IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2025
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Here’s to the coolest in FinTech!

IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2025
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Recognising and celebrating the best in FinTech!

IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2025
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2024 Numbers - 400+ submissions | 52 countries | 155 banks | 30 awards

Celebrate the Coolest in FinTech

IBSi is proud to announce the launch of the Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2025, celebrating the exceptional achievements of banks, financial institutions, and technology providers who continue to redefine innovation in the financial sector. Nominations for 2025 edition of GFIA will be opening soon, inviting the best and brightest to showcase their transformative projects.

The results of the IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2024 have already set a high standard for excellence. With over 400 submissions from global banks and financial institutions collaborating with technology providers, the competition showcased remarkable innovation and cutting-edge solutions. The winners exemplified the power of emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and digital banking solutions, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the industry.

The GFIA 2024 awards raised the bar by recognizing groundbreaking achievements across key categories such as Core Banking, Digital Lending, and Use of AI/ML. Several categories featured joint winners, reflecting the exceptional calibre of innovation. As we prepare for another exciting year, the 2025 edition of the IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards promises to celebrate even greater achievements.

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Most Innovative and Impact Generating Projects of 2025 - Across these categories:
Best Conventional Banking Technology Implementations
  1. Best Core Banking Implementation
  2. Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation
  3. Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation | Mobile
  4. Best Retail Payments System Implementation
  5. Best Payment Hub/Wholesale Payments Implementation
  6. Best Digital Lending Implementation
  7. Best Transaction Banking Implementation
  8. Best Trade Finance Implementation
  9. Best Supply Chain Finance Implementation
  10. Best Treasury Implementation
  11. Best Wealth Management & Private Banking Implementation
  12. Best Investment & Fund Management Implementation
  13. Best Risk Management Implementation
  14. Best Quality Assurance/Quality Engineering Execution
  15. Best Islamic Banking Implementation
  16. Best Card Management System Implementation
Best Adoption of Emerging Technologies
  1. Most Innovative Digital Onboarding rollout
  2. Most Innovative Use of AI /ML
  3. Most Innovative API / Open Banking Model
  4. Most Innovative use of Process Automation
  5. Most Innovative Intelligent Document Processing
  6. Most Innovative use of Blockchain in Banking
  7. Most Innovative Cloud Deployment
  8. Most Innovative Digital Wallets Deployment
  9. Most Innovative Data Services/Data Warehouse Project
  10. Most Innovative Insurtech Implementation
  11. Most Effective Cybersecurity Deployment
  12. Most Effective Compliance / RegTech Deployment
  13. Most Effective Bank-FinTech Partnership
  14. Best ESG Implementation

Want to know more about the Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2024 winners? To read the full press release click here.

We received over 400+ nominations across 155 banks from 52 countries across the globe, recognising the most innovative and impact-generating projects in 30 categories.

IBSi Managing Editor Robin Amlot talks about the IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2024

Winning Suppliers | 2024

Winning Banks/ FI | 2024

Testimonials

I am honored and happy to accept GFIA award on behalf of MCB. It's a real pleasure to be amongst what IBS Intelligence calls the coolest in FinTech. This award means that MCB made the right move and we need to always stay ahead of the innovation game, not only for us but first and foremost for our customers.

- Vincent Chatard - CEO, Mauritius Commercial Bank

The GFIA is an excellent initiative by IBS Intelligence. It has been instrumental in making Nucleus Software visible in the technology ecosystem and giving our work the desired visibility. It is imperative to recognize the excellent work by the financial institutions, banks, and technology providers because financial implementations are overly complex, and a lot of hard work is expected from either implementor.

- Parag Bhise – CEO, Nucleus Software

We are thrilled to have won the award for the best Core Banking Implementation & Best Adoption of Tools and Practices with Allica Bank. Thank you so much IBSi for running an awards program like GFIA and recognizing our work!

- Nelson Wootton - CEO, SaaScada

We are incredibly pleased to receive this award for the most impactful project under the Digital Channel. We are happy to share that this is the second consecutive year we got the award under this category. It is a testament that adds credibility to our working model with leading banks such as GCB Bank. We believe in delivering innovative products and services to our customers across all digital banking channels.

- Amit Darda – CEO, Modefin

I would like to thank IBS Intelligence and the distinguished judging panel for this remarkable distinction. These awards are not only a test to the transformative impact of Ila's revolutionary cloud based digital banking model, but it also reinforces our commitment to delivering life-changing banking experiences in the MENA region and beyond.

