Home to some of the world's largest and fastest-growing banks, competition among lenders in Asia-Pacific was tough, with only the most innovative and profitable players picking up honours in this year's Bank of the Year Awards.

From large global banking brands to smaller domestic lenders, the list of winners from the Americas is diverse. The full results and write-ups detail how each of them managed to stand out from the crowd. 

Middle Eastern banks performed strongly in 2014, making the selection for Bank of the Year particularly tough. Read which banks made it onto the list of winners.

With the highest number of submissions to this year’s awards coming from Africa, competition in each of the country categories was tough. The full results and write-ups reveal which banks shone through.