The Global Banker Awards · 2027
Global Best Performance in Finance Awards
Size doesn’t decide. Performance does.
The programme
A new standard for recognition.
Who performed best over the past year?
The first global awards programme built entirely around performance: how far a product, service or institution advanced over the year, measured against its own results and against its peers.
For generations, recognition in finance has followed scale: the largest balance sheets, the broadest networks, the best-known brands. The Global Best Performance in Finance Awards set a different standard. They ask one question of every entry, and the answer does not depend on size.
Performance is measured as progress. Each entry is judged on how far it advanced during 2026 and on how that progress compares with peers in the same award and market. A regional lender that transformed its service can stand alongside a global group, because what counts is what was delivered.
What the Panel looks for
Three principles behind every decision.
Every entry is assessed on the same principles, in every award and every market.
Performance above all
What was delivered, and how far it advanced on the year before, is the measure that counts.
Equal standing
Institutions compete on performance, not scale. Market position and reputation confer no advantage.
Judged on results
Every entry is assessed on its outcomes for customers, businesses and stakeholders, and compared with the progress of its peers.
How winners are decided
Judged with rigour. Decided by the best.
Winners are decided by an Independent Panel of senior leaders who serve independently of The Global Banker. Its decisions are final.
Submission
Institutions present their achievements in a structured submission.
Verification
The Global Banker examines every entry, verifies it and compares it with the other entries in the same award and market.
Independent Panel
Shortlisted entries go before the Independent Panel, whose members declare any conflict of interest. Its decisions are final.
- ConfidentialAll data submitted is used solely for judging and held in strict confidence.
- ImpartialPanel members declare any conflict of interest and stand aside where one exists.
- Size-neutralEach entry is assessed in proportion to the institution’s scale and market.
Where recognition sits
Recognition at three levels.
Open to banks and financial institutions worldwide. Recognition is awarded at Global, Regional and Country level across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East & North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Americas
- Europe
- Middle East & North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Asia-Pacific
For the winners
What recognition brings.
Honoured at the Awards Ceremony
Winners receive their awards in the company of leaders from across the global banking community.
Published by The Global Banker
Every winner is announced and recorded by The Global Banker, alongside the programme’s standards and process.
A mark of distinction
Winners may use the programme’s winner mark in their own communications, under the terms provided to them.
The 2027 edition
Mark the dates.
Register your interest and we will send you the Awards Kit as soon as entries open.
Your next distinction.
Register your interest and we will send you the Awards Kit for the Global Best Performance in Finance Awards as soon as entries open on 17 November 2026.