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Transaction Banking

GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: Global, Regional And Country Winners

Amid consistently high geopolitical tensions, a shifting interest rate environment in developed and developing economies, and the increasing threat of...

Award Winners

World’s Best Digital Banks 2024: Global And Regional Winners

Banks leverage AI, APIs, and agile tech to compete with fintechs, enhancing customer experience. Digital banking dynamism continues to hold...

Award Winners

World’s Best Private Banks 2025: Western Europe

Greater competition drives more personalization. Amid an improving monetary landscape and enhanced investment banking opportunities, many of Western Europe’s leading...

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.

Awards

World’s Best SME Banks 2025: Regional Winners

Africa: UBA United Bank for Africa (UBA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Among its hallmarks is an unwavering commitment to...

Awards

World’s Safest Banks 2024: Country Winners

This year’s country winners successfully navigated a period of high interest rates and high inflation. Now they must adjust as...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Central Banker Report Cards 2024: Europe

Belarus Pavel Kallaur: N/A With Belarus’ economy increasingly integrated into that of Russia, it makes perfect sense for the National...

Award Winners

World’s Best Digital Banks 2024: Round 1

Changing customer expectations and the need to maintain a competitive edge continue to drive digital banking as both consumer and...

Awards

Best Treasury And Cash Management Providers 2024: Western Europe

Banking partners help optimize cash flow and protect its value. Faced with high interest rates and inflation, companies in Western...

Awards

World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2024: Regional Winners

Africa—Rand Merchant Bank On the African continent, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) strives to exceed the expectations of its clients by...

Award Winners

BBVA – World’s Best Corporate Bank 2024

Global Finance has announced its selection of global winners for the 26th annual World’s Best Banks , including its honouree...

United Kingdom

Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by <em>Global Finance</em> editors, to learn more about the U.K. economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of the country best banks and safest banks are also available.

Switzerland

Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Switzerland economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Switzerland best banks and safest banks are also available.