2017

 

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 2017 awards can be found below.

 
Publication Award
Adgully

DIGIXX Awards 2017

  • Programmatic & Performance Marketing (Silver for watchable ads)
  • Video (Silver for watchable ads)
Asiamoney

Asiamoney Greater China Banking Awards

  • Programmatic & Performance Marketing (Silver for watchable ads)
  • Video (Silver for watchable adsBest Private Bank, Hong Kong)
Asian Banking & Finance

Retail Banking Awards

  • Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year - Silver
  • Branch Innovation of the Year - Gold
  • Digital Banking Initiative of the Year - Singapore
  • SME Bank of the Year - Hong Kong
  • Core Banking System Initiative of the Year - Hong Kong
  • Domestic Retail Bank of the Year - Singapore

Wholesale Banking Awards

  • Best Trade Finance Bank, Singapore
  • Best Cash Management Bank, Singapore
  • Best Cash Management Bank (China)
  • Best Trade Finance Bank (China)
Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards

Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards

  • Best Film & Video-Sparks
Banking Frontiers

FINNOVITI 2017

  • Innovation (for digibank)
  • Innovation - digibank by DBS
BCA

BCA Awards 2017

  • BCA Green Mark Gold Award - DBS Academy
  • BCA Green Mark Gold Award - DBS Asia Central
  • BCA Green Mark Platinum Award - DBS Asia Hub
Bloomberg BusinessWeek - Chinese Edition

Bloomberg BusinessWeek Financial Institution Awards 2017

  • Private Banking (Excellence)
  • Commercial Banking (Excellence)
  • Mobile Banking (Outstanding)
Commercial Times

Service Awards

  • Best Service Award Among Foreign Banks
CyberMedia Research and Services Ltd

CyberMedia’s C-Change Awards 2017

  • Digital Transformation--Enterprise Wide
Delhi Advertising Club

DAC ICE AWARDS 2017

  • SAARC Awards for Creative Excellence 2017 - Digital Media - Online Videos (Gold for watchable ads)
Economic Review Magazine

Indonesia Human Capital Award 2017

  • Top 10 Human Capital Leader (Satia Indrarini, HR)

Indonesia Corporate Communications & Corporate Secretary Awards 2017

  • Top 5 (General Winner – V), Best Company
  • 1st Position for Private Sector (Non-listed company)
  • 2nd Position for Digital Social Media Analysis
  • Top 5 for Corporate Communications
  • Top 5 (General Winner – V), Best Company
  • 1st Position for Private Sector (Non-listed company)
  • 2nd Position for Digital Social Media Analysis
  • Top 5 for Corporate Communications


Euromoney

Awards for Excellence

  • Best Digital Bank, Asia

FinanceAsia

Country Awards

  • Best ECM House
  • Best DCM House
  • Best Investment Bank
  • Best Bank
  • Best Broker - Singapore

Global Finance

Transactions Processing Awards

  • Best Subcustodian
  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management
  • Best Treasury and Cash Management Provider
  • Best Forex Provider

The Innovators 2017

  • Corporate Finance, Process Innovation - Lenovo
  • Trade Finance, Process Innovation - Trade Alerts

World's Best Islamic Financial Institutions

  • Best Sukuk Deal

World's Best Banks

  • Best Bank, Singapore

Best Investment Banks Award

  • Best Investment Bank

World's Best Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance Providers 2017

  • Best Trade Finance Bank Singapore
  • Best Supply Chain Finance Bank APAC
  • Best Trade Finance Provider in Singapore
  • Best Supply Chain Finance Provider in Asia

The World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2017

  • Best FX Provider, APAC

World's Best Private Bank Awards 2018

  • Best Private Bank in SG

World's Best Private Bank Awards 2018

  • Best Private Bank in APAC

World's Best Private Bank Awards 2017

  • Best Private Bank in Asia-Pacific
  • Best Private Bank in Singapore
  • Best Private Bank for Millennials
  • Best Private Bank for Net Worth Between $1 million and $24.9 million

