DBS Bank World’s Best Corporation

Global Finance is proud to announce its selection for the World’s Best Banks 2026, which also includes the World’s Best Corporate Bank honor, revealed here for the first time. 2026 World’s Best Corporate Bank is from singapore DBS Bank.

“DBS has built one of the most cohesive and comprehensive corporate banking platforms in the world, and has demonstrated a clear commitment to building the next generation of corporate banking infrastructure. Its blockchain-powered programmable payments platform and AI-powered tools reflect a bank that is actively shaping how global corporates manage liquidity, execute transactions and access financial services at scale,” said Joseph Giarraputo, Founder and Editorial Director of Global Finance. “For more than three decades, corporate and banking leaders have relied on Global Finance’s Best Banks Awards to identify financial partners who deliver superior capabilities, differentiated solutions and deep sector knowledge.”

The following global honors are also being revealed for the first time: World’s Best Bank – Spain santander; World’s Best Consumer Bank – state Bank of India; World’s Best Emerging Market Bank – Spain BBVA; World’s Best Frontier Market Bank – Togo ecobank; And the world’s best sub-custodian bank – Canada CIBC Mellon.

The full World’s Best Banks report will appear in the October print and digital editions of Global Finance, as well as online at GFMag.com.

The winners were selected based on past year’s performance and other criteria including reputation and management excellence. Global Finance’s editorial board made the selection based on input from corporate financial executives, analysts and bankers around the world.

Global Finance will honor the World’s Best Banks 2026 at the annual World’s Best Banks Awards ceremony in Dusit Thani, Bangkok on the morning of October 17 during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings.