Honors and awards

2025

  • Nacha recognizes Synovus among its top 50 originators of ACH payments for 2024.
  • Synovus named a Great Place to Work®-Certified Company for the fifth consecutive year.
  • Coalition Greenwich honored Synovus as a Best Bank awards winner, receiving 15 awards for our 2024 performance serving small business and middle market clients. 
  • Synovus received a Bronze U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award from Junior Achievement USA.
  • Georgia Trend Magazine has named Chairman, CEO and President Kevin Blair and Director Pedro Cherry among its 2025 100 Most Influential Georgians.

 

2024

  • Synovus Securities Inc. has earned a 2024 Top Directors Award from Kehrer Group and was named No. 1 in the mega firms category.
  • Synovus is recognized nationally as a top internship program by Vault, ranking No. 2 among financial services companies and No. 1 in several DEI categories.
  • Jonathan O’Connor, executive director of third-party payments, is named the 2024 Corporate Tech Leader of the Year by the Technology Association of Georgia.
  • Synovus wins a 2024 Impact Award in Cash Management and Payments from Datos Insights for the bank’s Accelerate™ Pay solution.
  • Head of Consumer Banking and Brand Experience Liz Wolverton named among American Banker’s The Most Powerful Women to Watch in 2024.
  • Synovus ranks No. 6 on American Banker’s list of top 20 banks by reputation.
  • Synovus awarded a Bronze Stevie® Award in the 2024 International Business Awards® in the New Products Category for Best Technology Product – Fintech Solution for efficient cash inventory management.
  • Synovus recognized as a three-time 2024 Human Capital Management Excellence Awards winner by the Brandon Hall Group for Best Development Program for Frontline Leaders, Best Senior Manager Development Program and Best Unique or Innovative Learning and Development Program.
  • Synovus awarded a 2024 Top Workplace in Atlanta recognition by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  • Synovus was named one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2024 and ranked No. 24 in the financial institutions category.
  • Senior Director of Talent Management and Development Willette Shalishali named as one of American Banker’s The Most Powerful Women in Banking™: Next 2024 honorees.
  • Synovus Customer Care wins Best of the Best Self-Service Innovation, Contact Center (100+ Seats) Award at the 2024 Customer Contact Week (CCW) Excellence Awards.
  • The Family Office at Synovus won two Family Wealth Report Awards for Multi-Family Office (Client Initiative) and Wealth Planning.
  • Synovus has been named a Great Place to Work®-Certified Company for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Synovus is recognized by Nacha as a 2023 top financial institution originator and receiver of ACH payments.
  • Synovus has been recognized by Coalition Greenwich as a Greenwich Excellence and Best Brand Awards winner, receiving 25 awards for 2023 performance serving small business and middle market clients.
  • Synovus named one of America’s Best Large Employers 2024 by Forbes.
  • Synovus received a U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award – Bronze from Junior Achievement USA.
  • Synovus has been awarded The Smarter Bank – Customer Service award for relationship banking from GonzoBanker.
  • Chairman, CEO and President Kevin Blair and Synovus Director Pedro Cherry were named among Georgia Trend’s 2024 100 Most Influential Georgians.

 