Publication Award
Global View Magazine

CSR Award

  • Best Employer of the Year
Her World Singapore

Her World Credit Card Awards 2017

  • Best groceries card – POSB Everyday Card
HK Public Relations Professional' Asociation Ltd

3rd Hong Kong Public Relations Awards

  • Corporate Social Resposibility (Awar of Merit)
  • Integrated Marketing Communications (Awar of Merit)
Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence

Customer Service Excellence Awards

  • Outstanding Customer Service Programme (Merit)
  • Counter Service - Individual award (Gold) - Eva Lam
  • Team Award - Internal Support Service (Bronze)
Human Resource Magazine

Asia Recruitment Awards 2017

  • Grand Award
  • Best Mobile Experience - Corporate HR Team
  • Best On-Boarding Experience
  • Best Staff Referral Programme
  • Best Use of Digital Media
IDC

IDC Financial Insights Innovation Awards

  • Best Bank in Asia/Pacific
  • Asia/Pacific's Leader in Digital Financial Services – digibank
Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS)

PRISM Awards 2017

  • Best Integrated Marketing Campaign - AIC
International Finance Magazine

Financial Awards

  • Most Innovative Bank Award
  • Innovative Digital Banking
Marketing Interactive

Loyalty and Engagement Awards 2017

  • Best Use of Gamification - DBS – Spreading Joy this Festive Season
  • Best Use of Relationship Marketing - B2C - DBS – Spreading Joy this Festive Season
  • Best CRM Strategy – CBG CC
  • Best Use of Contests / Promotions – POSB Go Cash Free
  • Best Employee Engagement Strategy - – T&O E!SCAPE
  • Best Use of Mobile - DBS Lifestyle
  • Best Use of Technology - DBS Multi-Currency Account (MCA) and DBS Visa Debit Card


Marketing Magazine

Mob-Ex Awards

  • Best App - Consumer Brand – POSB and DBS digibank
  • Best Campaign – Use of Multiple Channels – AIC
  • Best App - Utility – SME Business Class (Silver)
  • Best Campaign – Social Platform – SME Business Class
  • Best App – Utility –POSB Smart Buddy
  • Best Campaign – CRM Loyalty and Engagement- FasTrack (Bronze)
  • Best Campaign – CRM Loyalty and Engagement- Lifestyle
  • Best Campaign – Incentives and Rewards- Lifestyle
  • Best Campaign – Innovation- FasTrack
  • Best Campaign – Integration of Mobile- FasTrack
  • Best Campaign – User Experience- Lifestyle
  • Best Campaign – Original Content- Singapore Gallery
  • Best Solution – mCommerce- Lifestyle

PR Awards Southeast Asia 2017

  • Best Employee Engagement/Internal Communications - Digital Employee Journey
  • Best PR Campaign by an In-house Communications Team

MARKIES Awards 2017

  • Best Use of Print (Omni) - Silver


Publication Award
MIT

MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award 2017

  • MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award 2017
NASSCOM India Leadership Forum

Global Leadership Awards

  • Digital Evangelist - Neal Cross
Private Banker International

PBI Greater China Awards

  • Outstanding Private Banker - Sheila Ho (Most prestigious individual award)
  • Outstanding Young Private Banker - Michelle Tan
  • Outstanding Young Private Banker - Eddie Chng
  • Outstanding Young Private Banker - Echo Bi
  • Best Private Bank in Hong Kong (Foreign) - DBS Bank


Retail Banker International

Retail Banker International Awards

  • Excellence in Customer Centricity - Customer Centre(Highly Commended)
  • Excellence in Social Media - Customer Centre
  • Excellence in Internet Banking Cross Border- iBanking
  • Excellence in Multi-Channel Integration - eBiz (Highly Commended)
  • Excellence in Mobile Banking Overall - mBanking (Highly Commended)
  • Excellence in SME Banking (Highly Commended)
  • Excellence in Loan Origination – SME OLAF (Highly Commended)
  • Dynamic Third-Party Partnerships – SME TechMatch
  • Excellence in Client Onboarding & Communication – CBG New To Bank
  • Trailblazer - Institution - DBS Bank


