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Global Finance Names The World’s Best Digital Banks 2016
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Digital Banks 2016
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NEW YORK, October 18, 2016 — On October 18th, Global Finance presented the World's Best Digital Bank Awards at its Digital Bank Conference and Awards Dinner at RSA House in London. The overall winners for Regional and Global Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks and Consumer Digital Banks were announced. Also announced were the overall Global sub-category winners and the Best Islamic Digital Bank.
The grand prize of Best Overall Global Digital Bank was presented to Citi.
A full report will appear in the December 2016 issue of Global Finance. Round 1 winners previously appeared in the September 2016 issue, covering winners in individual countries and regional sub-categories.
Global Finance's World Best Digital Bank Awards are based on submissions from banks that wish to be considered. This year, 262 individual banks from around the world entered the competition. The Digital Bank Conference and Awards Dinner was sponsored by Kaspersky Lab, and London & Partners was a supporting partner. Representatives from Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions, comprised the Awards judging panel. Based on the judge's evaluations, Global Finance's editors made the final selections.
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 Internet inititatives, and web site design and functionality. Sub-category winners were selected on the basis of relative strength products and services.
The list of Global Finance's World's Best Digital Bank Awards 2016 winners in the Regional and Global Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks and Consumer Digital Banks categories follows, along with the overall Global sub-category winners and the Best Islamic Digital Bank.
GLOBAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS -
BEST CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL BANKS
Best Investment Management Services
Odeabank
Best Online Cash Management
Citi
Best Trade Finance Services
Nordea
Best Web Site Design
DBS
Best Integrated Corporate Bank Site
Citi
Best Information Security Initiatives
Citi
Best Online Treasury Services
Citi
Best in Mobile Banking
Citi
Best in Social Media
Wells Fargo
Best Mobile Banking App
Citi
GLOBAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERS - BEST CONSUMER DIGITAL BANKS
Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings
Mashreq Bank
Best Bill Payment & Presentment
DBS
Best Web Site Design
Garanti Bank
Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site
Citi
Best Information Security Initiatives
Standard Chartered
Best in Mobile Banking
Standard Chartered
Best in Social Media
Siam Commercial Bank
Best Mobile Banking App
Standard Chartered
Best SMS/Text Banking
DBS
REGIONAL WINNERS - BEST CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL BANKS
North America
Wells Fargo
Western Europe
Citi
Asia-Pacific
Citi
Latin America
Citi
Central & Eastern Europe
Citi
Middle East & Africa
Citi
REGIONAL WINNERS - BEST CONSUMER DIGITAL BANKS
North America
Scotiabank
Western Europe
CaixaBank
Asia-Pacific
Citi
Latin America
Scotiabank
Central & Eastern Europe
SEB
Middle East & Africa
Standard Chartered
GLOBAL WINNERS - THE WORLD’S BEST DIGITAL BANKS 2015
Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank
Citi
Best Consumer Digital Bank
Standard Chartered
Best Islamic Digital Bank
Boubyan Bank
Overall Global Best Digital Bank
Citi
For editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, editor, email: afiano@gfmag.com
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