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CoinJar Advances Cryptocurrency Accessibility With Integrated AI

amanda@stevieawards.com (Amanda Del Signore) — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:48:25 GMT

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape financial technology, cryptocurrency platforms are finding new ways to make complex market information more accessible. Australia-based CoinJar is bringing AI directly into the cryptocurrency experience, helping customers better understand their portfolios, explore market trends, and navigate digital assets through natural-language conversations.

Founded in Melbourne in 2013 by CEO Asher Tan and COO Ryan Zhou, CoinJar is a cryptocurrency exchange and fintech platform serving more than 800,000 registered customers across Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ireland. Originally established as a Bitcoin buying and selling service, CoinJar has expanded into a comprehensive digital asset platform designed for both new and experienced cryptocurrency users.

Making Cryptocurrency More Accessible Through AI
On December 9, 2025, CoinJar launched CoinJar AI in Australia and the United States, introducing an integrated portfolio and market assistant directly within its app.

Unlike standalone AI tools that require users to search for information separately, CoinJar AI connects securely with customers' real-time account data and transaction histories. Users can ask questions in everyday language to better understand their investments, access cryptocurrency news summaries, and explore market developments.

For example, customers can ask CoinJar AI to explain technical concepts such as zero-knowledge proofs, identify their best- and worst-performing assets, or provide information about institutional cryptocurrency activity. The assistant can also help users navigate account features, including setting price alerts and understanding two-factor authentication.

By combining account-specific information with a library of cryptocurrency concepts, CoinJar aims to reduce the complexity of managing digital assets and make market information easier to understand.

Early Adoption and Measurable Engagement
CoinJar AI demonstrated strong initial engagement within weeks of its introduction. According to the company's award nomination, the feature attracted 4,352 unique users, who generated more than 13,000 messages across 8,600 conversations, totaling approximately 180 million tokens.

These early adoption figures reflect customer interest in accessing cryptocurrency information through conversational AI rather than relying on multiple external resources.

The innovation builds on CoinJar's broader platform, which has processed tens of billions in cumulative transaction volume since its founding. The company also reports 99.99% platform uptime and no customer fund losses resulting from CoinJar-related security breaches throughout more than 12 years of operation.

Recognition for Innovation in Financial Technology
CoinJar has earned recognition through the CoinDesk Exchange Benchmark Rankings and awards from Finder, the Finnies, and WeMoney. These achievements reflect the company's continued focus on innovation, platform reliability, and customer experience.

Through CoinJar AI, the company continues to explore how artificial intelligence can simplify complex financial information and give cryptocurrency customers more accessible tools to understand digital assets.

CoinJar earned a Gold Stevie® Award for Excellence in Innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Organizations with Up to 100 Employees in the 2026 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

Interested in entering for the 2027 program?

Wer nimmt an der Stevie® Awards Herbstveranstaltung am 28. Oktober 2026 teil?

Jana Novatscheck — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:51:28 GMT

Am Mittwoch, den 28. Oktober, veranstalten wir im Pullman Paris Montparnasse in Paris, Frankreich eine gemeinsame Preisverleihung für die Preisträger der 12. German Stevie® Awards, der 23. International Business Awards®, der 11. Stevie Awards for Great Employers sowie der 3. Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Mehr als 700 Führungskräfte aus aller Welt werden erwartet, um die Dankesreden von Gewinnerinnen und Gewinnern aus unterschiedlichsten Branchen und Ländern mitzuerleben.

Am 28. Oktober finden zwei Preisverleihungen statt, die jeweils live übertragen werden:
Die Mittags-Veranstaltung
Die Abend-Veranstaltung

Diese Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner der German Stevie Awards sind beim Event am Mittwoch mit dabei:

AI Techno Center GmbH, Boppard, Deutschland

Allianz Holding eins GmbH, Wien, Österreich

Allianz, München, Deutschland

Arnold Umformtechnik, Forchtenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

BeNeering GmbH, Bottrop, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

BusinessArt, Unkel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Congresservice Alpin Convention GmbH, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Deutschland

PetPlanner Business Solutions GmbH, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Rabb IT Solutions GmbH, Katzenelnbogen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Unzer Group GmbH, Berlin, Deutschland

Diese weiteren Unternehmen und Organisationen aus den anderen Awards-Programmen werden ebenfalls anwesend sein:

2Connect Hungary, Budapest, Hungary

4T Consultants Pty Ltd, Emerald, Queensland, Australia

8x8, Campbell, CA USA

Abi Marquez, Taguig, Philippines

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Acosta Group, Jacksonville, FL USA

AD Ports Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ak Portföy (Ak Asset Management), İstanbul, Türkiye

Akrete Communications, Inc., Evanston, IL

Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease, İstanbul, Türkiye

Alpla Group, Istanbul, Turkiye

Altudo LLC, Newark, NJ USA

AS WATSON, Milan, Italy

ASCENTIUM GLOBAL SERVICES HOLDINGS, Singapore

Asiacell Communications PJSC, Baghdad, Iraq

AstraZeneca Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan

AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ata Express Elektronik İlt. Tan. Paz. Dağ. San. Ve Tic. A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

