DBS Named World's Best AI Bank in Inaugural Global Finance AI in Finance Awards 2025

DBS Bank has been named World's Best AI Bank in the inaugural Global Finance AI in Finance Awards 2025, recognising the Singapore-based institution's deployment of over 1,500 AI models across more than 370 use cases.

The award reflects the scale and maturity of DBS's AI operations, which span customer service, risk management, fraud detection, and operational automation. The bank said its AI deployments have generated significant measurable economic impact, including cost savings, revenue growth, and risk reduction.

DBS's AI strategy has been distinguished by its systematic, organisation-wide approach rather than limiting AI to isolated innovation projects. The bank has built dedicated AI teams, established governance frameworks, and created the data infrastructure needed to deploy AI models at scale across all business divisions.

The 1,500 AI models in production represent one of the highest concentrations of deployed AI in global banking. The models range from relatively simple predictive analytics for customer marketing to complex deep learning systems for real-time fraud detection and credit risk assessment.

Global Finance's decision to launch a dedicated AI in Finance awards category reflects the growing importance of AI capabilities as a competitive differentiator in banking. DBS's selection as the inaugural winner establishes a benchmark against which other banks' AI maturity will be measured.

DBS has been one of the most consistently innovative banks globally, having previously been named World's Best Digital Bank by multiple industry publications. The AI award adds to a portfolio of technology recognitions that underscore the bank's position at the forefront of banking innovation.