Each year Celent’s analyst team recognizes excellence in the usage of banking technology through our annual Model Bank Awards Program. Submissions for our 2025 program opened on October 7th, and will close in January, with our Model Banks announced in June of 2025.
There’s no cost to submit a nomination. The program seeks to award FI’s who have demonstrated technical excellence, a dedication to innovation, and solid business benefits in one or more initiatives.
At our Innovation & Insight Day in June, Celent will announce winning institutions in several categories, as well as our overall Model Bank of the Year. Past winners are from every geographic region and range in size from credit union and community banks to the largest banks in the world.
For winning institutions, a Celent analyst will work with you to write a case study of your initiative and publish it in our research library for clients.
To learn more about the program, including this past year’s winning institutions, and to view the keynote session from our 2024 Innovation & Insight Day, please visit these links:
- Downloadable document: A guide to preparing a great nomination before submitting
- Article: Last year’s (2024) Model Bank Awards (with links to case studies)
- Video: Celent’s Zil Bareisis has a conversation with renowned futurist Chunka Mui (30:00). Chunka shares his views on many topics, from AI to climate change to trust, and how financial institutions can embrace, navigate, and shape the changing world.
We're looking forward to seeing your nominations!
