BENGALURU – October 29, 2026 -- Qorus and Infosys Finacle named 37 financial institutions as winners of the 13th Banking Innovation Awards, selected from 538 projects submitted by 206 institutions in 68 countries.
Winners selected across ten categories by peer vote and 81-member jury
The awards span ten categories: Business Model Innovation, Product and Service Innovation, Business Banking Innovation, Predictive, AI-led Value Creation, Operational Transformation and Customer Experience Innovation. They also cover Social, Sustainable & Responsible Banking Innovation, Modern Tech Innovation of the Year, Neobank and Fintech Innovation, and Transformative Innovator of the Year.
Selection combined voting by a community of industry peers with evaluation by a jury of 81 senior global banking executives.
Ceremony at Infosys Finacle Conclave 2026 in Rome honors winners
Winners were honored at the Infosys Finacle Conclave 2026, the company's annual leadership conference for the banking and financial services industry, held in Rome, Italy. Infosys Finacle is part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys. Qorus is a global association for retail financial institutions.
Qorus chairman says AI now features in nearly every submitted initiative
John Berry, Chairman of Qorus, said AI is becoming an integral part of nearly every initiative, transforming projects and extending what is possible in banking.
Sajit Vijayakumar, CEO of Infosys Finacle, said banks are "moving beyond experimentation" and applying AI, data, digital platforms and new business models to generate measurable impact at scale. He described banking as evolving toward pervasive intelligence, real-time engagement and value creation across connected ecosystems.