“The sub-custodian banking sector is becoming more strategic and tech-driven, with rising regulatory demands and growing importance in global financial operations, making today’s sub‑custodians indispensable advisers in a complex, interconnected global finance landscape,” said Global Finance founder and editorial director Joseph Giarraputo. “Global Finance’s Best Sub-Custodian Bank Awards recognize the leading institutions that are setting new standards for excellence in sub-custody services.” 

Global Finance’s editorial board considered market research, input from expert sources and entries from banks to select the institutions that reliably provide the best services in local markets and regions. The criteria included customer relations, quality of service, competitive pricing, smooth handling of exception items, technology platforms, post-settlement operations, business continuity plans and knowledge of local regulations and practices. Global Finance also obtained input from users of sub-custody services. Performance was judged over the period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.

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Regional, Country, Territory & District Awards

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Global Finance’s Transaction Banking Awards Ceremony 2025

On the morning of September 30, Global Finance will host its annual Transaction Banking Awards Ceremony at the Melia Frankfurt Hotel during the Sibos conference. Winning organizations will be notified about details in advance of the event.

About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 193 countries and territories. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Finance has released the rankings for its 25th annual Best Treasury & Cash Management Banks awards for 2025. A full report on this exclusive survey will be published in the July/August 2025 print and digital editions as well as online at GFMag.com. 

Global Finance has selected the World’s Best Bank for Transaction Banking and the World’s Best Bank for Cash Management, along with eight other global awards. Winners have also been chosen in 71 countries, territories and districts, as well as regionally across multiple categories in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe, and in six US Regions. Global Finance also announced the Best Treasury Management Systems & Services Providers for 2025 in a separate press release available on GFMag.com.

Global Finance used a multi-tiered assessment process—which included entries from banks and providers and input from industry analysts, corporate executives, technology experts and independent research—to select the best providers of treasury and cash management services. A variety of subjective and objective criteria were considered, including: profitability, market share and reach, customer service, competitive pricing, product innovation and the extent to which treasury and cash management providers have successfully differentiated themselves from their competitors around core service provision.

“Driven by digital advancements and demand for visibility, the Treasury and Cash Management sector is rapidly evolving,” said Joseph Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “Corporations seek integrated platforms with automation and AI, while financial institutions offer innovative solutions for efficiency and transparency. The Treasury and Cash Management Awards recognize those excelling in this changing landscape.”

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Global Finance’s Transaction Banking Awards Ceremony 2025

On the morning of September 30, Global Finance will host its annual Transaction Banking Awards Ceremony at the Melia Frankfurt Hotel during the Sibos conference. Winning organizations will be notified about details in advance of the event.

About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 193 countries and territories. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Finance has released the results for the 2025 World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Systems and Services Awards. This program is part of the 25th annual World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management  Providers awards, and a full report on the entire survey will be published in the July/August 2025 print and digital editions and online at GFMag.com. 

Global Finance used a multi-tiered assessment process—which included entries from banks and providers and input from industry analysts, corporate executives, technology experts and independent research—to select the treasury & cash management systems and services. A variety of subjective and objective criteria were considered, including profitability, market share and reach, customer service, competitive pricing, product innovation and the extent to which organizations have successfully differentiated themselves from their competitors around core service provision.

“Driven by digital advancements and demand for visibility, the Treasury and Cash Management sector is rapidly evolving,” said Joseph Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “Corporations seek integrated platforms with automation and AI, while financial institutions offer innovative solutions for efficiency and transparency. The Treasury and Cash Management Awards recognize those excelling in this changing landscape.”

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The list of Global Finance’s World’s Best Treasury & Cash Management Systems & Services Awards 2025 follows.

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Global Finance’s Transaction Banking Awards Ceremony 2025

On the morning of September 30, Global Finance will host its annual Transaction Banking Awards Ceremony at the Melia Frankfurt Hotel during the Sibos conference. Winning organizations will be notified about details in advance of the event.

About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 193 countries and territories. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Finance has announced the Round One winners of the inaugural AI In Finance Awards – the first awards program recognizing the pivotal role of AI in the finance sector – in partnership with CGI, a global IT and business consulting firm and leading expert in responsible AI implementation.

This press release covers the AI In Corporate and Investment Banking honorees for 2025 by country and region, as well as by country and regional sub-categories. A separate press release covering the AI In Consumer Banking winners is available on GFMag.com.

A full report on the AI In Finance Round One award winners will be published in the July/August print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com.

Round One winners are eligible for consideration in Round Two. Round Two honorees, which include the overall Regional and Global winners, and the Global Sub-category winners will be revealed for the first time at Global Finance’s AI In Finance Awards on October 7th at 8 Northumberland Avenue in London, along with the World’s Best Digital Banks and Innovators awards. A report on the Round Two winners will be published in the November print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com.