Atos, Bezons, France

ATÜ Duty Free, İstanbul, Türkiye

Australian Multicultural Women's Alliance, Sydney, Australia

Avrasya Tüneli İşletme İnşaat Ve Yatırım A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

Award Writing Services, Bali, Indonesia

Bank Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Bases Conversion And Development Authority, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines

BELBİM, İstanbul, Türkiye

Benifex

Besler, İstanbul, Türkiye

BEVALDIA OE, Athens, Greece

Beyond the Valley LLP, Lahore, Pakistan

BOTAS, Ankara, Türkiye

Boyner Buyuk Magazacilik, İstanbul, Türkiye

Brandfizz Employer Branding, Budapest, Hungary

Brasilprev Seguros e Previdência SA, São Paulo, Brazil

Briars Group, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

CBRE GWS, Dallas, TX USA

CeCe Digital T/A My Medical Website, London, United Kingdom

Celebi Aviation Holding, İstanbul, Türkiye

Cengiz Holding, İstanbul, Türkiye

Checkout.com, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Çimko, Narlı, Türkiye

Cisco CX Product Management, Durham, NC USA

Construction Industry Council, Hong Kong

CoreView, Milan, Italy

Culture Cuppa, London, United Kingdom

Dagi, İstanbul, Türkiye

Daiichi Sankyo Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye

Danone, London, United Kingdom

Dawn's Pizzazz (DPZ ), Danbury, CT USA

Dejero, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Deliverance AI, London, United Kingdom

Department of Information and Communications Technology, Quezon City, Philippines

DHL Express, İstanbul, Türkiye

DHL Global Forwarding Management GmbH, Bonn, Germany

DHL Global Forwarding, Bonn, Germany

DHL Group, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

DocuWare Corporation, Beacon, NY USA

Doğuş Otomotiv Servis Ve Ticaret A.Ş., Kocaeli, Türkiye

Dräger Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye

Dubai Harbour Marinas LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ebebek, İstanbul, Türkiye

EDF, London, United Kingdom

Editvideo.io, Newark, DE USA

EFFX AI, New York, NY USA

Empowered Living Care, Sydney, Australia

EPAM Systems, Inc., Newtown, PA USA

Eren Enerji, Zonguldak, Çatalağzı, Türkiye

Erisim Customer Services, İstanbul, Türkiye

Etihad Airways Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Filinvest Land Inc, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

FloWater, Denver, CO USA

Fundación Grupo London Supply, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Future Beauty, Dalovice, Czech Republic

Galvatore Plating & Equipment, Cologne, Germany

GCash, Bonafacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines

George Capital Finance Solutions, Sydney, Australia

George Mason University Korea, Incheon, Korea

GLORIA HOTELS & RESORTS - OZALTIN TOURISM GROUP, ANTALYA, Türkiye

Graham Shapiro Design, Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Granite Telecommunications, LLC, Quincy, MA USA

Green Rock Foundation, Dilijan, Tavush, Armenia

GTech, İstanbul, Türkiye

Halkbank, İstanbul, Türkiye

Hayya, Doha, Qatar

HCLTech, Santa Clara, CA, USA

HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings SA, Athens, Greece

HeyMo® The Experience Design Company, İstanbul, Türkiye

Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Dubai, UAE

Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund), Makati City, Philippines

IBM Institute For Business Value, Singapore

Infercom, Luxembourg

InLife (Insular Life Assurance Co., Ltd.), Muntinlupa City, Philippines

Korea Western Power Company, Taean-gun, Korea

KUKA Hungária Kft., Taksony, Hungary

Kuwait Finance House, Safat, Kuwait

L&T Technology Services, Mumbai, India

LEARNING JUST MADE BETTER INC., Makati City, Philippines

Lenovo International Services Support (ISS) - Latin America Spanish, Bogota, Colombia

Leobit, Austin, TX USA

Lexin Solutions, Brisbane, Australia

Lidl Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria

Limak Cement, Ankara, Türkiye

LLYC, Madrid, Spain

LTM, Mumbai, India

MALAYSIAN RUBBER COUNCIL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Merck, Darmstadt, Germany

Micheldever Tyre Services, Winchester, United Kingdom

MicroHealth, Vienna, VA, USA

MissionSquare, Washington, DC, USA

MKE (Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi), Ankara, Türkiye

Mneuro Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

ModMed, Boca Raton, FL USA

Motability Operations, London, United Kingdom

MR İşletme Hizmetleri Danışmanlığı A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

MSD

Multinet Up, İstanbul, Türkiye

Multisys Technologies Corporation, Paranaque, Philippines

Naish Partners, Santa Barbara, CA USA

National Ilan University, Yilan City, Taiwan

New Image International, Auckland, New Zealand

Nicole Schmitz Leadership Coaching, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Oksijen Events, İstanbul, Beşiktaş, Türkiye

One Step GPS, San Fernando, CA USA

ONEBPO, Ilolilo City, Phillipines

Orbitel International Corp, New Taipei, Taiwan

Partner.Co, Midvale, UT USA

Persistent Systems

Petronect - Procurement Negocios SA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Switzerland

