Retail Bank Transformation Europe 2026
2026 Sponsors
Premier Sponsors
NCR Atleos
NCR Atleos (NYSE: NATL) is a leader in expanding self-service financial access, with industry-leading ATM expertise and experience, unrivaled operational scale including the largest independently-owned ATM network, always-on global services and constant innovation. NCR Atleos improves operational efficiency for financial institutions, drives footfall for retailers and enables digital-first financial self-service experiences for consumers. NCR Atleos is ranked #12 in Newsweek’s prestigious 2025 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces® list. NCR Atleos is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., with approximately 20,000 employees globally.
For more information, visit www.ncratleos.com.
Platinum Sponsors
Auriga is an international technology company with over 30 years of experience delivering software and services to the banking and financial industry. Its open, modular and multivendor WWS platform enables omnichannel banking, branch transformation, cybersecurity, AI assistance, analytics and cash management. As a technology partner for banks and service providers, Auriga combines innovative solutions with flexible service-based models, from platform enablement to co-managed and fully managed ATM services. With a global presence, Auriga helps its partners and customers improve efficiency, resilience and customer experience, enabling the Next Generation Bank.
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) automates, digitizes and transforms the way people bank and shop. As a leading global technology and services partner to many of the world’s top financial institutions and retailers, our integrated solutions connect digital and physical channels for consumers conveniently, securely and efficiently. The company has a presence in more than 100 countries with approximately 20,000 employees worldwide.
GLORY are Global Leaders in Customer Experience Automation. With a culture rooted in innovation, each day Glory’s people are transforming our customer’s businesses
Our automation solutions empower Financial Institutions, Retailers and restaurants to save time, money, and deliver unrivalled customer experiences.
Publicly listed and proudly international, Glory has been a trusted name for over 100 years, and a global leader for more than a decade.
With a direct presence in over 20 countries and a global network of distribution partners, we are global leaders in Consumer Experience and Cash Technology solutions.
SBS is a global software company helping banks and the financial services industry reimagine how to operate in an AI-driven world. Trusted partner to more than 1,500 financial institutions and large-scale lenders across 80 countries, including Santander, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Groupe BPCE, Crédit Agricole, La Banque Postale, HSBC, Attijariwafa Bank, Nationwide, NextGear Capital, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota FS, SBS combines 50+ years of banking domain expertise with a suite of award-winning solutions built for the AI era. SBS’s composable architecture extends across core banking, lending, payments, compliance, open banking, and asset finance.
With 2,800 employees across 50 offices worldwide, SBS is recognized as a Top 8 Global Core Banking Technology Provider by Everest Group (2026), a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Digital Banking Engagement Platforms (2026), a SPARK Matrix Leader in Digital Banking Platforms (2025), a Top 10 European Fintech by IDC (2025), a Leader in Omdia’s Universe: Digital Banking Platforms (2024), and a Leader in Everest Group’s Banking Customer Experience Orchestration PEAK Matrix (2024).
SBS is part of 74Software alongside Axway, forming an international software group. SBS is headquartered in Paris, France.
Gold Sponsors
ATEC
ATEC is a cash automation solutions company that provides a professional IT service. We specialise in branch transformation solutions that reinvent customer self-service, and teller and cashier automation services such as multi-functional and smart ATM, digital concierge, AI banker, digital desk and digitalisation of the teller task. Our solutions are used worldwide, and our comprehensive understanding of each customer’s needs enables us to deliver effective solutions with our global subsidiaries.
Cennox
Cennox delivers strategic solutions for customers worldwide. From consultation to implementation, Cennox is the go-to partner for the world’s leading banks, retail and commercial institutions. Leading with innovation and technology, Cennox embraces the diversity of different industries and helps customers drive change. We support all things facilities, security and technology.
KAL (est. 1989) is a world-leading ATM software provider that helps banks optimize efficiency, drive innovation and deliver reliable self-service experiences. KAL’s advanced, versatile solutions are deployed in more than 100 countries, powering over 350,000 ATMs across networks of all sizes and complexities. By enabling ATM hardware from multiple vendors to work together seamlessly, KAL is the trusted choice for banks looking to reduce costs, gain strategic control of their ATM networks, expand functionality and improve customer satisfaction.
Kinective is leading the way to Intelligent Banking. We enable financial institutions to compete, grow and thrive in a complex and rapidly evolving business environment. Only Kinective brings together modernized operations, enterprise connectivity and data activation in a single platform to generate insights and intelligence in the moment. This enables more personalized and relevant consumer experiences, smarter business decisions and greater operational efficiencies. More than 4,000 financial institutions nationwide – nearly one in every two – trust Kinective to help them leverage Intelligent Banking to better serve their communities.
Website: https://www.kinective.io/
Hyosung TNS
Hyosung TNS Inc. has partnered with the top global banks and financial institutions for over 40 years to deliver the latest in IT, banking, and payment solutions. Through our innovations, we have helped financial institutions and retail businesses across the globe achieve more seamless and convenient customer experiences to drive growth. We have positioned ourselves as a Global Human Experience Maker and aim to provide unique and innovative solutions to improve the everyday interactions for everyone.
Tieto
Tieto delivers software that powers modern banking. Our modular SaaS solutions combine security, compliance, and resilience by design. Deep domain expertise and responsible AI help financial institutions modernize faster and run smarter in a digital-first world. Our payment, card, ATM software and services, fraud prevention, credit, savings and wealth capabilities drive transformation while keeping today’s operations running seamlessly.
Supporting Sponsors
As a market-leading provider of cash handling system solutions for banks, public institutions, energy providers, libraries, and retail enterprises, we are your premium partner from consulting and development to production and after-sales service. At HESS, we understand that what drives and shapes us as a modern, mid-sized enterprise is deeply rooted in our history. It’s from these roots that we continuously evolve our expertise, delivering lasting value to our clients.
Through continuous innovation, we have gained a significant competitive edge in the core technologies of cash processing and digital payment solutions. This allows us to offer industry-leading solutions tailored to your needs. We develop, produce, market and support our hardware and software solutions ourselves and, with an export ratio of around 50%, our high-quality products are also in great demand internationally.
As a subsidiary of the globally active MERKUR.COM group, we combine the spirit of a family- run business with the strong innovative capabilities of a traditional German company. In addition to our headquarters in Magstadt near Stuttgart, the HESS Group includes our subsidiaries HESS Schweiz AG in Bern and HESS Austria GmbH with locations in Gratkorn and Linz. Altogether, HESS employs approximately 180 people.
For more information, visit: https://www.hess-solutions.com/