The QKS SPARK Matrix™: Integrated Bank Payments Platform 2026 evaluates modern payments hub platforms on technology excellence and customer impact, providing banks and financial institutions with an independent assessment of market capabilities and competitive positioning.
Finastra, for its Global PAYplus solution, has been recognized as a Leader in this assessment, reflecting the strength of our payments portfolio and helping banks and financial institutions modernize payments, accelerate innovation, and deliver seamless payment experiences across multiple rails, schemes, and geographies. Built as an ISO 20022-native, AI-powered, microservices-based, API-first architecture, Global PAYplus enables banks to consolidate payment processing, streamline operations, and support high-value, real-time, ACH, cross-border, and alternative and digital payment types from a single platform.
The recognition further highlights Finastra's ability to support complex payment transformation initiatives through more than three decades of payments expertise, multi-rail processing capabilities, cloud-agnostic deployment, and a proven track record with leading financial institutions worldwide. This enables banks to modernize with confidence while improving operational resilience, ensuring regulatory compliance, increasing straight-through processing, and delivering scalability to support growing volumes.