BCR MENA Supply Chain Working Capital Finance Awards 2026: Tickets & Event Guide

BCR MENA Supply Chain Working Capital Finance Awards 2026 are an awards program organised by BCR Publishing. These awards aim to recognise banks, financial institutions, fintech companies, corporations, technology providers, public sector organisations, and industry leaders who are improving supply chains and working capital in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The awards ceremony will be held on November 3rd, 2026, at Dubai Chambers in Dubai. They will be presented during BCR’s 5th Annual MENA Supply Chain Finance Conference in Dubai.

Attendees will have an outstanding opportunity to celebrate achievement at the evening gala following the award ceremony. This event will allow them to connect with senior executives, treasury professionals, technology innovators, investors, regulators, and other key decision-makers. The agenda of the Finance Industry Awards 2026, which recognises exceptional performance, is to foster collaboration across the MENA region and create an environment for the exchange of knowledge and ideas, serving as a strong foundation for supply chain and working capital finance.

Understanding the Industry Behind the Awards

MENA Finance Awards are specialist business finance awards, not general logistics or transport awards. These awards honour banks, corporate tech providers, and finance specialists who help businesses move efficiently across the supply chain.

A supply chain is the network of businesses involved in producing and delivering goods from raw materials to the final customer. To operate effectively, businesses use working capital to manage everyday operations and short-term expenses. Supply chain finance is one of several financing solutions that improve cash flow by helping suppliers to receive early payments while also allowing buyers to pay under their agreed terms.

As global trade becomes more interconnected and complex, effective financing solutions, such as working capital and supply chain finance, play an increasingly important role in supporting business growth. They strengthen supplier relationships and build more resilient supply chains. The MENASCF26 Awards recognise organisations and professionals who are helping businesses manage liquidity more strategically than ever before.

The Value of the BCR MENA Awards

MENASCF26 Awards are designed to highlight the efforts, ideas, partnerships, and financial solutions of organisations and individuals that are setting new standards for the industry and helping businesses improve their finances. These awards acknowledge accomplishments across many subjects, including digital trade infrastructure, corporate treasury, alternative capital, artificial intelligence, Sharia-compliant finance, and fintech innovation.

By highlighting such accomplishments in these fields, BCR MENA 2026 showcases the vitality of financial institutions, technology providers, corporates, and public-sector organisations, and how they are meeting market demands and laying the foundation for more resilient trading environments. The recognition gained by recipients and nominees at the Fintech Awards in Dubai will extend beyond the award ceremony. Not only will their credibility be strengthened, but their expertise and the measurable results of their successful projects will also be recognised.

The progress and contributions of the award winners across the industry will be highlighted on a big stage, encouraging them to continue improving how businesses finance trade and manage working capital.

Explore the 2026 Award Categories

The 11 award categories recognise a broad range of contributors, including financial institutions, technology firms, corporate finance teams, government bodies, and industry professionals. These individuals and organisations are working to develop new solutions, improve access to liquidity, and advance supply chain finance across the MENA region.

Instead of focusing on a single part of finance, these categories encompass the full supply chain finance landscape. They celebrate achievements in areas such as significant financing deals, digital transformation, treasury improvements, Islamic finance solutions, artificial intelligence applications, and alternative funding models that help organisations improve cash flow and manage working capital more efficiently.

Deal of the Year: Supply Chain & Working Capital Finance

This award commends an outstanding supply chain finance transaction, programme, or confirming arrangement that focuses on approved-payables supplier finance, whether conducted domestically or internationally.

The judges will assess:

• Number of parties, jurisdictions, or asset classes involved
• Measurable impact on working capital or liquidity
• Innovation in structure, legal framework, or execution
• Speed and efficiency of execution
• Legal, operational, and market challenges overcome
• Transaction scale and complexity
• Whether the structure can be replicated elsewhere

Best Digital Working Capital Finance Infrastructure

This honour tier applauds digital platforms and infrastructure that improve how trade and working capital finance are delivered.

