Awards
Innovators 2026: AI Drives Finance Re-Architecture
This year’s top innovators are embedding intelligent systems at the core of banking operations.
Author: Gilly Wright
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Innovators 2026: Most Innovative Banks—Global Winners
BBVA, DBS, and BNY are reimagining how technology, data, AI, and digital assets can transform every aspect of financial services.
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The Innovators 2026: Middle East
Middle East fintech is rapidly emerging as a government-backed, AI-driven financial hub, reshaping payments, banking, and digital ecosystems
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The Innovators 2026: North America
From agentic AI to stablecoins, North America is modernizing finance through regulated innovation.
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The Innovators 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe has moved from a phase of fintech disruption to one of institutional scale and regulatory governance.
Winner Insights
BNY Bridges Ecosystems With Financial Innovations
Jay Hinton, global head of Product, Data & Analytics, BNY—a global winner in the Most Innovative Banks category—explains the role of BNY’s D&A platform in an evolving financial world.
Executive Interviews
Siemens’ Heiko Nix Details the Corporate Treasury Tech Upgrade
Heiko Nix, Global Head of Cash Management and Payments at Siemens, discusses the shift to programmable, 24/7 payment systems, bets on tokenized money for corporate use, and explains how a lack of standardization turned a six-month API integration project into a three-year challenge.
Technology
Citi Sky’s AI Reshapes Wealth Management
Citi wants its AI to talk money 24/7—just don’t expect it to replace your wealth advisor’s judgment anytime soon.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
How Autonomous Treasury Speeds Cash Visibility
The advent of autonomous treasury has ignited a competitive push, complete with aggressive industry targets. Not all companies will want to proceed at the same speed.
Executive Interviews
Global Salon: Transaction Banking’s Digital Pivot
Chad Wallace shares how digital transformation is reshaping transaction banking—and the strategies banks need to stay competitive.
Banking
Banks Eye Crypto Specialists
By investing, banks gain the technical “plumbing” to transform their balance sheets and client assets into tradeable digital tokens.
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World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2026
Amid an unstable global economy, companies are integrating supply chain finance more deeply into their corporate finance strategy.