The Glia Catalyst Awards

Honoring the trailblazers who are redefining customer interactions.
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The Glia Catalyst Awards celebrate the forward-thinking institutions that are transforming banking interactions with AI. Read on to discover the frontrunners boldly redefining customer care in the digital age by deploying a purpose-built AI workforce.
The Visionary
Mastering Banking AI
This category celebrates institutions that are leveraging the full Glia AI Workforce in their business strategy to eliminate the efficiency-experience tradeoff, allowing them to reallocate FTE to advisory roles and decrease AHT.
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Banner Bank

Successfully absorbed team attrition without sacrificing service quality

AI Workforce acts as the primary line of engagement, autonomously handling most inbound volume

Automated most enterprise-scale routine inquiries, providing the operational leverage to scale service

Banner Bank leveraged the Glia AI Workforce in their business strategy to eliminate the efficiency-experience tradeoff, utilizing AI to autonomously manage enterprise-scale interaction volumes and seamlessly absorb staff attrition.

2026
The Harmonizer
Banking AI Excellence in Servicing (Experience)
This category celebrates institutions that have replaced legacy IVRs to achieve unified, around-the-clock service. By deploying banking AI agents, these trailblazers eliminate repetitive routine inquiries to deliver resolutions that measurably elevate the customer experience.
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Heartland Credit Union (WI)

3.66 full-time employee equivalency gained from voice AI

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54% reduction in abandonment rate

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40% reduction in wait time

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Free from backfilling entry-level roles, Heartland created a centralized team of experts to set up limitless scalability and bring expert service to every member, anywhere.

2026
The Pacesetter
Banking AI for Growth in Loans & Deposits (Growth)
This category celebrates institutions that are proactively engaging members to accelerate revenue and drive efficiency.
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Live Oak Bank

793% Increase in deposit retention — from $1.4M recovered in month one to $12.5M at its peak

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63% Year-over-year growth in business checking balances, reaching $469M, with total relationship deposits climbing to $1.2B

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39% Increase in cross-sell adoption — 25% of customers now hold both a loan and deposit account, up from 18%

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By pairing Glia Banker Voice and Digital with dedicated account retention queues, Live Oak Bank increased deposit retention nearly 9x and grew business checking balances by 63% YoY while strengthening personalized service at scale.

2026
The Energizer
Banking AI for Universal Banker (Efficiency)
This category celebrates institutions using Glia AI CoPilot to foster a powerful loop of human-AI collaboration, equipping frontline teams with the real-time context and guidance needed to transform every employee into a high-performing Universal Banker.
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Thomaston Savings Bank

222 Hours saved in quality assurance through Glia Analyst automated reviews and coaching reports

72% Digital AI containment rate, driving direct-to-human requests down to 0.6%

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63% Voice AI containment rate

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By deploying Glia Banker and Glia CoPilot to make care faster and more personalized, Thomaston increased account openings, fully automated after-hours inquiries, and improved customer satisfaction.

2026
The Prodigy
Rapid Banking AI Impact
This category celebrates institutions who have utilized Glia to achieve measurable ROI and workforce capacity within their first 12 months of launch.
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Alliant Credit Union

19% Year-over-year decrease in voice call volume for routine inquiries

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73,000+ Concurrent conversations handled, expanding overall workforce capacity

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293,000+ Total chat interactions completed autonomously with Glia Banker and customer care teams

After replacing its fragmented servicing model with a unified banking AI platform in just eight weeks, ​​Alliant Credit Union is on track to save more than 10,500 hours of employee work annually—the equivalent of adding 5 full-time employees.

2026
The Prodigy
Achieving Swift and Significant Impact
Applauding exceptional progress and innovation within the first year of Glia adoption.
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Busey Bank

Automated 61% of calls with Voice AI.

Repurposed 2 frontline FTEs to strategic research roles.

Slashed agent wrap-up time by 50% with AI-powered Interaction Wrap-Up.

In just 90 days post-launch, Busey Bank successfully navigated a $7B bank acquisition, handled increased call volume while repurposing staff, and significantly improved agent efficiency.

