Global Finance Magazine has named Kinexys by J.P. Morgan a winner in its 2026 Innovators Awards, recognizing the launch of JPM Coin on public blockchain infrastructure as a Top Global Financial Innovation. The industry-leading blockchain business unit, a part of J.P. Morgan Payments, has also been named the winner of the “Innovation Award” in the Tearsheet Bankchain Awards 2026, and recognized as a leader in traditional finance in Fortune’s inaugural Crypto 100, a definitive ranking of the most influential companies in blockchain, which draws on rigorous data analysis by Inca Digital. 

Now in its 13th year, the Global Finance Innovators Awards recognize organizations that are designing new tools and defining new paths in financial services. Winners are selected by the publication’s editorial board with input from industry experts, highlighting innovations shaping the future of banking, payments and financial infrastructure. Kinexys was recognized among a select group of global innovators spanning advancements across AI and digital assets.

Tearsheet’s Bankchain Awards recognize the banks, fintechs, and technology providers driving the adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technology across financial services. The Innovation Award honors the most significant new product or initiative advancing institutional blockchain infrastructure. This recognition reflects JPM Coin’s role in establishing a new category of regulated digital commercial bank money and resolving the structural gap between traditional banking systems and onchain liquidity.

Advancing the future of onchain money

Developed by Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, JPM Coin was piloted in June 2025 and launched as a live offering for institutional clients in November 2025. This milestone marked the first time commercial bank money has been extended beyond private blockchain infrastructure and into public blockchain environments. JPM Coin combines the security of bank-backed deposits and settlement with the speed and innovation of 24/7¹, near real-time blockchain transactions—unlocking liquidity, increasing efficiency and establishing a new institutional standard in the modernization of global financial infrastructure.

JPM Coin builds on more than a decade of sustained investment and production-grade execution in blockchain-based financial infrastructure by J.P. Morgan. Since 2015, Kinexys has built one of the world’s most advanced bank-led blockchain platforms, designed to transform how money, information and assets move globally. What began as a group exploring distributed ledger technology has evolved into a global business unit powering live, production-grade offerings. Kinexys has processed over $4 trillion in transactions since inception, with a $7 billion daily transaction average, and continues to scale solutions supporting real-world payments, liquidity management and digital asset settlement.

Read the full announcement from Global Finance Magazine here and check out the spotlight on Kinexys here. View the Tearsheet Bankchain Awards 2026 winners here and Fortune’s inaugural Crypto 100 list here.

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