EBITDA crossed INR 700 Cr; strong deal momentum across global markets; Purple Fabric and eMACH.ai drive enterprise-wide AI adoption and measurable business outcomes
Chennai (India), May 8, 2026: Intellect Design Arena Ltd, an AI-first global financial technology product company, architected from first principles and powered by Design Thinking to deliver measurable business impact at scale, today announced its fourth-quarter and annual results for FY26.
I. Growth by Design
Intellect’s performance in FY26 marks a decade of AI leadership, now reaching a critical inflection point with “Wave 6: The AI-Native Enterprise”. The company’s unique approach: designing for growth rather than chasing it. It is built on three interlocking dimensions: methodical product focus, deliberate market presence in developed economies, and up-market migration to global Tier 1 banking giants backed by ongoing investments in research and engineering.
FY26 – Financial Highlights
Income:
- Total income for FY 26 stood at INR 3161 Cr as against INR 2577 Cr in FY 25
Platform, License and AMC Revenue:
- Platform revenue is INR 580 Cr as against INR 241 Cr in FY 25
- License revenue is INR 517 Cr as against INR 503 Cr in FY 25
- AMC revenue is INR 570 Cr as against INR 503 Cr in FY 25
- License-linked revenue (License + Platform + AMC) is INR 1667 Cr as against INR 1247 Cr in FY 25
EBITDA and PBT
- EBITDA is INR 703 Cr as against INR 608 Cr in FY 25
- Profit Before Tax is INR 493 Cr as against INR 442 Cr in FY 25
Collections
- Collections for FY26 are INR 3043 Cr as against INR 2371 Cr in FY 25
- Cash and Cash equivalents are INR 1257 Cr
Deal Wins and Digital Transformations
- eMACH.ai accelerates growth with 59 new customers choosing Intellect for their digital transformation journey
- 91 global financial institutions have transformed their digital journey (Go-Live) on Intellect platforms
Leadership Appointments
- 23 Leaders (SVP and above category) have joined Intellect in the FY26
Q4FY26 – Financial Highlights
Income:
- Total income for Q4 FY 26 stood at INR 884 Cr
Platform, License and AMC Revenue:
- Platform revenue is INR 162 Cr
- License revenue is INR 152 Cr
- AMC revenue is INR 149 Cr
- License-linked revenue (License + Platform + AMC) is INR 464 Cr
EBITDA and PBT
- EBITDA is INR 221 Cr
- Profit Before Tax is INR 162 Cr
Collections
- Collections for Q4FY26 are INR 791 Cr
- Cash and Cash equivalents are INR 1257 Cr
Deal Wins and Digital Transformations
- eMACH.ai accelerates growth with 15 new customers choosing Intellect for their digital transformation journey
- 25 global financial institutions have transformed their digital journey (Go-Live) on Intellect platforms
II. From AI Adoption to Business Impact at Scale
FY26 represents a structural shift in how financial institutions are deploying AI. The centerpiece of Intellect’s competitive moat is the compounding synergy between its two innovation engines:
- eMACH.ai: The world’s most comprehensive, composable, and intelligent Open Finance platform, featuring 700 microservices, 3,061 APIs, and 942 events.
- Purple Fabric: The world’s first Open Business Impact AI platform powered by 550+ domain-aware AI agents, delivering 95%+ accuracy in regulated environments and already live across more than 45 clients.
During the quarter, Intellect advanced its AI-first transformation agenda with the launch of next-generation banking and enterprise AI platforms designed to accelerate intelligent automation, contextual decisioning, and enterprise-scale AI adoption.
- eMACH.ai AI-First Banking: Unveiled the next wave of autonomous, context-aware banking powered by 550+ domain-aware AI agents spanning lending, payments, treasury, wealth, and servicing.
- eMACH.ai Islamic Banking: Introduced a purpose-built, AAOIFI-compliant Islamic Banking platform built on “Shariah by design” principles, enabling fully integrated, digital-first Islamic banking operations.
- Purple Fabric “Enterprise AI on Tap”: Made production-grade, judgment-centric enterprise AI accessible through a subscription-based model with governance, reliability, and cost predictability.
