Newsroom > GFT Technologies Recognized as the Most Valuable Pioneer in QKS Group’s AI Maturity Matrix™ for Digital Banking Transformation Services, 2026
05.03.2026
Press Release
QKS Group designates GFT Technologies as the Most Valuable Pioneer (MVP) for its AI-first digital banking transformation approach and its leadership in embedding intelligence across core modernization and engineering delivery frameworks.
Pune India, March 5, 2026: QKS Group, a global research and advisory firm, has announced the release of its latest whitepaper, "AI Maturity MatrixTM for Digital Banking Transformation Services." The report introduces a first-of-its-kind AI maturity framework tailored specifically for digital banking modernization, spotlighting GFT Technologies as the Most Valuable Pioneer (MVP) for 2026.
As banks move beyond digital enablement toward intelligence-driven operating models, QKS developed the QKS AI Maturity Matrix to provide a structured framework for evaluating whether digital banking transformation vendors have truly embedded AI within core modernization architectures or are incrementally layering AI onto existing services. The framework assesses vendors across critical dimensions, including AI vision and strategic integration, execution maturity within core transformation programs, governance and regulatory alignment, engineering and DevSecOps integration, and enterprise-scale scalability.
“AI maturity is the new frontier in digital banking transformation,” said Akhilesh Vundavalli, Principal Analyst at QKS Group. “Many vendors today reference AI capabilities, but few embed intelligence in ways that drive real-time decisioning, regulatory-aligned governance, and scalable modernization. The AI Maturity Matrix cuts through that noise by evaluating how deeply AI is institutionalized within core banking transformation programs.”
AI Maturity: The Strategic Imperative for Digital Banking Transformation
The QKS whitepaper reframes digital banking transformation as a progression from infrastructure modernization to intelligence-embedded core architectures. The framework emphasizes the need for vendors to integrate AI across the full transformation lifecycle, spanning advisory, core modernization, migration governance, engineering delivery, and continuous optimization.
Key AI capabilities evaluated in the report include:
The research identifies GFT Technologies as the Most Valuable Pioneer due to its ability to embed AI directly within core modernization architectures and engineering delivery ecosystems. Rather than positioning AI as an adjunct capability, GFT integrates intelligence across migration frameworks, DevSecOps pipelines, and composable banking architectures enabled by its enterprise AI platform Wynxx. With AI-enabled SDLC acceleration and structured modernization governance embedded into its delivery model through Wynxx, GFT enables banks to advance toward adaptive, intelligence-driven operating environments.
“GFT has positioned itself as a frontrunner in applying AI to the execution layer of digital banking transformation, moving beyond experimentation to productized, delivery-embedded intelligence. Through its Wynxx platform, GFT integrates generative AI directly into the software development and modernization lifecycle by automating legacy code analysis, documentation, testing, and transformation workflows that underpin large-scale core and digital modernization programs. This AI-first approach enables banks to accelerate transformation timelines while maintaining governance and human-in-the-loop controls. By embedding AI as a repeatable transformation engine rather than a standalone innovation layer, GFT demonstrates a mature, production-oriented AI strategy that directly translates into faster, more scalable digital banking transformation outcomes,” said Akhilesh Vundavalli, Principal Analyst BFSI, QKS Group.
“AI is lowering the cost of building software across the industry. What it does not lower is the cost of failure,” said Marco Santos, Global CEO of GFT. “Our focus has been to industrialize responsible AI by embedding it directly into the execution layer of enterprise delivery. This recognition reflects our conviction that in regulated industries, disciplined execution - not experimentation - defines long-term value.“
The whitepaper is designed to guide CIOs, COOs, transformation leaders, and IT architects through vendor selection by aligning enterprise AI ambition with market capabilities.
Access the Report: To download the full whitepaper and explore the QKS AI Maturity Matrix, visit: https://www.gft.com/int/en/about-us/newsroom/press-and-news/2026/press-releases/gft-advances-ai-driven-banking-transformation-named-industry-pioneer
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