PWM's inaugural Wealth Tech Awards contains 25 global and regional categories, rewarding 22 institutions for their ability to use technology to transform their business models and contributing to drive growth, support advisers, enhance brand and improve client experience

The younger, more dynamic private banks which cut their teeth in the emerging regions appear better placed to rise up and challenge the global leaders for a seat at the top table than the more traditional European names 

125 banks from countries around the world entered this year's Global Private Banking Awards. The winners of each category and those highly commended by the 16 judges are listed below

UBS may have come out on top once again in our annual awards, but competitors are closing in, while a number of regional banks appear to be making a successful transition onto the global stage

Fast-paced digitisation, leading to both enhanced customer experience and a more efficient business model, has taken over from investment-led innovation in the private banking world

120 banks from 60 countries around the world entered this year's Global Private Banking Awards. The winners of each category and those highly commended by the 15 judges are listed here