Global Banking

Profiling this years winners of the World's Best Banks across all regions.

Launched just three years ago, FCM Bank is the only bank in Malta to specialize solely in savings and fixed-term offerings. During a talk with Global Finance, chief operating officer Vincent Ma explained why FCM Bank has zeroed in on those two products.

In an interview with Global Finance, Andrew Géczy, ANZ’s CEO of international and institutional banking (IIB), talked about Asia’s remarkable growth—and why the region’s financial system will likely overtake the combined US and European markets by 2030.

Andrea Fiano (Editor) & Denise Bedell (Executive Editor) of Global Finance announce The World's Best Banks of 2015, who the new & returning winners are, and our methodology. 

Global Finance held its annual Stars of China awards ceremony in Beijing in November. Corporate and financial leaders from around the country were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.

How significant is a digitized, simplified, single platform to trade finance?

Global Finance held its 11th annual Internet Banks Awards dinner in New York in November. Leading financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.

Global Finance held its 18th Annual Best Banks Awards ceremony in Washington in October—during the Annual IMF/World Bank conference. Honorees from around the world were present to accept their awards.

What is the key consideration in adopting a digitized banking strategy?

Annual Awards
In the final installment of a two-part series, Global Finance recognizes the best corporate/institutional and consumer Internet banks globally and in six regions, as well as an overall winner. We spotlight the financial institutions around the world that are leading the way in digital banking services that generate strong business results.

How has Internet banking evolved in the last year or so?

Annual Survey | Stars Of China
Something’s changed this year. Midmarket innovators are taking the lead, Internet companies are now world-beaters, and banks are staking their ground in a whole new way.

Standard Bearers
New entrants raise the benchmark for Global Finance’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Global Banks.

Digging Deep
Global Finance’s country-by-country ranking provides an objective and transparent listing of the safest banks worldwide.

View From The Top
Global Finance speaks to leading executives at the World’s Safest Banks.

Global Finance awarded the top banks in its annual Safest Banks ranking at its Best Banks Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington in mid-October.

Stars Of China | Safest Banks In China
Chinese banks display a wide variety of strength and size.

Global Finance held its Transaction Processing Awards ceremony in Boston in October—during SWIFT’s Annual Sibos conference. Leading corporate and financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.

Annual Survey | Stars Of China
Nothing has characterized the recent pressure on traditional banking in China more than the challenge posed by Internet companies to the Big Four Chinese Banks

Safety In Numbers
The safest 50 EM banks are concentrated in 10 countries; Saudi Arabia, Korea and China account for more than half.