PJP Investments Group LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

pladis TR, İstanbul, Türkiye

Prime Development, İstanbul, Türkiye

PT Permata Graha Nusantara, Jakarta, Indonesia

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk, Jakarta, Indonesia

PU Prime, Mahe, Seychelles

Purpol Marketing, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Q Media 360 Advertising Corp., Bonifacio Global City, Philippines

QNB Bank A.S., İstanbul, Türkiye

QNB Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye

Qurio, Singapore

RankingCoach, Cologne, Germany

RE:STACK, Twyford, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Reggie Firedrill, Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Reputation House Marketing Management LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Resolute Software, Sofia, Bulgaria

SABC Pension Fund & SABC Medical Scheme, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

Saman Bank, Tehran, Iran

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Scottish Power, Glasgow, Scotland

St John's Co-Cathedral Foundation, Valletta, Malta

Staff Domain, Homebush, NSW, Australia

Starburst Edutech, Seoul, South Korea

Strategic Public Relations Group, Hong Kong

SUN HOPE Co.,Ltd., Chiba, Japan

SweetScience Marketing, Chesterbrook, PA USA

Synergy Market Research + Strategic Consultancy, Makati City, Philippines

Tam Finans, İstanbul, Türkiye

Tape Zoomie, Perth, Australia

Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, India

Tata Consultancy Services, Stockholm, Sweden

Telemach Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

The Development Bureau Of The HKSARG And The Construction Industry Council and Above the Line, Hong Kong

The Dr Z Functional Medicine Academy LLC, Sheridan, WY USA

The Sales Institute Australia, Perth, Australia

The Stories And Wisdom Company®, Seattle, WA

Tomo Nagami Consulting, Clamart, Haut de Seine, France

Torchy's Tacos, Austin, TX USA

Transport General Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tripadvisor, London, United Kingdom

Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

Turkish Airlines, İstanbul, Türkiye

Turkish Association for the Study of Obesity, İstanbul, Türkiye

Türkiye Kalkınma Ve Yatırım Bankası, İstanbul, Türkiye

TURKIYE SİGORTA A.S., İstanbul, Türkiye

UnitedHealthcare, Minnetonka, MN USA

University City Of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

ValueLabs, Hyderabad, India

Versalis, Milan, Italy

Viettel Cambodia Pte., Ltd. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Viettel Global Investment Joint Stock Company (Viettel Global), Hanoi, Vietnam

Viettel Mozambique (Movitel), Maputo, Mozambique

Viettel Peru (Bitel), Lima, Peru

Viettel Tanzania PLC (Halotel), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

W B Griffiths & Son Ltd, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

Women Talk Tech, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Worldwide Broker Network, Wilmington, Delaware

XtremeLabs LLC, McLean, VA USA

YASO, London, United Kingdom

YKK AP America Inc., Atlanta, GA USA

Zachry Corporation, San Antonio, Texas, USA

ZİRAAT KATILIM BANKASI, İstanbul, Türkiye

Erfahren Sie mehr über alle neun Stevie® Awards-Programme unter www.StevieAwards.com.

Finalists Announced in Persistent’s AI Waymakers Awards at the 2026 Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence

Maggie Gallagher — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:01:48 GMT

Persistent and the Stevie Awards recognize leaders advancing AI, cloud, data, and software engineering innovation

Finalists in five categories sponsored by Persistent, a leading global technology company, have been announced in the 2026 Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence. Persistent’s AI Waymakers Awards recognize technology leaders whose work is helping shape the future of AI, cloud and data, software engineering, and business transformation.

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence are an international competition recognizing outstanding achievements across the technology industry. Through its sponsorship, Persistent shines a spotlight on the individuals driving technological innovation and helping organizations translate emerging technologies into business impact.

The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements among the finalists will be revealed during the awards ceremony on October 28, 2026, in Paris, France.

Meet the Finalists in Persistent’s AI Waymakers Awards

The finalists in the five categories sponsored by Persistent are:

AI Automation Leader of the Year

Tom Birnie, Transformation Director, BT Business
Prem Lakshminarayanan, Director, Global Identity & Access Management Operations, Ahold Delhaize
Raj Jampa, CTO, Myriad Genetics

AI Strategy Vanguard Award

Alice Guehennec, CIO, Sodexo
Vikash Singh, Director of Engineering, IAM, Ahold Delhaize
Nayaki Nayyar, CEO, Siteimprove
Andrew Henderson, CTO, OneAdvanced

Cloud and Data Visionary of the Year

Graham McMillan, CTO, Redgate
Pankaj Mistry, CIO & CISO, Enlivio Health
Antonio Abisaad, Group Chief Data Officer, Sodexo
Maria Garcia de la Hera, Chief Data Officer, Atradius

Software Engineering Trailblazer of the Year

Keshav Santi, Group VP Identity Access Management Products, Ahold Delhaize
Michael Carlberg Lax, Head of Engineering and MD Sweden, Infovista
Jon Hayman, VP, Engineering Manager, Redgate

Trusted AI Transformation Advisor

Brian Farrelly, Director - GM Ireland, Peru Consulting
Marcus Luebcke, Strategic IT & Digital Sourcing, Inverto, a BCG Company
Melanie Humphries, CEO, Horizon Seven Consulting Ltd
Ant Drake, Partner and President, EMEA, Information Services Group

Celebrating the People Shaping the Future of Technology

Persistent’s sponsorship of the AI Waymakers Awards reflects the importance of recognizing the people behind technological progress. From advancing AI strategy and automation to building cloud and data capabilities and leading software engineering initiatives, these finalists represent a range of expertise helping organizations navigate an increasingly technology-driven world.

