Inclusion has become a key word in bankers’ vocabulary – all lenders are keen to parade their latest initiatives to reach those outside the financial system. The Banker values inclusion too in the sense that a continuous effort is made to ensure that the number of lenders captured by our research is wider and more meaningful every year.
The list of new arrivals in The Banker's Top 1000 World Banks ranking includes UK mutuals, which were added to the research universe, as well as banks that have made it into the Top 1000 for the first time due to pure growth, be it organic or though mergers.
