Published by Sue Johns-Chapman
Published Date 02.03.2026 
Accedia is proud to be shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious Global Business Tech Awards 2026 in the AI Company of the Year category. The recognition highlights the company’s commitment to making artificial intelligence accessible, practical, and impactful for businesses of all sizes through Accedia’s AI Capability Center. To date, Accedia has delivered a growing portfolio of AI-driven projects spanning generative AI, agentic AI, predictive maintenance, fraud detection, and advanced data analytics.
The nomination follows a series of notable achievements for the company, including a Gold Award for AI Excellence at the International Brilliance Awards and recognition as AI and Digital Champion of the Year at the 2025 GSA Awards. Accedia also celebrates its selection for the 2026 Global 100® by IAOP®. This recognition marks a fourth consecutive year in which the company has been honored among the world’s most elite service providers, further solidifying its position as a distinguished representative of the Bulgarian and CEE technology sectors.
Accedia is a premier European IT services company specializing in technology consulting and custom software development. Founded in 2012, the company brings together more than 250 professionals and partners with organizations across more than 20 countries on five continents. With a 91% client retention rate and a Net Promoter Score of 81, Accedia focuses on long-term partnerships and measurable business outcomes. In 2025 alone, the company delivered more than 30 new international projects, including VetAI, an AI-powered veterinary care platform. With VetAI, Accedia outperformed ChatGPT and Gemini in clinical accuracy under domain-specific evaluation, accelerated release cycles by 20 times, and reduced trial costs by 40%.
Accedia also supports long-term digital transformation programs in financial services, including more than a decade of partnership with Castle Trust Bank on its OmniPort lending platform and over 13 years with Alexforbes, enabling large-scale regulatory transformation across interconnected systems. In fintech, it partnered with Andaria to replace fragmented reporting with a unified Azure-based data platform designed for scalable operations and trusted, automated reporting.
Over the past year, Accedia’s AI Capability Center has scaled the adoption of production-ready AI across both internal operations and client delivery. The company introduced five new AI-focused roles, including AI Agent Engineer and AI Security Specialist, and completed more than 80 advanced certifications and training programs, strengthening expertise in Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, and Data Science. The Center is expanding a reusable library of industry-tailored AI models, with a focus on finance, education, and manufacturing, enabling faster implementation and reduced effort in client environments. As part of this approach, Accedia is scaling AI-enabled delivery to active projects, applying consistent, governed practices that improve delivery speed, quality, and risk management. For clients, this translates into faster time to value and lower implementation risk, with AI integrated through clear, repeatable, and production-ready delivery methods.
One of the standout initiatives developed within the Center is AIcademy, an intelligent learning platform that personalizes education through adaptive content and AI-generated teaching support. Designed to serve both students and educators, it adjusts learning paths based on individual progress while helping teachers create and refine materials more efficiently. Built on reusable, domain-specific AI models, the platform can be applied across subjects and curricula, supports multiple languages, and maintains strong data protection and fairness standards.
Solutions like AIcademy reflect a wider commitment to continuous innovation across the organization. Established in 2017, Accedia’s Innovation Development Center supports the ongoing evolution of the company’s engineering and expertise by turning emerging ideas into validated, deployable solutions. With more than 50 proof-of-concept projects developed to date and recent seasons strongly focused on AI-driven applications, the IDC accelerates innovation cycles and strengthens readiness for real client environments. The current season runs under the theme “AI in Action,” featuring initiatives spanning parent support, intelligent translation, and AI-powered financial guidance.
Peter Ivanov, Engineering Director at Accedia, shares:
“We are truly grateful for this recognition from the Global Business Tech Awards! At Accedia, we have invested consistently in growing our AI expertise and turning it into practical value for our clients. What differentiates us is our ability to make advanced AI solutions accessible to organizations of all sizes. Through our AI Capability Center, strong internal training programs, and hands-on innovation initiatives, we ensure our teams stay at the forefront of areas such as Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing. This combination of continuous learning and real project experience allows us to deliver meaningful, high-impact AI solutions.”
Looking ahead, Accedia will continue to invest in practical AI innovation that enables organizations to move confidently from experimentation to production. The company thanks the Global Business Tech Awards for the recognition. Being named a finalist marks an important milestone in Accedia’s ongoing commitment to building AI solutions that deliver consistent performance in real-world environments.
About Accedia
Accedia is a premier European IT services company, specializing in technology consulting and custom software development. Founded in 2012, the company has established itself as a trusted global technology partner. Recognized by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals and ranked among Europe’s fastest-growing tech firms by the Financial Times and Deloitte, their team excels in full-stack application development, cloud solutions, and AI adoption. With a focus on creating transformative digital experiences and driving innovation, they serve clients across 20 countries on 5 continents, offering tailored solutions that empower businesses. Accedia’s commitment to excellence and sustainability sets them apart as a leader in the tech industry.
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