Winners of the Financial World Leaders Competition
April 15, 2025
⭐ Best Insurance Company
🏆 UNIQA
In 2024, UNIQA in Poland achieved record financial results, reaching nearly 19 percent growth in gross written premium. The financial data confirm one of the highest profitability rates in the property insurance market and the highest growth dynamics among the largest insurance groups in Poland. In November 2024, the S&P Global Ratings agency assigned UNIQA in Poland a high rating of A, with a stable outlook.
⭐ Best Digital Insurer
🏆 ERGO Hestia
In 2024, ERGO Hestia strengthened its position as a leader in digitalization within the insurance industry, effectively implementing modern technologies that accelerate and streamline services for customers and business partners.
⭐ Best Bank
🏆 Santander Bank Polska
Santander Bank Polska Group’s assets grew to PLN 304 billion at the end of 2024. Net profit in 2024 amounted to PLN 5,213 million, corresponding to a return on equity (ROE) of 20.4%. It was 7.9% higher YoY, partly due to a 5.8% YoY increase in net interest income.
⭐ Fintech & Insurtech Award
🏆 ICEYE
For creating a network of its own satellites used for monitoring natural disasters, such as the flood in Lower Silesia or the fires in California, enabling the fastest possible response.
⭐ Most Innovative Bank
🏆 PKO Bank Polski
For introducing the digital mortgage process – the ability to take out a mortgage loan without visiting a branch, developing the PKO Junior app (including recently enabling contactless Blik for children, i.e., allowing children to pay with their smartphones), offering a wide range of VAS (Value Added Services), enabling the use of U2F hardware keys, and being the first bank to introduce revamped recurring Blik payments.
⭐ Solution Provider for the Financial Sector
🏆 UiPath
UiPath is a provider of a comprehensive platform for application test automation for Polish financial institutions.
⭐ Most Interesting Innovation for the Financial Sector
🏆 Compensa AI Assistant
⭐ Innovator of the Year 2024
🏆 Magdalena Nowicka,
Vice President and CIO,
BNP Paribas Bank Polska
Magdalena Nowicka, Vice President and CIO at BNP Paribas Bank Polska, implemented an exceptionally comprehensive and proactive approach to strengthening the organization’s digital resilience in 2024, thereby helping to set a new standard for the financial sector.
