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BBVA – World’s Best Corporate Bank for 2025
Global Finance announces its selections for the World’s Best Banks 2025, including its honoree for the World’s Best Corporate Bank,...
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Societe Generale – World’s Best Bank And World’s Best Frontier Market Bank For 2025
Global Finance announces its selections for the World’s Best Banks 2025, including its honoree for the World’s Best Bank, which is being revealed here for the first time. The 2025 World’s Best Bank is Societe Generale.
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The Innovators 2025: Western Europe
Regional Winners Most Innovative Bank in Western Europe | SOCIETE GENERALE Societe Generale’s Global Transaction and Payment Services division has...
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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 Financial Innovation Labs 2025
Financial Services Company Labs (Working With External Startups and Scaleups) Many FIs host labs nurturing outside startups. These labs operate...
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World’s Best Banks in Western Europe 2025
Building on a profitable and dynamic 2023, when high interest rates buoyed bank lending margins, most Western European banks had...
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Sustainable Finance Awards 2025: Western Europe
Europe has historically dominated sustainable bond issuance, and 2024 was no different. The region is projected to issue $465 billion...
Banking
European Banks Pursue Mergers To Gain Competitive Edge
Lenders across Europe are ramping up M&A efforts to scale operations, strengthen balance sheets, and navigate an evolving financial landscape....
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World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2025
Tariffs, supply chain shifts, and trade digitalization demand adaptability, risk management, and banking partnerships. As President Donald Trump starts his...
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World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2025
Supply chain finance boosts resilience, liquidity, and ESG goals amid deglobalization and technological shifts. As the world edges toward an...
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...
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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...
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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...