Gordon Platt Foreign Exchange Awards 2026 – Best FX Banks

The foreign exchange market is experiencing record growth, with daily trading volumes exceeding $7.5 trillion and FX evolving into a core strategic business for many banks. Advances in AI and analytics are driving this shift, enabling smarter, more efficient risk management and trade execution. Global Finance’s Gordon Platt Foreign Exchange awards honor banks that are taking advantage of these positive conditions while leading the way through technological advances.

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Winners will be honored at Global Finance’s Best SME and Foreign Exchange Bank Awards. Date and location TBA.

It is not necessary to enter in order to win, but experience shows entries significantly increase the chance of success. In many cases, entrants present information and perspectives that may not be readily available to the editors of Global Finance. Global Finance maintains best journalistic practices to protect the confidentiality of information supplied. Any information provided that is not appropriate for the public domain should be clearly identified. Performance will be judged over the period Q3 2024 through Q2 2025.

Submissions for Global Finance’s Gordon Platt World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks Awards should provide concise information in the following areas, and submissions should be tailored to the category or categories being entered:

1. Volume, market share, and scope of global coverage, along with any league tables or other comparisons with competitors.

2. Commitment to the business — submit (year-on-year) data on resource allocation to the FX business, the number of employees dedicated to FX and the number and size of trading desks.

3. Technology — examples of leading-edge technology deployment.

4. Execution skills — examples of transactions that benefited clients, including skill in structuring transactions and advice on market positioning and hedging, as well as liquidity and the ability to handle large transactions without moving the market.

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