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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Global Winners

The global banking industry is currently in the midst of a profound digital transformation, propelled by the accelerating pace of technological advancements and the continuously evolving expectations of modern consumers and clients.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Consumer Winners

Consumer banking is moving far beyond traditional branch-based models.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Corporate Winners

This year’s winners highlight the banks that are leading digital transformation in the corporate and institutional sector.

New Possibilities in a Blended World of Traditional and Digital Assets

With increasing coexistence between digital and traditional assets, the emerging hybrid investment environment brings new realities and opportunities.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Corporate Regional

From AI integration to tokenization: Regional leaders are looking to digital innovation to cut costs, increase efficiency, and deliver on an expanding menu of client needs and expectations.

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World’s Best Digital Banks 2025: Round II—Consumer Regional

‘Phygital’ strategies and tools help consumer banks blend advanced technology and AI with accessibility and financial inclusion.

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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.

Cathay United Bank: Leading Asia’s Green Finance Transition and Building a Sustainable Finance Ecosystem

From innovative products to strategic partnerships, Cathay United Bank (CUB) is actively driving the low-carbon transition across Asia, the bank is leveraging its financial expertise and regional influence to help businesses take meaningful steps toward sustainability.

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Pioneering Digital Transformation And Human-Centric Finance

Giorgi Vakhtangishvili, chief digital officer at Bank of Georgia, discusses how an ecosystem mindset, in-house innovation, and contextual finance drive human-centric digital experiences.

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Agentic Bots Revolutionize Digital Banking Experience

Isbank Deputy CEO Sezgin Lüle, whose bank won the World’s Best Mobile Banking App award, explains how LLMs and partnerships enable hyper-personalized financial services and foster a “super-app” ecosystem.

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Nitesh Sharan, SoundHound AI

Global Finance: What stands out as your main achievements leading finance at SoundHound AI? Nitesh Sharan: When I joined SoundHound,...

Features

Qatar: A New World Capital For Wealth?

Qatar’s LNG-driven prosperity is reshaping both its domestic eco-nomy and its international footprint.

Transforming member experience – How Intellect’s strategic acquisition can change the way Canadian credit union members bank

Today’s era of digital transformation enables nimble and innovative tech players to revamp traditional financial services.

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Qatar: Evolving Dynamics

Abdulla Mubarak Al Khalifa, Group CEO of Qatar National Bank, speaks with Global Finance about the bank’s international strategy and the opportunities shaping QNB’s next phase of growth.