Qorus and Accenture’s 2022 Banking Innovation Awards Now Open for Applications

Qorus, the organization formerly known as Efma, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today launched the ninth edition of the Qorus-Accenture Banking Innovation Awards. The global competition rewards the best new innovative ideas and practices currently transforming the banking industry.

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Banks and fintechs can submit entries until Sept. 30 for the ninth edition of the Qorus-Accenture Banking Innovation Awards. Last year’s awards attracted 816 entries from almost 300 financial services institutions in 73 countries.

Banks and fintechs worldwide are invited to submit innovative projects showcasing their most transformational digital strategies within the following seven categories:

• Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (AI) — using data, analytics and AI at scale to improve a bank’s offerings, experiences and operations.
• Digital Marketing & Sales — transforming how banks understand and communicate with customers, position offerings, and generate leads.
• Future Workforce — focusing on changes to work, the workforce and the employee experience.
• Neobanks & Specialized Players — innovations from the top consumer-facing banking, lending and payment startups.
• Offering Innovation — breakthrough concepts that dramatically enhance or transform the products or functions that generate revenue for banks.
• Reimagining the Customer Experience — focusing on banks’ distribution channels and the management of customer communications, engagement and relationships.
• Social, Sustainable & Responsible Banking — highlighting advances in a bank’s social purpose, along with its commitment to being a good corporate citizen and a true ally of its customers.

The best innovation in each category will be selected through a rigorous, independent judging process. This includes votes by a 30-member panel of judges comprising senior banking leaders from around the world, as well as online votes by Qorus members and non-members from financial institutions. Last year’s awards attracted 816 entries from almost 300 financial services institutions in 73 countries.