global finance awards 2012
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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,
has a circulation of 50,050 and
readers in 163 countries. Its
circulation is audited by BPA.
Global Finance’s audience includes
chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,
treasurers and other senior finan-
cial officers responsible for making
investment and strategic decisions
at multinational companies and
financial institutions. Global Finance
also targets the 8,000 international
portfolio investors responsible for
more than 80% of all global assets
under professional management.
Its website –– GFmag.com ––
offers analysis and articles that
are the heritage of 25 years of
experience in international
financial markets, and provides
a valuable source of data on 192
countries. Headquartered in
New York, with offices in London
and Milan.
GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]
Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in Asia
NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Asia. This is the 13th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. Winners were aslo selected in North America, Latin America, Europe, CEE and Middle East/Africa. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.
Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.
Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best in social media” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.
“The Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”
Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks
First Round Winners in Asia 2012 on the following page.
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Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia 2012
COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Australia – CitiBrunei – HSBCChina – ICBCGuam – CitiHong Kong – HSBCIndia – CitiIndonesia – CitiJapan – Rakuten BankMalaysia – CIMB GroupPakistan – Standard CharteredPhilippines – CitiSingapore – Standard CharteredSouth Korea – CitiSri Lanka – HSBCTaiwan – ANZ Taiwan Thailand – CitiVietnam – Standard Chartered
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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Standard Chartered Best Bill Payment & Presentment – Standard Chartered Best Web Site Design – HSBCBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Standard CharteredBest Information Security Initiatives – CitiBest in Mobile Banking – HSBC Best in Social Media – CIMB Bank
The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,
has a circulation of 50,050 and
readers in 163 countries. Its
circulation is audited by BPA.
Global Finance’s audience includes
chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,
treasurers and other senior finan-
cial officers responsible for making
investment and strategic decisions
at multinational companies and
financial institutions. Global Finance
also targets the 8,000 international
portfolio investors responsible for
more than 80% of all global assets
under professional management.
Its website –– GFmag.com ––
offers analysis and articles that
are the heritage of 25 years of
experience in international
financial markets, and provides
a valuable source of data on 192
countries. Headquartered in
New York, with offices in London
and Milan.
GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]
Global Finance names the 2012
World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in Latin America
NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Latin America. This is the 13th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. Winners were also selected in Asia, North America, Europe, CEE and Middle East/Africa. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.
Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.
Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best in social media” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.
“The Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”
Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks
First Round Winners in Latin America 2012 on the following page.
page 1 of 2
Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Latin America 2012
COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Anguilla – ScotiabankAntigua & Barbuda - ScotiabankArgentina – Santander RioBahamas – ScotiabankBarbados – ScotiabankBelize – ScotiabankBrazil – HSBCBritish Virgin Islands – ScotiabankCayman Islands– ScotiabankChile – Banco SantanderColombia – BancolombiaDominica – ScotiabankDominican Republic – ScotiabankGrenada – ScotiabankGuyana – ScotiabankJamaica – ScotiabankMexico – HSBCPuerto Rico – Banco Popular Puerto RicoSt. Kitts & Nevis – ScotiabankSt Lucia – ScotiabankSt. Maarten – Scotiabank
St. Vincent & the Grenadines - ScotiabankTurks and Caicos – ScotiabankUS Virgin Islands – ScotiabankVenezuela – BBVA Banco Provincial
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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – HSBCBest Bill Payment & Presentment – BanamexBest Web Site Design – Banco Santader ChileBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Santander RioBest Information Security Initiatives – BanamexBest in Mobile Banking – BancolombiaBest in Social Media – Bancolombia
The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,
has a circulation of 50,050 and
readers in 163 countries. Its
circulation is audited by BPA.
Global Finance’s audience includes
chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,
treasurers and other senior finan-
cial officers responsible for making
investment and strategic decisions
at multinational companies and
financial institutions. Global Finance
also targets the 8,000 international
portfolio investors responsible for
more than 80% of all global assets
under professional management.
Its website –– GFmag.com ––
offers analysis and articles that
are the heritage of 25 years of
experience in international
financial markets, and provides
a valuable source of data on 192
countries. Headquartered in
New York, with offices in London
and Milan.
GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]
Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in Central & Eastern Europe
NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Central & Eastern Europe. This is the 13th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. Winners were also selected in Asia, North America, Latin America, Eurpe and Middle East/Africa. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.
Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.
Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best in social media” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.
“The Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”
Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks
First Round Winners in Central & Eastern Europe 2012 on the following page.
