The prestigious American magazine Global Finance named Attijariwafa bank among the best financial innovation laboratories in the world in the ranking “The Innovators 2021".

The editors of the Anglo-Saxon monthly magazine, with the contribution of industry experts, this year recognize Wenov by Attijariwafa bank, the group entity entirely dedicated to innovation, as a reference brand in the deployment of innovative and innovative entrepreneurial instruments allowing the development of banking solutions as well as the most inclusive new digital technologies and infrastructures. Its “WeLab” branch, a veritable technological laboratory, accelerates the development of new innovative technological concepts with high added business value by creating POCs (Proofs Of Concept — tangible proof that a potential product or service can work) while drawing on Attijariwafa bank's internal talents, women and men.

To date, the entity “Wenov” by Attijariwafa bank, led by a team of passionate and committed entrepreneurs who continuously develop innovation systems, has collaborated with 120 startups, delivered a hundred POCs and signed several strategic partnerships with its national and international ecosystem. In the startups corridor, in this case, funding has been possible thanks to partnerships established with incubators or accelerators such as CEED, the Moroccan Center for Entrepreneurship. “Wenov” also works with academics to supervise students and incubate their projects around themes of Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things, etc.

The distinction testifies to the relevance of the President's vision, who makes innovation a strategic and emblematic axis of Attijariwafa Bank and a real driver of value creation both for the bank and for its Moroccan and African ecosystem. An international reference in the field of financial news, “The Innovators 2021" rewards innovations promoted, launched and introduced by institutions, laboratories and other fintechs in the seven regions of the world.