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Coming In June 2016 – A Special Issue Dedicated to Innovation
Nominations are due by March 8, 2016.
In June 2016, Global Finance will publish a special issue recognizing the world's most innovative companies and banks in five specialties:
Corporate Finance (for corporates only)
Transaction Services
Trade Finance
Foreign Exchange
Islamic Finance
To be considered for listing, firms must have created an innovation in one of these areas in the past year. The Corporate Finance listings honor non-financial corporates only, for innovation in their treasury or finance functions; any organization may be nominated for the other four categories. You may nominate your own or another firm under one or more of the following subcategories, as defined by the OECD's Oslo Manual of Innovation:
PRODUCT INNOVATION
A good or service that is new or significantly improved. This includes upgrades in technical specifications, components and materials, software, user friendliness or other functional characteristics.
PROCESS INNOVATION
A new or significantly improved production or delivery method. This includes changes in techniques, equipment and/or software.
MARKETING INNOVATION
A new marketing method involving significant changes in product design or packaging, product placement, product promotion or pricing.
ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
A new or better approach to business practices, workplace organization or external relations.
Take advantage of this opportunity to participate in the review process.
If you would like to be considered for inclusion in the feature, or to nominate another firm for inclusion, please respond succinctly to the questions on the following page.
1) Please indicate for which category or categories you are submitting an entry. (If more than one, please submit a separate entry for each.)
Corporate Finance (for corporates only)
Transaction Services
Trade Finance
Foreign Exchange
Islamic Finance
2) What is the most innovative solution the organization has launched in the past year?
3) Please indicate which one of the following categories the innovation falls under:
I. PRODUCT INNOVATION
II. PROCESS INNOVATION
III. MARKETING INNOVATION
IV. ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
4) How was the solution innovative or disruptive to the existing model? (Please refer to the definitions on the cover page of this form.)
5) How does the organization structure internal resources to encourage innovation?
6) Please provide the following information:
Company name:
Solution being nominated:
Category of innovation:
Submitter’s name, title and email address:
Please submit your responses in Word or PDF format to: Susan Berger, sberger@gfmag.com