Awards & Recognition

World's Best Banks – Forbes

America’s Best Banks in Each State – Forbes

America's Best Banks – Forbes

World’s Best Banks – Forbes

Best Customer Service– Newsweek

World’s Best Banks – Forbes

America’s Best Banks in each state (Missouri) – Forbes

America's Best Banks – Forbes

Best U.S. Regional Private Bank in the Midwest – Global Finance
Awarded to The Private Bank at Commerce Trust Company, this recognition comes as the bank stretched its capabilities during the pandemic to work with clients experiencing cash flow difficulties.

A-List Readers' Choice Poll – STL Magazine

World’s Best Banks – Forbes

America’s Best Banks in each state (Kansas) – Forbes

Gold PRISM Award – Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
The PRISM Awards program recognizes the very best in strategic public relations programs and tactical execution. Commerce Bank was recognized with the Gold PRISM Award for the bank’s customer communication response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best in Business Award – St. Louis Small Business Monthly
One of the Best Banks in St. Louis — 10th consecutive year

Highly Commended – Private Asset Management Awards
The Commerce Trust Company — Highly Commended, Best Private Wealth Manager, Client Service — Over $5 Billion

Client Achievement Awards – Visa^® DPS

• Emerging Payments Adoption
• Highest Portfolio Growth
• Highest Authorization Approval Rate
• Lowest Gross Fraud Rate

World’s Best Banks – Forbes

RankingBanking Regional All-Stars – Bank Director

• 3rd – Best Bank Overall in the Midwest
• 1st – Best Branch Network Strategy
• 1st – Best Core Deposit Growth Strategy
• 1st – Best Retail Strategy
• 2nd – Best Technology Strategy
• 2nd – Best Commercial Lending Strategy
• 2nd – Best Board
• 3rd – Best Bank for Millennial Employees
• 4th – Best Small Business Strategy
• 4th – Best Corporate Citizen
• 4th – Best M&A Strategy

America’s Best Banks – Forbes

Client Achievement Awards – Visa^® DPS

• Highest Authorization Approval Rate — Prepaid Consumer
• Emerging Payments Adoption
• Pursuit of Excellence — Prepaid Consumer

Greenwich Excellence Awards – Greenwich Associates
Middle Market Banking ($10-500MM):

• Likelihood to Recommend / Net Promoter Score
• Likelihood to Recommend / Net Promoter Score - Midwest
• Overall Satisfaction with Relationship Manager

America’s Best Banks – Forbes

Customer Experience Award – Aite Group Innovation in Cash Management and Payments Forum, 2019

3rd Best Digital Experience in Banking – Extractable, 2018

Leader in Disability Inclusion – Center for Disability Inclusion

Best Companies to Work For – U.S. News & World Report

Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families – Newsweek

America’s Greatest Workplaces – Newsweek

America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity– Newsweek

America's Best Midsize Employers – Forbes

Leader in Disability Inclusion– Center for Disability Inclusion

2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI)– Human Rights Campaign

America's Best Midsize Employers– Forbes

2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) – Human Rights Campaign

Best Employer by State: Missouri– Forbes

America's Best Midsize Employers – Forbes

2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) score of 90 – Human Rights Campaign

America's Best Midsize Employers – Forbes

Champions of Business Award – Forbes

Best Places to Work 2020 (finalist) – St. Louis Business Journal

Most Influential Business Women: Cathy Arshadi – St. Louis Business Journal

America's Best Midsize Employers – Forbes

Best Employers by State: Missouri – Forbes

Ace Award: Derrick Nelson – Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Top 3 Best Places to Work in St. Louis – St. Louis Business Journal
*Among employers with 1,000 or more employees

Engaged Performance Awards – Outstanding Employer 2019 – Korn Ferry
Commerce Bank is a winner in both the engagement and enablement categories

Diverse Leaders Award: Tiffany Charles – St. Louis Business Journal

Most Influential Business Women: Molly Hyland – St. Louis Business Journal

America's Best Midsize Employers – Forbes

America’s Best Employers for Women – Forbes

Top Workplaces – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Women to Watch: Patty Kellerhals – American Banker

Women Who Mean Business: Paula Petersen – Kansas City Business Journal

ATHENA Young Professional Award: Sarah Dubbert

Best Places to Work in St. Louis Award – St. Louis Business Journal

Inclusive Excellence Community Engagement Award – MSU

Champion of Business Award – Kansas City Business Journal

Corporate Partner of the New Year – Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Community Partnership Award – UMKC Trustees

• Best Local Office in Nashville from Nashville Business Journal’s Best in Business Awards
• Champion of Diversity Award from Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

• St. Louis A-List Winner in Bank Category from St. Louis Magazine

• Champion of Business award from Kansas City Business Journal

• Best Places to Work in St. Louis award from the St. Louis Business Journal
• Best in Business Awards for Best Small Bank in St. Louis from St. Louis Small Business Monthly

• Casa Community Champion Award from Casa de Salud