Shortlist 2026

Best Use of Data Analytics
Domestic & General
HCLTech & LGT
J.P. Morgan AWM
PANTA
Zuto

Best Use of Data
Domestic & General
Fundpath
HCLTech & Deutsche Bank
J.P. Morgan AWM
Morningstar Wealth
Xceptor & Danske Bank
Zuto

Best Use of AI for Risk Management and Financial Crime Prevention
Featurespace & NatWest
Hawk
HCL iControl & Surety
ID-Pal
Temenos

Best Use of AI for Operational Efficiency and Customer Experience
Allica Bank
Capital on Tap
Checkout.com
Domestic & General
Finastra
FintechOS
J.P. Morgan AWM
Moterra AI
RedCompass Labs
Taktile
Trading Central

GenAI Application in Financial Services
1fs Wealth
Allica Bank
ANNA Money
Domestic & General
Finastra
J.P. Morgan AWM
Maveric NXT
Moterra AI
Temenos

AI Ethics and Governance Initiative
Judges Choice - Announced on the night.

Best Use of IT in Consumer Finance
HCLTech & NatWest
Lloyds Banking Group
Shawbrook
Zoot

Best Use of IT in Investment Banking
HCLTech & Deutsche Bank
Xceptor

Best Use of IT in Commercial Finance
Judges Choice - Announced on the night.

Best Customer Service and Experience Technology
Dojo
Domestic & General
HCLSoftware
HCLTech & NatWest
Lloyds Banking Group

Consumer Finance Innovation of the Year
Lloyds Banking Group
Zuto

Most Innovative B2B Product of the Year
Alfa Systems 6
Alloy
ATOMIC by APEXX Global
Featurespace
Finastra
FintechOS
PANTA
payabl.
Verto
Xceptor

Most Innovative B2C Product of the Year
1fs Wealth
Domestic & General
HCLTech & Credem
Octopus Money

Retail Payments Innovation of the Year
Deutsche Bank & Lufthansa
Ecommpay
mobiquity® Pay & mobiquity® One by Comviva
payabl.
Zoot

Wholesale Payments Innovation of the Year
Bank of England & Accenture
Checkout.com
HCLTech & Eurobank
Navro

Digital Identity Innovation
Alloy
ID-Pal

Employee Experience Technology
Judges Choice - Announced on the night.

Banking as a Service – Platform of the Year
BKN301 & Finastra
Maveric NXT & MuchBetter

Most Disruptive Financial Sector Technology
ClearBank
Featurespace
Fundpath
PANTA

Financial Sector Innovation of the Year
Judges Choice - Announced on the night.

Digital Transformation Project of the Year – Enterprise
Allica Bank
Finastra & ZB Financial Holdings
HCLTech & Deutsche Bank
HCLTech & NatWest
Maveric NXT
Zoot

Cloud Innovation of the Year
Data Guardian by Alfa
Form3
Intelligent Processing Solutions

Best Use of Embedded Finance and Open Banking
Ecommpay
Nucleus Commercial Finance

Anti-fraud Solution of the Year
Chargebacks911
Ecommpay
Featurespace & NatWest
ID-Pal
Lynx
payabl.
Shufti
Worldpay

Cyber Security Solution of the Year
1fs Wealth
HCLSoftware
Illumio
Immersive

Risk Management Solution of the Year
Featurespace
Featurespace & NatWest
GIST Impact
HCLTech & Deutsche Bank
Taktile
Tribe Payments

RegTech and Compliance Project of the Year
Finastra
HCLTech & Deutsche Bank
Intellect Design Arena
Napier AI & Banco do Brasil

ESG and Sustainability Solution of the Year
1fs Wealth
Domestic & General
GIST Impact

ESG Excellence in Banking
Judges Choice - Announced on the night.

Financial Inclusion Award
Ecommpay
myPOS

CTO/CIO of the Year Award
Tom Porter, Co-Founder & Chief Technology & Data Officer, Fundpath
Dan Reid, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, Xceptor 

Best Financial Services IT Team
HCLTech & NatWest
J.P. Morgan AWM
Morningstar Wealth

Technology Provider of the Year
Chargebacks911
FICO
Finastra
Fundpath
GIST Impact
Morningstar Wealth
Temenos

Startup of the Year
Judges Choice - Announced on the night.

Financial Institution and Technology Provider Project of the Year
GIST Impact
HCLTech & apoBank
Nucleus Commercial Finance
Worldpay

Best Technology Provider Collaboration
GBST & Wipro
GIST Impact
HCLSoftware