The best banks of the past 12 months from central and eastern Europe.

The best banks of the past 12 months from the Asia-Pacific region.

The leading banks over the past 12 months from the Americas.

The cream of the crop for 2017 from the Middle East.

Africa's top lenders from 2017.

UBS may have come out on top once again in our annual private banking awards, but competitors are closing in, while a number of regional banks appear to be making a successful transition onto the global stage

The transaction banking business may be undergoing dramatic disruption but the financial institutions active in this space are rising to the challenge and taking advantage of the opportunity to transform their banking business

The Banker’s Investment Banking Awards for 2017 reveal a broad array of firms stamping their authority over different asset classes and coverage areas.

Artificial intelligence was the hot topic in The Banker’s 2017 Technology Projects of the Year Awards, with other areas such as blockchain and mobile remaining highly contested. Each category, however, shows how innovative the financial sector has become, helped along the way by its engagement with the fintech community.

The meteoric rise of the Islamic finance industry in recent years has slowed of late, but taken as a whole its growth still outscores that of its conventional counterpart. The Banker recognises the leading Islamic institutions of the past 12 months, each of which has shown innovation and growth in a maturing market.