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Old National Honored for Innovation in Digital Client Experience
Named winner in the 2026 Datos Insights Impact Awards in Wealth Management
Old National Bank Datos Insights award winner 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NASDAQ: ONB)– Old National Bancorp (“Old National”) has been named the award winner in the “Best Innovation in Digital Client Experience” category for the 2026 Impact Awards in Wealth Management, presented by Datos Insights. The award was presented on Oct. 21 at the Wealth Management Forum in New York.
Old National was recognized for its new Wealth Unified Digital initiative. Built on the Candescent digital banking platform, the initiative gives eligible wealth clients a single digital entry point to view brokerage and trust relationships alongside their banking accounts, with single sign-on (SSO) into each underlying platform.
“Wealth Unified Digital is about organizing the experience around our clients rather than asking clients to navigate our internal systems,” said Old National’s Philip Barnes, Community Banking & Wealth CIO, who accepted the award at the Wealth Management Forum on behalf of the bank. “By bringing banking and wealth relationships together through one digital front door, we have created a stronger foundation for serving clients in simpler, more connected, and increasingly personalized ways. I am incredibly proud of the team that brought this vision to life.”
Under the new Wealth Unified Digital initiative, Old National improved data accuracy from approximately 85% to 99% ahead of launch, featuring a privacy-first client design. A phased roll-out beginning with a small initial release in May 2026, and expanding through successive advisor-portfolio waves, extended access to approximately 26,000 wealth clients by mid-June.
A panel of external experts judge the Datos Insights Impact Awards nominations based on:
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Level of innovation and competitive advantage
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Impact on customer experience and customer operational efficiency
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Level of new revenue opportunity for the organization
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Impact on customer retention/new customer attraction
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Level of scalability across customer base and future roadmap
The Wealth Unified Digital initiative, says Datos Insights, aligns with the ever-increasing number of Millennial- and Generation X-age wealth clients seeking modern banking tools and digital-first access.
“Wealth management clients often hold banking, brokerage and trust relationships on separate platforms, each with its own login and interface,” said Wally Okby, Strategic Advisor, Wealth Management for Datos Insights. “That structure mirrors how a bank is organized internally rather than how a client experiences the relationship. A generational wealth transfer is moving trillions of dollars toward Millennial and Generation X beneficiaries who expect digital-first, personalized experiences, and WealthTech competitors are setting a new bar for streamlined digital experience. Old National’s Wealth Unified Digital initiative addresses this gap.”