2023

  • Synovus Securities Inc. has earned a 2023 Top Directors Award from Kehrer Group and was named No. 2 in the mega firms category.
  • Chairman, CEO and President Kevin Blair and Board Director Pedro Cherry named to Georgia Trend’s 2023 Georgia 500 list of most influential leaders.
  • Synovus named among Money’s 2023-2024 Best Banks in the Southeast for Best Customer Satisfaction.
  • IT Manager Scott Reynolds is the winner of the 2023 Build Her Up award from Women in Technology (WIT).
  • Synovus wins Datos Insights’ 2023 Impact Award in Digital Channel Capabilities for Accelerate FX solution.
  • Synovus honored with three 2023 Human Capital Management Excellence Awards for leadership development and learning and development programs from Brandon Hall Group.
  • Head of Consumer Banking and Brand Experience, Liz Wolverton, named among American Banker’s Most Powerful Women to Watch for 2023.
  • Synovus ranks #5 in the $50 billion and above asset class in Bank Director’s 2023 RankingBanking study that measures the performance of the 300 largest publicly traded banks in the United States based on profitability, total shareholder return, asset quality and capital adequacy.
  • Synovus named among 10 top-performing banks with over $50B of assets by American Banker.
  • Maast, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synovus Bank, named among top 20 Most Promising FinTech Solutions Providers by CIO Review.
  • Senior Director of Consumer Product Aileen Thomas named as one of American Banker's The Most Powerful Women in Banking™: Next 2023 honorees.
  • Synovus ranked among America’s Best Banks in Each State by Forbes (#2 in Florida, #3 in Alabama, #4 in South Carolina and #5 in Georgia).
  • Chief Innovation Officer Matt Maxey named among American Banker’s 2023 Innovators of the Year.
  • The Family Office at Synovus was honored with three Family Wealth Report Awards - Best Alternative Asset Manager, Best Multi-Family Office (Client Initiative), and Outstanding Chief Operating Officer Michael Clark. The Family Office was also highly commended in the Best Multi-Family Office ($5-15 billion AUM) category.
  • Synovus recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified Company.
  • Synovus named among the World’s Best Banks by Forbes.
  • Synovus recognized as one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America.
  • Synovus Bank ranked #1 for customer satisfaction and trust in the southeast region (Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina) by J.D. Power.
  • Synovus awarded a 2023 Top Workplaces in Atlanta recognition by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  • Synovus recognized by Nacha as 2022 top financial institution originator and receiver of ACH payments.
  • Synovus recognized by Coalition Greenwich as a Greenwich Excellence and Best Brand Awards winner for the bank's 2022 performance serving small business and middle market clients. Synovus won 20 total awards, 17 for small business banking and three for middle market banking.
  • Synovus named one of America's Best Banks by Forbes.
  • Synovus named one of the World’s Best Private Banks by Global Finance.
  • The Family Office at Synovus was honored by Private Asset Management with two 2023 PAM awards for Best Estate Planning Advisory Service and Best Family Office - Due Diligence Processes.

 

2022

  • Synovus recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified Company.
  • Synovus named one of America's Best Banks by Forbes.
  • Synovus named among the World’s Best Banks by Forbes.
  • Synovus recognized as one of Newsweek’s Most Trusted Companies.
  • Synovus recognized by Coalition Greenwich as a Greenwich Excellence and Best Brand Awards winner for the bank's 2021 performance serving middle market and small business clients. Synovus won 15 awards for small business banking and eight awards for middle market banking.
  • Synovus named a top 10 innovative technology company by the Technology Association of Georgia.
  • Synovus honored with a national Brand Slam award for video storytelling by the American Banker Association. The bank was recognized for its “Get There” video campaign launched in early 2022.
  • Synovus presented with a 2022 Residential Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
  • Synovus awarded a 2022 Top Workplaces in Atlanta recognition by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  • Synovus recognized by Nacha as a 2021 top financial institution originator and receiver of ACH payments.
  • Synovus recognized as a 2022 Human Capital Management Excellence Awards winner for the design and implementation of the bank’s internal senior leader development program.
  • The Family Office at Synovus was honored by Private Asset Management with two 2022 PAM awards for Best Outsourced CIO and Best Impact Investment Offering.
  • President and CEO Kevin Blair and Synovus Director Pedro Cherry named among Georgia Trend’s Georgia 500 – a list of Georgia’s most influential leaders.
  • Katherine Dunlevie, president and CEO of The Family Office at Synovus, named Outstanding CEO by Family Wealth Report.
  • Head of Consumer Banking and Brand Experience Liz Wolverton named among American Banker’s Women to Watch for 2022.
  • Director of CRA and Community Development Natalie Parker presented with Wolters Kluwer’s 2022 Alfredo deHaas Excellence in Analytics Award.
  • Chief Technology Officer Jennifer Baker honored by the Technology Association of Georgia with the 2022 DE&I Impact Tech Leader of the Year award.

 

2021

  • The Family Office at Synovus won awards in three categories at Private Asset Management’s 2021 PAM Awards: Best Philanthropic/Educational Initiative; Best Multi-Family Office $2 billion to $10 billion; and Best Outsourced CIO.
  • Synovus wins 16 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking and 3 Best Brand awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking.
  • Synovus named one of America’s Best Banks by Forbes.
  • Synovus named a Great Place to Work-Certified Company.
  • Synovus named one of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2021 Top Workplaces in Atlanta.
  • Head of Treasury and Payment Solutions Katherine Weislogel and Head of Consumer Banking and Brand Experience Officer Liz Wolverton named among American Banker’s 25 Women to Watch for 2021.
  • Managing Director of Retail Brokerage Rob Varner selected as the #6 Top Director in a mega firm in the 2021 Kehrer Bielan Top Director Awards for outstanding leadership of the investment services business in a financial institution. 

