The Financial Innovation Spotlight is a regular publication that highlights five groundbreaking projects each month, launched by financial institutions, whether banks, insurance companies, payment providers, or fintechs.
This essential tool helps uncover and leverage innovative ideas to tackle market challenges and seize new opportunities. Qorus' content is designed to drive and inspire innovation in financial services.
Qorus members can go deeper by accessing the Knowledge Hub, where they can review all innovations submitted for the Qorus Banking and Insurance Innovation Awards. This one-of-a-kind database in the financial services sector features over 8,000 case studies from financial institutions worldwide, highlighting the innovations they are most proud of. It provides a rich source of cutting-edge ideas to inspire and guide your own innovation strategies.
Qorus members can also access the Innovation Radars—dynamic publications that visually showcase the winning projects from various editions of the Innovation Awards.
Read the different editions of the Financial Innovation Spotlight
Financial Innovation Spotlight: May 2024 edition
We have selected five new innovative projects that we found particularly interesting. A world tour that takes in France with...
Financial Innovation Spotlight: June 2024 edition
We've handpicked five new and intriguing projects that caught our attention.
Financial Innovation Spotlight – July 2024 edition
This global innovation journey begins in Singapore, where OCBC Securities offers AI-driven personalized stock recommendations. Then we head to the...
Financial Innovation Spotlight: August 2024 edition
In this fourth edition of the Financial Innovation Spotlight, we showcase five new projects that caught our eye in the...
Financial Innovation Spotlight: September 2024 edition
In this fifth edition of the Financial Innovation Spotlight, we showcase five new projects that caught our eye in the...
Financial Innovation Spotlight: October 2024 edition
In the sixth edition of the Financial Innovation Spotlight, we showcase five new eye-catching projects from around the world.
Financial Innovation Spotlight: November 2024 edition
In the seventh edition of the Financial Innovation Spotlight, we spotlight five new initiatives by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Arab...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – December 2024 edition
This month’s Financial Innovation Spotlight highlights five standout initiatives from Prudential, U.S. Bank, Santander, CaixaBank, and HSBC UK.
Financial Innovation Spotlight – January 2025 edition
In this month’s Financial Innovation Spotlight, we zoom in on five exciting new projects by Atom, Revolut, Crédit Agricole's Khome,...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – February 2025
This month’s Financial Innovation Spotlight features five eye-catching initiatives from around the world by Nubank, Standard Chartered, Tune Protect, Banco...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – March 2025 edition
This month’s Financial Innovation Spotlight features five eye-catching initiatives from around the world by Burbank, KasikornBank, ING Spain, CIMB Bank...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – April 2025 edition
Here are five standout projects that grabbed our attention, from AXA in France, Maybank in Malaysia, Westpac in Australia, Assurant...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – May 2025 edition
From reversing payments with a tap to tailoring services for retirees, banks across Europe are rethinking what it means to...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – June 2025 edition
This edition of the Innovation Spotlight brings together a selection of recently launched innovative projects that caught the eye of...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – July 2025
Each month, Patrice Bernard unpacks and analyzes the latest emerging trends shaping the financial services landscape, offering his unfiltered commentary...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – August 2025 edition
This edition covers innovative moves from ANNA Money, DBS, NAB, Nationwide, and U.S. Bank, illustrating how technology and strategy are...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – September 2025 edition
This edition highlights innovative moves from ABN AMRO, BNY, Citi, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and LCL—showing how tech and strategy...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – October 2025
On the radar this month: bold new ideas from RBS, CaixaBank, Floa, Memo Bank, and Citi—each getting the signature Bernard...
Financial Innovation Spotlight – November 2025
This month’s lineup includes fresh ideas from Bank of America, U.S. Bank, Starling Bank, BMO, and Narvi.