“Global Finance is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural AI In Finance Awards. Our 38 year legacy of editorial integrity and accuracy, and 26 years of experience publishing the World’s Best Digital Bank Awards, make Global Finance uniquely qualified to present the first major awards program focusing on the role of AI in finance,” said Joseph Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “AI in finance is still in its infancy, with enormous growth and unforeseen developments to come. Global Finance’s AI In Finance awards will support the development of AI in this sector and help shape its future.”

Winners were chosen from entries submitted by banks and were evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at CGI. The editors of Global Finance were responsible for the final selection of all winners.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those categories, regions, countries, territories and districts in which there were entries.

The full list of Global Finance’s AI In Corporate & Investment Banking Round One winners for 2025 by country and region, as well as by country and regional sub-categories, follows.

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AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Corporate Banking – Sub-Category Winners By Country

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Corporate Banking – Sub-Category Winners By Region

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Corporate Banking – Best Banks By Country

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Corporate Banking – Best Banks By Region

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Investment Banking – Best Banks By Country

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Investment Banking – Best Banks By Region

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Investment Banking – Sub-category Winners By Country

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Investment Banking – Sub-category Winners By Region

Global Finance’s AI In Finance Awards Ceremony

On October 7, Global Finance will host the inaugural AI In Finance Awards Ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue in London. This signature event will also celebrate the Worlds Best Digital Banks and Innovators. For more information on the ceremony, contact Leonor da Cruz at leonor@gfinance.co.uk.

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About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 193 countries and territories. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Finance has announced the Round One winners of the inaugural AI In Finance Awards – the first awards program recognizing the pivotal role of AI in the finance sector – in partnership with CGI, a global IT and business consulting firm and leading expert in responsible AI implementation

This press release covers the AI In Consumer Banking honorees for 2025 by country and region, as well as by country and regional sub-categories. A separate press release covering the AI In Corporate and Investment Banking winners is available on GFMag.com.

A full report on the AI In Finance Round One award winners will be published in the July/August print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com.

Round One winners are eligible for consideration in Round Two. Round Two honorees, which include the overall Regional and Global winners, and the Global Sub-category winners will be revealed for the first time at Global Finance’s AI In Finance Awards Ceremony on October 7th at 8 Northumberland Avenue in London, along with the World’s Best Digital Banks and Innovators awards. A report on the Round Two winners will be published in the November print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com.

“Global Finance is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural AI In Finance Awards. Our 38 year legacy of editorial integrity and accuracy, and 26 years of experience publishing the World’s Best Digital Bank Awards, make Global Finance uniquely qualified to present the first major awards program focusing on the role of AI in finance,” said Joseph Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “AI in finance is still in its infancy, with enormous growth and unforeseen developments to come. Global Finance’s AI In Finance awards will support the development of AI in this sector and help shape its future.”

Winners were chosen from entries submitted by banks and were evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at CGI The editors of Global Finance were responsible for the final selection of all winners.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those categories, regions, countries, territories and districts in which there were entries.

The full list of Global Finance’s AI In Consumer Banking Round One 2025 winners by country and region, as well as by country and regional sub-categories, follows.

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AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Consumer Banking – Sub-Category Winners By Country

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Consumer Banking – Sub-Category Winners By Region

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Consumer Banking – Best Banks By Country

AI In Finance Awards 2025 – Consumer Banking – Best Banks By Region

Global Finance’s AI In Finance Awards Ceremony

On October 7, Global Finance will host the inaugural AI In Finance Awards Ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue in London. This signature event will also celebrate the Worlds Best Digital Banks and Innovators. For more information on the ceremony, contact Leonor da Cruz at leonor@gfinance.co.uk.

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About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 193 countries and territories. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Financehas announced selections for the World’s Best Financial Innovation Labs as part of The Innovators 2025. A full report on the results will be published in the June print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com.

Now in its eighth year, the Best Financial Innovation Labs annual report on the leading players and emerging trends in fintech innovation has become a valuable and trusted resource. It recognizes the leading labs run by financial services companies (internal and external), venture capitalists, economic development organizations and independent entities.

“Financial Innovation Labs play a pivotal role in propelling the ongoing digital revolution by bridging the gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications. They transform groundbreaking ideas into innovative solutions that reshape industries and redefine financial services,” said Joseph Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance. “The organizations selected as Global Finance’s World’s Best Financial Innovation Labs 2025 are true pioneers.”

The Innovators 2025 is Global Finance’s twelfth annual awards competition honoring organizations at the vanguard of new ideas, products and services in the financial sector. Honorees have been chosen for the Most Innovative Banks and Fintechs, Top Global Innovations in Finance, and Top Innovations in Finance by Category.  

All selections were made by the editorial board of Global Finance with the input of reporters who are experts on the functions being served by these innovators. Entries were not required for consideration, but submissions from banks, consultants and other organizations were carefully considered as part of the decision process.

Financial Service Company Labs (Working With External Startups and Scaleups)

Financial Service Company Labs (Internal)

Independent Labs

Venture Capital Labs

Economic Development Labs

The winning organizations listed above are presented alphabetically by category and are not ranked.

