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. Click through to read what some of these publications had to say about our wins.

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Our top 2018 awards can be found below.

 

Banking

The Banker

Bank of the Year

  • Bank of the Year - Global

Global Finance

World's Best Banks

  • Best Bank in the World
  • Best Bank in Asia-Pacific

Euromoney

Euromoney Awards for Excellence Global Awards

  • World's Best Bank for SMEs

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

  • Asia's Best Bank for SMEs
  • Asia's Best Bank for Transaction Services

Global Finance

World's Best Digital Bank

  • Best Trade Finance Services
  • Best Online Portal Service
  • Best Bank for Working Capital Optimization
  • Best Bank for Cash Management (Asia Pacific)
  • Best Trade Finance Services
  • Best Online Portal Service
  • Best Bill Payment & Presentment
  • Best Web Site Design
  • Best Integrated Consumer Bank Site
  • Best SMS/Text Banking
  • Mortgage Banks - Asia

Global SME Finance (Managed by IFC)

Global SME Finance Awards

  • SME Bank of the Year – Global
  • SME Bank of the Year – Asia

Global Finance

World's Safest Banks

  • Safest Bank in Asia

The Banker

Top 100 ASEAN Banks Ranking

  • Best Bank in ASEAN

FinanceAsia

Achievement Awards

  • Best Asian Investment Bank
  • Best Project Finance House
  • Best Asian Private Bank
  • Best Belt and Road Deal
  • Best Local Currency Bond

The Asset

Regional Awards

  • Best Brokerage
  • Best Reit Adviser
  • Best Green Bond - Real Estate
  • Best Social Bond
  • Best Sustainability Loan
  • Best Syndicated Loan
  • Best LBO
  • Best Local Currency Bond
  • Best Cross-Border Securitization

Private Banking, Wealth Management, Investment and ETF awards

  • Best Wealth Manager, Asia
  • Best ETF Broker, Asia

Treasury, Trade, Supply Chain and Risk Management Awards

  • Best in Treasury and Cash Management
  • SME Banker of the Year (Regional) - Joyce Tee

Global Finance

World's Best Private Bank Awards

  • Best Private Bank in Asia-Pacific

Global Finance

Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers

  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management (APAC)

IJGlobal

IJGlobal Awards

  • APAC Power (Coal) Deal of the Year
  • APAC Refinancing Deal of the Year
  • APAC Offshore Wind Deal of the Year
  • APAC M&A Deal of the Year

PWM/The Banker

Global Private Banking Awards 2018

  • Best Private Bank, Asia

PWM/The Banker

Global Private Banking Awards 2018

  • Best Private Bank for Customer Service, Asia
Publication Award
Global Finance

World's Best Banks

  • Deal of the Year - US$2 billion bond issue for PT Paiton Energy

Trade and Supply Chain Finance Awards

  • Best Supply Chain Finance Bank (Asia-Pacific)
  • Best Trade Finance Bank (Indonesia)

World's Best Supply Chain Finance Providers Awards

  • Best Supply Chain Provider (Asia-Pacific)

World Best Debt Banks

  • Best Debt House - Asia

World's Best Foreign Exchange Providers

  • Regional Winner: Asia-Pacific
  • Best Foreign Exchange Provider (Country Winner)
  • Best FX provider

World's Best Private Bank Awards

  • Best Private Bank in Singapore
  • Best Private Bank in Indonesia

Treasury & Cash Management Awards

  • Best bank for treasury and cash management

Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers

  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management (China)
  • Best Overall Bank for Cash Management (SG)

World Best Sub-Custody Providers

  • Best Sub-custody Provider - Singapore

World's Best Digital Banks

  • World’s Best Consumer Digital Banks In Asia-Pacific - Country winner

World's Best Trade Finance Providers

  • Best Trade Finance Provider in Singapore
Asian Private Banker

Awards for Distinction

  • HNW Services
GlobalCapital

GlobalCapital Asia Capital Market Awards

  • Best Investment Bank
  • Best Leveraged/Acquisition Finance
  • Best Loan (Regional)
  • Best Project Finance Deal
  • Best Structured Finance Deal
  • Best Bond
IFR

