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.internet
Award Classes
1. BEST PROPERTY FINANCE AND/OR PROPTECH
The Judges are in search of probably the most revolutionary use of expertise to unravel the property sector’s greatest points; to be included on this class, the enterprise must have a worth proposition considerably related 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 convey advantages to both lenders and/or debtors, or lending marketplaces. Examples may embody an revolutionary use of credit score modelling, knowledge parts and/or an improved person 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 convey advantages to enterprise banking clients. This covers all areas of enterprise banking; accounts, treasury, lending, FX, credit score/debit playing cards, spend administration companies, merchandise reminiscent of financial institution ensures, cyber/fraud safety, e-commerce/service provider companies, 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 answer.
5. BEST USE OF Ai in FINTECH & BANKING
The Judges are in search of the very best use of Synthetic Intelligence (Ai) in a fintech and banking; Ai can supply machine-learning human-like companies at scale, and may embody correct and sooner 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 the very best mixture of companies (financial savings accounts, funding accounts, data), reductions, schooling, premium companies/pricing and different points of interest for the youth market. This award class may also embody submissions for companies designed for kids (usually 10-18) in addition to younger folks (usually 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 companies, finest use of Ai for fraud, worldwide funds, and use of Open Banking & CDR companies.
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, person expertise, charges, customer support (eg stay chat), app enroll time, biometric sign up, inventory alerts and development metrics. Consumer rankings on the Apple and Google Play Shops are additionally thought of.
9. BEST FINTECH-BANK PARTNERSHIP (CONSUMER/B2C service)
The Judges are in search of partnerships, particular initiatives, 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 companies and controlled by ASIC (or APRA). One celebration within the submission have to be an ADI.
10. BEST FINTECH-BANK PARTNERSHIP (B2B/WHOLESALE/INSTITUTIONAL)
The Judges are in search of partnerships, particular initiatives, 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 companies and controlled by ASIC (or APRA). One celebration within the submission have to be an ADI. This class can embody Stablecoins/CBDCs.
11. YOUNG LEADER OF THE YEAR (Underneath 35)
The Judges are in search of an excellent particular person below 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 excellent 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 excellent 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 display they’re reaching nice issues in Australia and/or all over the world (metrics may embody new market development, shopper development, income, downloads and so on).
15. ASHURST STARTUP OF THE YEAR
The Judges are in search of a FinTech &/or neo-Financial institution start-up that has made an enormous impression within the monetary companies sector with new and revolutionary companies, creating competitors and reworking the way in which we expertise monetary companies.
KEY DATES:
Submissions Shut: Thursday tenth July 2025
Finalists Notified: Thursday twenty fourth July 2025
Awards Night time: Thursday thirty first July 2025
There is no such thing as a 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 offered on the web site (see level 10 within the T&Cs part).
The tenth Annual FinTech & Banking Awards 2025 can 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.internet
Award class sponsorships obtainable.
Contact: Glen Frost, Organiser/Founder, FinTech & Banking Awards: [email protected]