2025
The Energizer
Enhancing Agent Productivity & Engagement
Recognizing companies that empower their employees to excel in the AI era.
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Fibre Federal Credit Union

Saved $100K+ and 2780 agent hours over six months with Digital AI.

Reinvesting savings into new employee and member initiatives.

13% improvement in service levels while handling significant increase in chat volume.

Fibre Federal Credit Union empowered its employees to handle more high-value member interactions, streamlined internal operations, and achieved significant time and cost savings. By reinvesting those savings into employee programs and development, Fibre FCU is fostering a more engaged and efficient workforce.

2025
The Pacesetter
Unifying AI + Human Interactions in Web & Mobile
Honoring organizations leading the charge in digital-centric customer service.
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TDECU

59% of all Digital GVA interactions resolved without human intervention.

Projected to save $680K+ in 2025.

Reduced post-call wrap-up times with AI Interaction Wrap-Up.

By introducing Glia’s Digital AI, TDECU successfully automated a significant portion of its inbound inquiries, allowing it to serve members faster, 24/7, while empowering agents to focus on high-value, complex conversations that deepen member relationships.

2025
The Harmonizer
Unifying AI + Human Interactions in the Contact Center
Celebrating the perfect balance of AI efficiency and human empathy.
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Banner Bank

62% reduction in call volume

72% decrease in abandonment rate

Decreased spend on overflow services

Banner Bank leveraged Glia’s Voice AI to reduce costs, improve customer and employee experiences, and enable strategic planning by automating routine inquiries and freeing up agents for more complex interactions and professional development.

2025
The Visionary
Automating & Elevating the Interaction Journey
Recognizing unified strategies that eliminate the experience–efficiency tradeoff.
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Heritage Banking Designed For You
Heritage Federal Credit Union

63% increase in loan production with 25% less staffing

34% of calls are contained with Voice GVA, Heidi

Handling doubled volume, with improved service levels and 0 additional headcount

By implementing Glia's AI-powered platform, Heritage Federal Credit Union was able to improve service levels, offer 24/7 service availability across all channels, and double its service capacity, all without additional headcount – proving that excellent service and efficiency can go hand in hand.

2025
The Prodigy
Best Use of Glia for Rapid Success as a New Customer
Applauding exceptional progress and innovation within the first year of Glia adoption.
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Azura Credit Union

91.97% monthly service level, with 99.35% as daily peaks.

Achieved as low as 0.65% abandonment rates

Seamlessly integrated chat, video, and audio across multiple touchpoints

Can a contact center handle more volume while also improving key metrics? Yes—just ask Azura Credit Union. In just one year, it generated dramatic gains in efficiency, ease of digital use, and conversions—all thanks to implementing ChannelLess® architecture.

2024
The Pacesetter
Best Use of Glia for Digital-First Transformation
Honoring organizations leading the charge in digital-centric customer service.
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Columbia Bank

Transitioned from standalone app to fully integrated digital support system.

Seamlessly blended voice, video, and personalized chat interactions.

Saved approximately 376 hours with multi-engage features.

Columbia Bank embraced cutting-edge digital strategies, transitioning from a standalone app to a fully integrated digital support system within their online banking platform. The result? A digital banking experience that's not just convenient, but personal too.

2024
The Harmonizer
Best Use of Glia for Blending AI and Human Interaction
Celebrating the perfect balance of AI efficiency and human empathy.
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Service 1st Federal Credit Union

Dramatically reduced average handle times

Cut average speed of answer from 193 to 18 seconds

AI efficiency enhanced human-customer relationships

Service 1st Federal Credit Union significantly boosted efficiency and deepened connections by blending AI tools with human expertise. They improved efficiency while deepening customer connections. It's not about robots replacing people; it's about technology empowering humans to do what they do best–build relationships.

2024
The Visionary
Best use of Glia for Unified Interaction Management
Recognizing innovative strategies that create seamless, ChannelLess® customer experiences.
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Quontic Bank

58% reduction in digital volume handling time

Email volume cut from 38% to 5% of interactions

Greatly increased customer satisfaction scores

Quontic Bank has mastered the art of ChannelLess® banking. By seamlessly integrating multiple channels to create a cohesive customer journey, Quontic Bank proves that improved efficiency and enhanced customer experience go hand in hand

2024

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