LONDON/NEW YORK – JULY 1, 2026:

Cardo AI, the technology platform purpose-built for asset-backed finance and private credit, today announced it has been recognised in two Chartis Research STORM reports, ranking 19th in BuySideRisk50 and 25th in QuantTech50, among the most authoritative independent assessments of risk technology vendors globally.

In the BuySideRisk50, Cardo AI climbed 13 places from 32nd to 19th, one of the strongest year-on-year improvements in the ranking (see how Cardo AI ranked in 2025). It also received two awards highlighting our ability to handle complex asset classes like asset-backed finance and our modular and flexible approach to risk management:

• Industry Category Award: Asset-Backed Finance
• Solution Category Award: Risk Management as a Service model

In the QuantTech50, Cardo AI won an award recognizing our coverage across consumer loans, CLOs, trade finance, and specialty finance, alongside our expansion into niche markets that generic tools cannot support:

• Pricing, Valuation, and Asset-Class Specific Analytics Award: Asset-Backed Finance

Together, the recognitions establish Cardo AI as the risk and analytics platform of choice for institutional participants in private credit and ABF, a market that continues to grow in complexity as it moves into the mainstream. Asset managers, banks, and insurers increasingly require a single provider that spans portfolio risk, cash flow analytics, and reporting across illiquid asset classes.

“Asset-backed finance is one of the most analytically demanding corners of private markets, and most platforms were simply not built for it,” said Altin Kadareja, Co-Founder & CEO of Cardo AI. “These results confirm that we are the specialist in ABF across both analytics and risk management, and that focus is precisely what our clients rely on us for.”

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1) What is the Chartis STORM series?
It is a research series examining how quantitative modeling, machine learning, optimization, and high-performance computing converge across financial services

2) What is the Chartis Quantitative Analytics50 2026 report?
Part of the STORM series, it is a global study and vendor ranking of the top 50 technology providers deploying quantitative analytics in capital markets and wholesale banking.

3) Why is the Quantitative Analytics50 ranking relevant?
It evaluates how effectively vendors integrate advanced quantitative modeling with their underlying computational infrastructure and real-world business operations

4) What is the Chartis Buyside Risk50 2026 report?
Part of the STORM series, it ranks the top 50 technology providers serving asset managers, hedge funds, private credit platforms, and institutional buy-side firms.

5) Why is the Buyside Risk50 ranking relevant?
It validates top providers handling complex private asset classes like Asset-Backed Finance through end-to-end data integration, workflow automation, and Risk Management as a Service.