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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,050 and readers in 163 countries. Its circulation is audited by BPA. Global Finance’s audience includes chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs, treasurers and other senior finan- cial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Global Finance also targets the 8,000 international portfolio investors responsible for more than 80% of all global assets under professional management. Its website –– GFmag.com –– offers analysis and articles that are the heritage of 24 years of experience in international financial markets, and provides a valuable source of data on 192 countries. Headquartered in New York, with offices in London and Milan. GFmag.com For Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] For editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected] Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia 2011 NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Asia. This is the 12th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub- Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows. Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round. Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries. Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services. “In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.” Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks First Round Winners in Asia 2011 on the following page. page 1 of 2

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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,

has a circulation of 50,050 and

readers in 163 countries. Its

circulation is audited by BPA.

Global Finance’s audience includes

chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,

treasurers and other senior finan-

cial officers responsible for making

investment and strategic decisions

at multinational companies and

financial institutions. Global Finance

also targets the 8,000 international

portfolio investors responsible for

more than 80% of all global assets

under professional management.

Its website –– GFmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 24 years of

experience in international

financial markets, and provides

a valuable source of data on 192

countries. Headquartered in

New York, with offices in London

and Milan.

GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia 2011

NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Asia. This is the 12th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.

“In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”

Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks

First Round Winners in Asia 2011on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Australia – CitiBrunei – HSBCChina – CitiGuam – CitiHong Kong – HSBCIndia – CitiIndonesia – CitiJapan – CitiMalaysia – CIMB GroupPakistan – Standard CharteredPhilippines – BPISingapore – Standard CharteredSouth Korea – CitiSri Lanka – HSBCTaiwan – ChinatrustThailand – CitiVietnam – Citi

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Australia – CitiBangladesh – CitiBrunei – HSBCChina – CitiHong Kong – HSBCIndia – CitiIndonesia – CitiJapan – CitiKazakhstan – CitiMacau – HSBCMalaysia – HSBCNew Zealand – CitiPakistan – Citi Philippines – CitiSingapore – HSBCSouth Korea – CitiSri Lanka – HSBCTaiwan – CitiThailand – CitiVietnam – HSBC

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – HSBCBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Standard Chartered Best Web Site Design – Standard CharteredBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – HSBCBest Information Security Initiatives – HSBCBest in Mobile Banking – ChinaTrustBest in Social Media – Siam Commercial Bank

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management – HSBCBest Trade Finance Services – CitiBest Web Site Design – HSBCBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – HSBCBest Information Security Initiatives – HSBCBest in Mobile Banking – CitiBest in Social Media – Citi

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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,

has a circulation of 50,050 and

readers in 163 countries. Its

circulation is audited by BPA.

Global Finance’s audience includes

chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,

treasurers and other senior finan-

cial officers responsible for making

investment and strategic decisions

at multinational companies and

financial institutions. Global Finance

also targets the 8,000 international

portfolio investors responsible for

more than 80% of all global assets

under professional management.

Its website –– GFmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 24 years of

experience in international

financial markets, and provides

a valuable source of data on 192

countries. Headquartered in

New York, with offices in London

and Milan.

GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Central & Eastern Europe 2011

NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Central & Eastern Europe. This is the 12th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.

“In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”

Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks

First Round Winners in Central & Eastern Europe 2011on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Czech Republic – mBankEstonia – SwedbankLatvia – SwedbankLithuania – SwedbankPoland – BRE BankRomania – CitiSlovakia – mBank

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Bulgaria – CitiCzech Republic – CitiEstonia – UniCredit BankHungary – CitiLatvia – UniCredit BankLithuania – UniCredit BankPoland – BRE BankRomania – CitiRussia – CitiSerbia – UniCredit BankSlovakia – CitiSlovenia – UniCredit BankUkraine – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Bank MillenniumBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Garanti BankBest Web Site Design – SwedbankBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – SwedbankBest Information Security Initiatives – CitiBest in Mobile Banking – Bank MillenniumBest in Social Media – BRE Bank

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management – CitiBest Trade Finance Services – CitiBest Web Site Design – CitiBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – Bank PekaoBest Information Security Initiatives – CitiBest in Mobile Banking – CitiBest in Social Media – Citi

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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,

has a circulation of 50,050 and

readers in 163 countries. Its

circulation is audited by BPA.