Winners to Be Revealed in Paris

The technology community will learn which finalists earn Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements at the October 28 ceremony in Paris. The event will bring together honorees from several Stevie Awards programs to celebrate achievements in business, technology, and the workplace.

Congratulations to all the finalists in Persistent’s AI Waymakers Awards. Their recognition highlights the talent, vision, and leadership driving innovation across today’s technology landscape.

Learn more: Explore Persistent’s AI Waymakers Awards finalists.

Who's Coming to The Stevie Awards Fall Event on October 28, 2026?

Michael Gallagher — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:04:06 GMT

On Wednesday, October 28 we will stage a joint awards ceremony for winners of the 12th German Stevie® Awards and The 23rd International Business Awards®, the 11th Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the third Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence at the Pullman Paris Montparnasse in Paris, France. More than 700 executives from around the world will attend to witness the acceptance speeches of winners from a variety of industries and nations.

There are two ceremonies on October 28 that will each be broadcast live:
The Luncheon Ceremony
The Evening Ceremony

Here is the list of organizations that will be represented at Wednesday's event:

2Connect Hungary, Budapest, Hungary

4T Consultants Pty Ltd, Emerald, Queensland, Australia

8x8, Campbell, CA USA

Abi Marquez, Taguig, Philippines

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Acosta Group, Jacksonville, FL USA

AD Ports Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

AI Techno Center GmbH, Boppard, Germany

Ak Portföy (Ak Asset Management), İstanbul, Türkiye

Akrete Communications, Inc., Evanston, IL

Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease, İstanbul, Türkiye

Allianz Holding eins GmbH, Vienna, Austria

Allianz, Munich, Germany

Alpla Group, Istanbul, Turkiye

Altudo LLC, Newark, NJ USA

Arnold Umformtechnik, Forchtenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

AS WATSON, Milan, Italy

ASCENTIUM GLOBAL SERVICES HOLDINGS, Singapore

Asiacell Communications PJSC, Baghdad, Iraq

AstraZeneca Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan

AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Ata Express Elektronik İlt. Tan. Paz. Dağ. San. Ve Tic. A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

Atos, Bezons, France

ATÜ Duty Free, İstanbul, Türkiye

Australian Multicultural Women's Alliance, Sydney, Australia

Avrasya Tüneli İşletme İnşaat Ve Yatırım A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

Award Writing Services, Bali, Indonesia

Bank Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Bases Conversion And Development Authority, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines

BELBİM, İstanbul, Türkiye

BeNeering GmbH, Bottrop, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Benifex

Besler, İstanbul, Türkiye

BEVALDIA OE, Athens, Greece

Beyond the Valley LLP, Lahore, Pakistan

BOTAS, Ankara, Türkiye

Boyner Buyuk Magazacilik, İstanbul, Türkiye

Brandfizz Employer Branding, Budapest, Hungary

Brasilprev Seguros e Previdência SA, São Paulo, Brazil

Briars Group, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

BusinessArt, Unkel, RLP, Germany

CBRE GWS, Dallas, TX USA

CeCe Digital T/A My Medical Website, London, United Kingdom

Celebi Aviation Holding, İstanbul, Türkiye

Cengiz Holding, İstanbul, Türkiye

Checkout.com, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Çimko, Narlı, Türkiye

Cisco CX Product Management, Durham, NC USA

Congresservice Alpin Convention GmbH, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern , Germany

Construction Industry Council, Hong Kong

CoreView, Milan, Italy

Culture Cuppa, London, United Kingdom

Dagi, İstanbul, Türkiye

Daiichi Sankyo Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye

Danone, London, United Kingdom

Dawn's Pizzazz (DPZ ), Danbury, CT USA

Dejero, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Deliverance AI, London, United Kingdom

Department of Information and Communications Technology, Quezon City, Philippines

DHL Express, İstanbul, Türkiye

DHL Global Forwarding Management GmbH, Bonn, Germany

DHL Global Forwarding, Bonn, Germany

DHL Group, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

DocuWare Corporation, Beacon, NY USA

Doğuş Otomotiv Servis Ve Ticaret A.Ş., Kocaeli, Türkiye

Dräger Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye

Dubai Harbour Marinas LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ebebek, İstanbul, Türkiye

EDF, London, United Kingdom

Editvideo.io, Newark, DE USA

EFFX AI, New York, NY USA

Empowered Living Care, Sydney, Australia

EPAM Systems, Inc., Newtown, PA USA

Eren Enerji, Zonguldak, Çatalağzı, Türkiye

Erisim Customer Services, İstanbul, Türkiye

Etihad Airways Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Filinvest Land Inc, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

FloWater, Denver, CO USA

Fundación Grupo London Supply, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Future Beauty, Dalovice, Czech Republic

