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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 –– www.gfmag.com –– offers analysis and articles that are the heritage of 23 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: Dan Keeler, Editor, [email protected] Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Asia. This is the 11th 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 judging panel. 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 2010 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 –– www.gfmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 23 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: Dan Keeler, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Asia 2010

NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Asia. This is the 11th 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 judging panel. 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 2010on the following page.

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Australia – HSBCBrunei – HSBCChina – ICBCGuam - CitiHong Kong – HSBCIndia – CitiIndonesia – CitiJapan – HSBCKyrgyz Republic – AsiaUniversalBankMalaysia – Standard CharteredPhilippines – CitiSingapore – Standard CharteredSouth Korea – CitiSri Lanka – HSBCTaiwan – ChinatrustThailand – CitiVietnam - HSBC

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Australia – CitiBangladesh – CitiBrunei – HSBCChina – Standard CharteredHong Kong – HSBCIndia – Standard CharteredIndonesia – HSBCJapan – CitiKazakhstan – CitiKyrgyz Republic – AsiaUniversalBankMacau - HSBCMalaysia – Standard CharteredNew Zealand – CitiPakistan – Citi Philippines – CitiSingapore – Standard CharteredSouth Korea – CitiSri Lanka – CitiTaiwan – CitiThailand – HSBCVietnam – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – Standard CharteredBest Bill Payment & Presentment – CitiBest Online Consumer Credit Site – Standard Chartered Best Web Site Design – Standard CharteredBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Standard CharteredBest Information Security Initiatives - HSBCBest Online Deposits Acquisition - HSBC

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – HSBCBest Online Cash Management – HSBCBest Trade Finance Services – HSBCBest Web Site Design – HSBCBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – Standard CharteredBest Information Security Initiatives - HSBC

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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 –– www.gfmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 23 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: Dan Keeler, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Central & Eastern Europe 2010

NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Central & Eastern Europe. This is the 11th 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 judging panel. 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 2010on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Bulgaria – RaiffeisenbankCzech Republic – mBankEstonia – SwedbankHungary – CitiLatvia: SwedbankLithuania – SwedbankPoland – Bank MillenniumRomania – Garanti Bank InternationalRussia – CitiSlovakia – Tatra Banka

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Bulgaria – CitiCzech Republic – CitiHungary – CitiLithuania – SEB BankasPoland – BRE BankRomania – CitiRussia – CitiSlovakia – CitiUkraine – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services - SwedbankBest Bill Payment & Presentment – SwedbankBest Online Consumer Credit – SwedbankBest Website Design – CitiBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – BRE BankBest Information Security – CitiBest Online Deposits Acquisition – Bank Millennium

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Online Cash Management – CitiBest Trade Finance – CitiBest Web Site Design – CitiBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – BRE BankBest Information Security Initiatives – Bank Pekao

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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 –– www.gfmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 23 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: Dan Keeler, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Europe 2010NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Europe. This is the 11th 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 judging panel. 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 2010on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Austria - CitiBelgium – CitiCyprus – Hellenic Bank Public CompanyDenmark – CitiFinland – CitiFrance – CitiGermany – CitiGreece – CitiIreland – CitiItaly – Citi

Luxembourg – CitiNetherlands – CitiNorway – CitiPortugal – CitiSpain – CitiSweden – CitiSwitzerland – CitiTurkey – HSBCUnited Kingdom – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – Lloyds TSB InternationalBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Yapi Kredi BankBest Online Consumer Credit Site – HSBCBest Web Site Design – HSBCBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – HSBCBest Information Security Initiatives – Lloyds TSB InternationalBest Online Deposits Acquisition – Akbank

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

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Channel Islands – HSBC Cyprus – Marfin Popular Bank PublicGreece – EFG Eurobank ErgasiasMalta – HSBCTurkey – Yapi Kredi BankUK – 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 –– www.gfmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 23 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: Dan Keeler, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Latin America 2010

NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Latin America. This is the 11th 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 judging panel. 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 2010on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Anguilla – ScotiabankAntigua - ScotiabankArgentina – Santander RioBahamas – ScotiabankBarbados – ScotiabankBelize - ScotiabankBrazil – HSBCBritish Virgin Islands – ScotiabankCayman Islands - ScotiabankChile – Banco SantanderColombia – BancolombiaDominica - ScotiabankDominican Republic – ScotiabankEl Salvador – HSBCGrenada – ScotiabankGuyana - ScotiabankJamaica – ScotiabankMexico – HSBCPuerto Rico – ScotiabankSt. Kitts – ScotiabankSt Lucia – ScotiabankSt. Maarten – ScotiabankSt. Vincent & the Grenadines - ScotiabankTrinidad & Tobago – Scotiabank

Turks and Caicos – ScotiabankUS Virgin Islands - ScotiabankVenezuela – Mercantil Banco Universal

COUNTRY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Argentina – CitiBrazil – CitiColombia – BancolombiaCosta Rica – CitiDominican Republic – CitiEcuador – CitiEl Salvador – CitiGuatemala – CitiHaiti – CitiHonduras – CitiJamaica – CitiMexico – BanamexPanama – CitiParaguay – CitiPeru – CitiPuerto Rico – CitiSt. Maarten – ScotiabankTrinidad & Tobago – CitiUruguay – CitiVenezuela – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – BancolombiaBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Banco Popular Puerto RicoBest Online Consumer Credit Site – Banco SantanderBest Web Site Design – BanamexBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Banco SantanderBest Information Security Initiatives – HSBCBest Online Deposits Acquisition – Banco Santander

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 – HSBC

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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 –– www.gfmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 23 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: Dan Keeler, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa 2010

NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in Middle East/Africa. This is the 11th 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 judging panel. 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 2010on the following page.

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Egypt – CitiIsrael – Bank LeumiJordan – Arab BankKuwait – Kuwait Finance HouseLebanon – Blom BankOman – Bank MuscatQatar – Mashreq BankSaudi Arabia – Samba Financial GroupSouth Africa – Absa Digital ChannelsUnited Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

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

Egypt – CitiGabon – CitiGhana – Standard Chartered Israel – CitiJordan – CitiKenya – Standard CharteredKuwait – HSBCLebanon – CitiMorocco - CitiNigeria – Standard CharteredOman - HSBCQatar – HSBCSaudi Arabia – HSBCSenegal – CitiSouth Africa - CitiTanzania – CitiTunisia – CitiUnited Arab Emirates – Standard CharteredUganda – CitiZambia – Citi

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REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – Falcom Financial ServicesBest Bill Payment & Presentment – HSBCBest Online Consumer Credit Site – HSBCBest Web Site Design – Samba Financial GroupBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Samba Financial GroupBest Information Security Initiatives – Samba Financial GroupBest Online Deposits Acquisition - HSBC

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management – Standard CharteredBest Trade Finance Services – Standard CharteredBest Web Site Design – CitiBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – Standard CharteredBest Information Security Initiatives – Standard Chartered

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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 –– www.gfmag.com ––

offers analysis and articles that

are the heritage of 23 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: Dan Keeler, Editor, [email protected]

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in North America 2010

NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 – Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the “World’s Best Internet Banks” competition in North America. This is the 11th 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 judging panel. 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 2010on the following page.

page 1 of 2

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COUNTRY WINNERSBest Consumer Internet Banks:Bermuda - HSBCCanada – CIBCUnited 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 Investment Management Services - CitiBest Bill Payment & Presentment – Wells FargoBest Online Consumer Credit Site – CitiBest Web Site Design – Wells FargoBest Integrated Consumer Bank Site – Wells FargoBest Information Security Initiatives – CIBCBest Online Deposits Acquisition – Wells Fargo

REGIONAL SUB-CATEGORY WINNERSBest Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks:Best Investment Management Services – CitiBest Online Cash Management Site – CitiBest Trade Finance Services – CitiBest Web Site Design – Wells FargoBest Integrated Corporate Bank Site – Bank of AmericaBest Information Security Initiatives – Wells Fargo