BIAN Transformation Awards 2026 · Entries close March 16, 2027
Is Your Transformation Story the Next to Be Recognized?
Make an impact with BIAN. Get recognized.
Great transformation deserves to be recognized. The BIAN Transformation Awards 2026 are open for submissions.
Every day, banks and technology organizations find new ways to modernize banking, overcome complex challenges and build more agile architectures that serve their customers better.
Submissions are free of charge. This is your opportunity to show what your team has delivered.
NEW IN 2026
An award for non-members
Non-members have always been welcome to enter. This year, the best entry from outside the BIAN membership – selected across all four categories – receives its own award. The winner receives one year of complimentary BIAN membership.
Know an organization outside BIAN that should enter?
This year there is a dedicated award for non-members. Share this page on LinkedIn →
Award Categories
Adoption Leader
Organizations and individuals that have adopted and extended the BIAN deliverables in their own organization.
Best in Class Partner
Partners that have delivered high-quality, BIAN-based solutions to help their clients achieve a successful transformation.
Best Use of Innovative Technology
Organizations and individuals demonstrating the use of innovative technologies, such as AI.
Transformation Champion
Financial institutions that have used the BIAN materials to address their business or IT challenges.
Why Submit?
Your story on LinkedIn and in our newsletter
We announce the award projects on our channels and give you social assets for your own.
A permanent place on bian.org
See what last year’s entries became: Standard Bank Group and Bank Albilad.
Recognition from your peers
Share your success with peers and industry leaders, and show what BIAN-based transformation can achieve.
On stage in Amsterdam
Winners are announced at the BIAN Banking Summit, April 21–22, 2027.
Entries close March 16, 2027
No entry fee · Open to members and non-members
How to enter: download the Call for Papers template, describe your project – the challenge, the approach, the role of BIAN and the impact you delivered – and upload it via the submission page.
