FIS Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Retail Core Banking Systems, North America

Key Facts

• FIS earns accolades for delivering innovative, end-to-end solutions that holistically address the evolving needs of the banking industry.
• Products including HORIZON, Integrated Banking Solutions (IBS) recognized in the “Leader” quadrant for customer experience and business functionality, earning some of the highest scores among all evaluated vendors, with Modern Banking Platform named in the “Visionary” quadrant.
• Gartner stands as a leading authority in global market research and analysis for the financial sector.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIS^® (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Retail Core Banking Systems, North America. This recognition further demonstrates FIS' comprehensive capabilities across the money lifecycle, underscoring its position as the leading technology provider in the banking ecosystem for safeguarding money at rest.

FIS' core banking solutions operate within a widely configurable and connected banking ecosystem that can enable financial institutions to deliver seamless customer experiences across all channels. This allows customers to unlock the money lifecycle from a single platform, elevating the full banking experience and creating a more streamlined and agile environment. The Gartner report evaluated products based on ability to execute and completeness of vision. The three FIS products recognized include:

• HORIZON: Received one of the highest customer experience ratings among all vendors and demonstrated above-average API marketplace capabilities that created a more streamlined integration for users while enabling improved collaboration for banks launching new business lines.

• Integrated Banking Solution (IBS): Earned one of the highest business functionality scores compared to all other vendors for its ability to unlock efficiencies for new business functionalities and also earned high marks for holistic product support, customer-centric servicing and innovative release strategy.

• Modern Banking Platform: Recognized for its strength in native composable and cloud architecture, along with the capabilities to enable secure integration and collaboration between FIS and third-party partners that can quickly create new user experiences across the money lifecycle.

"FIS' positioning in the ‘Leaders’ and ‘Visionaries’ quadrants reinforces our dedication to providing the most innovative core banking solutions to our clients," said John Durrant, co-president, FIS Banking Solutions. “With FIS’ open API technology, institutions can securely manage money at rest while unlocking a thriving banking and payments ecosystem through a flexible platform. This enables our customers to see greater efficiency, quickly launch competitive products and cement relationships with personalized experiences."

The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Retail Core Banking Systems, North America highlights certain key market trends shaping the core banking industry. Vendor evaluation is based on the “Ability to Execute” and “Completeness of Vision.” The criteria for “Completeness of Vision” are based on the effectiveness of vendor product strategies linked to the market. The criteria for the “Ability to Execute” focuses on market traction and how the vendor and product are positioned to sustain support for near-term banking market requirements and commitments.

About FIS

FIS is a financial technology company providing solutions to financial institutions, businesses and developers. We unlock financial technology to the world across the money lifecycle underpinning the world’s financial system. Our people are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests, by helping our clients to confidently run, grow and protect their businesses. Our expertise comes from decades of experience helping financial institutions and businesses of all sizes adapt to meet the needs of their customers by harnessing where reliability meets innovation in financial technology. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is a member of the Fortune 500® and the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. To learn more, visit FISglobal.com. Follow FIS on LinkedIn, Facebook and X.