Global Finance’s audience includes

chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,

treasurers and other senior finan-

cial officers responsible for making

investment and strategic decisions

at multinational companies and

financial institutions. Global Finance

also targets the 8,000 international

portfolio investors responsible for

more than 80% of all global assets

under professional management.

Its website –– GFmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 24 years of

experience in international

financial markets, and provides

a valuable source of data on 192

countries. Headquartered in

New York, with offices in London

and Milan.

GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Europe 2011NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Europe. This is the 12th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.

“In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”

Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks

First Round Winners in Europe 2011on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Austria – CitiCyprus – Marfin Popular Bank PublicGermany – CitiGreece – CitiIreland – CitiItaly – CitiPortugal – Banco Espirito Santo (BES)

Spain – CitiSwitzerland – CitiTurkey – HSBCUnited Kingdom – HSBC

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Lloyds TSB InternationalBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Yapi Kredi BankBest Web Site Design – Activo BankBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Activo BankBest Information Security Initiatives – Lloyds TSB InternationalBest in Mobile Banking – Activo BankBest in Social Media – AkBank

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management – CitiBest Trade Finance Services – HSBCBest Web Site Design – CitiBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – CitiBest Information Security Initiatives – HSBCBest in Mobile Banking – CitiBest in Social Media - Citi

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Channel Islands – HSBC Cyprus – Marfin Popular Bank PublicGreece – Piraeus BankPortugal – Activo BankSpain – BankinterTurkey – HSBCUnited Kingdom – Lloyds TSB International

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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,

has a circulation of 50,050 and

readers in 163 countries. Its

circulation is audited by BPA.

Global Finance’s audience includes

chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,

treasurers and other senior finan-

cial officers responsible for making

investment and strategic decisions

at multinational companies and

financial institutions. Global Finance

also targets the 8,000 international

portfolio investors responsible for

more than 80% of all global assets

under professional management.

Its website –– GFmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 24 years of

experience in international

financial markets, and provides

a valuable source of data on 192

countries. Headquartered in

New York, with offices in London

and Milan.

GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Latin America 2011

NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Latin America. This is the 12th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.

“In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”

Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks

First Round Winners in Latin America 2011on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Anguilla – ScotiabankAntigua & Barbuda - ScotiabankArgentina – Santander RioBahamas – ScotiabankBarbados – ScotiabankBelize – ScotiabankBrazil – Banco BradescoBritish Virgin Islands – ScotiabankCayman Islands– ScotiabankChile – Banco SantanderColombia – BancolombiaDominica – ScotiabankDominican Republic – ScotiabankGrenada – ScotiabankGuatemala – Banco Agromercantil de GuatemalaGuyana – ScotiabankJamaica – ScotiabankMexico – HSBCPuerto Rico – ScotiabankSt. Kitts & Nevis – Scotiabank

St Lucia – ScotiabankSt. Maarten – ScotiabankSt. Vincent & the Grenadines - ScotiabankTrinidad & Tobago – ScotiabankTurks and Caicos – ScotiabankUS Virgin Islands – ScotiabankVenezuela – BBVA Banco Provincial

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Anguilla – ScotiabankAntigua & Barbuda – ScotiabankArgentina – CitiBrazil – CitiBritish Virgin Islands – ScotiabankCayman Islands – ScotiabankChile – Corpbanca ChileColombia – CitiCosta Rica – CitiDominica – Scotiabank

Dominican Republic – CitiEcuador – CitiEl Salvador – CitiGrenada – ScotiabankGuatemala – CitiGuyana – ScotiabankHaiti – CitiHonduras – CitiJamaica – CitiMexico – BanamexPanama – CitiParaguay – CitiPeru – CitiPuerto Rico – BBVASt Kitts & Nevis – ScotiabankSt Lucia – ScotiabankSt. Maarten – ScotiabankSt Vincent & the Grenadines – ScotiabankTrinidad & Tobago – CitiUruguay – CitiVenezuela – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Banco Santander RioBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Banco PopularBest Web Site Design – HSBCBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Banco Santander RioBest Information Security Initiatives – HSBCBest in Mobile Banking – Banco Santander ChileBest in Social Media – Grupo Bancolombia

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management – CitiBest Trade Finance Services – BanamexBest Web Site Design – CitiBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – BanamexBest Information Security Initiatives – CitiBest in Mobile Banking – CitiBest in Social Media – Citi

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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,

has a circulation of 50,050 and

readers in 163 countries. Its

circulation is audited by BPA.

