Auquan is a finalist for Best Use of Technology at the 2026 British Credit Awards by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM).

The Challenge in Private Credit

Credit teams face an impossible scaling problem. Private credit markets are growing rapidly, but the workflows haven't changed: manually screening deals, drafting credit memos, monitoring portfolios, tracking covenants across hundreds of borrowers reporting in different formats.

The best deals go to firms that move fastest. Manual processes can't keep up.

Why AI Agents Matter for Credit Teams ? 

Auquan's AI agents autonomously complete the workflows that have historically required days of manual effort:

• Deal screening and credit memo generation – Complete analysis in hours instead of days
• Portfolio monitoring – Continuous tracking across thousands of active credits with inconsistent reporting formats
• Covenant compliance – Automated breach detection and flagging with clear audit trails
• Risk analysis – Multi-source intelligence synthesis for comprehensive credit assessment

One European bank customer monitors 2,700 active credits. What used to take a week now takes a half hour.

What This Recognition Means?

The Best Use of Technology category evaluates how organizations leverage technology to enhance operational efficiency, improve decision-making speed and accuracy, and drive measurable business outcomes.

This nomination reflects what our customers already know: eliminating manual effort in credit operations isn't just about efficiency—it's about competitive advantage.

Credit professionals can finally focus on strategic judgment and relationship management instead of data collection and report formatting.

Looking Forward

Thank you to CICM for this recognition and congratulations to all the finalists. See the full list of nominees here.

As private credit continues its rapid expansion, the firms that win will be those that free their teams from manual grunt work and empower them to move at the speed the market demands.