2015
At DBS, we put our customers first. The confidence that our customers have in us drives us to excel and to redefine boundaries.
We continue to garner numerous prestigious awards over the years, reflecting our growing strength and influence on the financial landscape throughout Asia and the world. We are proud that the market and our peers recognise the strengths of our diverse team and our ability to deliver innovative financial solutions to our customers.
DBS has won some of the most prestigious Best Bank accolades from the world’s leading financial publications.
Our top 2015 awards can be found below.

Alpha Southeast Asia
Best Financial Institutions Awards
- Best Bank, Singapore
- Best Bond House, Singapore
- Best Equity House, Singapore
- Best Investment Bank, Singapore
- Best Institutional Broker, Singapore
- Best Trade Finance Bank, Singapore
- Best Mortgage-Lending Bank
Deal/Solution Awards
- Best Cash Management Solution - GrabTaxi
- Best Bank in ASEAN
- Best Bond House in Southeast Asia
- Best Domestic/Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year – Keppel Land delisting
- Best Reverse Takeover M&A Deal – Perennial
- Most Innovative Deal – DBS Covered Bonds
- Borrower Awards – DBS’ USD 1 billion Covered Bonds
- Best Loan Deal of the Year - Milano Central, Roma Central & Verona Central's SGD 2.1 billion
Publication | Award |
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ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award | IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards
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Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)
Asia Pacific Syndicated Loan Awards
- Syndicated Loan House of the Year, Singapore

Asia Risk
Asia Risk Awards
- Regional House of the Year
- House of the Year, Singapore

Asiamoney
Best Managed Company Awards
- Best Managed Company for Singapore Large Cap
- Best Executive for Singapore - Piyush Gupta
Domestic Bank Awards
- Best Domestic Bank
- Best Domestic Equity Bank
- Best Domestic Debt Bank

Asian Banking & Finance
Retail Banking Awards
- Domestic Retail Bank of the Year, Singapore
Wholesale Banking Awards
- Best Cash Management, Singapore
- Best Technology & Operations, Singapore
- Best FX Provider, Singapore
Publication | Award |
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Asian Banks Association (ABA) | Discover ABA Session
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Asian Private Banker | Asian Private Banker Awards for Distinction
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AsiaOne | People's Choice Awards
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Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore | Singapore Creative CSR Awards
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Cards & Payments Asia | Smart Award
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Cards and Electronic Payments International | Cards and Electronic Payments International Awards 2015
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Charlton EastColes | Charlton EastColes Corporate Performance Report
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Community Chest | Community Chest Awards
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Contact Centre Association of Singapore (CCAS) | CCAS Contact Centre Awards
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CORENET Global | Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year
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Corporate Governance Asia | Asian Excellence Award
Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards
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Corporate Treasurer | Asian Trade Finance Special Focus
Corporate Treasurer Awards 2015
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Corporate Treasurer and East & Partners Asia | Voice of the 1000
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Customer Experience in Financial Services
CXFS Asia Summit and Awards
- Leadership in Customer Experience – Institution
- Best Customer Experience - Wealth Management
- Best Service Innovation - DBS Credit/Debit Card Dispute and Chargeback
- Best Customer Experience – Cards – DBS Credit/Debit Card Dispute and Chargeback
- (Highly Commended) Best Technology Implementation – Front End – I.Serve
- (Highly Commended) Best Omni-Channel Customer Experience – Internet Banking UI Revamp
- (Highly Commended) Best CX Business Model – DBS Customer Journey
- Leadership in Customer Experience – Individual – David Lynch
- Best Customer Experience – Mobile – EC Loan
Publication | Award |
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Enterprise Innovation | Enterprise Innovation Award
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Euromoney
Awards for Excellence
- Best Debt House, Singapore
- Best Transaction Services House, Asia

