UniCredit has been very successful in the Global Finance Foreign Exchange Provider Awards 2021, winning the regional Award as "Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2021" in CEE and the country awards for Austria, Croatia and Romania.
UniCredit was named "Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2021" by the US business magazine "Global Finance" at the World's Best Foreign Exchange Awards 2021, taking first place in the international ranking for the CEE region alongside the country awards for Austria, Croatia and Romania.
Günter Schubert, UniCredit Bank Austria Management Board member responsible for Corporate & Investment Banking: "We are very proud to rank first place once again. This international award symbolises recognition of the excellent performance of our employees, underlining that our comprehensive and innovative product range makes us a successful and reliable partner for internationally active companies."
As a foreign exchange provider, UniCredit combines local advisory with the global expertise of trading experts in London, Munich, Milan, New York and Hong Kong. International customers consequently benefit from innovative products and our Group's trading strengths at the world's major financial centers, as well as from our local reach as a simple successful pan-European Commercial Bank and our advisory skills.
"In these challenging times, our clients more than ever need a strong partner and best-in-class services especially in their Foreign Exchange activities. Being awarded Best FX Provider in CEE 2021 by Global Finance's Best FX awards is a recognition of our broad expertise in FX Trading and Sales, and the One UniCredit - One Team effort with all colleagues across the CEE Region in providing clients top quality service." - stated Fabio Fornaroli, UniCredit's Head of CIB & Private Banking in CEE.
The criteria for choosing the winners included transaction volume, market share, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies. Global Finance also considered input from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology specialists.
Global Finance, founded in 1987, is headquartered in New York with offices around the world and has a circulation of 50,050 and readers in 188 countries. Global Finance's audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.