Banking Tech Awards is a annual industry award recognizing excellence in Finance. Organized by FinTech Futures (Informa Connect), it covers the Global region. Established in 1999.
The Banking Tech Awards have been run since 1999 by FinTech Futures, the banking-technology publication owned by Informa Connect, making them one of the longest-running dedicated awards for technology in financial services. The program draws entries from banks, fintechs, paytechs, regtechs and AI vendors worldwide, with submissions assessed by a panel of independent expert judges after the nomination fee is paid and before judging begins. A companion program, the Banking Tech Awards USA, runs on a separate spring cycle for the North American market.
Categories cover technology projects, software products, leadership and team awards across fintech, regtech, paytech and AI, and winners are announced at a black-tie gala dinner — the 2026 ceremony takes place on 3 December at the Hilton Park Lane in London. For vendors, a Banking Tech Award is a widely recognized credibility marker in bank procurement conversations; for banks' internal technology and digital teams, it is one of the few established ways to get industry-level recognition for a delivery or transformation project.
Entry is straightforward but paid: the standard fee is £345 per nomination, discounted to £295 per category for early-bird submissions before early June, with a surcharge for late payments. Nominations open in spring and typically close in July — the 2026 deadline was extended to 24 July. Strong entries read like a case study: a clearly scoped project or product, quantified business and customer impact, and evidence of genuine innovation rather than feature lists. Budget for multiple category entries only where the evidence genuinely differs.