Galvatore Plating & Equipment, Cologne, Germany

GCash, Bonafacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines

George Capital Finance Solutions, Sydney, Australia

George Mason University Korea, Incheon, Korea

GLORIA HOTELS & RESORTS - OZALTIN TOURISM GROUP, ANTALYA, Türkiye

Graham Shapiro Design, Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Granite Telecommunications, LLC, Quincy, MA USA

Green Rock Foundation, Dilijan, Tavush, Armenia

GTech, İstanbul, Türkiye

Halkbank, İstanbul, Türkiye

Hayya, Doha, Qatar

HCLTech, Santa Clara, CA, USA

HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings SA, Athens, Greece

HeyMo® The Experience Design Company, İstanbul, Türkiye

Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Dubai, UAE

Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund), Makati City, Philippines

IBM Institute For Business Value, Singapore

Infercom, Luxembourg

InLife (Insular Life Assurance Co., Ltd.), Muntinlupa City, Philippines

Korea Western Power Company, Taean-gun, Korea

KUKA Hungária Kft., Taksony, Hungary

Kuwait Finance House, Safat, Kuwait

L&T Technology Services, Mumbai, India

LEARNING JUST MADE BETTER INC., Makati City, Philippines

Lenovo International Services Support (ISS) - Latin America Spanish, Bogota, Colombia

Leobit, Austin, TX USA

Lexin Solutions, Brisbane, Australia

Lidl Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria

Limak Cement, Ankara, Türkiye

LLYC, Madrid, Spain

LTM, Mumbai, India

MALAYSIAN RUBBER COUNCIL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Merck, Darmstadt, Germany

Micheldever Tyre Services, Winchester, United Kingdom

MicroHealth, Vienna, VA, USA

MissionSquare, Washington, DC, USA

MKE (Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi), Ankara, Türkiye

Mneuro Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

ModMed, Boca Raton, FL USA

Motability Operations, London, United Kingdom

MR İşletme Hizmetleri Danışmanlığı A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

MSD

Multinet Up, İstanbul, Türkiye

Multisys Technologies Corporation, Paranaque, Philippines

Naish Partners, Santa Barbara, CA USA

National Ilan University, Yilan City, Taiwan

New Image International, Auckland, New Zealand

Nicole Schmitz Leadership Coaching, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Oksijen Events, İstanbul, Beşiktaş, Türkiye

One Step GPS, San Fernando, CA USA

ONEBPO, Ilolilo City, Phillipines

Orbitel International Corp, New Taipei, Taiwan

Partner.Co, Midvale, UT USA

Persistent Systems

PetPlanner Business Solutions GmbH, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Petronect - Procurement Negocios SA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Switzerland

PJP Investments Group LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

pladis TR, İstanbul, Türkiye

Prime Development, İstanbul, Türkiye

PT Permata Graha Nusantara, Jakarta, Indonesia

PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk, Jakarta, Indonesia

PU Prime, Mahe, Seychelles

Purpol Marketing, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Q Media 360 Advertising Corp., Bonifacio Global City, Philippines

QNB Bank A.S., İstanbul, Türkiye

QNB Türkiye, İstanbul, Türkiye

Qurio, Singapore

Rabb IT Solutions GmbH, Katzenelnbogen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

RankingCoach, Cologne, Germany

RE:STACK, Twyford, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Reggie Firedrill, Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Reputation House Marketing Management LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Resolute Software, Sofia, Bulgaria

SABC Pension Fund & SABC Medical Scheme, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

Saman Bank, Tehran, Iran

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Scottish Power, Glasgow, Scotland

St John's Co-Cathedral Foundation, Valletta, Malta

Staff Domain, Homebush, NSW, Australia

Starburst Edutech, Seoul, South Korea

Strategic Public Relations Group, Hong Kong

SUN HOPE Co.,Ltd., Chiba, Japan

SweetScience Marketing, Chesterbrook, PA USA

Synergy Market Research + Strategic Consultancy, Makati City, Philippines

Tam Finans, İstanbul, Türkiye

Tape Zoomie, Perth, Australia

Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, India

Tata Consultancy Services, Stockholm, Sweden

Telemach Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

The Development Bureau Of The HKSARG And The Construction Industry Council and Above the Line, Hong Kong

The Dr Z Functional Medicine Academy LLC, Sheridan, WY USA

The Sales Institute Australia, Perth, Australia

The Stories And Wisdom Company®, Seattle, WA

Tomo Nagami Consulting, Clamart, Haut de Seine, France

Torchy's Tacos, Austin, TX USA

Transport General Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tripadvisor, London, United Kingdom

Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş., İstanbul, Türkiye

Turkish Airlines, İstanbul, Türkiye

Turkish Association for the Study of Obesity, İstanbul, Türkiye

Türkiye Kalkınma Ve Yatırım Bankası, İstanbul, Türkiye

TURKIYE SİGORTA A.S., İstanbul, Türkiye

UnitedHealthcare, Minnetonka, MN USA

University City Of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Unzer Group GmbH, Berlin, Germany

ValueLabs, Hyderabad, India

Versalis, Milan, Italy

Viettel Cambodia Pte., Ltd. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Viettel Global Investment Joint Stock Company (Viettel Global), Hanoi, Vietnam

Viettel Mozambique (Movitel), Maputo, Mozambique

Viettel Peru (Bitel), Lima, Peru

Viettel Tanzania PLC (Halotel), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

W B Griffiths & Son Ltd, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

Women Talk Tech, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Worldwide Broker Network, Wilmington, Delaware

XtremeLabs LLC, McLean, VA USA

YASO, London, United Kingdom

YKK AP America Inc., Atlanta, GA USA

Zachry Corporation, San Antonio, Texas, USA

ZİRAAT KATILIM BANKASI, İstanbul, Türkiye

Learn more about all nine of the Stevie Awards programs at www.StevieAwards.com.

