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Global Finance presented the World’s Best Digital Bank Awards for 2021 on November 18 during a Virtual Awards Ceremony.
Global Finance presented the World’s Best Digital Bank Awards for 2021 on November 18 during a Virtual Awards Ceremony. Global Finance Director of Operations Chris Giarraputo introduced the program, which covered the Best Global and Regional Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks and Consumer Digital Banks and the overall Global sub-category honorees. The program also included acceptance video segments from many of the winning organizations.
With the global pandemic forcing people to conduct their personal and professional banking activities from their phones, tablets and computers, digital banking has taken on an importance and prevalence far beyond anything that had come before. Banks were forced to respond to this drastically altered landscape, and those that met the challenge most successfully were honored as Global Finance’s 22nd annual World’s Best Digital Banks for 2021.
Global Finance’s World’s Best Digital Bank Awards are based on submissions from banks that wish to be considered and a record number of submissions were received this year
Winners were selected based on strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use digital offerings, growth of online customer base, breadth of products offered, evidence of tangible benefits gained from digital initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Sub-category winners were selected based on relative strength, products, and services.
The awards’ judging panel was comprised of representatives from Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions. Based on the judge’s evaluations, Global Finance’s editors made the final selections.