The judges will assess:

• Coverage across e-invoicing, payment rails, AI, collateral monitoring and tokenisation
• Measurable impact on how trade finance is originated, executed, monitored or distributed
• Connectivity between banks, funders, corporates, procurement systems and ERP platforms
• Straight-through processing and automation
• Data quality, transparency and real-time reporting
• Security, compliance and regulatory resilience
• Scalability across jurisdictions, currencies and Sharia-compliant structures

Best Bank for Supply Chain & Working Capital Finance (MENA)

This category recognises a bank that has demonstrated strong performance in delivering supply chain and working capital finance solutions over the previous 12 months.

The judges will assess:

• Product coverage across receivables, payables, inventory and commodity finance
• Growth in volumes, program unveilings, or market share
• Investment in digital platforms and technology
• Strength and seniority of the regional team
• Ability to structure and distribute risk
• Use of insurance and institutional capital
• Product or delivery innovation
• Client references and market reputation

Best Fintech Innovation

This category highlights technology providers that are transforming receivables or payables finance through innovative platforms and solutions.

The judges will assess:

• A clearly defined problem
• A meaningful improvement over existing solution
• Live deployment rather than a pilot alone
• Genuine customer adoption
• Scalability across markets, asset classes or customer types
• Integration with bank, ERP and corporate systems
• A commercially sustainable business model
• Feedback from bank or corporate users

Corporate Treasury Excellence Award

This award division acknowledges corporate treasury teams that have developed effective working capital strategies.

The judges will assess:

• A strategic rather than purely administrative treasury approach
• Innovative use of supply chain or receivables finance
• Improvements in DPO, DSO, cash-conversion cycle and liquidity headroom
• Management of FX and cross-border complexity
• Multi-entity treasury structures
• Collaboration with banks and fintech providers
• Support for supplier financial wellbeing
• Technology adoption, team development and process improvement

Best Sharia-Compliant Supply Chain Finance Programme

This award aims to highlight supply chain finance solutions that combine commercial effectiveness with strong adherence to Sharia principles.

The judges will assess:

• Strength and uniformity of the Sharia framework
• Number of suppliers, buyers or jurisdictions covered
• Innovation and standardisation in the structure
• Solutions to difficult compliance challenges
• Accessibility for smaller suppliers
• Integration with ERP systems, digital platforms and automation
• Involvement of credible Sharia scholars
• Quality of the supporting fatwa or compliance opinion
• Financing cost, uptake rates, and working-capital impact

Rising Star Award (Individual)

This award is designed to recognise an individual who has made a significant contribution to supply chain and working capital finance and who demonstrates future leadership potential.

The judges will look for someone who has:

• Made a notable impact during the past two to three years
• Demonstrated leadership beyond their formal seniority
• Influenced colleagues, clients or the market
• Contributed through speaking, writing, mentoring or working groups
• Earned a strong reputation among senior peers
• Shown the potential to become a major future industry figure
• Bridged multiple disciplines such as technology, structuring, regulation and client management
• Secured references from at least two senior industry figures

Best Cross-Border Supply Chain Finance Provider

This award classification celebrates the success of financial institutions in expanding their international supply chain or receivables finance operations.

The judges will assess:

• Number of jurisdictions involved
• Legal and regulatory complexity
• Cross-border enforceability
• Security, assignment and governing-law arrangements
• Innovative structures overcoming local barriers
• Multiple funders, currencies or insurance providers
• Operational execution
• Replicability across other trade corridors
• Access to liquidity in previously constrained markets

Best Use of AI & Technology in Supply Chain Finance

This recognition class honours organisations that use artificial intelligence and advanced technologies to address real challenges in supply chain finance.

