The Innovators Awards

Traditional banking is being rapidly transformed by innovations such as mobile and real-time payments, the use of blockchain technology, and emerging AI solutions, making financial services more efficient, secure and accessible.

Global Finance’s Innovators are at the forefront of this transformation and are leading the way to the future of finance. Innovations are recognized in the following areas: the Most Innovative Financial Institutions, the Most Innovative Financial Technology Companies, and the Top Financial Innovations of the year, globally and regionally.

Honorees are featured in the June print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com. In past years, Innovator honorees have been celebrated at awards ceremonies held in New York, London, and Dubai.

Our initial call attracted entries from innovators touting their achievements at the global, regional, and local levels. Global Finance also received nominations for the top innovations of the year from correspondents and external sources. To accommodate invention, we do not set categories but insist that notations be a “first” in some way. The editorial board evaluated entries, and nominations were vetted with independent research. Winners were selected following rigorous debate.