- Mohamed Almaraj - CEO, Ila Bank Bahrain

FAQs

The IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2025 seek to identify and honour banks, financial institutions and technology players for their excellence in driving impact through banking technology implementations and innovations using emerging technologies. The IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards is in its fifth year, celebrating the coolest in FinTech globally. IBS Intelligence invites banks, financial institutions, global banking technology pioneers and new-age FinTech suppliers to showcase their excellence in project delivery and innovation. Last year the Awards received over 400+ nominations from 50+ countries across the globe in 30+ categories.

This year, IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards will recognise the most innovative and impactful projects, around the world, across 30+ categories as listed below:

Conventional Banking Technology Implementations

Best Conventional Banking Technology Implementations

  1. Best Core Banking Implementation
  2. Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation
  3. Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation | Mobile
  4. Best Retail Payments System Implementation
  5. Best Payment Hub/Wholesale Payments Implementation
  6. Best Digital Lending Implementation
  7. Best Transaction Banking Implementation
  8. Best Trade Finance Implementation
  9. Best Supply Chain Finance Implementation
  10. Best Treasury Implementation
  11. Best Wealth Management & Private Banking Implementation
  12. Best Investment & Fund Management Implementation
  13. Best Risk Management Implementation
  14. Best Quality Assurance/Quality Engineering Execution
  15. Best Islamic Banking Implementation
  16. Best Card Management System Implementation

Best Adoption of Emerging Technologies

  1. Most Innovative Digital Onboarding rollout
  2. Most Innovative Use of AI /ML
  3. Most Innovative API / Open Banking Model
  4. Most Innovative use of Process Automation
  5. Most Innovative Intelligent Document Processing
  6. Most Innovative use of Blockchain in Banking
  7. Most Innovative Cloud Deployment
  8. Most Innovative Digital Wallets Deployment
  9. Most Innovative Data Services/Data Warehouse Project
  10. Most Innovative Analytics Deployment
  11. Most Innovative Customer Loyalty Initiative
  12. Most Innovative Insurtech Implementation
  13. Most Effective Cybersecurity Deployment
  14. Most Effective Compliance / RegTech Deployment
  15. Most Effective Bank-FinTech Partnership
  16. Best ESG Implementation

The IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards recognises innovative and impactful projects. We understand that there could be multiple projects running at a financial institution. Hence there is no restriction on the same financial institution being nominated for multiple categories.

IBS Intelligence reserves the right to use the information to analyse the key trends, developing the content, and publish in the form of Journal Articles and/or Case Studies.

Yes, there is no limit to the number of nominations that one institution can submit for consideration. However, each nomination has to be made as a separate application.

The jury will adjudge the nominations based on the best industry practices. Some of the typical criteria for evaluation are listed below:

Best Banking Technology Implementation Awards

  1. Best Program Vision
  2. Best Adopted Tools and Practices
  3. Most Impactful Project
  4. Best Project Implementation

 Best FinTech Innovation Awards

  1. Best Program Vision
  2. Most Agile Deployment
  3. Most Impactful Project
  4. Most Innovative Project

We welcome nominations from all entities, including banks, financial institutions, banking technology suppliers, and FinTech companies, in 30+ categories. The key criteria for submission is that the project or proof of concept must be implemented at a financial institution. It is important to note that the implementation should not be older than two years and must have gone live or been implemented before June 2025. Please be aware that if a project was previously nominated for evaluation in an earlier edition, that specific nomination will not be considered.

In the event the name of the bank cannot be shared, you are required to provide the profile of the bank, for example, the tier of the bank, geography where it is located, size of the bank in terms of asset size, no. of branches or anything else you can share about the bank, without actually naming the bank. There also needs to be some artefacts that must be shared in a separate email to us at InnovationAwards2022@ibsintelligence.com , to substantiate your claims. In the absence of both being shared, the panel may not consider your nomination, considering that other participants would be submitting their responses along with their claims. So, this would be taken up on a case by case basis.

No, participating in the IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards is free of cost.

IBSi Global Innovation FinTech Awards jury will be evaluating the quality and nature of the submissions made. The panel will make an informed decision on the banks that need to be contacted for necessary validations and/or confirmations. This will be determined, among other factors, based on the supporting documentation provided, information validated in the public domain as well as the existing knowledge base with IBSi. The jury reserves the right to contact the banks quoted in nominations. In any case, please note that IBSi team will keep the supplier informed before formally connecting with the relevant contact person at the bank, as referred in the nomination details.

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