The judges will seek:

• A specific real-world problem being solved.
• Technology deployed live and at scale.
• Reduced processing times.
• Reduced fraud or manual intervention.
• Lower credit-decisioning costs.
• Strong data infrastructure.
• Appropriate model governance.
• Explainable and auditable AI decisions.
• Customer or counterparty adoption.
• A contribution that improves wider industry infrastructure, not merely one proprietary process

Government & Regulatory Leadership Award (MENA)

This awards category applauds government bodies, regulators, or public-sector initiatives that support the development of supply chain and working capital finance.

Judges assess:

• Ambition and significance of the initiative
• Effect on market access, financing volumes or the cost of capital
• Benefits for corporates and SMEs
• Private-sector consultation
• Speed and effectiveness of implementation
• Digitisation and standardisation
• Cross-border interoperability
• Influence on other MENA jurisdictions
• Evidence that it is a sustained programme rather than a press-release-shaped balloon

Best Use of Alternative Capital in Supply Chain Finance

This category honours financing models that use capital sources beyond traditional bank lending to support supply chains.

Judges consider:

• The financing gap being addressed
• Clarity of the alternative-capital strategy
• Live deployment and measurable liquidity impact
• Underwriting discipline
• Risk governance
• Currency, political and counterparty risk
• Collaboration with banks, fintechs and corporates
• Commercial sustainability
• Investor returns relative to risk
• Whether the model expands access beyond conventional bank capital

Entry Requirements for 2026 Awards

These awards are designed to acknowledge the organisations and individuals who develop, deliver, or support supply chain and working capital finance solutions. They specifically focus on the financing, liquidity, technology, regulation, and risk-management infrastructure that underpins supply chains. They also highlight how different players are helping businesses trade more efficiently and manage their cash flow more effectively.

Who Can Enter the Awards?

The entries are open to:

• Banks
• Other financial institutions
• Non-bank finance providers
• Fintech companies
• Corporate organisations and treasury teams
• Investors and alternative-capital providers
• Consultancies
• Legal advisers
• Public-sector and government organisations
• Individuals eligible for the Rising Star category

You can also nominate:

• Your own company
• Yourself, where the category permits an individual
• A colleague
• A partner organisation
• Another company or financial institution
• Another eligible individual

Note: Global organisations can also participate if they have a clear role, measurable impact, or a valuable contribution to supply chain and working capital finance activities in the MENA region.

Rules for Submission

To give your nomination the strongest chance of success, follow these submission requirements:

1. You may submit an entry for your own organisation or nominate another company.
2. Each submission must be no more than 1,000 words, provided as a Microsoft Word document, with no appendices or supporting attachments.
3. Your entry should clearly address the specific award category you are applying for. General company information, marketing material, or links to websites should not be used as a substitute for a category-focused submission.
4. Explain what makes your organisation, product, service, or project stand out. Highlight the achievements, innovations, and unique qualities that set it apart from others.
5. All information submitted will be handled with complete confidentiality. Any information or quotations intended for public use will only be published after receiving approval from the nominee.
6. Entries received after the published submission deadline will not be considered, regardless of their quality or achievements.
7. The judging panel may decide not to present an award in a category if no submission meets the required standard.
8. If the judges believe an entry is better suited to another category, they may transfer it at their discretion.
9. If you are entering multiple award categories, you must prepare a separate, original submission and complete an individual entry form for each category.
10. All judging decisions are final and cannot be challenged.

Note: We encourage applicants to respond to as many of the judging criteria as possible. If some criteria do not apply to your submission, you may leave them out. However, addressing more relevant criteria will generally make your application more competitive.

How the Nomination & Judging Process Works

A structured nomination and evaluation process is followed to ensure a fair assessment of each entry within its respective category. If you want to join, you must submit your entry before the final due date. You need to show your best work, innovative ideas, and how you helped the finance world.

How to sign up?

Fill out the official form online before the deadline, September 29th, 2026. Provide basic nominee details, company information, and the award category you want to win.

What to include?

Write a simple report about your big achievements and why you deserve to win. It is a good idea to include supporting data and evidence to show your success.

How are you judged?