IFR Asia Awards

  • Structured Finance Issue
  • Singapore Loan House
PFI

PFI Awards

  • Renewables Deal of the Year
  • Bond Deal of the Year
Euromoney

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

  • Singapore's Best Bank
  • Singapore's Best Investment Bank
Asiamoney

Best Bank Awards

  • Best Domestic Bank, Singapore
  • Best Securities House, Singapore –DBS Vickers (Conferred)
  • Most Outstanding Company Singapore – Financials (Conferred)
  • Best Bank for SMEs, Hong Kong

Cash Management Client Satisfaction Award

  • Best Bank, Hong Kong
The Asset

Asset Servicing, Fund Management and Investors Awards

  • Best Fund Administrator - Alternatives, Hong Kong

Country Awards

  • Best bank – Domestic - Singapore
  • Best corporate and institutional adviser – Domestic - Singapore
  • Best equity adviser - Singapore
  • Best bond adviser - Singapore
  • Best loan adviser - Singapore
  • Best brokerage - Singapore
  • Best IPO - Singapore
  • Best local currency bond - Singapore
  • Best loan - Singapore
  • Best securitization - Singapore
  • Best quasi-sovereign bond - China
  • Best FIG bond - China
  • Best corporate bond - India
  • Best high-yield bond - India
  • Best IPO - Indonesia
  • Best FIG bond - Indonesia
  • Best high yield bond - Indonesia
  • Best green bond - Indonesia
  • Best liability management - Philippines
  • Best brokerage - Thailand

Private Banking, Wealth Management, Investment and ETF awards

  • Best Private Bank, SG
  • Best Private Bank – HNWIs
  • Best ETF Broker, Singapore
  • Best Participating Dealer, Singapore
  • Best Structure Product – Rising Star award
  • Best Wealth Manager, HK
  • Best Structured Product House, Indonesia

Treasury, Trade, Supply Chain & Risk Management Award

  • Best Service Provider – Transaction Bank (Indonesia)
  • Best Service Provider – Trade Finance (Indonesia)
  • Best Cash Management Solution

Servicing, Institutional Investor and Insurance Awards

  • Best Fund Administrator for Alternatives funds
Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek Financial Institution Awards 2018

  • Commercial Banking - Outstanding Performance
  • Private Banking - Excellence Performance
FinanceAsia

Country Awards

  • Best Bank (Singapore)
  • Best Investment Bank (Singapore)
  • Best DCM House (Singapore)
  • Best ECM House (Singapore)
  • Best Broker (Singapore)
  • Best Private Bank (Singapore)
Indonesia Contact Center Association

Best Contact Center in Indonesia

  • Scheduling Team
PWM/The Banker

Global Private Banking Awards 2018

  • Best Private Bank, Singapore
Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS) (Embargo till 28 Sept 2018)

Investor Choice Awards

  • Best Retail Broker Award (Runner Up) – DBS Vickers
Thomson Reuters

Hong Kong FX Award 2018

  • FX Data Contribution
Wealth Magazine

Most Preferred Foreign Bank

 

Digital

Euromoney

Euromoney Awards for Excellence Global Awards

  • World's Best Digital Bank

Euromoney Awards for Excellence

  • Asia's Best Digital Bank

PWM/The Banker

Annual WealthTech Awards

  • Best Private Bank for use of technology, Asia
  • Best Private Bank for Digitally Empowering Relationship Managers, Asia

Publication Award
Asiamoney

Best Bank Awards

  • Best Digital Bank, Singapore
Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek Financial Institution Awards 2018

  • Mobile Usability - Outstanding Performance (digibank)
  • Mortgage Service - Excellence Performance (DBS Home360)
Customer Experience Asia Excellence Awards

Customer Experience Asia Excellence Awards

  • Best Digital Experience
Global Finance

World's Best Digital Banks

  • Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks - Country Winner (Singapore)
Juniper Research

Future Digital Awards

  • Banking Innovation - Best Digital Bank
Metro Finance

Hong Kong FinTech Impetus Awards 2018

  • Platinum Award (Commercial Banking)
The Banker

Tech Projects

  • Application Programming Interfaces (APIs): Making Banking Invisible via APIs - SG
The Asset

Digital Awards

  • Digital Bank of the Year – Singapore
  • Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience – Singapore
  • Best Digital Wealth Management Experience – Singapore
  • Best Retail Mobile Banking Experience – Indonesia
Wealth Magazine

Best Digital Wealth Management Foreign Bank

 