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About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 188 countries, territories and districts. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Finance has named the Top Financial Innovations across seven regions as part of the Innovators Awards for 2025. Winning organizations include banks, companies and fintechs.

This is Global Finance’s twelfth annual awards program recognizing entities that regularly identify new paths and design new tools in finance. A full report on The Innovators 2025 will be published in the June print and digital editions of Global Finance as well as on GFMag.com. 

The June issue will also include the Most Innovative Banks and Fintechs, the Top Global Financial Innovations and the World’s Best Financial Innovation Labs.

“Traditional banking is being rapidly transformed by advances such as mobile and real-time payments, the use of blockchain technology and emerging AI solutions, making financial services more efficient, secure and accessible,” said Joseph Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “Global Finance’s Innovators are at the forefront of this transformation and are leading the way to the future of finance.”

All selections were made by the editorial board of Global Finance with the input of reporters who are experts on the functions being served by these innovators. Entries were required for consideration.

Top Innovations in Finance 2025 – Africa

Top Innovations in Finance 2025 – Asia-Pacific

Top Innovations in Finance 2025 – Central and Eastern Europe

Top Innovations in Finance 2025 – Latin America

Top Innovations in Finance 2025 – Middle East

Top Innovations in Finance 2025 – North America

Top Innovations in Finance 2025 – Western Europe

The winning organizations listed above are presented alphabetically by category and are not ranked.

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About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 188 countries, territories and districts. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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The June issue will also include the Top Financial Innovations globally and regionally, and the World’s Best Financial Innovation Labs.

“Traditional banking is being rapidly transformed by advances such as mobile and real-time payments, the use of blockchain technology and emerging AI solutions, making financial services more efficient, secure and accessible,” said Joseph Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “Global Finance’s Innovators are at the forefront of this transformation and are leading the way to the future of finance.”

All selections were made by the editorial board of Global Finance with the input of reporters who are experts on the functions being served by these innovators. Entries were required for the regional awards but not required for the global awards.

The Most Innovative Banks Globally 2025

The Most Innovative Financial Technology Companies Globally 2025

The global winners listed above are presented alphabetically and are not ranked.

The Most Innovative Banks By Region 2025

The Most Innovative Financial Technology Companies By Region 2025

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About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 188 countries, territories and districts. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Finance has named the Top Global Financial Innovations as part of its annual Innovators Awards for 2025.

This is Global Finance’s twelfth annual awards program recognizing entities that regularly identify new paths and design new tools in finance. A full report on The Innovators 2025 will be published in the June print and digital editions of Global Finance as well as on GFMag.com. 

The June issue will also include the Most Innovative Banks and Fintechs, the Top Innovations in Finance by Region and the World’s Best Financial Innovation Labs.

“Traditional banking is being rapidly transformed by advances such as mobile and real-time payments, the use of blockchain technology and emerging AI solutions, making financial services more efficient, secure and accessible,” said Joseph Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “Global Finance’s Innovators are at the forefront of this transformation and are leading the way to the future of finance.” 

All selections were made by the editorial board of Global Finance with the input of reporters who are experts on the functions being served by these innovators. Entries from banks and companies were not required for consideration for the Top Global Financial Innovation 2025 award.

Top Global Financial Innovations 2025

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About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 188 countries, territories and districts. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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Global Finance has announced its 32nd annual awards for the World’s Best Banks. The list of Best Banks by Region is presented here.

A full report on the selections will appear in the May print and digital editions of Global Finance as well as online at GFMag.com. Winners have been chosen in nearly 150 countries, territories and districts across Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Central America, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe. The May report will also feature selections for the Best Islamic Financial Institutions, the Best Banks by US Region and the World’s Best Banks by Region.

“Global banking continues to adapt and evolve, meeting challenges and capitalizing on opportunities with resilience and innovation. AI has quickly taken a pivotal role in the transformation of banking, and its growth promises to reshape the financial sector at an unprecedented pace,” said Joseph D. Giarraputo, founder and editorial director of Global Finance. “Global Finance’s Best Bank Awards honor financial institutions that excel in diversity of offerings, long-term stability, and technological innovation.”

In selecting these top banks, Global Finance considered factors that ranged from the quantitative objective to the informed subjective. Objective criteria considered included: growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and innovation in products. Subjective criteria included the opinions of equity analysts, credit rating analysts, banking consultants and others involved in the industry.

All selections were made by the editors of Global Finance after extensive consultations with corporate financial executives, bankers and banking consultants, and analysts throughout the world. In addition, banks were encouraged to submit entries supporting their selection. The winners of this year’s awards are those banks that attended carefully to their customers’ needs in difficult markets and accomplished strong results while laying the foundations for future success. Winning organizations managed their assets and liabilities in a savvy way in light of the fast-changing interest rate scenarios.

The overall Best Bank in the World will be announced in the summer and published in October, along with the Best Global Banks in more than a dozen key categories.

The complete list of Global Finance World’s Best Banks by Region 2025 follows.

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About Global Finance

Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,000 and readers in 188 countries, territories and districts. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the legacy of 38 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.

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