Almost 10 years into his role as chief executive of Singapore-based DBS, Piyush Gupta has spent the last six of them on a mission to make an institution that looks more like a tech company than a bank. His message and methods are working, as digital disruption shreds costs and creates new revenue streams. Has DBS created the template for how successful banks will need to look in the future?

The Singapore-based bank has developed into a business fit for purpose in the modern world. Is this the model for the bank of the future?

JPMorgan today dominates the global corporate and investment banking landscape. The key to success? A long-term strategy led by group co-president and CIB chief Daniel Pinto, and a management team that keeps the business in a constant state of reinvention.

In an industry of fast-paced change, this is the bank that is not only engaged with but driving change for the benefit of its customers.

With sustainability integrated in every business line, across geographies, with a commitment to innovation and standard setting, HSBC is central to the evolution of sustainable finance.

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Euromoney's global awards were presented in London on July 10; the next event is the Asia awards dinner in Hong Kong on July 16.

Arthur Hayes felt the golden days of finance had gone by the time he got started in investment banking in Hong Kong – until cryptocurrency gave him the opportunity to establish platform BitMEX, now one of the most successful bitcoin exchanges in the world.

As Euromoney turns 50, we review the agendas of the some of the top CEOs in banking.

Europe can build a more integrated system.

The scourge of short termism.

Lead by example.

The father of international finance in the 1960s.

For Euromoney's 50th anniversary issue, we picked out the six individual bankers that we believe define each of the decades of Euromoney’s existence. They are all giants of the industry. Their names transcend it.

Crossing bridges before you come to them.

The first global banker, from the 1970s.

Everyone wants to buy green bonds but many issuers, concerned about cost and complexity, don’t want to sell them. Non-green issuers could be all too ready to fill the void.

Master of reinvention.

AML needs a European solution.

Regulate big tech or deregulate banks.

The technology pioneer of the 1980s.

Banking is a secondary need.

If you missed the US train, catch the one in China.

Efficient banks will win the digital race.

The best banking and capital-markets coverage deserves the best covers – here's a small selection of the most memorable from the past few decades.

The giant of European banking in the 1990s.

Euromoney held a reception for its annual FX survey Tuesday June 11th at Grace Hall London. A selection of photographs of the evening can be viewed here.

Usefulness as necessity.

People rise to the top of the agenda.

Banks must continuously adapt.