- Purple Fabric TeamSpaces: Expanded AI adoption across HR, Tech Services, Academia, and Enterprise Security through domain-specific collaborative environments powered by digital experts and workflow orchestration.
Arun Jain, Chairman and Managing Director, Intellect Design Arena Limited, said, “At Intellect, we have spent the last decade building a company designed to endure beyond technology cycles. Our philosophy has been simple — continuously reduce product risk through innovation, reduce market risk through diversification, and reduce customer risk by building deep relationships with the world’s most respected financial institutions. FY26 reflects the compounding outcome of these deliberate design choices. The emergence of AI-native enterprises is now reshaping the global financial industry, and we believe platforms such as eMACH.ai and Purple Fabric place Intellect in a uniquely differentiated position. As we enter the next phase, our strategic focus on AI-First, Mainframe to Cloud (M2C), Wholesale Banking Ecosystem, Payments, and Financial Advisory will define the next cycle of transformation and growth for Intellect.”
IV. Board Announcements
In line with the Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company, the Board has recommended a final dividend of Rs.4 /- plus a special dividend of Rs. 3/- per share basis of face value of Rs. 5 /- each on the Equity Shares for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (“AGM”).
The record date for determining entitlement of shareholders to receive the final dividend has been fixed as Friday, July 24, 2026. The dividend, upon declaration by the shareholders, will be paid on or before Saturday, August 29, 2026.
V. Organisation Announcements
Retirement:



Prashant is a distinguished technology leader with over 30 years of experience in product engineering, enterprise architecture, and global banking platforms. As CTO of Intellect, he brings deep expertise in driving large-scale technology transformation, engineering excellence, and innovation-led growth across the financial services ecosystem.
Prior to his elevation as CTO, Prashant served as the CTO for Intellect Wholesale Banking, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the organisation’s technology strategy and engineering capabilities. He is currently leading Intellect’s transition toward an industrialised, AI-native engineering paradigm, reimagining software delivery through a high-velocity model where AI accelerates execution while human expertise drives decision-making and governance.
Prashant has been instrumental in the evolution of the eMACH.ai framework, Intellect’s flagship open finance platform. His leadership philosophy is anchored in delivering “speed with certainty,” with a strong emphasis on building secure, resilient, and scalable enterprise solutions for some of the world’s most demanding financial institutions. Before joining Intellect, Prashant held senior leadership positions at Capgemini, including roles as Chief Architect and Account CTO, where he led large global architecture and engineering teams. His professional journey also includes key engineering and leadership roles at Principal Global Services, AT&T, and Deutsche Software.
As CTO, Prashant will continue to strengthen Intellect’s technology vision, accelerate innovation, and build long-term value for the global financial ecosystem, further positioning the organisation at the forefront of next-generation banking technology.
VI. Accelerating Growth with eMACH.ai & Purple Fabric
eMACH.ai, the First Principles Thinking based Most Comprehensive, Composable and Intelligent Open Finance Platform, and Purple Fabric, the World’s First Open Business Impact AI Platform, enable financial institutions to embrace Enterprise Connected Intelligence, secured 59 new deal wins and delivered 91 digital transformations globally.
In Q4 FY26, Intellect has been chosen by 15 customers worldwide. Strategic platform adoption highlights include:
Americas
- A leading US-based wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products and services chose Purple Fabric Magic Submission to enable end-to-end underwriting workflows with improved risk insights and decision consistency
- Carte Financial Group, a leading independent mutual fund dealer and National Managing General Agency in Canada, chose the Purple Fabric GRC Platform – embedding decision-grade, explainable intelligence for regulatory, onboarding and governance workflows
- A fast-growing apparel retail chain in Chile has extended its long-standing implementation of ai Cards, continuing to manage the full card lifecycle with real-time processing and deliver personalised, secure, and scalable card experiences
- 38 Credit Unions in Canada selected Intellect to power their next-generation digital banking platform ai DEP. This transformation will accelerate banking adoption and improve retention through a unified experience across mobile and online channels.
Europe
- A British universal bank headquartered in the UK chose ai Payments as part of its core demand deposit account (DDA) transformation enabling resilient, high-performance payment orchestration
- One of the largest banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, part of a leading European financial holding group, selected ai Liquidity Management to achieve real-time visibility and centralised control across enterprise liquidity, enabling proactive cash positioning and optimisation.
