Enter the 2025 Regulation Asia Awards

Showcase your contributions to the financial regulatory landscape by submitting your entry for the 8th Annual Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2025. Entrants can apply for multiple categories through separate submissions.

What to Expect

Our expert evaluation team will review all entries and may reassign submissions to other or additional categories based on their fit. Note that not every category will have a declared winner.

To ensure a fair and focused evaluation, some categories may be divided into subcategories based on the number and type of submissions.

In addition to standard categories, editorially driven awards like Rising Stars and Lifetime Achievement celebrate exceptional talent and contributions, determined by industry insights and nominations.

Submission Process

  • No exhaustive details required at this stage—you can upload supporting documentation as needed.
  • Additional information or interviews may be requested during the review process.
  • All submissions must be completed online.

Award Categories

Begin your submission by selecting a category:

‣ Banks

This category recognises outstanding in-house solutions developed to address regulatory and compliance challenges. It highlights innovations that enhance operational efficiency, strengthen risk management, and ensure adherence to evolving regulatory requirements. Submissions should showcase impactful strategies or tools that demonstrate excellence in navigating complex compliance landscapes while driving meaningful results for the organisation and its stakeholders.

‣ Specialist Technology Providers

This category recognises specialist technology providers offering innovative platforms tailored to address specific regulatory and compliance challenges. It highlights solutions that streamline processes, enhance risk management, and ensure adherence to complex regulatory requirements. Submissions should showcase how these technologies deliver specialised support, drive efficiency, and create measurable value for clients.

‣ Exchanges

This category recognises exchanges within the capital markets that prioritise mitigating risk while ensuring market resilience and integrity. It celebrates organisations that drive innovation, foster transparency, and uphold trust within the financial ecosystem. Submissions should showcase initiatives or advancements that strengthen market stability, enhance liquidity, and support sustainable growth, all underpinned by a commitment to compliance and excellence.

‣ Advisors

This category recognises exceptional advisory services across capital markets, banking, fraud and financial crime, sustainable finance, and digital assets. It celebrates firms delivering innovative, tailored solutions that help clients navigate challenges, manage risks, and drive growth. These organisations play a key role in shaping resilient and forward-thinking financial ecosystems through deep expertise and thought leadership. Submissions should highlight impactful strategies, measurable outcomes, and a commitment to excellence. Whether advancing sustainable finance, tackling financial crime, or guiding digital asset innovation, this category honours advisors driving meaningful change and progress in the financial landscape.

‣ Industry Awards

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises practitioners, policymakers, regulators, advisors, and technologists whose careers have been defined by strengthening the resilience, integrity, and governance of Asia’s financial systems. This distinguished honour celebrates visionary leaders whose lifetime of achievements and steadfast dedication have addressed the complexities of Asia’s diverse and rapidly evolving markets, safeguarding stability and leaving a legacy that paves the way for a secure, inclusive, and sustainable financial future.

‣ Regulatory Awards

Highlighting impactful initiatives enhancing regulatory resilience.

‣ Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes practitioners, policymakers, regulators, advisors, and technologists whose careers have been defined by strengthening the resilience, integrity, and governance of Asia’s financial systems. This distinguished honor celebrates visionary leaders whose lifetime of achievements and steadfast dedication have addressed the complexities of Asia’s diverse and rapidly evolving markets, safeguarding stability and leaving a legacy that paves the way for a secure, inclusive, and sustainable financial future.

Confidentiality Assurance

We understand the sensitivity of the information shared during the submission process. All submissions will be handled with the utmost confidentiality.

  • Information provided will only be accessed by the evaluation team and judges for the purpose of assessing entries.
  • Proprietary or sensitive details will not be disclosed without prior consent.
  • Supporting documentation and project details will be securely stored and used solely for evaluation purposes.

If you have specific concerns about confidentiality, please contact us at awards@regulationasia.com. Your trust is important to us, and we are committed to protecting the integrity of your submission.