BENGALURU – October 29, 2026 -- Qorus and Infosys Finacle named 37 financial institutions as winners of the 13th Banking Innovation Awards, selected from 538 projects submitted by 206 institutions in 68 countries.
XIAMEN – October 29, 2026 -- Winners of Yeastar's Yeahs Awards 2026 report measurable gains from the vendor's API-driven UC platforms, including a 91% cut in quality-assurance effort and an eightfold cloud expansion at a French hosting partner.
Hosting partners shorten migrations and automate inquiries
Rezzo Telecom (France) expanded its cloud footprint eightfold after migrating from Vodia to Yeastar. Vela Networks (UK) built tools that cut UC migrations from days to minutes, automating data mapping and configuration transfer across four platforms.
Las Vegas – October 29, 2026 -- Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) named Beazley, Definity and RCIS winners of its 2026 Innovation Awards at its Connections conference. The wins include Beazley's consolidation of more than 200 marketable products and Definity's first production agentic AI tool for claims intake.
Beazley consolidates 200-plus products on a Guidewire Cloud platform
Lloyd's syndicate and global specialty insurer Beazley implemented Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter with Capgemini. The European solution was delivered in approximately eight months.
Leipzig – October 29, 2026 -- Six ARD broadcasters will cover gross production costs of up to €300,000 for "Die unglaubliche Geschichte des Moorhuhns" (The Incredible Story of the Moorhuhn), the winner of the 15th ARD TopDocs Competition. Leipzig-based Hoferichter & Jacobs GmbH, represented by Ariane Riecker and Olaf Jacobs, won the pitch for the 90-minute documentary.
ATLANTA – October 28, 2026 -- Riskonnect, a risk management software provider with more than 2,700 customers across six continents, has named the winners of its 2026 Konnect Awards, honoring customers across multiple industries for how they manage risk.
Richmond – October 16, 2026 -- The American Bankers Association has given Blue Ridge Bank Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Risk Officer Rebecca "Becky" Schauer Robertson its Distinguished Service award for Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT).
Robertson's 30-year career spans traditional and fintech banking
Robertson has built expertise in risk strategy, financial crimes compliance and regulatory remediation across both traditional and fintech banking environments.
St. Paul – October 14, 2026 -- 3M and Discovery Education named 8th grader Raji Doshi of Farmington, Connecticut, the winner of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, awarding her a $25,000 cash prize and the title of "America's Top Young Scientist." Doshi, who attends Stanford Online High School, won with a natural algae-and-aragonite system designed to counter ocean acidification.
Greenbush, Minnesota – October 13, 2026 -- Altoz's TFX 766 i Tracked Zero Turn Mower has won three industry honors: a Landscape Business Twenty for 2026 New Product Award, a Pro Tool Innovation Award in the Riding/Zero Turn Lawn Mowers category and a Green Industry Pros 2026 Editor's Choice Award in Mowing & Maintenance.
Fort Lauderdale – October 13, 2026 -- Dream Vacations won five 2026 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, three Gold and two Silver, for its work in advisor education, AI adoption, search visibility and business growth.
Columbus – October 12, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) named 11 channel partners as 2025 North America Partner Award recipients, with World Wide Technology (WWT) taking the top Partner of the Year honor for year-over-year growth and continued investment in joint AI strategy. Winners were selected on 2025 results, growth trajectory and customer impact.
