Awards for the ČSOB Group
Awards in 2026
| Byznysu pro společnost Awards: Give & Gain Hero Company | ČSOB |
The ČSOB Group received the Give & Gain Hero Company award for outstanding activities in the field of corporate volunteering. |
| Euromoney | ČSOB |
ČSOB Private Banking is the best private banking provider in the Czech Republic and ČSOB has been awarded the title of Best Bank and Best Bank for SMEs for 2026. |
| LGBTQ+ Friendly Employer | ČSOB |
3rd place |
| Visa Awards 2025 | ČSOB |
ČSOB, together with Česká spořitelna and Raiffeisenbank, won the #1 Money Movement award for the ATM Card Deposit service. |
| Top Employer Institute: Top Employer 2026 | ČSOB |
ČSOB received the Top Employer 2026 certification proving that the ČSOB Group offers its employees a high-quality working environment at an international level.
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| Global Finance: Best Trade Finance Provider 2026 | ČSOB |
ČSOB was awarded Best Trade Finance Provider in Czech Republic for 2026 by Global Finance magazine. |
| Global Finance: Best Bank for Sustainable Finance 2026 | ČSOB |
ČSOB was awarded the title of Best Bank for Sustainable Finance in the Czech Republic 2026 as part of the prestigious Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards. |
Awards in 2025
| TOP APP Award 2025 | ČSOB |
ČSOB Smart achieved 3rd place in the Best Mobile Bank in the Czech Republic category, and Kate ranked 3rd in the Agent Experience CZ & SK category. |
| Mastercard Awards: Issuer of the Year, Acquirer of the Year, SME Card Issuer, Market Innovation | ČSOB |
ČSOB won the Issuer of the year, Acquirer of the year, SME Card Issuer Award and together with Raiffeisenbank and Česká spočitelna Market Innovation Award for service Vklad na kartu. |
| SME Banking Club Awards | ČSOB |
1st place in the SME Banking Club Awards for the product Loan for Traders (Úvěr pro obchodníky) |
| Business for Society: TOP Responsible Company 2025 | ČSOB |
ČSOB won the main TOP Responsible Large Company award and also scored in the following categories: 2nd place for the ČSOB Water Responsibility Fund project in the Environment category, 4th place for the ČSOB Group Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability 2024 in the Reporting category, 4th place for the Zelená obec project in the Communication for Sustainability category and an award for the Penězověda project.
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| The Banker: Bank of the Year 2025 Czech Republic | ČSOB |
The Banker magazine selected ČSOB as the best bank in the Czech Republic in 2025. |
| PWM/The Banker: Global Private Banking Awards 2025 | ČSOB |
ČSOB Private Banking was named the Best Private Bank in the Czech Republic.
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| Mastercard Bank of the Year 2025 | ČSOB |
2nd place – Private Bank of the Year
2nd place – Responsible Bank of the Year
2nd place – Bank without Barriers of the Year
3rd place – Corporate Bank of the Year
Special prize: the Mastercard Bank of the Year and the Association of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic award for rural and regional development |
| ČSOB Pojišťovna |
Jiří Střelický, CEO of ČSOB Pojišťovna, won in the Insurance Professional of the Year 2025 category.
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| Fórum dárců Awards 2025 | ČSOB |
ČSOB won 1st place in the Communication Campaign category for Penězověda, 1st place in the Annual Report category for ČSOB Group's Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Annual Report 2024 and 1st place in the Employee Collection category for the SOS Flood Collection. |
| Global Finance: Best SME bank | ČSOB |
ČSOB has received the title of Best Bank for SMEs in the Czech Republic from Global Finance magazine for the fifth consecutive time and, for the first time, won at the regional level for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
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| Building of the Year 2025 | ČSOB |
The regional headquarters HHQ in Hradec Králové was awarded the title Building of the Year 2025. |
| Hospodářské noviny Awards: Visa Best Bank and Insurance Company 2025 | ČSOB |
ČSOB ranked 3rd in the category Best Bank. |
| ČSOB Pojišťovna |
ČSOB Pojišťovna received the title Achievement of the Year in Insurance for its property insurance product Náš domov, 1st place in the category Most Client-Friendly Non-Life Insurance Company, 2nd place in the categories Most Client-Friendly Life Insurance Company and Best Non-Life Insurance Company, and 3rd place in the category Best Life Insurance Company. |
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| Patria |
Patria ranked 1st with its Long-Term Investment Product (DIP). |
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| Global Finance: Top Innovator in Finance | ČSOB |
ČSOB was awarded the title Top Innovator in Finance in Central and Eastern Europe for 2025 for its Mortgage with Digital Signature and Mortgage Zone. |
| Fénix Awards | ČSOB |
ČSOB achieved 2nd place in the category Game Changer of the Year 2024 with the project Better Not Try This!, carried out in cooperation with Czech Television, the Czech Police, and Mastercard, and 3rd place in the category Data with the competition Green Challenge 2024, organized together with Mastercard. |
| Euromoney | ČSOB |
The Euromoney magazine awarded ČSOB the Best Digital Bank and Best Bank for SMEs.