Global Finance’s audience includes

chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,

treasurers and other senior finan-

cial officers responsible for making

investment and strategic decisions

at multinational companies and

financial institutions. Global Finance

also targets the 8,000 international

portfolio investors responsible for

more than 80% of all global assets

under professional management.

Its website –– GFmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 24 years of

experience in international

financial markets, and provides

a valuable source of data on 192

countries. Headquartered in

New York, with offices in London

and Milan.

GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa 2011

NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Middle East/Africa. This is the 12th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.

“In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”

Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks

First Round Winners in Middle East/Africa 2011on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Bahrain – CitiEgypt – CitiIsrael – Bank LeumiJordan – Arab BankKuwait – Kuwait Finance HouseLebanon – Blom BankOman – Bank MuscatQatar – Mashreq BankSaudi Arabia – Samba Financial GroupUnited Arab Emirates – Standard CharteredZambia – Standard Chartered

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Algeria – CitiBahrain – HSBCCameroon – CitiCongo – CitiCote D’Ivoire – Citi

Egypt – CitiGabon – Citi Israel – CitiJordan – CitiKenya – CitiKuwait – CitiLebanon – CitiMorocco – CitiNigeria – CitiQatar – HSBCSaudi Arabia – SABBSenegal – CitiSouth Africa – CitiTanzania – CitiTunisia – CitiUnited Arab Emirates – HSBCUganda – CitiZambia – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Bank LeumiBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Abu Dhabi Commercial BankBest Web Site Design – Bank LeumiBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Samba Financial GroupBest Information Security Initiatives – Samba Financial GroupBest in Mobile Banking – Bank HapoalimBest in Social Media – Standard Chartered

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management – HSBCBest Trade Finance Services – HSBCBest Web Site Design – CitiBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – Samba Financial GroupBest Information Security Initiatives – HSBCBest in Mobile Banking – CitiBest in Social Media – Citi

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The reach of Global Finance Global Finance, founded in 1987,

has a circulation of 50,050 and

readers in 163 countries. Its

circulation is audited by BPA.

Global Finance’s audience includes

chairmen, presidents, CEOs, CFOs,

treasurers and other senior finan-

cial officers responsible for making

investment and strategic decisions

at multinational companies and

financial institutions. Global Finance

also targets the 8,000 international

portfolio investors responsible for

more than 80% of all global assets

under professional management.

Its website –– GFmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 24 years of

experience in international

financial markets, and provides

a valuable source of data on 192

countries. Headquartered in

New York, with offices in London

and Milan.

GFmag.comFor Awards Dinner ticket information please contact: Chris Giarraputo, [email protected] editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in North America 2011

NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in North America. This is the 12th year Global Finance has named the World’s Best Internet Banks. Details on all First Round winners will be published in the September issue. First Round winners include Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best Consumer Internet Banks at the country level. The Regional and Global winners for these categories will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in New York City in November and published in the December issue of Global Finance. Also announced were Regional winners in Sub-Categories. Global winners in the Sub-Categories will also be announced at the Awards Ceremony and in the December issue. The list of First Round winners follows.

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Only banks that entered the competition were considered for awards, and awards were only given in those regions, countries and categories in which there were entries.

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria: strength of strategy for attracting and servicing online customers, success in getting clients to use web offerings, growth of online customers, breadth of product offerings, evidence of tangible benefits gained from Internet initiatives, and web site design and functionality. Category winners, such as “best online cash management” were selected based on the relative strength and success of those web products and services.

“In less than a decade, the Internet has transformed the way many consumers and most businesses bank,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance. “The continuing improvements in Internet offerings represented by this year’s entries show that more significant Internet banking developments are still ahead of us.”

Find the full list of the World’s Best Internet Banks

First Round Winners in North America 2011on the following page.

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Canada – Royal Bank of CanadaUnited States – Wells Fargo

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Canada – CitiUnited States – Wells Fargo

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Online Deposit, Credit and Investment Product Offerings – Wells FargoBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Wells FargoBest Web Site Design – Royal Bank of CanadaBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Royal Bank of CanadaBest Information Security Initiatives – Wells FargoBest in Mobile Banking – CIBCBest in Social Media – Wells Fargo

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management – CitiBest Trade Finance Services – Wells FargoBest Web Site Design – HSBCBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – CitiBest Information Security Initiatives – HSBCBest in Mobile Banking – Wells FargoBest in Social Media – Citi