Celebrating the industry's finest
13 October 2026 | Business Design Centre | London
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THE 2026 SHORTLIST IS HERE
The wait is over. The finalists for the Open Banking Expo Awards have been revealed.
Now in their seventh year, the Awards celebrate the organisations, teams and individuals leading the way in Open Banking, Open Finance and Smart Data across the globe.
Following a 46% increase in entries this year, our independent judging panel has selected the innovators, partnerships, projects and people that stood out from an exceptionally strong field.
JOIN US FOR THE BIG REVEAL
The shortlist is confirmed. Now there is only one question: who will take home the trophies?
Join 250+ leaders from across Open Banking, Open Finance and payments as we celebrate the industry's achievements and reveal the 2026 winners.
13 October 2026 | Business Design Centre | London
SEE WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE
CATEGORIES
- Best Anti-Fraud Solution
- Best App
- Open Banking for Good
- Best Customer Experience
- Innovation of the Year
- Most Impactful Open Banking Initiative
- Best Use of AI in Open Banking & Open Finance: Customer Experience & Decisioning<
- Best Use of AI in Open Banking & Open Finance: Operations, Risk & Compliance
- Women in Open Banking Award – Rising Star
- Women in Open Banking Award – Woman of the Year
- Industry Technology Leader of the Year
- Industry Ecosystem Leader of the Year
- Advocate of the Year
- Best Team
- Best Use of Data
- Best Open Finance Application
- Best Open Banking Payments Project
- Best Regulatory Open Banking Initiative
- Best Open Banking Sector Transformation
- Best Industry Partnership
- Best Open Banking Infrastructure: Ecosystem Enablers
- Best Open Banking Infrastructure: Platform Providers
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