Innovation

Efma-Accenture

Efma – Accenture Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards

  • APAC Innovator of the Year

Global Finance

World's Best Private Bank Awards

  • World’s Most Innovative Private Bank

Global Finance

The Innovators

  • Global Best Innovations in Financial Services - Customer Science
  • Most Innovative Financial Institution (Asia-Pacific)
  • Regional Best Innovations in Financial Services

PWM/The Banker

Global Private Banking Awards

  • Best Private Bank for Innovation

The Banker

Investment Banking Awards

  • Most Innovative investment bank - Asia

Publication Award
Asian Private Banker

Awards for Distinction

  • Excellence in Digital Innovation
Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek Financial Institution Awards 2018

  • Digital Innovation - Outstanding Performance (Home360, DBS BusinesClass)
Contact Centre Association of Singapore

CCAS International Contact Centre Awards

  • Most Innovative Productivity Solution in a Contact Centre of the Year
Efma-Accenture

Efma – Accenture Distribution & Marketing Innovation Awards

  • Global Innovator (Bronze)
FUTR

FUTR Innovation Awards

  • FUTR Inspiring Partnerships
The Asset

Digital Awards

  • Most Innovative Core System Project – Indonesia (NAV Report Automation)
Warta Ekonomi

Digital Innovation Award

  • Innovative Company in Digital Services for category: Multinational Bank
 

IR/Corporate Governance

Publication Award
Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS) (Embargo till 28 Sept 2018)

Investor Choice Awards

  • "Runner Up, Singapore Corporate Governance Award, Big Cap – DBS Group
The Business Times

Singapore Corporate Awards

  • Special Recognition Award
 

Marketing

Shorty Awards

Shorty Awards (Brand & Organisation Winners)

  • Content and Media - Branded Series (Sparks Mini-Series)
  • Strategy & Engagement - Physical & Digital (Sparks Mini-Series)
Publication Award
Indonesia Content Marketing

Indonesia Content Marketing Awards

  • Best content marketing implementation in finance category
Marketing MIX

PR of The Year

  • Best of Creative PR Program
PR Indonesia

PR Indonesia Award

  • Marketing PR Program
Wealth Magazine

Best Video Marketing Award

Yahoo

Big Idea Chair Awards for Asia

  • Best Video Strategy - Merit (DBS SPARKS)
 

People

Aon Hewitt

Asia Pacific Best Employers

  • Asia Pacific Best Employer 2018 (Regional)
Publication Award
Aon Hewitt

Best Employers Singapore

  • Best of the Best Employers

Best Employers India

  • Best Employer 2018
Commercial Times

Best Service Award

National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre

Champions of Good

  • Champions of Good
Women of the Future

Women of the Future Awards South East Asia

  • Winner
 

Service

Publication Award
Contact Centre Association of Singapore

CCAS International Contact Centre Awards

  • Best In-House Contact Centre of the Year (20-100 seats)
  • Best In-House Contact Centre of the Year (Above 100 seats)
  • Best In-House Programme/Section Contact Centre of the Year
  • Best Social Media Contact Centre of the Year
  • Best Customer Experience Delivered of the Year
  • Best Customer Service Professional
  • Best Customer Service Professional
  • Best Contact Centre Trainer
  • Best Contact Centre Trainer
  • Best IT Infrastructure Support
  • Best IT Infrastructure Support
  • Best Contact Centre Quality Assurance
  • Best Contact Centre Support Manager
  • Best Contact Centre Support Manager
Customer Experience Asia Excellence Awards

Customer Experience Asia Excellence Awards

  • Best Contact Centre
 

Sustainability

Publication Award
Asiamoney

Best Bank Awards

  • Best Bank for CSR, Singapore
Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek Financial Institution Awards

  • Corporate Social Responsibility - HK ( Outstanding Award)
Bloomberg Businessweek Financial Institution

Bloomberg Businessweek Financial Institution Awards

  • Corporate Social Responsibility - HK ( Outstanding Performance)
Global Initiatives

Sustainable Business Awards

  • Best Flagship Initiative, for our commitment to upskill our workforce
  • Community, Special Recognition Award, for our POSB initiatives with different demographics, e.g. Smart Buddy, Smart Senior Pilot, Digital Ambassadors Programme for Seniors etc
Wealth Magazine

CSR Award