DBS named world's best digital bank by Global Finance, first Asia-based winner

DBS, Southeast Asia's and Singapore's biggest lender by assets, has been named World's Best Digital Bank by Global Finance in its 2026 ranking.

The Singapore bank is also the first Asia-headquartered bank to receive the publication's top digital banking accolade in its 27-year history.

Among other global accolades, DBS also retained its title as the World's Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank for the third consecutive year.

The bank was also awarded the World’s Best Bank for AI in Finance — Corporate for the second consecutive year, and secured the global win for Best AI in Fraud Detection/ Prevention — Corporate/ Institutional Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bank.

"The recognition underscores DBS’ continued leadership in digital banking and its focus on harnessing technology and innovation to deliver seamless and meaningful experiences for its customers," the bank said in a statement on Friday (Oct 30).

Founder and editorial director of Global Finance Joseph Giarraputo said that DBS's digital transformation, superior digital infrastructure and ability to turn complex digital ecosystems into frictionless customer journeys were the reasons why the Singapore bank was named World's Best Digital Bank this year.

On its recognition as the World's Best Bank for AI in Finance — Corporate, Giarraputo pointed to DBS's market leadership in embedding enterprise-grade artificial intelligence and predictive analytics across its business.

DBS chief executive officer Tan Su Shan said the recognitions are a testament to the bank's strides made in harnessing technology and AI, bringing together the strengths of its people and technology at scale.

"As we advance our ambition of being an AI-enabled Bank with a Heart, we will continue to build our capabilities with a clear purpose: to create better, more trusted experiences for our customers," she said.

The Singapore lender was recently also named World’s Best for Digital Assets at the Euromoney Private Banking Awards and the global winner of the Digital Assets category at The Banker Technology Awards.

星展银行是东南亚和新加坡资产规模最大的银行，在《环球金融》杂志2026年的排名中被评为世界最佳数字银行。

这家新加坡银行也是该刊物创刊 27 年来首家获得最高数字银行奖项的亚洲银行。

除了其他全球荣誉外，星展银行还连续第三年蝉联“全球最佳企业/机构数字银行”称号。

该银行连续第二年荣获“全球最佳金融人工智能银行——企业级”称号，并斩获“全球最佳欺诈检测/预防人工智能——企业/机构人工智能（AI）银行”全球大奖。

“这一认可凸显了星展银行在数字银行领域的持续领先地位，以及其致力于利用技术和创新为客户提供无缝且有意义的体验，”该银行在周五（10 月 30 日）的一份声明中表示。

《环球金融》创始人兼编辑总监 Joseph Giarraputo 表示，星展银行的数字化转型、卓越的数字基础设施以及将复杂的数字生态系统转化为流畅的客户体验的能力，是这家新加坡银行今年被评为世界最佳数字银行的原因。

对于星展银行被评为全球最佳人工智能金融银行（企业级），Giarraputo 指出，星展银行在其业务中嵌入企业级人工智能和预测分析方面处于市场领先地位。

星展银行首席执行官陈素珊表示，这些认可证明了该行在利用科技和人工智能方面取得的进步，大规模地将员工和技术的优势结合起来。

她表示：“在我们努力成为一家以人为本的人工智能银行的过程中，我们将继续提升自身能力，并始终秉持一个明确的目标：为我们的客户创造更好、更值得信赖的体验。”

这家新加坡贷款机构最近还在《欧洲货币》私人银行奖中被评​​为“全球最佳数字资产银行”，并在《银行家》科技奖中荣获“数字资产”类别的全球冠军。