The Global Banker Awards · 2027
Global AI Transformation Awards
In production. Governed. Measured.
The programme
Beyond the pilot.
Has artificial intelligence changed what the bank delivers, and can it be trusted to keep doing so?
For artificial intelligence that is live in production, governed with discipline and measurably improving how a bank lends, serves and protects its customers.
Banking has moved past experimentation. Models now inform credit decisions, detect fraud, answer customers and support the people who serve them. The question is no longer whether a bank uses artificial intelligence, but whether it changes outcomes at scale and is governed as rigorously as any other source of risk.
The Global AI Transformation Awards recognise the institutions that have done both: deployed artificial intelligence across a material part of the business, and built the oversight that allows boards, supervisors and customers to trust it.
What the Panel looks for
Judged on what matters.
Entries are assessed on these themes, in proportion to each institution’s scale and market.
In production
Solutions live and in use across a material part of the business. Pilots and proofs of concept are not considered.
Measured outcomes
The difference artificial intelligence made: faster decisions, lower costs, fewer fraud losses and better service.
Governance by design
Model risk management, explainability, human oversight, data protection and bias testing, consistent with the institution’s regulatory obligations, such as the EU AI Act.
Adoption at scale
How widely the capability is used by staff and customers, and how the organisation changed to make the most of it.
How winners are decided
Judged with rigour. Decided by the best.
Winners are decided by an Independent Panel of senior leaders who serve independently of The Global Banker. Its decisions are final.
Submission
Institutions present their achievements in a structured submission.
Verification
The Global Banker examines every entry, verifies it and compares it with the other entries in the same award and market.
Independent Panel
Shortlisted entries go before the Independent Panel, whose members declare any conflict of interest. Its decisions are final.
- ConfidentialAll data submitted is used solely for judging and held in strict confidence.
- ImpartialPanel members declare any conflict of interest and stand aside where one exists.
- Size-neutralEach entry is assessed in proportion to the institution’s scale and market.
Where recognition sits
Recognition at three levels.
Open to banks and financial institutions worldwide. Recognition is awarded at Global, Regional and Country level across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East & North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Americas
- Europe
- Middle East & North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Asia-Pacific
For the winners
What recognition brings.
Honoured at the Awards Ceremony
Winners receive their awards in the company of leaders from across the global banking community.
Published by The Global Banker
Every winner is announced and recorded by The Global Banker, alongside the programme’s standards and process.
A mark of distinction
Winners may use the programme’s winner mark in their own communications, under the terms provided to them.
The 2027 edition
Mark the dates.
Register your interest and we will send you the Awards Kit as soon as entries open.
Your next distinction.
Register your interest and we will send you the Awards Kit for the Global AI Transformation Awards as soon as entries open on 14 December 2026.