Awards & Recognition
Highlights
Industry Recognition
2024
2023
World's Best Banks – Forbes
America’s Best Banks in Each State – Forbes
2022
America's Best Banks – Forbes
World’s Best Banks – Forbes
Best Customer Service– Newsweek
2021
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
2020
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.
2019
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
2018
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
Technology and Innovation
2022 –2020
Temenos Customer Awards
The Core Transformation Award
2022
The Core Transformation Award recognizes the breadth and depth of Commerce's core banking modernization project.
Temenos ‘Best in Banking’ Awards for North America
The Pioneer Award
2020
The Pioneer Award recognizes one customer that has demonstrated a continued contribution to the advancement of new technology together with Temenos.
2019 – 2018
Customer Experience Award – Aite Group Innovation in Cash Management and Payments Forum, 2019
3rd Best Digital Experience in Banking – Extractable, 2018
Culture and Team
2024
2023
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
2022
America's Best Midsize Employers– Forbes
2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) – Human Rights Campaign
Best Employer by State: Missouri– Forbes
2021
America's Best Midsize Employers – Forbes
2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) score of 90 – Human Rights Campaign
2020
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
2019
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
2018
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
Community
2024
Ingram's
Corporate Champion Award
2023
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
