Forward Together: The 3rd Annual Ally Technology Partner Awards

• Oct 30, 2025
• 4 min read

Forward Together: The 3rd Annual Ally Technology Partner Awards

Ally is thrilled to celebrate the companies that have played a crucial role in advancing our technology strategy and driving remarkable business outcomes. These partnerships are the foundation of our innovation and transformation efforts, helping us deliver exceptional experiences to our customers, dealers, and internal teams.

When we say, “technology partner,” we are referring to the third-party technology suppliers or vendors that deliver products or services to Ally. We use the term “partner” instead of “supplier” or “vendor” to highlight the crucial role they play in our technological ecosystem.

In its third year, our Ally Technology Partner Awards recognizes the outstanding contributions of partners across various categories. These collaborations drive operational excellence, speed, security, and innovation, enabling us to create better experiences and empower our employees to work with agility and confidence.

Responsible AI and Partner Recognition

The deployment of Ally.ai, our proprietary generative AI platform, has not only garnered industry accolades but also shaped our approach to identify and evaluate the winning partners for this year’s awards. In a pivotal year, when we released Ally.ai enterprise-wide, we aimed to select partners who are helping us build an interconnected AI-ready technology ecosystem. With Ally.AI anchored by Azure OpenAI Service and our commitment to integrating robust data security, stringent privacy protections, and rigorous model risk assessments, we feel that recognizing Microsoft with our Partner of the Year exemplified a shared commitment to excellence.

Identifying This Year’s Winners

Over a six-month process, leaders across Ally’s Technology organization, in collaboration with corporate enterprise partners, engaged in internal deliberations to evaluate and identify the top technology partners who have excelled in their space to advance Ally’s strategic objectives over the past year.

Our internal deliberation process was also based on prior year’s learnings. We set clear eligibility criteria to identify suppliers who have made significant contributions over the past year. This involved creating a baseline scorecard that considers factors such as tenure, spend, and overall standing. By applying these criteria, we narrowed down the list of suppliers, ensuring that only those with the most impactful and promising partnerships were considered for further evaluation and recognition. This structured approach helped us streamline the selection process and highlights opportunities for continued collaboration.

Below are Ally’s current award categories and definitions.

• Technology Partner of the Year:

  Suppliers who demonstrate excellence in multiple strategic areas and whose partnership has advanced the operations, business, and/or culture of Ally.

• Technology Peace of Mind:

  Suppliers who demonstrate excellence in security and data privacy and strive to deliver industry leading protection for Ally and our customers.

• Technology Operational Excellence:

  Suppliers who strive for lean, automated, and streamlined business models that drive simplified and resilient solutions for Ally and our customers.

• Technology Velocity with Quality:

  Suppliers who demonstrate excellent speed to market, responsiveness and flexibility, allowing Ally to deliver value to customers quickly.

• Technology Disruptor:

  Suppliers who are leading disruptors in the market and are providing outstanding support to Ally in transformation and innovation initiatives.

This awards program enhances internal awareness of the value of relationships by showcasing how partners contribute significantly to Ally’s success. Their proactive approach to problem-solving, commitment to high standards, and ability to deliver tailored solutions underscore the importance of these partnerships in driving innovation, efficiency, and long-term business success.

Award Winners

“We are proud to honor the vendor partners that play a significant role in our achievements at Ally through the Ally Technology Partner Awards. Superior execution, quality, and partnership are showcased by each winner, which are critical as we build on our long history of innovation and build the future of banking.” said Sathish Muthukrishnan, Chief Information, Data & Digital Officer, “We’re committed to delivering best-in-class digital banking experiences, and these partners are integral to our success.”

• Technology Partner of the Year – Microsoft

• Technology Peace of Mind – NetSPI

• Technology Operational Excellence – Equinix

• Technology Velocity with Quality – LaunchDarkly

• Technology Disruptor – Bandwidth