Awards

Shri. K. Paul Thomas’s contributions have been recognised at various forums and have won him accolades and recognition at local, regional, national and international platforms.

2007- MICRO INSURANCE AWARD
2009- ESAF ARTISAN AWARD
2009- SOCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORTING AWARD BY MIX AND CGAP
2013- INDIA MARKET PLACE AWARD
2013- MF TRANSPARENCY AWARD
2014- DISABILITY INCLUSION AWARD
2014- EUROPEAN MICROFINANCE AWARD
2014- EMERGING ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
2014- KARMARATNA AWARD
2015- NATIONAL AWARD FOR THE BEST CONTENT
2015- CEO EXCELLENCE AWARD BY DC MEDIA
2015- WAIKING VISIONARY AWARD
2015- CHAMBER OF INDIAN MSME AWARD
2015- DHANAM MARKETING MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
2016- SKOCH AWARD
2016- CSR EXCELLENCE AWARD
2016- INCLUSIVE FINANCE INDIA AWARD
2016- ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
2017- MSME BANKING EXCELLENCE AWARD
2017- EASOW MAR TIMOTHEOS AWARD
2018- SMART CITIES INDIA AWARD
2018- TMA MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD
2018- RUNNER UP AT EUROPEAN MICROFINANCE AWARD
2018- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARD
2018- PFRDA AWARD
2018- THE SKOCH AWARD
2019- 1ST RUNNER UP OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD
2020- GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
2020- DHANAM KERALA BANK OF THE YEAR AWARD
2022- PRESTIGIOUS RISING BRAND OF THE YEAR AWARD
2022- SYNNEX CEO OF THE YEAR AWARD, SMALL FINANCE BANK OF THE YEAR AWARD
2022- SYNNEX-SMALL FINANCE BANK OF THE YEAR
Shri K. Paul Thomas, MD and CEO of ESAF Small Finance Bank, has been recognized as the winner in the Financial Inclusion category at the prestigious IBA 20th Annual Banking Technology Conference, Expo & Citations