Saymee Builds Gen Z Engagement Through Gaming and Community Competition

amanda@stevieawards.com (Amanda Del Signore) — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:01:35 GMT

For brands looking to connect with younger audiences, everyday digital tools can offer opportunities beyond their original purpose.

In Vietnam, youth-focused telecom brand Saymee took this approach by transforming its mobile app into an interactive experience that encourages participation, builds community, and strengthens customer loyalty.

Launched in 2023 under Vietnamese telecommunications company MobiFone, Saymee serves a generation of digitally connected consumers in a highly competitive telecom market. To stand out during the busy back-to-school season, the brand worked with execution agencies NNB Holding and Bond Vietnam to develop a campaign that combined mobile gaming, school pride, and community engagement.

The resulting initiative, Đường Lên Đỉnh Saymee 2025, introduced a six-week competition directly within Saymee's existing app. Students could complete more than 60 missions, earn rewards, and compete for their schools. By connecting individual participation with school-based competition, Saymee gave users new reasons to engage with an app they might otherwise open only to manage telecom services.

The campaign also extended beyond the screen. On-campus activities brought the competition to students in person, while social media content and local creators encouraged continued participation online. This approach connected digital engagement with real-world experiences, helping the campaign reach students across Vietnam.

According to the company, the initiative reached 14 million people online and engaged more than 1,200 school communities. During the back-to-school season, the app recorded more than 36,000 downloads, while average session duration increased significantly compared with the previous year.

Beyond its immediate results, the campaign offered a model for turning routine customer interactions into opportunities for brand engagement. By building entertainment and community participation into an existing service platform, Saymee demonstrated how businesses can find new value in digital tools their customers already use.

Saymee won a Gold Stevie Award for Innovation in Branded Entertainment in the 2026 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

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Chase Global Uses Strategic Communications to Help Rewrite a Wrongful Conviction Narrative

amanda@stevieawards.com (Amanda Del Signore) — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:52:27 GMT

Strategic communications can do more than shape how organizations tell their stories. In some cases, sustained communications work can renew public attention on unresolved issues and the people affected.

Chase Global is a strategic communications consultancy founded by Brad Chase, who has spent 20 years advising Fortune 500 companies, startups, nonprofits, and campaigns. Founded as a purpose-driven organization, the firm dedicates 10% of its working hours to pro bono projects for nonprofits, social campaigns, and individuals.

One of those projects became a six-year effort involving Nicholas “Nick” McGuffin, an Oregon man who spent nearly a decade in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in the 2000 death of his teenage girlfriend, Leah Freeman.

McGuffin’s conviction was overturned in 2019 after previously undisclosed DNA evidence raised new questions about the case. Attorney Janis Puracal, who worked to overturn McGuffin’s conviction, later approached Chase Global founder Brad Chase about helping shift the public narrative.

Revisiting a Nationally Covered Case
Rather than pursuing widespread media coverage, Chase Global focused its strategy on ABC News, which had previously covered McGuffin’s arrest and prosecution.

The approach resulted in a new two-hour special examining Freeman’s death, McGuffin’s conviction, the DNA evidence, and the legal effort that led to his release. Working closely with McGuffin and Puracal, Chase Global helped coordinate the production and shape an effort that placed both McGuffin’s wrongful conviction and Freeman’s still-unsolved murder back in the public spotlight.

The special aired in February 2020, following an accelerated seven-week production schedule. It subsequently generated additional coverage of the case across national news outlets and podcasts.

Chase Global continued working on the effort pro bono for several years, seeking opportunities to keep the case visible as McGuffin pursued formal recognition of his innocence.

A Six-Year Campaign Produces Results
In August 2025, McGuffin became the first person in Oregon to receive a Certificate of Innocence, which formally declared him innocent of the crimes for which he was convicted. The following month, the Oregon State Police forensic laboratory and the City of Coquille and its police department announced settlements totaling more than $14 million. The murder remains unsolved.

The campaign demonstrates how a focused communications strategy can help revisit an established public narrative and sustain attention on an issue long after the original news cycle has passed. Instead of seeking the largest possible volume of media coverage, Chase Global focused on outlets with an existing connection to the case and sustained the effort over several years as new developments emerged.

Chase Global won a Stevie® Award for Achievement in Non-Profit or Charity Organizations in The 2026 American Business Awards®.

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Digital Roadmap for the Stevie® Awards Over the Next Four Months

Maggie Gallagher — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:15:00 GMT

The Stevie® Awards are entering our 25^th year, and we’ve introduced a lot of new features and services over the past year. Chief among them are our new websites and back-end entry and judging system. All nine Stevie Awards programs are now on new web sites and system, and we published the last site to move, the main site at www.StevieAwards.com, to our new platform just last week.

