Best Banks & Financial Rankings

Our 26th annual report grading the world’s central bankers considers their responses to the high-stress conditions wrought by the pandemic. 

Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer and director at DBS Group, our choice for 2020 Best Bank In The World, talks to Global Finance about strategy and the pandemic in Asia.

CEO Gonzalo Gortázar discusses CaixaBank’s distinctive socially responsible model, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and its future following its merger with Bankia. 

Jason Rekate, global head of corporate banking, talks about how Citi is helping clients navigate the pandemic, and how it is uniquely positioned to enable them to strengthen supply chains and take advantage of the coming recovery.

Global Finance presents its 27th annual listing of the best banks globally, regionally and in more than 150 countries. This year’s winners are hoping their investment in new technology helps them weather the Covid-19 crisis.

Global Finance has announced the Round One winners for the 2020 World’s Best Digital Bank Awards This is the 21st year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Digital Banks. Round One winners include Best Consumer Digital Banks, Best Corporate/Institutional ...

Subcustodians make cross-border securities investing possible. Global Finance recognizes the best of them around the world.

The Covid-19 crisis challenges banks to increase the pace of digital transformation. Fintech labs develop products to help.

Announcing the 2020 winners of Global Finance's Best Sub-custodian awards.

Global Finance’s 27th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks honor winners in more than 150 countries and seven global regions, as well as eight regions in the US.

Latin American banks recognized by Global Finance are recommitting to customer service—with digital tools.

Already engaged in deep systemic changes, Global Finance’s top US regional banks are now moving to preserve their businesses.

Already facing low oil prices and weak credit demand, Middle Eastern banks now must gird themselves for the impact of Covid-19.

Global Finance’s Best Banks in Western Europe 2020 distinguished themselves by strengthening their capital buffers—just in time for a wrenching new year.

After a banner year, North American banks face the coronavirus crisis with strong balance sheets and capital buffers—but no expectation that they will be spared.

African banks delivered some of the world’s highest returns on equity last year, but current factors make a repeat performance unlikely.

Asian banks faced down challenges last year to deliver solid results based on strong fundamentals—paving the way, they hope, for a postcrisis recovery.

The best banks in the continent’s developing markets reported higher growth and stronger fundamentals in 2019.

Islamic financial institutions maintained good growth and higher profit in 2019, fortifying them for the difficult year ahead.

Announcing the 2020 winners of Global Finance's Best Innovator awards.