 

2020

  • Synovus named a Best Employer for Women by Forbes.
  • Synovus named one of America’s Best Banks by Forbes.
  • Synovus wins 13 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking and 4 Best Brand awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking.
  • Synovus named one of AJC’s Top Workplaces in Atlanta.
  • Head of Consumer Banking and Brand Experience Officer Liz Wolverton Named One of American Banker’s 25 Women to Watch for 2020

 

2019

  • Synovus named one of America’s Best Banks by Forbes.
  • Synovus wins Mortgage Bankers Association Residential Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award
  • Synovus wins 22 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking and 4 Best Brand awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking.
  • Chief Retail Banking Officer Jennifer Upshaw named one of American Banker’s Most Powerful Women In Banking: Next.

 

2018

  • Synovus named a Best Bank to Work For by American Banker.
  • Synovus named One of America's Most Reputable Banks by American Banker and Reputation Institute for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Synovus wins 23 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking

 

2017

  • Chief Strategy Officer Liz Wolverton named one of American Banker’s 25 Women to Watch
  • Synovus ranked Most Reputable Bank in the U.S. in Survey of Bank ReputationsAmerican Banker’s
  • Synovus wins 28 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking

 

2016

  • Synovus named “Best Regional Bank, Southeast” in MONEY magazine’s best banks report
  • Chief Strategy Officer Liz Wolverton named one of American Banker’s 25 Women to Watch
  • Synovus is named one of Georgia Trend’s Best Places to Work
  • Synovus ranks second overall in American Banker’s Annual Survey of Bank Reputations
  • Synovus wins 26 Greenwich Excellence Awards for Small Business Banking and Middle Market Banking

 

2015

  • Synovus Family Asset Management (FAM) Named To Bloomberg Markets List of “The Richest Family Offices” for Fourth Consecutive Year
  • Synovus Named One of America's Most Reputable Banks by American Banker/Reputation Institute
  • Synovus Receives 19 Greenwich Customer Service Excellence Awards in Small Business and Middle Market Banking
  • Chief Strategy Officer Liz Wolverton named one of American Banker’s 25 Women to Watch

 

2014

  • Synovus Family Asset Management Again Named To Bloomberg Markets List of “The Richest Family Offices”
  • Synovus Named Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Award Recipient by the Financial Services Roundtable
  • Synovus Receives 20 Customer Service Excellence Awards in Middle and Small Business Banking

 

2013

  • Synovus Family Asset Management Again Named To Bloomberg List of “The World’s Richest Family Offices”
  • The Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia Honor Members of Synovus Mortgage Team
  • Synovus Receives 21 Greenwich National Service Excellence Awards

 

2012

  • Synovus Family Asset Management Named To Bloomberg List of “Top 50 Family Offices”
  • Synovus Receives 11 Greenwich National Service Excellence Awards

 

2011

  • Synovus Receives 13 Greenwich National Service Excellence Awards
  • American Bankers Association honors Synovus, Columbus Bank and Trust and Bank of North Georgia for Volunteer Efforts

 

2010

  • Synovus Receives Seven Greenwich National Excellence Awards
  • American Bankers Association Honors Bank of North Georgia and Coastal Bank and Trust of Florida
  • Synovus Securities Receives 2009 Award of Excellence from Bank Insurance & Securities Association
  • Synovus Divisions Honored by American Bankers Association Education Foundation

 

2009

  • Synovus receives seven national excellence awards.

 

2008

  • Synovus honored by CIO magazine
  • Synovus named No. 96 on InformationWeek Magazine's list of the "InformationWeek 500"
  • Synovus named No. 19 on Georgia Trend Magazine's ranking of "Georgia's Top 100 Companies"
  • Synovus ranked No. 15 on US Banker Magazine's list of "Top 100 Banks"
  • Synovus receives NACHA’s 2008 Mitchell Payments System Excellence Award

 

2007

  • Synovus appears on The Banker Magazine's list of the "Top 1000 World Banks 2007"
  • Synovus named to Georgia 100 "Best of Business" list by the Atlanta Journal Constitution
  • Synovus ranked No. 19 on ABA Banking Journal magazine's list of "Banking's Top Performers"
  • Synovus named No. 98 on FORTUNE magazine's 10th annual listing of "The Best Companies To Work For in America."
  • Synovus named No. 16 on Georgia Trend Magazine's ranking of "Top Companies in Georgia"
  • Synovus ranked No. 20 on US Banker Magazine's list of "Top 100 Banks"
  • Synovus named No. 46 on "The Business Week 50"