Recognition: The smart investment with lasting returns

75% of financial professionals report high levels of burnout, leading to challenges with retention and wellbeing that aren’t good for careers or business.

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The recognition solution

You need a recognition solution that can keep up with your fast-paced industry. 83% of financial services workers say recognition is crucial to building a sense of community. Integrated recognition helps your people find seamless moments to connect and feel valued.

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When financial employees experience recognition that's meaningful, specific, and frequent, the odds of several positive outcomes increase dramatically.

Interest in staying 2+ years
4x
Sense of belonging
10x
Fulfillment at work
7x
High engagement
7x
Thriving at work
5x
Our capabilities

Build a Culture People Choose

The Culture Cloud employee recognition platform provides the tools you need to support financial workers, including:

External Recognition

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Say Thanks™ makes it easy for customers, patients, or passengers to show appreciation directly to your employees through a simple link or QR code.

Offline tools

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Access a full suite of flexible offline recognition features that make it easy for every team member to give and receive recognition—no matter how busy their day is.

Skill building

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Track and reward learning initiatives, career milestones, and every accomplishment along the way.

Symbolism

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Connect your financial workers to purpose with custom symbols of their work and your company story. We’ll help you craft beautiful custom awards that inspire and connect.

Peer-to-peer recognition

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In a shifting industry, financial workers are under high pressure to perform. They often face long hours and low morale. Culture Cloud enables frequent connection and authentic support to energise teams and improve retention.

Personalisation

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45% of financial workers say the recognition they receive at work feels like an empty gesture. Create tailored recognition moments for each employee and deliver them in personal and meaningful ways.

Collage of Say Thanks appreciation platform showing a QR code to thank helpers, a mobile screen to recognise Esperanza Lopez M.D., and an external recognition message for Dr. Lopez from Justin Gallegos.

Say Thanks™ makes it easy for customers, patients, or passengers to show appreciation directly to your employees through a simple link or QR code.

Collage of employee appreciation items including a certificate, congratulatory cards with photos and messages, AirPods with OSKO energy logo, a starry-eyed emoji, a grey YETI cooler bag with OSKO energy logo, and a green WOW gift card.
Collage of employee appreciation items including a certificate, congratulatory cards with photos and messages, AirPods with OSKO energy logo, a starry-eyed emoji, a grey YETI cooler bag with OSKO energy logo, and a green WOW gift card.

Access a full suite of flexible offline recognition features that make it easy for every team member to give and receive recognition—no matter how busy their day is.

Dashboard view on laptop showing employee recognition stats and transitions with congratulatory message, alongside an OSKOenergy safety programme screen and three programme cards labeled Safety First, Continuous Improvement, and Culture of Trust.
Dashboard view on laptop showing employee recognition stats and transitions with congratulatory message, alongside an OSKOenergy safety programme screen and three programme cards labeled Safety First, Continuous Improvement, and Culture of Trust.

Track and reward learning initiatives, career milestones, and every accomplishment along the way.

Collage showing a person sketching a design, a portrait of a smiling woman, and a display of metallic award pins and trophies with the Ball logo and team recognition themes.

Connect your financial workers to purpose with custom symbols of their work and your company story. We’ll help you craft beautiful custom awards that inspire and connect.

Collage showing a computer dashboard with recognition message, profile photos of diverse people, a smartphone screen with team appreciation messages, and illustrations with encouraging words like 'Congrats,' 'Shine,' and 'Go For More.'

In a shifting industry, financial workers are under high pressure to perform. They often face long hours and low morale. Culture Cloud enables frequent connection and authentic support to energise teams and improve retention.

Collage showing employee recognition items including an arrival gift box, congratulatory cards, a newsletter with photos and messages, a 'Congrats on 3 years' card, and smiling diverse employee portraits.

45% of financial workers say the recognition they receive at work feels like an empty gesture. Create tailored recognition moments for each employee and deliver them in personal and meaningful ways.

What our financial services clients say

“Through collaboration with our business partners and O.C. Tanner, we’ve been able to drive the necessary tools and change required to manage appreciation and recognition more effectively.”

Senior Manager
TD Bank Group

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