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World’s Best Banks 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe’s banks were well capitalized, digitally evolving, and strategically acquisitive—despite rate headwinds.
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Western Europe
Western European investment banks powered through 2025, dominating IPOs, M&As, and debt deals, driving innovation and record-breaking market growth.
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Sustainable Finance Awards 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe’s sustainable-finance market slowed in 2025, but stricter standards, improved disclosures, and major deals kept issuance strong across banks.
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Belfius: We Go Further For The Love Of Our Belgian Customers
Acclaimed for its cash management and trade finance expertise, Belfius Bank is leveraging its public-sector experience to innovate corporate transaction banking in Belgium. Koen Vierendeels, Belfius’s Head of Transaction Banking, discusses the customer-centric heart of the bank’s strategy and how its Belgian-market focus is a strong competitive advantage in achieving customer service excellence and navigating risk.
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Best Trade Finance Bank In Western Europe: UniCredit
UniCredit has clinched the Best Trade Finance Bank in Western Europe award due to its comprehensive digital transformation and commitment to client service.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: FX Tech Global Winners
This year’s Best FX Tech Awards recognize the institutions and providers setting the benchmark for innovation, resilience, and client-centric design across global currency markets.
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GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Western Europe
UBS leverages algorithmic pricing, machine learning, and advanced volatility modeling to deliver fast, reliable FX execution across Europe and beyond.
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AI In Finance Awards 2025: Round II
In banking as in other industries, AI is rapidly becoming a core business driver. The biggest gains will come from a foundational rethink of operations, not marginal improvements.
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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II
The global financial industry is being radically shaped by three core forces: industrialization of AI; development of expansive digital ecosystems; and refreshed emphasis on providing secure, customer-centric digital services.
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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Islamic Regional
Digital-first institutions are rapidly incorporating AI and other transformative tech into their Islamic banking practice.
Executive Interviews
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna On Innovation, Heritage, And The Road Ahead
Vigna discusses his four years of leading an iconic brand through rapid technological change, balancing tradition with progress, and steering growth from Maranello, Italy, to the global stage.
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World’s Best Private Banks 2026: Western Europe
Balancing Innovation With Tradition: Western Europe’s private banks are stepping up their digital game in a big way.
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World’s Best SME Banks 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe’s SMEs are advancing productivity and sustainability through innovation, strategic partnerships, and smart financing.