The judges look for new ideas, real results, industry impact, execution quality, how much you contributed, and how well you did your job.

The judging process

An independent panel of industry experts will evaluate all the entries. They will compare everyone using the same rules.

The finalists and winners

The list of finalists will be released in mid-October 2026. The deserving winners will be announced at the fancy dinner gala organised by BCR on November 3^rd 2026, in Dubai.

Tip for winning: To make your entry stand out, show proof of your success and explain exactly how you make the world a better place.

Tickets, Access, and Event Information

The MENASCF26 Awards will be held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026, at Dubai Chambers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, alongside the 5th Annual MENA Supply Chain Finance Conference, organised by BCR Publishing and taking place on 3–4 November 2026. Those planning to attend this conference, the awards ceremony, or the gala dinner must purchase the appropriate tickets.

Awards-Only Tickets

The available ticket options for awards are:

• Early Bird Awards Ticket: £250

(available until September 30th 2026)

• Standard Awards Ticket: £350

(available until November 2nd 2026)

The awards programme includes an evening drinks reception followed by the gala dinner and awards ceremony.

• Helpful Tip: Booking early can help attendees secure lower ticket prices and give them more time to arrange travel, accommodation, and conference participation.

Event Timings

The awards ceremony concludes the first day of the conference.

• Conference sessions conclude: 17:00
• Drinks reception: 18:30–22:00
• Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony: 19:30–22:00

These timings allow delegates to move directly from the conference program into the evening networking and awards celebrations.

Booking & Cancellation Information

The ticket booking will remain open until the relevant deadlines, subject to availability. However, the nominations for the awards will close by September 29th 2026.

Remember

• To clear the payment before the event or within 30 days of booking, whichever comes first.
• Delegate substitutions are allowed if BCR is informed in advance.
• Cancellations made more than 14 days before the event incur a 10% administration fee.
• Cancellations made fewer than 14 days before the event are not eligible for a refund.
• BCR may modify the programme and replace speakers.

Note: If the event is postponed, tickets and sponsorship packages may be transferred to a rescheduled event within 12 months.

Sponsors, Partners & Industry Support

Many great partners back the BCR MENA Supply Chain & Working Capital Finance Awards 2026. These partners work together to make the event a success and help businesses across the MENA region have better, easier access to financing tools and technology.

Key event hosts and partners

• Organised by: BCR Publishing
• Exclusive Host Sponsor: ICC UAE & Dubai Chambers
• Platinum Sponsor: Mastercard
• Silver Sponsors: China Systems and efcom

Industry Partners

Several trusted organisations are helping guide the event with their expertise in banking, receivables finance, policy development, international commerce, and trade finance awards. These include:

• British Chamber of Commerce Dubai
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• FCI
• International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA)

Why Their Support Matters?

These sponsors and partners help create opportunities for banks, corporate fintech companies, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders to connect, share ideas, and plan for the future.

Want To Become a Partner?

BCR Publishing is accepting new sponsors. Partnering with us is a great way to increase your industry visibility, engage with senior decision-makers, and enhance your business growth. Reach out to us and prove your commitment to advancing supply chain and working capital finance.

Key Dates to Remember

Below is a chronological overview of the key dates that will help you plan your nomination, register for the event, and prepare for the conference,

• September 29th 2026 – Award nomination deadline
• September 30th 2026 – Early-bird deadline for awards tickets (£250) and conference tickets
• Mid-October 2026 – Shortlisted nominees announced
• November 2nd 2026 – Standard awards ticket sales close
• November 3rd 2026 – BCR MENA Supply Chain & Working Capital Finance Awards Gala Dinner and winners announced
• 3–4 November 2026 – 5th Annual MENA Supply Chain Finance Conference at Dubai Chambers, Dubai

Secure your tickets early, celebrate supply chain excellence awards, and be part of one of the MENA region’s key events dedicated to supply chain and working capital finance.

For further details about the awards, submission rules, and ticket bookings, click here.