A-Team Innovation Awards 2026 - Nominations

Welcome to the A-Team Innovation Awards 2026

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About the A-Team Innovation Awards

Welcome to the 6th annual A-Team Innovation Awards which celebrate innovative projects and teams across the vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions.

A full list of all categories available to enter can be found here.

These awards are for firms that have active clients within capital markets and investment management only - please don’t enter solutions related to retail or corporate markets.

You can enter a nomination if you are one of the following:

Vendor or Consultant: Must have successfully provided data or technology solutions as part of a project on a client site to solve a specific capital markets challenge using innovative technology or approaches. Please note: any client names provided will not be made public unless you give us permission to do so.

Financial Institution: Has successfully implemented an innovative data or technology-based project to solve a capital markets challenge within the financial enterprise.

Important Notes:
1) You will be unable to submit your entry if longer than 150 words requested
2) Do not submit generic boilerplates as your entry may be discounted

Our awards are overseen by our highly experienced independent Advisory Board who help shape the categories and review the nominations alongside A-Team Group editors to select the winners.

Please note: Advisory board members may not vote for their own employers’ projects.

Nominations will close at 5pm (GMT) on Friday 13th February 2026.

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* Entrants Information

Name *

Company *

Job Title

Country *

Email Address *

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* Please identify your Industry type

Broker / Dealer

Clearing House

Consultant

Custodian / Fund Administration

Exchange

Hedge Funds / Proprietary Traders

Insurance / Plan Sponsor

Investment Bank

Investment Management

Marketing Agency / PR

Regulator

Retail Bank

Vendor - Data

Vendor - Infrastructure

Vendor - Software

Association

Venture Capital / Private Equity

Section One: Innovative Use of Technology in Capital Markets

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* 1. Most Innovative use of Generative AI

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 2. Most Innovative Operational Resilience /Business Continuity Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 3. Most Innovative Cyber Security Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 4. Most Innovative Implementation of Knowledge Graph Technologies

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 5. Most Innovative Use of Distributed Ledger Technology/Blockchain

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 6. Most Innovative Data-Driven Transformation Project

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 7. Most Innovative Use of Open Source/Cloud Technologies

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

Section Two: Innovative Front Office Projects

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* 8. Most Innovative Market Data Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 9. Most Innovative Alternative Data Solution for Trading & Analytics

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 10. Most Innovative Cloud-Based Market Data Delivery

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 10. Most Innovative Alternative Data Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 12. Most Innovative API Framework / Microservices Architecture for Trading

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 13. Most Innovative AI in Trading Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 14. Most Innovative Solution for Front-Office/Trading

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 15. Most Innovative Smart Trader Desktop Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 16. Most Innovative Trading Infrastructure Monitoring Approach

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 17. Most Innovative Cloud-Based Trading Analytics Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 18. Most Innovative Trading Workflow / STP Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

Section Three: Innovative Client and Counterparty Projects

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* 19. Most Innovative Client Onboarding and Lifecycle Management Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 20. Most Innovative KYC Investigation & Due Diligence

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 21. Most Innovative Entity Data Hierarchies Approach

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 22. Most Innovative Sanctions and PEPs Data Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 23. Most Innovative Conduct Risk Project

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 24. Most Innovative Supply Chain Risk Management / Know Your Vendor Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

Section Four: Innovative Enterprise Data Projects

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* 25. Most Innovative Financial Data Security Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 26. Most Innovative Unstructured Data Management Project

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 27. Most Innovative Hosted/Managed Enterprise Data Management

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 28. Most Innovative Data Architecture Project

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 29. Most Innovative Data Orchestration for Regulatory Reporting

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 30. Most Innovative Data Quality Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 31. Most Innovative Data Standards Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 32. Most Innovative Data Governance Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 33. Most Innovative Data Lineage Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 34. Most Innovative Digital Rights Management & Licensing Compliance Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 35. Most Innovative Trade Data Management & Reconstruction

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 36. Most Innovative Data Privacy by Design

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 37. Most Innovative Use of AI in an Enterprise Data Management Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

Section Five: Innovative RegTech Projects

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* 38. Most Innovative Regulatory Reporting Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 39. Most Innovative Regulatory Compliance Monitoring / Management

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 40. Most Innovative Trade Surveillance Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 41. Most Innovative AML / Financial Crime Compliance Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 42. Most Innovative Trade & Transaction Reporting Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 43. Most Innovative ESG Data Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 44. Most Innovative ESG Regulatory Reporting Solution

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 45. Most Innovative Use of Alternative Data in Regulatory Compliance

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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* 46. Most Innovative AI in Regulatory Compliance Initiative

Solution or Project Name:

Name of client (please mark *confidential* if you do not want the client to be name publicly)

Name of any partner firms involved (if relevant)

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* Please provide a concise 150 word description (longer descriptions may be disqualified). The description must contain details about how the project solves a problem specifically related to this category and indicate how it is innovative (generic boilerplates will be discounted).

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