2025 Categories

Nominations for the A-Team Innovation awards can be made by financial institutions, vendors, consultants and our advisory board in the following categories.

Innovative Use of Technology in Capital Markets

• Most Innovative use of Generative AI
• Most Innovative Operational Resilience /Business Continuity Initiative
• Most Innovative Cyber Security Initiative
• Most Innovative Implementation of Knowledge Graph Technologies
• Most Innovative Use of Distributed Ledger Technology/Blockchain
• Most Innovative Data-Driven Transformation Project
• Most Innovative Use of Open Source/Cloud Technologies

Innovative Front Office Projects

• Most Innovative Market Data Solution
• Most Innovative Alternative Data Solution for Trading & Analytics
• Most Innovative Cloud-Based Market Data Delivery
• Most Innovative Alternative Data Solution
• Most Innovative API Framework / Microservices Architecture for Trading
• Most Innovative AI in Trading Initiative
• Most Innovative Solution for Front-Office/Trading
• Most Innovative Smart Trader Desktops & Workflows
• Most Innovative Trading Infrastructure Monitoring Approach
• Most Innovative Cloud-Based Trading Analytics Initiative
• Most Innovative Buy-Side Trading Workflow / STP

Innovative Client and Counterparty Projects

• Most Innovative Client Onboarding and Lifecycle Management Solution
• Most Innovative KYC Investigation & Due Diligence
• Most Innovative Entity Data Hierarchies Approach
• Most Innovative Sanctions and PEPs Data Solution
• Most Innovative Conduct Risk Project
• Most Innovative Supply Chain Risk Management / Know Your Vendor Initiative

Innovative Enterprise Data Projects

• Most Innovative Financial Data Security Solution
• Most Innovative Unstructured Data Management Project
• Most Innovative Hosted/Managed Enterprise Data Management
• Most Innovative Data Architecture Project
• Most Innovative Data Orchestration for Regulatory Reporting
• Most Innovative Data Quality Initiative
• Most Innovative Data Standards Initiative
• Most Innovative Data Governance Initiative
• Most Innovative Data Lineage Solution
• Most Innovative Digital Rights Management & Licensing Compliance Solution
• Most Innovative Trade Data Management & Reconstruction
• Most Innovative Data Privacy by Design
• Most Innovative Use of AI in an Enterprise Data Management Initiative

Innovative RegTech Projects

• Most Innovative Regulatory Reporting Solution
• Most Innovative Regulatory Compliance Monitoring / Management
• Most Innovative Trade Surveillance Solution
• Most Innovative AML / Financial Crime Compliance Initiative
• Most Innovative Trade & Transaction Reporting Initiative
• Most Innovative ESG Data Solution
• Most Innovative ESG Regulatory Reporting Solution
• Most Innovative Use of Alternative Data in Regulatory Compliance
• Most Innovative AI in Regulatory Compliance Initiative

Innovative Teams & Approaches

• Most Innovative Professional Development Initiative
• Most Innovative Young Persons’ Education/Recruitment (‘Academy’) Programme
• Most Innovative Team
• Most Innovative Financial Technology Executive
• Most Innovative Project