Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks 2011 at Awards Dinner in New York
NEW YORK, November 4, 2011
On November 3rd Global Finance (
GFmag.com
) presented The World’s Best Internet Bank Awards at its 9th annual awards dinner in New York. A full report will appear in the December 2011 issue of Global Finance.
Global Finances World Best Internet Bank Awards are based on submissions from banks that wish to be considered. This year, 233 individual banks from around the world entered the competition. Representatives from Infosys comprised the judging panel. Based on the judges evaluations, Global Finances 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 web offerings, growth of online customer base, breadth of products offered, evidence of tangible benefits gained from internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Sub-category winners were selected on the basis of relative strength of those products and services.
At the November 3rd awards dinner at The New York Harvard Club, the overall winners for Regional and Global Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks as well as Regional and Global Consumer Internet Banks were announced. Also announced were the overall global sub-category winners. The grand prize of Best Overall Global Internet Bank was presented to Citi.
| Best Overall Internet Bank Global | Citi |
| Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Bank Global | Citi |
| Best Consumer Internet Bank – Global | Standard Chartered |
| North America | Wells Fargo |
| Europe | Citi |
| Asia/Pacific | HSBC |
| Latin America | Citi |
| Central and Eastern Europe | BRE Bank |
| Middle East/Africa | Citi |
| North America | RBC |
| Europe | ActivoBank |
| Asia/Pacific | Standard Chartered |
| Latin America | Scotiabank |
| Central and Eastern Europe | BRE Bank |
| Middle East and Africa | Blom Bank |
| Best Investment Management Services | Citi |
| Best Online Cash Management Site | Citi |
| Best Trade Finance Services | Wells Fargo |
| Best Web Site Design | Citi |
| Best Integrated Corporate Bank Site | Bank Pekao |
| Best Information Security Initiatives | HSBC |
| Best in Mobile Banking | Citi |
| Best In Social Media | Citi |
| Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings | HSBC |
| Best Bill Payment & Presentment | Wells Fargo |
| Best Web Site Design | Standard Chartered |
| Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site | Santander Rio |
| Best Information Security Initiatives | HSBC |
| Best In Mobile Banking | CIBC |
| Best in Social Media | Wells Fargo |