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| Zlatá koruna Awards | ČSOB |
1st place with product Hypotéka na úsporné bydlení in category Zelená koruna
1st place with product ČSOB Premium card in Payment cards category
2nd place with product Loan for Start-up Entrepreneurs in Business loans category
2nd place with product ČSOB Smart with unique virtual assistant Kate in Online applications category
3rd place with product Půjčka na cokoliv in category Bank loans 3rd place with product ČSOB Mortgage with digital signature and Mortgage Zone in category Mortgages 3rd place with product ČSOB Business Account ONLINE in Business Accounts category 3rd place with product ČSOB Mortgage with digital signature and Mortgage zone in category New product of the Year |
| ČSOB Leasing |
1st place with product ČSOB AUTOPŮJČKA: with benefits for purchase of vehicles (BENEFIT CATALOG)
3rd place with Flexible Operational Leasing product with services |
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| Patria Finance |
2nd place thanks to WebTrader web application facilitating trading 3rd place for Patria Finance mobile app |
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| Global Banking and Finance: Best Bank for Social Media, Best Green Bank, Best Investor Relations Bank, Best Retail Banking App | ČSOB | ČSOB gained the titles Best Bank for Social Media, Best Green Bank, Best Investor Relations Bank and Best Retail Banking App in Czech Republic for 2025 by Global Banking and Finance. |
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Finparáda.cz: Financial product of the year 2024
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ČSOB Pojišťovna |
1st place in Travel insurance category 3rd place in Car insurance category |
| Patria Finance | 1st place in Long-term investment product category | |
| ČSOB | 1st and 2nd place in Mutual funds category | |
| ČSOB Stavební spořitelna | 3rd place in Building savings category | |
| ČSOB Penzijní společnost | 2nd place in Supplementary Pension Savings category | |
| Mastercard Awards: Issuer of the year, Acquirer of the year, Commercial Card Issuer, Responsible Innovation | ČSOB | ČSOB won the Issuer of the year, Acquirer of the year, Commercial Card Issuer and a special award in the Responsible Innovation category for the Green Challenge project. |
| Visa Bank Branch of the Year | ČSOB | In the competition recognizing the best Czech bank branches, the new branch in Radlicka was ranked 2nd (for 4Q 2024) and the branch in České Budějovice was also ranked 2nd (for 1Q 2025). |
| The Digital Banker: Best SME Bank | ČSOB |
ČSOB has been awarded the title of Best SME Bank in the Czech Republic by Digital Banker for innovation in the area of accounts and corporate customer service for 2025.
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| Euromoney: Best Private Banking Provider in Czech Republic | ČSOB |
According to Euromoney magazine, ČSOB Private Banking is the best private banking provider in the Czech Republic for 2025.
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| Global Finance: Best Bank, Best SME Bank, Best Bank for Sustainable Finance, Best Trade Finance Provider | ČSOB | ČSOB was awarded Best Bank, Best SME Bank, Best Bank for Sustainable Finance and Best Trade Finance Provider in the Czech Republic by Global Finance magazine. |
| Mastercard Merchant of the Year: special award for long-term contribution to retail development | ČSOB | 24/7 Shop service received a special Mastercard award for its long-term contribution to the development of retail. |
| Visa Awards 2024 | ČSOB | ČSOB won title #1 innovations in Visa Awards 2024. |
| LGBTQ+ Friendly Employer | ČSOB | 3rd place |