Nominees In “Excellence in Banking Tech” @ GFF26

Winners will be announced at the Global Fintech Awards Night on September 9, 2026 | 5:30 PM onwards.

FinTech BizNews Service 

Mumbai, 6 September, 2026: The Global Fintech Fest returns in 2026 with the 5th edition of the prestigious Global Fintech Awards, celebrating the success of individuals and enterprises in the fintech landscape worldwide. These awards recognize outstanding startups, disruptive technologies, unique business models, and innovative founders across the globe. Fintech companies, financial institutions, and startups were invited to nominate their work for a chance to be honoured among the industry's best.  

Jury For GFA 2026

There are broadly 5 Award Categories: Excellence in FinTech; Excellence in Banking Tech; Excellence in AI-Powered Financial Innovation; Special Fintech Achievements and Regional Fintech Excellence.

The shortlist of nominees for the Global Fintech Awards 2026 is presented in no particular order. The sequence of names does not reflect ranking, preference, or scoring.

The shortlisted nominees In “Excellence in Banking Tech” Category:

“Excellence in Banking Tech” Category have been further devised in following 6 sub-categories: 

1 Best Corporate / Business Correspondent

Spice Money

Airtel Payments Bank

Fixerra

Pay Point India

BLS E-Services Ltd

2 Best Cross-Border Solution

Cashfree Payments

Remitly

Wise

PayGlocal Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Centiglobe

3 Best Digital Banking Platform

Concerto Software and Systems Private Limited

Fluid AI

Network People Services Technologies Limited (NPST)

Intelle360 by Mylapay

Slice

4 Best Digital Banking Security Practices

Airtel Payments Bank

Wibmo, a PayU company

Razorpay Software Limited

Zeta

Concerto Software and Systems Private Limited

Bank of India

5 Best Digital Transformation Program

Hitachi Payment Services Pvt. Ltd.

bob World Lite

SLOS & LPP - Unified Digital Lending Transformation

Aditya Birla Capital Limited

IDFC FIRST Bank

Axis Bank

6 Best Green Banking Initiative

Hinduja Housing Finance Ltd

Manipal Payment and Identity Solutions Ltd

Chinmay Finlease Limited

Bank of Baroda

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank

Jury Members 2026

• · Mr. Amrish Rau – CEO, Pine Labs
• · Mr. Dinesh Thakkar – Founder, Chairman and MD, Angel One
• ·Mr. Gopal Srinivasan – Chairman and MD, TVS Capital Funds
• ·Mr. Sameer Nigam – Founder & CEO, PhonePe
• ·Mr. Srinivasu MN – Co-Founder & Director, BillDesk

       *      Mr. Suresh Sethi – Special Juror (Visa)

• Mr. Vaidyanathan V – Special Juror (IDFC FIRST Bank)
• Mr. Abhay Sharma – COO - Govt & Enterprise Business, Paytm
• Ms. Adelia Castelino – Co-founder and MD, In-Solutions Global
• Mr. Ajay Rajan – MD & CEO, Protean eGov Technologies
• Mr. Anand Kumar Bajaj – Founder, MD & CEO, PayNearby
• Mr. Anish Sarkar – MD, Pluxee India and Director - India/Philippines/Indonesia Cluster, Pluxee
• Mr. Anjani Rathor – Group Head of Digital and Customer Experience, HDFC Bank
• Mr. Ankit Ratan – Co-Founder & CEO, Signzy
• Mr. Arif Khan – Chief Innovation Officer, Razorpay
• Mr. Bharat Panchal – Chief Risk & Regulatory Officer - APAC & Middle East, Global Payment Network, Capital One
• Mr. Bhavin Patel – CEO & Co-Founder, VARTIS Platforms & LenDenClub
• Mr. Chandan Khaitan – CEO, Muthoot FinCorp ONE
• Ms. Deeksha Kaushal – VP & Head - Strategy and Business Transformation, India and South Asia, Visa
• Mr. Deval Sheth – MD - Asia Pacific, Utimaco
• Ms. Ganesh Ananthanarayanan – Executive Director – Business Operations, Airtel Payments Bank
• Ms. Julie Esca – CEO, Montran India & Executive Director, Montran Corporation
• Ms. Kanika Garg – Former COO, Generali Central Insurance & Founder, CXOIIM
• Mr. Ketan Doshi – Managing Director, PayPoint India
• Mr. Ketan Patel – Co-founder & CEO, Mswipe Technologies
• Ms. Mahima Garg – Director - Head Payments and Liquidity Business India subcontinent, Citibank NA
• Mr. Navin Chandani – President India & Emerging Markets, Equifax
• Ms. Neha Gupta Mahatme – Director, Amazon Pay
• Mr. Nitin Talwar – Executive Vice President - Global Delivery & Solution Engineering, Protectt.ai
• Ms. Paroma Chatterjee – CEO, Revolut India
• Ms. Prachi Dharani – Co-founder & CEO, PayGlocal
• Mr. Pranay Jhaveri – MD - India and South Asia, Euronet Worldwide
• Shri Pranesh Kumar – Field General Manager (Mumbai), Indian Bank
• Ms. Priti Rathi Gupta – Founder, Lxme
• Mr. Rahul Rai – Head of Financial Institutions Group Sales - India, Payments, J.P. Morgan
• Mr. Rajesh Desai – Co-Founder, CEO and MD, Lyra Network
• Mr. Ravi Varma Datla – SVP - Customer Solutions, Mastercard
• Mr. Sabyasachi Senapati – Chief Operating Officer, BharatPe
• Mr. Sachin Seth – Regional MD - India and South Asia, CRIF India
• Mr. Saikrishnan Srinivasan – Managing Director, Experian Credit Information Company of India
• Ms. Surbhe Sharma – Chief Executive Officer, Jio Finance

Winners will be announced at the Global Fintech Awards Night on September 9, 2026 | 5:30 PM onwards.

Watch this space Tomorrow to know short list of nominees in “Excellence in AI-Powered Financial Innovation” category.