies & business models with multiple successful collaborations with external fintech players.  

Pranav stays passionate about the impact of the interplay between technology, society and business and is involved in various industry initiatives to drive application of technology for superior customer & business results.  He chairs the digital skills expert panel for WMI-NTU Private Wealth Management Program as well as is member of the IBF Future enabled skills workgroup.

Prior to joining OCBC Bank, Pranav worked with McKinsey and Co where he helped senior management from various leading organizations across South East Asia, India and the Middle East define business and innovation strategy and execute on large scale transformations.

Pranav holds a bachelors in engineering from the Delhi University and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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IBF Fellow 2025

We also welcomed 34 IBF Fellows at the IBF Distinction Evening 2025.
This award recognises industry specialists and leaders who have demonstrated mastery of a profession and exemplify thought leadership and commitment to industry development in the financial sector.

This year, the IBF Awards introduced two new categories in Human Resources (HR) and Key Corporate Functions to recognise industry leaders who have excelled in shaping
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The Institute of Banking & Finance

UAT member

Lim Hui Rong

Allen Tan

Linda Wee

Mark Yuen

Gwee Siew Ping

Krisha Sham

Lyn Lee

Luke Lim

Voo Wai Lum

Deepak Khanna

Martin Siah

Chang Tze Ching

Karen Tiah

Tan Boon Gin

Clifford Lee

Choo Oi Yee

Ho Cheun Hon

Kenneth Lai

Khoo Kah Siang

IBF inspire Award

The IBF Awards celebrates individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to Singapore's financial services sector. The awards recognise excellence in leadership, innovation, talent development, and professional achievement.

Join us in honoring the best and brightest in Singapore's financial industry as we celebrate their outstanding accomplishments and commitment to excellence.

The Institute of Banking & Finance
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IBF Advance Award

The IBF Awards celebrates individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to Singapore's financial services sector. The awards recognise excellence in leadership, innovation, talent development, and professional achievement.

Join us in honoring the best and brightest in Singapore's financial industry as we celebrate their outstanding accomplishments and commitment to excellence.

  • The Institute of Banking & Finance
  • The Institute of Banking & Finance
The Institute of Banking & Finance
  • The Institute of Banking & Finance
  • The Institute of Banking & Finance

Awards Programme Recognition

Find out more about the Programme Recognition Process.