Recognitions that reflect our journey
Every award we receive highlights our commitment to customer trust,
ethical banking, and steady progress across generations
Digital & Technological Innovation
Banking Performance & Risk Management
- Winner - Gold in the Cyber Shield Innovation category at the IBEX India 2026 BFSI Tech Awards
- Winner - Silver in the Digital CX Trailblazer at the IBEX India 2026 BFSI Tech Awards.
2026
Awards and Ratings Obtained by the Bank
The Bank has been honored with several prestigious awards during the year under review, recognizing excellence in risk management, digital transformation, and social security implementation.
Banking Performance & Risk Management
- Winner - Best Performance on Risk Management (Private Sector Bank - Small), awarded by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Joint Winner - Best Performance on Asset Quality in the Private Sector Bank (Small) category by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Winner - Best Private Sector Bank (Other Category), National Level - SFBCK Banking Excellence Awards 2025.
Digital & Technological Innovation
- Winner - Enterprise-wide Digital Transformation Excellence Award - Oracle (AI Fusion Category)
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Achievements
Banking Performance & Risk Management
- First Place under Private Banks - APY Trendsetter of the Year
- Overall 2nd Place - APY Annual Award of Ultimate Achiever
- Second place under Private Banks - APY Annual Award of Ultimate Achiever
- APY Premier League - APY Premier League
- APL Runners up CUP - APL Runners up CUP
- APY Retirement Revolutionaries – Visionary Revolutionary & 4 Award of Excellence - APY Retirement Revolutionaries – Visionary Revolutionary & 4 Award of Excellence
- Exemplary Leadership Award (First Place under Private Banks) - APY Leadership Pinnacle for MD & CEO
- Second Place under Private Banks - APY Annual Award of Ultimate Achiever
- APY Ultimate Champions Cup Exemplary Champion Cup & Silver Cup - APY Ultimate Champions Cup Exemplary Champion Cup & Silver Cup
- Award of Par Excellence - APY Circle of Excellence
- Award of Par Excellence - APY Big Believers
- Award of Exemplary Achiever (Highest among each category, overall First place) - Amazing Achievers of APY
2025
Recognition for social impact, customer trust, and national-level performance
TMB received multiple recognitions at the Atal Pension Yojana Felicitation and Strategic Review Programme in May 2022, including:
Old Age Freedom Fighters Award of Excellence
Outperformers recognition for Q3 2021–22
Citizen’s Choice Award for performance in Tamil Nadu
The bank also received two recognitions from PFRDA under the Numero Uno Exemplary Award of Par Excellence for performance in the private sector bank category for the period from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
TMB was acknowledged at the national level in 2022 within the private sector banks (other than large banks) category for its contribution to banking performance and customer service.
The bank also received the ASSOCHAM 9th MSME Excellence Award as Best MSME Bank, Runner Up.
2023
Recognition for performance among small Indian banks
TMB was honoured with the Best Small Indian Bank Award in the Best Banks Survey 2022 conducted by Business Today and KPMG, acknowledging the bank’s continued commitment to service quality, innovation, and customer focus.
2022
Recognition for excellence in banking performance and service delivery
TMB received the 12th SFBCK Banking Excellence Award 2020 from the State Forum of Bankers’ Club, Kerala in recognition of its performance in the old private sector banks category at the national level.
2021
Recognition for digital financial inclusion initiatives
TMB received the BFSI Award for Digital Financial Inclusion in 2019 for its commitment to expanding digital access and empowering customers through inclusive technology.
2019
Recognition for social banking excellence and agricultural banking support
TMB received the Social Banking Excellence Awards 2018 from ASSOCHAM India for its efforts in social banking and agricultural banking within the small bank category.
2018
Recognition for performance in the private banking sector
TMB was recognised by BFSI for its contribution and service performance in the private sector banking segment.
2017
Recognition for social banking excellence and service performance
TMB received acknowledgments including the Social Banking Excellence Award from ASSOCHAM India and appreciation from the State Forum of Bankers’ Club, Kerala. The Life Insurance Corporation of India also felicitated the bank for notable achievements during the fiscal year.
2016
Recognition for social impact, priority sector service, and overall banking performance
TMB received multiple recognitions including the Social Banking Excellence Award from ASSOCHAM India, appreciation from BFSI for performance in the private sector segment, acknowledgment for credit quality at the Financial Express India’s Best Banks Awards, and recognition from the State Forum of Bankers’ Club, Kerala. The bank was also appreciated by the Life Insurance Corporation of India and received recognition at the Tami Nadu SHG BLP Awards 2014–15 organised by NABARD.
2015
Recognition for contribution to social banking
TMB received the Social Banking Excellence Award 2014 from ASSOCHAM India for its performance within the private sector banks category.
2014
Recognition for excellence in customer orientation and private sector banking
TMB received multiple recognitions including appreciation at the Financial Express India’s Best Banks Awards, acknowledgment at the Indian Express Sunday Standards Best Bankers Awards, and felicitation from the Life Insurance Corporation of India for achievements in service efficiency and bancassurance. The bank was also recognised by the State Forum of Bankers’ Club, Kerala for its performance in the private sector category.
2013
Recognition for priority sector performance
TMB received multiple acknowledgements, including recognition for priority sector performance, the SFBC Kerala Banking Excellence Award, and appreciation from Business World for its performance among small sized banks.
2012
Recognition for performance among private sector banks
TMB was acknowledged at the Financial Express India’s Best Banks Awards and was also recognised in the PricewaterhouseCoopers survey for its performance among small sized banks.
2011
Recognition for excellence in private sector banking
TMB received multiple recognitions, including acknowledgment from Ernst and Young and The Financial Express, for its performance among old private sector banks, as well as appreciation from PricewaterhouseCoopers for service quality in the small bank category.
2010
Recognition for rural banking reach and performance
TMB was acknowledged by Dun and Bradstreet for its service reach in rural banking and was also recognised by The Financial Express for its performance among old private sector banks.
2009
Ranked #1 in savings bank customer satisfaction
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank was recognized as the top-performing bank in overall customer satisfaction for savings accounts in the 2008 national survey conducted by GALLUP Inc. in association with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) reaffirming our dedication to trust, service, and customer delight
2008