FinanceAsia
Country Awards
- Best Bank, Singapore
- Best Investment Bank, Singapore
- Best DCM, Singapore
- Best ECM, Singapore
- Best FX Bank, Singapore
- Best Broker, Singapore
- Best Private Bank, Singapore

FinanceAsia
FinanceAsia Achievement Awards
- Best Asia Commercial Bank
- Best Asian Private Bank
- Best Asia Investment Bank
- Best Loan
- Best Singapore Deal - DBS Covered Bond
Publication | Award |
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Gallup | Great Workplace Award
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GEM (Go the Extra Mile for Service) | Singapore Service Excellence Medallion
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Global Banking & Finance Review | Global Banking and Finance Review Awards
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Global Finance
Best Foreign Exchange Provider Awards 2015
- Best FX Provider, Southeast Asia
- Best FX Provider, Singapore
Best Investment Banks Award
- Best Debt Bank, APAC
- Best Investment Bank, Singapore
Best Islamic Financial Institutions
- Most Innovative New Structure
Best Subcustodian Banks Awards
- Best Subcustodian Bank, Singapore
Best Trade & Supply Chain Finance Awards 2015
- Best Invoice Discount Management
- Best Trade Finance Provider, Singapore
The Innovators
- Product Innovation - Currency mismatch BBLC
Treasury and Cash Management Providers 2015
- Best Overall Treasury & Cash Management Bank, Singapore
World's Best Bank Awards
- Best Bank, Singapore
World's Best Digital Bank Awards
- Corporate sub-category: Best Web Site Design
- Corporate sub-category: Best in Social Media
- Corporate sub-category: Best Online Cash Management
- Best Corporate Digital Bank, Singapore
World's Best Private Bank
- Most Innovative Private Bank in the World
- Best Onshore Private Bank in Asia-Pacific
- Best Private Bank in Singapore
Publication | Award |
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GlobalCapital Asia/Asiamoney | Best Country Deals
GlobalCapital Asia/Asiamoney Awards
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HRM | HRM Awards
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IFR
IFR Awards
- Covered Bond of the Year

IFR Asia
IFR Asia Awards
- Asian Bank of the Year
- Singapore Loan House
- Singapore Capital Markets Deal
Publication | Award |
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IJGlobal | IJGlobal Awards
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Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore | IBF Distinction Evening
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Institution of Engineers Singapore | Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award
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International Quality & Productivity Centre (IQPC) | 3rd Customer Experience Management Asia Summit
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IR Magazine | IR Magazine Awards
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Lions Befrienders Service Association | Lions Befrienders Appreciation & Awards Presentation 2015
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Marketing Magazine | Loyalty & Engagement Awards
Marketing Events Awards
Marketing Excellence Awards
Mob-Ex Awards
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MINDEF | Total Defence Award
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Nanyang Technology University (NTU) | NTU Major Employer Award
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National Kidney Foundation | NKF Awards
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NTUC | Best Companies for Mums
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Private Banker International
Private Banker International Awards
- Most Innovative Business Model
- (Highly Commended) Most Innovative Digital Offering
- (Highly Commended) Outstanding Wealth Management Service for the Affluent
- Outstanding NRI/Global Indians Offerings
- Outstanding Private Bank – Asia Pacific Regional Player
- Outstanding Private Bank – Southeast Asia
- Outstanding Young Private Bankers
Private Banker International Greater China Awards
- Outstanding Private Banker (Greater China - North Asia)

PWM/The Banker
Global Private Banking Awards
- Best Private Bank for Innovation
- Best Private Bank, Singapore

Retail Banker International
Retail Banker International Trailblazer Summit
- Best Bank in Community Outreach Initiative - Portraits of Purpose
- Best Staff training and development program – DigiYOU
- Excellence In Customer Experience – I.Serve
- Excellence in Customer Centricity – DBS PayLah!
- Excellence in Mobile Banking Overall – DBS mobile apps
- Trailblazer Award of the Year
- (Highly Commended) Best Card Offering – POSB Everyday Card
- (Highly Commended) Best Loan Offering - I.Serve
- (Highly Commended) Excellence in Internet Banking – Overall
- (Highly Commended) Excellence in Service innovation - Customer Centre HK Service Innovation
- (Highly Commended) Excellence in Social Media – Customer Relations and Brand Engagement
- (Highly Commended) Excellence in Multi-Channel Integration
- (Highly Commended) Outstanding Investment services – Retail clients

Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS)
Investors' Choice Awards
- Hall of Fame - Internal Audit Excellence Award
- Most Transparent Company Award - Finance
- Most Transparent Company Award - Golden Circle Award
- Singapore Corporate Governance Award - Big Cap category
- Singapore Corporate Governance Award - Diversity
Publication | Award |
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Singapore Police Force | Singapore Annual Police Dinner 2015
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Singapore Red Cross Society | Singapore Red Cross Award 2015
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The Asian Banker | Excellence in Retail Financial Services International Awards
Transaction Banking Awards
Technology Implementation Awards
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The Asset
Asset Servicing, Fund Management & Investor Awards
- Leadership Award: Custodian Banker of the Year – Singapore
- Domestic Custodian
Country Awards
- Best Bank, Singapore
- Best Bond House, Singapore
- Best Corporate and Institutional Bank, Singapore
- Best Equity House, Singapore
- Best Equity Deal, Singapore
- Best Loan House, Singapore
- Best M&A Deal, Singapore (Jiangsu Changjian Electronics Technology Company/Stats ChipPac)
- Deal of the Year, Singapore (Covered Bond)
Digital Enterprise Awards
- Best Digital Payment Experience, APAC – DBS PayLah
- Best Digital Wallet Platform, APAC - DBS PayLah
- Best Gamification Project, APAC
- Best Mobile Banking Experience, APAC – mBanking
- Risk Management Project of the Year - IPDS Investment Products Distribution System
- Social Media Project of the Year (DBS BusinessClass)
- Best E-Bank, Singapore
Infrastructure Awards
- Project finance deal of the year/Best oil and gas deal , Singapore (Singapore LNG S$1.11 billion term loan facility)
Private Banking, Wealth Management and Investment Awards
- Best Wealth Manager, Asia
- Best ETF Broker, Singapore
- Best Participating Dealer, Singapore
- Best Private Bank, Singapore
- Best Wealth Manager, Singapore
- Derivatives House of the Year, Singapore
- Private Banker of the Year, Singapore
Regional House and Deal Awards
- Best Bank Bond – Bank of China
- Best Brokerage
- Best Corporate Bond - Huawei
- Best Investment Grade Bond – China Petrochemical Corporation USD 4.8 billion and Euro 1.5 billion multi-tranche offering
- Best new bond – DBS Covered Bond
- Best REIT house
- Best small-cap equity house
- Rising Star M&A House
Treasury, Trade & Risk Management Awards
- Best Regional Specialist Awards - Supply Chain Solutions
- Cash Management Banker of the Year
- Editor's Triple Star for BusinessClass
- Treasurer of the Year
- Best in Working Capital and Trade Finance - North Asia
- Best Cash Management Bank – Singapore
- Best FI and NBFI Bank for Treasury/Working Capital Management – Singapore
- Best Liquidity Management Solution, Singapore – Keppel
- Best MNC/Large Corporates Bank for Treasury/Working Capital Management – Singapore
- Best Reminbi Bank
- Best Structured Trade Finance Bank - Singapore
- Best Trade Finance Deal, Singapore – Wistron
Publication | Award |
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The Banker | Transaction Banking Awards
Investment Banking Awards
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The Business Times | Singapore Corporate Awards
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The Cover | The Cover Awards 2015
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The Peak | The Peak Power List 2015
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Trade Finance Magazine | Asia-Pacific Awards for Excellence
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Treasury Today Asia | Adam Smith Awards Asia
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