Best Bank Awards
Call for Entries available available in November 2026.
About This Award
The global banking sector is enjoying strong performance despite challenges presented by increased regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical uncertainty, and disruption from fintechs. Global Finance’s Best Bank Awards 2026 will recognize financial institutions that are most effectively managing their assets and liabilities, while embracing digital and AI-driven innovation to best meet the needs and expectations of their customers.
For more than three decades, corporate and financial leaders have trusted Global Finance’s World’s Best Bank awards as the definitive evaluationsof the world’s financial institutions.
Global Finance will select the Best Banks by Region in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Central America, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Western Europe, as well as in more than 150 countries, territories, and districts, and in six US regional markets.
Global Finance’s awards and recognition programs are the trusted standard of excellence for the financial industry. They are backed by a 39-year history of editorial accuracy and integrity. Global Finance’s audience depends on these awards because they are credible, reliable, and have stood the test of time.
Winners will be published in the May 2026 print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com. Honorees will be celebrated at an Awards Ceremony at Dusit Thani in Bangkok, Thailand, during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings.
Important Note – All Best Bank Awards 2026 entries will be considered and used as judging references for the following global awards, which are announced later in the year and published in October: World’s Best Bank, World’s Best Corporate Bank, World’s Best Consumer Bank, World’s Best Emerging Market Bank, and World’s Best Frontier Market Bank.
