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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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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...

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...