Publication Award
Structured Retail Products

Structured Retail Products Asia Pacific

  • Best Private Bank, South and Southeast Asia


The Asian Banker

The Asian Banker Innovation Leadership Achievement for Singapore Award

  • The Asian Banker Innovation Leadership Achievement for Singapore Award

Promising Young Banker Award

  • Promising Young Banker Awards 2017 - Ng Sier Han
  • Promising Young Banker Awards 2017 - Gene Wong

Retail Financial Services Programme

  • Best Employee Engagement
  • Best Retail Bank Singapore

The Asset

Asset Servicing, Fund Management and Investors Awards

  • Best Subcustodian - Rising Star
  • Best Fund Administrator - Alternatives
  • Best Fund Administrator - Retail Fund
  • Best Fund Administrator - Retail Fund
  • Best Domestic Custodian
  • Best Corporate Trust Mandate for Astrea

Asset Asian Awards 2017

  • Best Cash Management Solution, India for Ingram Micro Private
  • Best Supply Chain Solution, India for Tata Motors
  • Best Cash Management Solution, India for Oerlikon Balzers Coating India

Treasury, Trade and Risk Management

  • Best Service Provider - Emerging Corporates
  • Best Regional Specialist Awards - SMEs
  • BEST E-SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNER BANK
  • Best Service Provider - Supply Chain Management
  • Best Service Provider - E-Solutions
  • Best Transaction Bank
  • Editors' Triple Star: Trade Alerts
  • Best Working Capital Trade Finance Bank APAC
  • Best Working Capital Trade Finance Bank SG
  • Best Treasury and Cash Management, APAC
  • Best Trade Finance Bank - Indonesia
  • Best Liquidity Management Solution - Manulife
  • Best Trade Finance Solution – Wanxiang
  • Best Trade Finance Solution - Fortrec
  • Best Supply Chain Solution - TATA Motors
  • Best Supply Chain Solution - Lenovo
  • Best Supply Chain Solution – Oil and Gas/Commodities - Reliance
  • Best Cash Management Solution - Indomobil
  • Best Cash Management Solution - Payoneer
  • Best Cash Management Solution - Ingram Micro
  • Best Cash Management Solution – Oerlikon Balzers
  • Best Cash Management Solution - China Chem
  • SME Bank for Treasury/ Working Capital Management SG – DBS SME Banking

The Asset Benchmark Research Awards - Asian Local Currency Bonds

  • Top Bank in Corporate Bonds, Indonesia, Rank 3
  • Top Bank in Corporate Bonds, Singapore, Rank 1
  • Investors' Choice for Primary issues in Government Bonds, Singapore
  • Investors' Choice for Primary issues in Corporate Bonds, Singapore

Publication Award
The Banker

Deals of the Year

  • Capital raising: FIG - DBS Group Holdings Ltd. USD750 million AT1 Perpetual Capital Securities
The Business Times

Singapore Corporate Awards

  • Best Managed Board
  • Best Annual Report
The Tithe Ethical Consumption Movement (TECM)

SE Supporters + Awards 2016傑出支持社企機構大奬

  • SE Supporters + Awards 2016傑出支持社企機構大奬


Timetric

Customer Experience in Financial Services (CXFS) Awards

  • Best Customer Experience - Branch - *SCAPE Branch
  • Best Customer Experience – Website - DBS iBanking – Transforming Internet Banking
  • Best Technology Implementation- Back Office - DBS Treasury Edocs
  • Leadership Awards - Leadership in Customer Experience – Institution - DBS:Fastrack

Publication Award
Unicef HK

Unicef HK

  • Top Group Fundraisers Award - 1st Runner-up
Warta Ekonomi Magazine

Digital Innovation Award

  • 1st Winner, Joint Venture Bank

Indonesia Top Performing Mutual Fund & Consumer Choice Awards 2017

  • Best Performance as Custody Bank
Wealth Magazine

Wealth Management Awards

  • Best Service Award Among Foreign Banks