This article studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the processes of inno­vative development and digital transformation of the banking sector. The authors analyze the COVID-19 pandemic as a factor in accelerating the introduction of innovative digital banking technologies. The key changes that took place in the banking sector under the influence of the coronavirus pandemic were considered, which allowed to identify main vectors of digitalization of banking processes in Ukraine and to develop criteria for classifying banks according to their digital development.