Middle East
- A UAE-based full-service corporate bank chose ai DTB to enhance corporate client servicing through streamlined transaction workflows and improved operational efficiency
- A publicly listed Islamic bank headquartered in Kuwait chose ai DTB to streamline payments, collections, and liquidity workflows, enabling faster and more integrated corporate banking services
- One of the largest private commercial banks in Iraq, through its strategic technology partner, chose ai DTB to modernise transaction banking infrastructure and enable seamless integration across corporate systems
- A Qatar-based bank headquartered in Doha chose ai DEP to deliver unified, personalised digital journeys across onboarding, servicing, and engagement
- A digital-first bank in Saudi Arabia chose ai DEP to deliver seamless, customer-centric journeys through a headless architecture with a React Native-driven mobile experience
India
- A global banking major serving more than 40 million customers chose ai Wealth to deliver a unified, multi-tenant wealth platform across domestic and GIFT City operations, enhancing client engagement and advisory capabilities
- A payments bank in India, driving financial inclusion for over 14 million customers, chose ai Treasury to strengthen liquidity management and enable real-time, enterprise-wide visibility across cash positions
APAC
- A leading full-service universal bank in the Philippines chose ai Brokerage to unify trading, risk, and settlement, enabling scalable, compliant, and high-performance securities operations
- One of the pioneers in the Malaysian asset management industry chose ai Registrar and Transfer Agency (RNTA) to manage the full fund lifecycle, including investor onboarding, transactions, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting
VII. Industry Recognition and IP Moat
Intellect’s research roadmap is validated by external analysts and a growing patent portfolio.
- Patent Moat: 125 patents filed to date across Purple Fabric, Composable Architecture, Wealth & Insurance, Consumer Banking, and Wholesale Banking domains, including 9 granted and 111 in progress.
- Global Analyst Recognition & Leadership: Recognised by as many as 56 leading global analyst firms in the last three years, including Gartner, Chartis, Celent, IDC, and Forrester across core banking, payments, lending, transaction banking, AI, and regulatory technology categories.
- Industry & Global Awards: Secured 18 industry awards and prestigious recognitions, including Euromoney’s World’s Best Transaction Banking Software Provider 2025, Datos Impact Awards, ET Making AI Work Awards, National AI Awards 2025, and Best Banking Technology Vendor recognition.
Audited Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Financial Year Ended – March 31, 2026
Additional Information on function-wise classification of the statement of Profit and Loss of the Group

Investor Conference Call
The Board of Directors of Intellect Design Arena Limited will meet on Friday, the 8th May 2026 to take on record the financial results of the Company for Q4 and FY26. Intellect will host the Investor Earning Call on the same day i.e. Friday, 8th May 2026 at 5.00 PM IST, where the Senior Management of the Company will comment on the Company’s Performance during the Q4 FY26 & FY26 (Full Year) and respond to questions from participants.
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About Intellect Design Arena Limited
Intellect Design Arena Ltd is a global leader in AI-First, enterprise-grade financial technology, architected from first principles to deliver measurable business impact at scale. With three decades of domain expertise, Intellect delivers composable, intelligent platforms across Wholesale Banking, Consumer Banking, Central Banking, Wealth, Capital Markets, Treasury, Insurance and Digital Technology for Commerce. Applying First Principles Thinking and Design Thinking, Intellect has elementalised financial services into a finite set of Events, Microservices and APIs, enabling faster, modular transformation with predictable and measurable outcomes.
At the heart of this AI-First architecture are eMACH.ai, the world’s most comprehensive, composable and intelligent open finance platform; Purple Fabric, the world’s first Open Business Impact AI platform; and iTurmeric, a composable integration and configuration platform. A pioneer in applying Design Thinking at enterprise scale, Intellect’s 8012 FinTech Design Center – the world’s first Design Center dedicated to Design Thinking principles, underscores its commitment to continuous, outcome-driven innovation. Intellect serves over 500+ customers across 61 countries, supported by a global workforce of domain, solution and technology experts. For more information, visit www.intellectdesign.com.
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