Enter this week! Australia’s first and oldest FinTech & Banking Awards, the tenth Annual FinTech & Banking Awards 2025, has simply 1 week left for submissions.
There are numerous new classes to replicate the altering nature of expertise and the finance sector.
Submissions through the web site: www.fintechawards.web
Award Classes
1. BEST PROPERTY FINANCE AND/OR PROPTECH
The Judges are in search of essentially the most modern use of expertise to resolve the property sector’s largest points; to be included on this class, the enterprise must have a worth proposition considerably linked to property finance / asset register / funds.
2. BEST DIGITAL HOME LOAN INNOVATION
This award recognises a house mortgage that gives a brand new or considerably improved service that implements expertise to deliver advantages to both lenders and/or debtors, or lending marketplaces. Examples might embody an modern use of credit score modelling, information parts and/or an improved consumer expertise, or innovation within the distribution channel (eg brokers).
3. BEST DIGITAL BANKING FOR BUSINESS
This award recognises a brand new or considerably improved service that implements expertise to deliver advantages to enterprise banking prospects. This covers all areas of enterprise banking; accounts, treasury, lending, FX, credit score/debit playing cards, spend administration providers, merchandise comparable to financial institution ensures, cyber/fraud safety, e-commerce/service provider providers, in addition to asset / portfolio administration.
4. BEST USE OF TECH IN COMBATTING FRAUD
This award class recognises the position that expertise performs in combatting fraud in banking and finance. Submissions ought to clearly state the realm of focus, the success achieved in addition to a ‘plain-English’ description of the expertise resolution.
5. BEST USE OF Ai in FINTECH & BANKING
The Judges are in search of one of the best use of Synthetic Intelligence (Ai) in a fintech and banking; Ai can supply machine-learning human-like providers at scale, and might embody correct and quicker determination making, clever buyer assist, fraud detections, monetary recommendation, and claims administration, and extra.
6. BEST YOUTH FINANCE APP or SERVICE (PFM, saving, funding, funds)
The fintech or financial institution supplier providing one of the best mixture of providers (financial savings accounts, funding accounts, info), reductions, training, premium providers/pricing and different sights for the youth market. This award class may also embody submissions for providers designed for kids (typically 10-18) in addition to younger individuals (typically 18-30).
7. BEST INNOVATION IN PAYMENTS
This award class recognises innovation in funds, together with on-line funds (retailers and shoppers), cell funds, in-store terminals, embedded fee providers, greatest use of Ai for fraud, worldwide funds, and use of Open Banking & CDR providers.
8. BEST INVESTMENT PLATFORM/APP
The award recognises Australian’s thirst for buying and selling shares, ETFs, FX, bonds, digital currencies and extra. The Judges are in search of innovation with instruments, consumer expertise, charges, customer support (eg reside chat), app join time, biometric check in, inventory alerts and progress metrics. Consumer scores on the Apple and Google Play Shops are additionally thought-about.
9. BEST FINTECH-BANK PARTNERSHIP (CONSUMER/B2C service)
The Judges are in search of partnerships, particular tasks, or merchandise, that showcase how a financial institution (listed banks, ADIs, Buyer Owned Banks) and a fintech agency are working collectively to ship a B2C client product. Banks can embody non-Banks concerned in monetary providers and controlled by ASIC (or APRA). One get together within the submission have to be an ADI.
10. BEST FINTECH-BANK PARTNERSHIP (B2B/WHOLESALE/INSTITUTIONAL)
The Judges are in search of partnerships, particular tasks, or merchandise, that showcase how a financial institution (listed banks, ADIs, Buyer Owned Banks) and a fintech agency are working collectively to ship a B2B, wholesale or institutional service. Banks can embody non-Banks concerned in monetary providers and controlled by ASIC (or APRA). One get together within the submission have to be an ADI. This class can embody Stablecoins/CBDCs.
11. YOUNG LEADER OF THE YEAR (Beneath 35)
The Judges are in search of an impressive particular person beneath 35 years of age who has constantly contributed to the development of the fintech and banking sectors.
12. FEMALE LEADER OF THE YEAR
The Judges are in search of an impressive feminine particular person who has constantly contributed to the development of the fintech and banking sectors.
13. LEADER OF THE YEAR
The Award Judges are in search of an impressive particular person who has constantly contributed to the development of the fintech and banking sectors.
14. BEST GROWTH STORY
This Award celebrates a fintech or neo-Financial institution that’s going gangbusters! This class is open to any Australian fintech/ADI that may reveal they’re reaching nice issues in Australia and/or around the globe (metrics might embody new market progress, shopper progress, income, downloads and so on).
15. ASHURST STARTUP OF THE YEAR
The Judges are searching for a FinTech &/or neo-Financial institution start-up that has made an enormous impression within the monetary providers sector with new and modern providers, creating competitors and reworking the way in which we expertise monetary providers.
KEY DATES:
Submissions Shut: Thursday tenth July 2025
Finalists Notified: Thursday twenty fourth July 2025
Awards Night time: Thursday thirty first July 2025
There isn’t any cost to enter. Max 6 entries per firm. Finalists in every class are invited to the occasion with free ticket.
Submitting for the primary time? A ‘tip sheet’ on what makes a profitable submission is on the market on the web site (see level 10 within the T&Cs part).
The tenth Annual FinTech & Banking Awards 2025 will probably be held in Sydney on Thursday thirty first July 2025 within the Ashurst Places of work at 39 Martin Place, Sydney.
Submissions through the web site: www.fintechawards.web
Award class sponsorships obtainable.
Contact: Glen Frost, Organiser/Founder, FinTech & Banking Awards: [email protected]