The FRC Excellence Awards honor organizations that are driving meaningful progress in compliance, risk management, and regulatory innovation. Presented live at the 2026 Fintech Risk & Compliance Forum, these awards recognize companies that have delivered measurable impact through strategic leadership, operational resilience, and forward-thinking initiatives.
Whether navigating complex regulatory change, advancing fraud prevention, or modernizing risk frameworks, recipients represent the highest standard of excellence in today’s fintech and financial services environment.
Honoring an organization that has successfully executed a major compliance initiative that repositioned compliance from a support function to a strategic driver of growth, trust, and long-term resilience. This may include proactive regulatory alignment, organization-wide culture transformation, or the innovative use of technology to enhance compliance operations and oversight.
Eligibility: Open to fintech companies, financial institutions, and regulated organizations headquartered in the United States.
Nomination Requirements:
Self- or peer-nomination with supporting documentation.
Judging Focus:
Recognizing an organization that has delivered measurable business impact through forward-thinking risk management strategies. This award highlights innovation in areas such as enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, or third-party oversight, with an emphasis on smarter governance, real-time monitoring, and advanced analytics that strengthen operational resilience and drive strategic outcomes.
Eligibility: Open to fintech companies, financial institutions, and regulated organizations headquartered in the United States.
Nomination Requirements:
Self- or peer-nomination with supporting documentation.
Judging Focus:
| Phase | Dates |
|---|---|
Nominations Open | July 1 – February 7, 2026 |
Judging Period | February 10 – February 28, 2026 |
Winners Informed | March 2 – March 4, 2026 |
Winners Publicly Announced | March 9, 2026 |
Award Ceremony | May 20, 2026 (During Conference) |
Converge Events reserves the right to modify, postpone, or cancel any awards program at its sole discretion and without prior notice. Submission of a nomination does not guarantee selection as a finalist or recipient. All nominations are subject to eligibility verification and review by an appointed judging panel. Converge Events is not responsible for incomplete, late, misdirected, ineligible, or inaccurate submissions for any reason, including technical issues.
Award recipients must be available to attend the associated Converge Events conference to receive their award in person. Specific event dates and locations will be communicated in advance. Each winning organization will receive two complimentary VIP registrations to the corresponding event. Awards are non-transferable and have no cash value. All other expenses, including travel and lodging, are the sole responsibility of the award recipient.
By submitting a nomination, entrants grant Converge Events an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use submitted materials, including names, logos, and descriptions, for promotional and commercial purposes related to the awards program and affiliated events. This includes, but is not limited to, event programming, press releases, websites, marketing collateral, social media, and email campaigns. Entrants represent and warrant that all submitted content is accurate and does not violate any third-party rights.
Final award decisions are made at the sole discretion of Converge Events. The judging process will be conducted in good faith, but all decisions are final and not subject to review, appeal, or challenge. Converge Events reserves the right to revoke awards if any submitted information is found to be false or misleading, or if a recipient fails to comply with these terms.
Converge Events assumes no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential claims, damages, or losses arising from or related to participation in the awards program or the use of any promotional materials associated with it. Participation in the awards constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these terms and conditions.
These terms and conditions may be updated or amended by Converge Events at any time without notice.