Last week we also relaunched our Past Winners search system, featuring some really useful AI-directed summarization features. Check out this answer to the question, Which are the five organizations that have won the most Stevie Awards all time?

We’re not done making updates, however. Here are four important updates we’ll make over the next four months.

In October

AI Chatbot
We’ve been working on an AI chatbot that will answer just about any question about the Stevie Awards in general or any of our nine awards programs in particular. We’re starting the final round of testing of the chatbot and expect to make it available on all of our websites in October.

In Q4 2026

Opt-in Publishing of Gold and Silver and Bronze Stevie-winning Nominations
To date we’ve published only Gold Stevie-winning nominations on our websites, because we’ve had to work through an extended iterative editing process with winners to ensure that no confidential information submitted was published. A new feature will empower all Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners to opt-in to publish their nominations, and to make their own redactions to those nominations prior to publication. Published nominations may live in perpetuity on the Stevie Awards platform, so that winners may cite them in their marketing.
Two-factor Authentication Will be Required for All Entrant and Judge Accounts
To enhance account security for everyone in the Stevie Awards community, we will soon enable and mandate 2FA for all accounts. We will communicate extensively about the requirements prior to implementation.

In Q1 2027

The Introduction of an AI Nomination Assistant
We’ve been working on an artificial intelligence tool that will enable entrants to expedite and optimize their Stevie Awards nomination submissions. The tool is learning how to structure and support ideal nominations, looking at 25 years of Stevie Awards history. Use of the tool will be free to Stevie Awards entrants.

Do let us know if you have any questions about any of these features now, and we’ll appreciate your impressions of them once they roll out.

Gewinner der People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies 2026 der German Stevie Awards stehen fest

Jana Novatscheck — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:55:01 GMT

Die Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner der People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies 2026 wurden bekannt gegeben. Die People’s Choice Awards sind ein fester Bestandteil der German Stevie® Awards, die in diesem Jahr zum zwölften Mal stattfanden. Als führender Wirtschaftspreis im deutschsprachigen Europa zeichnen die German Stevie Awards herausragende Organisationen aller Branchen und Größen aus.

Im August und September entschied die Öffentlichkeit: Mehr als 7.500 Stimmen wurden abgegeben, um die Favoriten der diesjährigen Auszeichnung zu wählen. Teilnahmeberechtigt waren automatisch alle Gewinnerorganisationen der German Stevie® Awards 2026 (Gold, Silber und Bronze) – durchgesetzt haben sich in den jeweiligen Kategorien die Unternehmen mit den meisten Publikumsstimmen.

Die Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner der Kristall-People’s Choice Stevie Awards werden im Rahmen der gemeinsamen Preisverleihung der German Stevie Awards, der International Business Awards, der Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence und der Stevie® Awards for Great Employers am Mittwoch, dem 28. Oktober in Paris, Frankreich, geehrt. Auch die von den Fachjurys vergebenen Gold-, Silber- und Bronze-Stevie Awards dieser Awards-Programme werden während der Zeremonie verliehen.

Die Gewinnerinnen und Gewinner der People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies der German Stevie Awards lauten:

Unternehmen des Jahres - B2B-Produkte und -Dienstleistungen (inkl. diversifizierter Dienstleistungen)
chemmedia AG, Chemnitz, Deutschland

Unternehmen des Jahres - Industrie, Fertigung, Transport & Logistik (einschließlich Luft- und Raumfahrt/Verteidigung, Automobil, Chemie und Energie)
MEISTERDRUCKE, Finkenstein am Faaker See, Österreich

Unternehmen des Jahres - Informationstechnologie: Computer & Elektronik, inkl. Computersoftware, -hardware und -dienstleistungen
Rabb IT Solutions GmbH, Katzenelnbogen, Deutschland

Unternehmen des Jahres - Kommunikationsservice: Medien & Telekommunikation
ALCEFIEL, Urbar, Deutschland

Unternehmen des Jahres - Konsumgüter & -dienstleistungen (inkl. Finanz- und Versicherungswesen)
Allianz Versicherungs-AG, München, Deutschland

Unternehmen des Jahres - Werbung, Marketing und PR
communita GmbH, Koblenz, Deutschland

Unternehmen des Jahres - Sonstige
BusinessArt Vera Peters, Unkel, Deutschland

Grand Stevie® Award Gewinner der German Stevie Awards 2026 stehen fest

Jana Novatscheck — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:50:45 GMT

Grand Stevie® Award Gewinner 2026 stehen fest: Höchste Ehren für Wolters Kluwer und Anomali Inc.

Sonderpreise des europäischen Wirtschaftspreises gehen an Anomali Inc. und Wolters Kluwer

Große Ehre für herausragende Leistungen im deutschsprachigen Raum: Die Stevie® Awards haben die diesjährigen Grand Stevie Award Preisträger der 12. German Stevie Awards bekannt gegeben.

Über 250 Bewerbungen wurden von einer hochkarätigen internationalen Fachjury bewertet. Zwei Unternehmen stachen 2026 besonders hervor und sicherten sich die begehrten Sonderpreise: Wolters Kluwer und Anomali Inc.

