Pinnacle Awards

Pinnacle Awards

 

Innovation That Fuels Change

Have you developed a solution that’s changing the game in treasury and finance? Let’s celebrate the ideas shaping the future.

The AFP Pinnacle Awards honor transformative ideas that push the profession forward—improving efficiency, enhancing strategy and addressing real-world challenges. If your solution broke new ground, tackled/solved a critical problem or made a lasting impact, we want to hear from you.

Here's how it works:

    ✔️ Submit your solution by July 10
    ✨ A panel of judges will select three finalists
    👨‍💻 You and your peers will vote for the grand prize winner
    🏆 Finalists will be recognized and the winner announced at AFP 2026 in Las Vegas

The submission window will close on July 10 and Pinnacle Finalists will be notified at the end of August.


Submit Your Solution

Award Submissions

    Eligibility


    • Treasury and finance departments of companies, organizations or government entities of any size, industry or location are eligible to submit for the AFP Pinnacle Awards.
    • There are no entry fees.
    • Affiliation with AFP or any other professional association is not required.
    • The treasurer or chief financial officer of the applying company must validate all entries, and every applicant must agree to be interviewed.

    NOTE: If you are submitting on behalf of a client, your entry should demonstrate how the solution has transformed finance or treasury operations within the client’s organization. Submissions should not be a promotion of the provider’s product features or capabilities.

     

    Judging & Publicizing Winning Work


    • All entries will be screened to mask any material necessary to ensure blind and impartial evaluation by the judges.
    • All entries become the property of AFP and may be used for the general advancement of knowledge in the treasury and finance field.
    • The Pinnacle Awards sponsor may publish and publicize entries in any manner and without compensation.
    • Entries will not be returned to applicants.

     

    Acknowledgement & Permissions


    By submitting an entry to the AFP 2026 Pinnacle Awards Program, individuals and organizations acknowledge and agree that they:

    • Grant permission to the Pinnacle Awards sponsor and to anyone authorized by the sponsor to publicize the organization's name and the photographic likeness of the developer(s) of the winning entry.
    • All entries become the property of AFP and may be used for the general advancement of knowledge in the treasury and finance field.
    • Affirm that the company has the full right to enter the award program and to transfer all rights in the submission to AFP.
    • Agree to hold the sponsor harmless from any claim by third parties arising from any use of the submission.

    AFP Pinnacle Awards Ceremony

    All AFP Pinnacle Finalists will be honored for their outstanding solutions at AFP 2026 in Las Vegas, NV.

    The AFP Pinnacle Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the three finalists and receive this special honor during the awards ceremony.


    Registration, Travel & Accommodations


    AFP provides each finalist with up to two complimentary conference registrations, as well as transportation and accommodation.