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Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks 2026

Corporate digital banking has long been the laggard, stagnating in the shadow of retail innovation, with treasurers trapped in legacy batch-processing and manual workflows. Over the past year, however, that gap has evaporated.

Award Winners

Best Islamic Digital Banks 2026

Islamic finance is moving beyond basic digitalization toward advanced operational transformation, driven by agentic AI and open-finance architectures.

Winner Insights

Bank of America: Transitioning From Spreadsheets to Predictive Treasury

Mark Monaco, head of Global Payments Solutions at Bank of America, which won a Most Innovative Digital Bank award, explains how to build digital speed and resilience through integrated payment solutions and real-time insights.

Garanti BBVA: The Next Frontier of Sustainable Finance In Turkey

Sustainability is embedded in Garanti BBVA’s culture, business, financing solutions, and advisory services. Garanti BBVA’s Cemal Onaran, Commercial Banking Executive Vice President, and İrem Barzilay, Sustainability Director, explain the bank’s decarbonization journey and its contribution to Turkey’s green transformation.

Winner Insights

Bank of Georgia: AI-Native Infrastructure and the Future of Digital Banking

Giorgi Vakhtangishvili, chief digital officer at Bank of Georgia, shares his thoughts on super-apps, AI financial agents, and frictionless security.

Features

Africa Looks to Digital Bonds for Infrastructure

Gulf investment is rising, but Africa needs long-term solutions to close a huge infrastructure financing gap.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The Great African Treasury Shift

Currency reforms, liquidity pressures, and new payment rails are forcing African CFOs to rethink corporate strategy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Turning East Africa’s Growth Into Bankable Assets

Fast GDP gains are just the start as investors target deeper capital markets and regional value chains.

Poland’s Long-Term Partner for Custody Services

Poland’s custody market is nearing a turning point. As custodians seek reliable, experienced banking partners, Bank Pekao is growing custody services in the Polish market, says Robert Smuga, Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions and Custody, Bank Pekao.

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Steffen Baetjer, Fielmann Group

Fielmann Group CFO Steffen Baetjer discusses global expansion, building scalable finance operations, margin management, and the business impact of AI.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Asia-Pacific Powers Global Trade Boom

China and South Korea are driving the surge, but regional growth is slowing.

Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Bond Demand Faces Regional Turbulence

Lately a hotspot for sustainable finance, MENA states could face lower demand in the wake of the Gulf conflict.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

High-Yield Reality: CFOs Rethink Corporate Debt Strategies

With high rates here to stay, CFOs are relying on internal cash and working capital for stability.

RBI: Why Sustainable Finance Is Here to Stay

From green bonds to advisory services to data-driven tools, sustainable finance products and solutions are in growing demand among retail, corporate and institutional clients alike, according to Markus Ecker, Head of Sustainable Finance at Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).

Technology

Latin American Neobanks Take the Next Step

Latin American fintechs like Nubank and Mercado Pago are seeking full banking licenses to unlock cheaper deposits and drive growth.