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

The editors-in-chief of the Anglo-Saxon monthly, with the contribution of industry experts, this year recognize Wenov by Attijariwafa bank, the group's entity entirely dedicated to innovation, as a reference brand in the deployment of innovative innovation and entrepreneurial enabling the development of banking solutions as well as new technologies and digital infrastructures of the most inclusive. Its "WeLab" branch, a real technological laboratory, accelerates the development of new innovative technological concepts with high business added value by carrying out POCs (Proofs Of Concept – tangible proofs that a potential product or service can work) while relying on internal talents, women and men, from Attijariwafa bank.

To date, the entity "Wenov" by Attijariwafa bank, supported by a team of passionate and committed entrepreneurs who continuously develop innovation devices, has collaborated with 120 startups, delivered a hundred POCs and signed several partnerships strategic with its national and international ecosystem. On the startup corridor, in this case, funding was 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, Internet Of Things, etc.

The distinction testifies to the relevance of the President's vision which makes innovation a strategic and emblematic axis of Attijariwafa bank and a real lever for 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 for the 4th edition the innovations advocated, launched and introduced by institutions, laboratories and other fintechs in the seven regions of the world.