Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), one of the leading banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been awarded “Best Innovation in Operational Excellence” at the Operational Excellence Awards Middle East 2025, part of the Customer Experience Live Show in Dubai. The recognition was announced during the awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 13, which celebrates organizations driving meaningful transformation in operational excellence across the Middle East. The award highlights SAB’s exceptional progress in enhancing operational performance through its flagship Ops2.0 Transformation Programme. This transformation initiative has played a pivotal role in standardizing and digitizing end-to-end processes, enhancing employee capabilities, improving ways of working, and embedding data-driven decision-making to elevate daily performance.