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  • Capco Wins OpenAI Awards for AI Innovation and Responsible AI Leadership

    Capco

    London: Global management and technology consultancy Capco, a Wipro company, has been recognized by OpenAI for its achievements in both AI innovation and responsible AI leadership.

    The recognition underscores Capco’s growing influence in delivering enterprise-grade artificial intelligence solutions across highly regulated sectors.

    Capco received the AI Governance & Risk Excellence Award at the OpenAI Partner Summit 2026 held in San Francisco.

    The award acknowledges Capco’s expertise in enabling financial services and energy organizations to scale AI with confidence while maintaining strong governance frameworks, minimizing risks, strengthening regulatory compliance, and enhancing customer outcomes.

    The recognition highlights the company’s ability to deliver enterprise-grade AI capabilities in highly regulated environments, reinforcing its consulting-led approach to helping organizations adopt and deploy AI responsibly.

    In another significant achievement, Capco’s UK AI Lab emerged as the winner of the OpenAI Codex Hackathon. The competition featured more than 30 teams and over 100 participants from across the OpenAI partner ecosystem.

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    The company secured the top position with its winning solution, Sentra, a consulting-led and AI-powered retail banking platform designed to support frontline teams in serving vulnerable customers.

    The solution leverages digital twin technology to identify vulnerable customers and recommend explainable next-best actions, enabling financial institutions to deliver more personalized and responsible customer support.

    Commenting on the recognition, Srini Pallia, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Wipro Limited, said, “Capco is uniquely positioned to help clients unlock the full value of AI through a consulting-led, AI-powered approach built on deep domain expertise, trust and customer focus.

    OpenAI’s recognition is a strong validation of the responsible and scalable AI solutions we are building for clients and our own business. These honours mark another important step in accelerating our AI strategy with Wipro Intelligence and reinforce Capco’s expert advantage in delivering AI-enabled advisory and scalable solutions that create lasting value.”

    Capco was among the early strategic partners of OpenAI, participating in the organization’s beta partner programme since 2025 and collaborating closely on emerging enterprise capabilities.

    The latest recognitions further strengthen the company’s standing within the OpenAI partner ecosystem and demonstrate its ability to innovate at the forefront of AI technology while deploying solutions responsibly in complex regulatory environments.

    The dual recognition from OpenAI reinforces the company’s position as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to balance innovation with governance, particularly in highly regulated industries such as financial services and energy.

    About Capco

    Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy focused on driving transformation across the financial services and energy sectors.

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    • Salil Urunkar

      Salil Urunkar is a senior journalist and the editorial mind behind Sahyadri Startups. With years of experience covering Pune’s entrepreneurial rise, he’s passionate about telling the real stories of founders, disruptors, and game-changers.

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