Red Hat has announced the recipients of its APAC Innovation Awards 2025 for India, recognizing four organizations for their use of open source technologies to drive innovation and transformation. The winners are Indian Bank, Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), Unity Small Finance Bank, and State Bank of India (SBI).
Marjet Andriesse, senior vice president and general manager, APJC, Red Hat, commented on the significance of these awards: “The pace of change in Asia Pacific shows no signs of slowing, especially as AI becomes a core driver of business transformation. Despite these demands, our customers have delivered remarkable results, showing that innovation thrives when paired with open source. The Red Hat APAC Innovation Awards 2025 are an opportune time to recognise and celebrate these achievements, highlighting how our customers are unlocking what’s next and shaping a future defined by creativity, resilience, and impact.”
Indian Bank was recognized in the Cloud Native Development category. With over 140 million customers, the bank modernized its legacy systems by implementing India’s first private cloud infrastructure built by a public sector bank using Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus. This move allowed Indian Bank to streamline development processes and accelerate digital service delivery.
Ashutosh Choudhury, Executive Director at Indian Bank stated: “At Indian Bank, our goal has been to build a modern, scalable foundation that can keep pace with the rapid evolution of digital banking. By working with Red Hat, we have gained the agility to scale resources efficiently, improve visibility across our systems, and deliver more reliable digital experiences for our customers. This transformation marks a significant step forward in strengthening our digital backbone and supporting the bank’s long-term growth.”
Tata Teleservices Limited received awards in both Digital Transformation and Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure categories for adopting an open hybrid cloud approach powered by Red Hat’s enterprise solutions. This strategy enabled TTSL to enhance scalability while maintaining flexibility across technology ecosystems.
Anvize Rodrigues, Chief Information Officer at Tata Teleservices Limited said: “As we advance our journey as a trusted digital and connectivity solutions provider to businesses in India, agility and openness have become central to how we operate. Our collaboration with Red Hat is a key step in transitioning to a unified, open hybrid cloud foundation that brings speed, resilience, and innovation at scale, delivering greater value to our customers and partners.”
Unity Small Finance Bank was awarded in the Digital Transformation category for building a flexible customer relationship management platform using Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. This platform helped Unity expand its reach through digital channels while ensuring integration across various systems.
Yusuf Roopwala, Chief Information Officer at Unity Small Finance Bank remarked: “Our goal has always been to make banking simple, inclusive, and accessible to our customers in every corner of India. Working with Red Hat has empowered us to build a flexible, open platform that supports our new digital CRM, core banking and other allied services – helping us reach customers in unserved and underserved communities more effectively. This reiterates our commitment to providing secure, optimal, technology-driven financial solutions for all.”
State Bank of India received recognition for its work in Digital Transformation and Cloud Native Development categories by modernizing its digital platforms using several Red Hat technologies including OpenShift and Ansible Automation Platform.
Anil Tembhe, Chief General Manager at State Bank of India commented: “Collaborating with Red Hat has been instrumental in our journey to modernise and unify SBI’s digital platforms. This marks a new era in customer experience – one that is secure, scalable,and consistently seamless across every channel. Using Red Hat’s open,c loud-native foundation such as Red Hat OpenShiftandRedHat Ansible Automationhas enabled us t o innovate faster,strengthen resilience,and continue leadingIndia’sdigitalbanking evolution.”
The awards highlight how organizations across different sectors are leveraging open source tools from Red Hat for improved competitivenessandlong-term value creation.
