[1] Since its founding, the magazine has claimed a dedication to the international perspective through features, interviews, multi-media applications, and events.

It combines in-depth regional and country coverage with reports on global financial markets, regulation and policy, cash management and securities services, commodities and carbon finance, infrastructure and project finance, trading and technology, clearing and settlement, and management and governance issues.

[3] The Banker's primary focus is global financial comment and insight, featuring opinion pieces, profiles, and interviews with leading banking and finance figures.

Top 1000 World Banks[6] is published annually in July based on the findings of The Banker Database.

Since 2007, it has aimed to help estimate the size and growth rate of the emerging Islamic financial marketplace.