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Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Central & Eastern Europe 2012
COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Croatia – Privenda Banka Zagreb
Czech Republic – mBank
Estonia – Swedbank
Georgia – TBC Bank
Hungary – OTP Bank
Latvia – Swedbank
Poland – Bank Millennium
Romania – Citi
Russia – TCS Bank
Slovakia – Tatra Bank
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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment
Product Offerings – Bank Millennium
Best Bill Payment & Presentment – Citi
Best Web Site Design – Citi
Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site – TBC Bank
Best Information Security Initiatives – Citi
Best in Mobile Banking – OTP Bank
Best in Social Media – OTP Bank
The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,
has a circulation of 50,050 and
readers in 163 countries. Its
circulation is audited by BPA.
Global Finance’s audience includes
chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,
treasurers and other senior finan-
cial officers responsible for making
investment and strategic decisions
at multinational companies and
financial institutions. Global Finance
also targets the 8,000 international
portfolio investors responsible for
more than 80% of all global assets
under professional management.
Its website –– GFmag.com ––
offers analysis and articles that
are the heritage of 25years of
experience in international
financial markets, and provides
a valuable source of data on 192
countries. Headquartered in
New York, with offices in London
and Milan.
GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]
Global Finance names the 2012World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in EuropeNEW YORK, July 20, 2012 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Europe. This is the 13th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. Winners were also selected in Asia, North America, Latin America, CEE and Middle East/Africa. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.
Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.
Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best in social media” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.
“The Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”
Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks
First Round Winners in Europe 2012 on the following page.
page 1 of 2
Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Europe 2012
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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Garanti Bank Best Bill Payment & Presentment – Yapi Kredi BankBest Web Site Design – Activo BankBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site –Garanti BankBest Information Security Initiatives – AkBankBest in Mobile Banking – Pireaus Bank Best in Social Media – Activo Bank
COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Cyprus – Piraeus Bank Denmark – Danske Bank Greece – Piraeus BankMalta – Bank of VallettaPortugal – Activo BankTurkey – Garanti Bank
The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,
has a circulation of 50,050 and
readers in 163 countries. Its
circulation is audited by BPA.
Global Finance’s audience includes
chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,
treasurers and other senior finan-
cial officers responsible for making
investment and strategic decisions
at multinational companies and
financial institutions. Global Finance
also targets the 8,000 international
portfolio investors responsible for
more than 80% of all global assets
under professional management.
Its website –– GFmag.com ––
offers analysis and articles that
are the heritage of 25 years of
experience in international
financial markets, and provides
a valuable source of data on 192
countries. Headquartered in
New York, with offices in London
and Milan.
GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]
Global Finance names the 2012
World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa
NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Middle East/Africa. This is the 13th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. Winners were also selected in Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe and CEE. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.
Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.
Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best in social media” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.
“The Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”
Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks
First Round Winners in Middle East/Africa 2012 on the following page.
page 1 of 2
Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa 2012
COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Bahrain – Standard Chartered Egypt – Citi Israel – Bank Hapoalim Jordan – Arab BankKuwait – Kuwait Finance HouseLebanon – Blom BankQatar – Mashreq BankSaudi Arabia – Samba Financial GroupSouth Africa – Absa Online United Arab Emirates – Standard CharteredZambia – Standard Chartered
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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Mashreq Bank Best Bill Payment & Presentment – Standard CharteredBest Web Site Design – SABBBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Samba Financial GroupBest Information Security Initiatives – Standard CharteredBest in Mobile Banking – Bank HapoalimBest in Social Media – Bank Leumi
The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,
has a circulation of 50,050 and
readers in 163 countries. Its
circulation is audited by BPA.
Global Finance’s audience includes
chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,
treasurers and other senior finan-
cial officers responsible for making
investment and strategic decisions
at multinational companies and
financial institutions. Global Finance
also targets the 8,000 international
portfolio investors responsible for
more than 80% of all global assets
under professional management.
Its website –– GFmag.com ––
offers analysis and articles that
are the heritage of 25 years of
experience in international
financial markets, and provides
a valuable source of data on 192
countries. Headquartered in
New York, with offices in London
and Milan.
GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]
Global Finance names the 2012
World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in North America
NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in North America. This is the 13th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. Winners were also selected in Asia, Latin America, Europe, CEE and Middle East/Africa. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.
Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.
Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.
Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best in social media” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.
“The Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”
Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks
First Round Winners in North America 2012 on the following page.
page 1 of 2
Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in North America 2012
COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Bermuda – HSBC
Canada – Scotiabank
United States – Wells Fargo
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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product
Offerings – Scotiabank
Best Bill Payment & Presentment – Wells Fargo
Best Web Site Design – Wells Fargo
Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site –
Scotiabank
Best Information Security Initiatives – Scotiabank
Best in Mobile Banking – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Best in Social Media – Wells Fargo