Best Banks & Financial Rankings

Growth continues for Islamic financial institutions, helped by technology and product innovations.

Michael Corbat, CEO of Citi, discusses the advantages of leveraging an industry-leading technology platform with an unrivaled global footprint.

Global Finance presents its 26th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks, honoring winners in 149 countries and seven global regions, as well as eight regions of the US.

Higher operating revenue and lower taxes delivered strong results for banks in North America.

J.P.Morgan took the top spot in a year when confidence in North America was balanced by uncertainties in other regions.

One reason that more regional banks—including Global Finance’s 2018 winners—are merging and being acquired is that they themselves are advising on more M&A deals.

A record-setting bond issuance, the largest IPO in decades, and across-border health care takeover highlight 2018’s top deals.

Economic expansion, economic jitters, and restructuring across industries made 2018 a big year for Global Finance’s Best M&A Banks.

Fed easing, pending infra-structure projects in emerging markets, and a rush to quality are fueling positive sentiment among Global Finance’s Best Investment Banks for Debt.

Innovation and a focus on alternative risk transfer products give SocGen an edge in equity derivatives

In a year when global investment banking revenues declined, only a few dynamic industries produced substantial growth for Global Finance’s sector award winners.

Global Finance’s winners are turbocharging investment in new technologies to facilitate existing systems and products while also supporting fintech innovations.

Trade war threats, Brexit and other geopolitical events put pressure on institutions in 2018. Global Finance’s Best Investment Banks found ways to make the year a success.

At Global Finance’s annual Private Bank Awards dinner, wealth management specialists accepted honors on behalf of their banks and pondered history.

An array of new and improved technologies promise to make moving and managing money much simpler for treasurers.

North American treasurers are adapting to the rapid pace of technological change, as new real-time payment systems and greater digitization and centralization of treasury operations take hold.

The treasury function in Asia-Pacific is being transformed.

Mobile banking and card payments are replacing cash.

European treasurers must decide what they want their future treasury operations to look like.

Real-time means better predictability for treasurers.