Das sind die Spitzenreiter 2026

Unternehmen des Jahres: Wolters Kluwer (Deutschland)

Der führende Anbieter von Fachinformationen, Software und Services holte mit seinen Standorten Hürth und Ludwigsburg beeindruckende 21,5 Auszeichnungspunkte und verzeichnete damit die höchste Gesamtzahl erfolgreicher Einreichungen. Das Unternehmen nahm insgesamt neun Stevie Awards mit nach Hause – darunter Gold in Kategorien wie „KI im Finanzbereich“, „Digitale Prozessautomatisierungslösungen“ sowie „Bester wissenschaftlicher Kongress”.

Höchstbewertete Nominierung: Anomali Inc. (USA)

Mit einer herausragenden Jury-Durchschnittsnote von 9,09 sicherte sich Anomali Inc. die mit Abstand höchste Bewertung des gesamten Wettbewerbs. Die Einreichung glänzte in der Kategorie „KI-Innovation“ und wurde folgerichtig mit einem Gold Stevie Award ausgezeichnet.

Teilnehmende der German Stevie Awards 2026 konnten sich nicht direkt für einen Grand Stevie Award bewerben. Die Gewinner der Grand Stevies für die meisten Auszeichnungen wurden anhand eines Punktesystems ermittelt: Für einen Gold Stevie gab es drei Punkte, für einen Silber Stevie zwei Punkte und für einen Bronze Stevie eineinhalb Punkte.

Verleihung im festlichen Rahmen in Paris

Ein besonderes Highlight wartet auf die Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger Ende Oktober: Die feierliche Trophäenübergabe findet im Rahmen eines gemeinsamen Gala-Banketts mit den internationalen International Business Awards® 2026 am Mittwoch, den 28. Oktober 2026, in Paris statt.

Ein Aushängeschild für Innovation im deutschsprachigen Raum

Seit nunmehr 12 Jahren bieten die German Stevie® Awards Unternehmen aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg und Belgien eine globale Bühne. Der Wettbewerb zeichnet Spitzenleistungen in Bereichen wie KI, Technologie, Marketing, Management und Nachhaltigkeit aus.

🔗 Alle Gewinner im Überblick: Eine vollständige Liste aller Gold-, Silber- und Bronze-Preisträger der German Stevie Awards 2026 finden Sie in der offiziellen Gewinnerübersicht.

Jetzt für das nächste Jahr vormerken!

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Die German Stevie Awards sind der vielseitigste Wirtschaftspreis im deutschsprachigen Europa und fanden bereits zum zwölften Mal statt. Sie sind Teil der Stevie® Awards, die unter anderem die renommierten International Business Awards® ausrichten und in insgesamt neun Wettbewerbsprogrammen jedes Jahr mehr als 12.000 Einreichungen aus über 70 Ländern erhalten. Die German Stevie Awards bieten speziell Unternehmen, die am deutschsprachigen europäischen Markt tätig sind, eine internationale Wettbewerbsplattform zum Benchmarking an.

AI Role-Play Training Helps Organizations Enhance Sales and Customer Service Skills

amanda@stevieawards.com (Amanda Del Signore) — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:15:00 GMT

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to support employee training, giving sales and customer service professionals new ways to practice workplace conversations before interacting with customers. AI-powered role-play platforms can provide consistent practice opportunities, immediate feedback, and performance insights that complement traditional coaching and onboarding programs.

Stevie-winner Second Nature developed an AI-powered training platform that enables sales and customer service teams to practice realistic customer interactions with conversational AI avatars. Users can rehearse sales pitches, product demonstrations, customer support conversations, slide presentations, and video calls while receiving objective feedback and performance scores designed to help improve future conversations.

Building Consistent Training Experiences
Second Nature's platform is available 24 hours a day in 27 languages and supports multiple role-play formats. A recently introduced AI-powered course-creation assistant lets training leaders quickly generate new courses, while integrations with Salesforce, Active Directory, and learning management systems help organizations incorporate the platform into existing training workflows.

Managers can use reporting dashboards to monitor trainee progress, identify where additional support may be needed, and spend less time conducting role-play evaluations themselves.

Customer Examples
Organizations across a range of industries have implemented Second Nature as part of their sales and customer service training programs.

SAP Academy reported that employees reached proficiency faster while increasing opportunities and sales volume without adding training resources. GoHealth incorporated the platform into training for its Medicare sales teams, reporting shorter onboarding times and improved sales performance. Spa World reported increased sales closing rates and reduced onboarding time after adding Second Nature to its training program.

OneVision Resources also reported operational benefits. One Customer Support Leader said the platform let him spend more time on his primary responsibilities instead of remaining available for training. An Instructional Designer described the platform as an extension of the training team, citing increased practice time and more consistent role-play experiences.

Second Nature highlighted an academic study conducted by researchers at the University of Houston in collaboration with United Rentals. The study examined the impact of AI-powered role-play training on more than 2,000 outside sales representatives and contributed to ongoing research on how AI-assisted practice may support sales performance.

Second Nature won a Silver Stevie® Award for AI-Powered Sales or Service Solution – New or New Version in the 2026 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

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