Awards and Recognition

Industry Ranking & Recognition

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Industry Recognition

2021
World’s Best Banks — Forbes
America's Best Banks— Forbes
2021 Best U.S. Regional Private Bank in the Midwest —  Global Finance
The Private Bank at Commerce Trust Company — The recognition comes as the bank stretched its capabilities during the pandemic to work with clients experiencing cash flow difficulties.

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2020
World’s Best Banks — Forbes
Best Banks in Each State (Kansas)— Forbes

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2019
Best in Business Award
One of the Best Banks in St. Louis — St. Louis Small Business Monthly — 10^th consecutive year

Private Asset Management Awards 2019 Highly Commended
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

Regional All-Stars by Bank Director — RankingBanking
   • 3rd Place in 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

World’s Best Banks — Forbes
Best Banks in America — Forbes
America's Best Mid-size Employers — Forbes
   • Three years in a row

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2018
Client Achievement Awards — Visa DPS
   • Highest Authorization Approval Rate – Prepaid Consumer
   • Emerging Payments Adoption
   • Pursuit of Excellence – Prepaid Consumer

Greenwich Excellence Awards — Greenwich Associates¹
Middle Market Banking ($10-500MM):
   • Likelihood to Recommend / Net Promoter Score
   • Likelihood to Recommend / Net Promoter Score - Midwest
   • Overall Satisfaction with Relationship Manager

Best Banks in America — Forbes
America's Best Employers  for Women  —  Forbes

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Technology & Innovation

2020
Best in Banking Award for North America, The Pioneer Award — Temenos
The Pioneer Award recognizes one customer that has demonstrated a continued contribution to the advancement of new technology together with Temenos

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2019
Innovation Award in Cash Managements and Payments in Customer Experience — Aite Group

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2018
3^rd Best Digital Experience in Banking — Extractable

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Culture & Team

2021
Best Mid-Size Employers — Forbes
Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) — Commerce Bank received a score of 90 on the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

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2020

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

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2019
America’s Best Mid-Size Employer — Forbes
Ace Award - Derrick Nelson — Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Top 3 Best Places to Work in St. Louis — St. Louis Business Journal¹
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

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2018
Top Workplaces — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
America’s Best Mid-Size Employer — Forbes
America's Best Employers for Women — Forbes
Women to Watch – Patty Kellerhals — American Banker
Women Who Mean Business – Paula Petersen — Kansas City Business Journal
ATHENA Young Professional Award – Sarah Dubbert

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Community

2018
Stribling Community Service Award – Josh Hanley — Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce
Casa Community Champion Award — Casa de Salud

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