Australia’s first and oldest FinTech & Banking Awards, the tenth Annual FinTech & Banking Awards 2025, at the moment are open for submissions.
There are numerous new classes to replicate the altering nature of know-how and the finance sector.
Award Classes
1. BEST DIGITAL SAVINGS or TRANSACTION ACCOUNT
This class is for a Financial institution or FinTech providing a service over and above the competitors; Judges are on the lookout for product and tech innovation throughout the Financial savings and/or Transaction Account class.
2. BEST DIGITAL HOME LOAN INNOVATION
This award recognises a house mortgage that provides a brand new or considerably improved service that implements know-how to carry advantages to both lenders and/or debtors, or lending marketplaces. Examples might embrace an modern use of credit score modelling, information 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 know-how to carry 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 corresponding to 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 know-how performs in combatting fraud in banking and finance. Submissions ought to clearly state the world of focus, the success achieved in addition to a ‘plain-English’ description of the know-how answer.
5. BEST USE OF Ai in FINTECH & BANKING
The Judges are on the lookout for the most effective use of Synthetic Intelligence (Ai) in a fintech and banking; Ai can provide machine-learning human-like companies at scale, and may embrace correct and quicker choice making, clever buyer help, 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 most effective mixture of companies (financial savings accounts, funding accounts, info), reductions, training, premium companies/pricing and different points of interest for the youth market. This award class can even embrace submissions for companies designed for youngsters (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), cellular funds, in-store terminals, embedded cost 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 on the lookout for innovation with instruments, person expertise, charges, customer support (eg stay chat), app join time, biometric check in, inventory alerts and development metrics. Consumer scores on the Apple and Google Play Shops are additionally thought of.
9. BEST CORE BANKING SYSTEM
This Award class recognises the platform of alternative for banks to handle all elements of product creation and distribution, fast deployment, regulatory compliance, stability, ‘5 9s’ availability, letting the financial institution give attention to operational excellence and state-of-the-art buyer expertise. This might be a core banking system for a brand new / neo-bank, or a digital banking transformation.
10. BEST FINTECH-BANK PARTNERSHIP
The Judges are on the lookout for partnerships, particular tasks, or merchandise, that showcase how a financial institution (listed banks, ADIs, Buyer Owned Banks) and a fintech agency are working collectively. Banks can embrace non-Banks concerned in monetary companies and controlled by ASIC (or APRA). One occasion within the submission have to be an ADI.
11. YOUNG LEADER OF THE YEAR (Below 35)
The Judges are on the lookout for an impressive particular person below 35 years of age who has persistently contributed to the development of the fintech and banking sectors.
12. FEMALE LEADER OF THE YEAR
The Judges are on the lookout for an impressive feminine particular person who has persistently contributed to the development of the fintech and baking sectors.
13. LEADER OF THE YEAR
The Award Judges are on the lookout for an impressive particular person who has persistently 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 exhibit they’re reaching nice issues in Australia and/or world wide (metrics might embrace new market development, consumer development, income, downloads and so forth).
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 companies sector with new and modern companies, creating competitors and remodeling the best way we expertise monetary companies.
Submissions now open by way of the web site: www.fintechawards.internet
KEY DATES:
Submissions Open: NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions Shut: Thursday tenth July 2025
Finalists Notified: Thursday twenty fourth July 2025
Awards Evening: 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 successful 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 Workplaces at 39 Martin Place, Sydney.
Award class sponsorships accessible.
Contact: Glen Frost, Organiser/Founder, FinTech & Banking Awards: [email protected]
