Deutsche Bank wins multiple accolades at The Asian Banker’s Global Business Achievement Awards 2026

TAB’s Global Business Achievement Awards recognises leading transaction banks, evaluating institutions across global, regional and country levels, as well as by product and business line.

Deutsche Bank picked up the following global and regional awards:

• Best Global Clearing Bank in Asia Pacific (retained since 2015)
• Best EUR Clearing Bank in Asia Pacific (retained since 2018)
• Best Global Corporate Payments Bank (first ever win)
• Best Global Cash Management Bank (first ever win)
• Best Trade and Lending Bank in the Middle East and Africa (first ever win)

Deutsche Bank has also been assessed as the Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Bank in Europe and Germany for 2026, in the TAB Global World’s 100 Best Corporate, Investment and Wholesale Banks Ranking 2026.

Commenting on the wins, Chintan Shah, Head of Corporate Bank, APAC and MEA said: “These awards reflect our commitment to supporting clients across Asia Pacific and the Middle East through an increasingly complex operating environment. The recognition – including several first-time wins – highlights the strength and breadth of our Corporate Bank franchise, as well as our continued focus on delivering leading clearing, payments, cash management and trade finance & lending capabilities. We thank TAB for this recognition, and our teams across the region for their dedication and continued focus on delivering for clients.”

As global payments evolve towards more real-time and always-on models, clearing banks are under increasing pressure to support continuous liquidity management, cross-currency orchestration and resilient cross-border execution across multiple networks and jurisdictions. In response, Deutsche Bank has continued to focus on both the enhancement of existing clearing infrastructure and the exploration of next-generation capabilities, including enabling 365 USD clearing through EverOn and blockchain-based cross-border settlement with Partior.

This longstanding commitment to leadership in clearing was once again recognised through the Best Global Clearing Bank in Asia Pacific and Best EUR Clearing Bank in Asia Pacific awards – titles the bank has retained since 2015 and 2018 respectively.

Explaining the rationale behind the wins, TAB highlighted Deutsche Bank’s “extensive international network, strong positions in USD and EUR clearing and the ability to deliver integrated multi-currency clearing solutions through a unified infrastructure.”

The publication also pointed to the bank’s “dominant position in euro clearing”, broad financial institution client base and resilient infrastructure for high-volume cross-border euro payments, positioning Deutsche Bank as “a leading example globally” of future-ready clearing services across international markets.

The way payments and corporate treasury are managed is undergoing a rapid transformation. This has two dimensions: First, as treasurers are confronted with shifting global investment and cash flows in the light of geopolitical tensions, the importance of real-time cash visibility and control is increasing. Second, as e-commerce and digital platform purchases keep rising, there is a growing need for embedded finance solutions.

To support this shift, Deutsche Bank continues to invest in next-generation treasury solutions for corporates, non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and fintechs, supported by the expansion and integration of strategic capabilities, including Workflow Solutions and Merchant Solutions. This is complemented by the dbX product suite, which reimagines corporate and institutional cash solutions as a modular platform that automates, connects and scales.

Against this backdrop, Deutsche Bank won Best Global Corporate Payments Bank and Best Global Cash Management Bank for the first time ever. According to TAB, the awards recognise the bank’s “leadership in global cash management and corporate payments, supported by strong financial performance, extensive cross-border liquidity capabilities, and the deployment of advanced digital and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven treasury solutions across multiple markets.”

Deutsche Bank also won the Best Trade and Lending Bank in the Middle East and Africa award, for the first time ever, which, according to the publication, is a reflection of the bank’s “approach to structuring trade and lending solutions across frontier and emerging markets in the Middle East and Africa, supporting cross-border flows through client-led corridors and financing essential goods within complex supply chain environments.”

Over the past few years, Deutsche Bank’s Trade Finance and Lending franchise has been deliberately repositioned away from commoditised, vanilla flows toward higher-value structured trade and project-finance transactions. On the ground, Deutsche Bank has also supported businesses looking to expand from Asia into the Middle East, helping them to diversify their supply chains in the wake of ongoing re-globalisation trends.