Best Banks & Financial Rankings

Global Finance selects the best foreign exchange banks in 113 countries.

Global Finance honors companies that expertly manage their FX exposures to compete in a tough global economy.

Dariusz Nalepa, director of transaction banking, explains how mBank focuses its development on innovations that corporate clients want.

While rising ranks of wealthy individuals support growth in private banking, these are challenging times for the industry.

Aalishaan Zaidi, global head of digital banking for retail at Standard Chartered, talks on designing tech tools that drive customer satisfaction.

Global Finance’s Digital Bank of Distinction awards again single out banks demonstrating that innovation isn’t limited to big banks with big tech budgets.

Improving the customer journey and streamlining internal processes are at the heart of the changes this year’s Best Digital Bank award winners are making.

Economic headwinds and uncertainty are prompting many banks to restructure—whether their balance sheets are growing or not.

Chinese banks dominate Global Finance’s top-50 ranking for emerging markets; Brazil maintains second place despite economic pressures

This year, the Country Winners of the Global Finance World’s Safest Banks rankings include five new countries and 24 new winners. And three countries had two banks in a near-tie for the No. 1 spot.

With profits squeezed and fintech expanding, banks are re-evaluating their business models.

Given the potential for macroeconomic disruption, Global Finance’s ranking of the World’s Safest Banks is especially valuable in 2019.

Gulf-region Islamic banks are joining forces to better compete.

China’s banks embrace technology while staying focused on the real economy.

Luisa Gomez Bravo, global head of Corporate and Investment Banking, talks about what sets BBVA apart from competitors and how it keeps innovating for its clients.

Global Finance unveils its 26th annual listing of the best banks globally, regionally and in 149 countries. The winners outperformed their peers using sustainable business models and good governance, while adapting to rapid change.

Trump’s tax reform, tariff wars and Brexit put a brake on Western FDI and shifted flows to developing countries.

Secil Watson, executive vice president and head of Digital Solutions for Business at Wells Fargo, explains how banks can add value to their corporate customers.

Mohamed Badat, chief commercial officer of Bidaya Home Finance, explains how digital is speeding up and simplifying the mortgage process.

Banks are fighting to differentiate themselves digitally with a plethora of new, non-traditional services for corporate clients and individual consumers.