Here are the finalists of the FinTech Australia Finnie awards for 2023

The finalists for FinTech Australia’s seventh annual business awards, known as The Finnies, have been announced.

This year’s awards received over 300 entries from over 250 fintechs across 19 categories, with judges shortlisting 156 finalists.

FinTech Australia general manager Rehan D’Almeida said they’re announcing the finalists a bit later than usual due to the deliberation between the judges.

“There have been some tough decisions. As a result, any company or individual who makes this shortlist should be incredibly proud of their achievements,” he said.

“Hosting this year’s Finnies event would not be possible without the help of our event sponsors, Patona and Global Processing Services. We would also like to thank our other award sponsors.

“It has been a challenging period for a lot of companies in both the fintech and startup sectors. The Finnies are a great reminder that our industry does strive under pressure and can achieve in spite of adversity. We look forward to seeing everyone on the night.”

The winners will be announced at a gala event at the Forum Theater in Melbourne on May 31st. Tickets will be available from The Finnies website shortly.

Last year’s awards had a new Hall of Fame inductee announced, as well as the People’s Choice award for the Fintech Organisation of the Year and Emerging Fintech Organisation of the Year.

The 2023 finalists are:

BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY

AssuranceLab

Bizcap Australia

CampaignAgent

Elbaite

Lumi

Monoova

Prospa

Sniip

Wisr

EMERGING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR

Aaron Bassin

Ben Simpson

Camille Socquet-Clerc

Cassie Bell

Jude Blankfield

Mortaza Tollo

Paul Pagnan

Samira Tollo

FEMALE FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR

Aprill Allen, Tractor Ventures

Dr Lili Sussman, Wisr

Erica Xie, Tanggram

Jude Blankfield, Slyp

Julia Bearzatto, Zepto

Leann Jones, Nimo Industries

Rebecca del Rio, Bizcap

Tanya Ward, Cape

OUTSTANDING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR

Chris Brycki, StockSpot

Chris Jewell, Zepto

Giuseppe Porcelli, DoxAI

Jodie Imam, Tractor Ventures

Patrick Coghlan, CreditorWatch

Paul Weingarth, Slyp

Samira Tollo, Elbaite

Stuart Low, Biza

EXCELLENCE IN ESTABLISHING GLOBAL MARKET PRESENCE

Block Earner

CoinJar

Data Zoo

DoxAI

Ezypay

EzyRemit Worldwide

Loopit

Wallet of Satoshi

EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

AssuranceLab & Drata

Driva & Carsales

Frollo & P&N Group

CSENS & Novatti

Kit & Shaype

MYOB & BUTN

Send Payments & PEXA (ASX:PXA)

Thriday & Regional Australia Bank (RAB)

WLTH with Parley for the Oceans, the Australia SailGP & Gi-De

EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS LENDING

Butn

Cogsflow

Fundabl

LoanOptions.ai

Prospa

Shift

Tractor Ventures

Trade Ledger

EXCELLENCE IN CONSUMER LENDING

Alex.Bank

Athena Home Loans

CampaignAgent

CarClarity

Driva

Futurerent

Household Capital

MONEYME

Wagepay

Wisr

EXCELLENCE IN PAYMENTS (including Remittance/FX)

Ezypay

GoCardless

Marqeta

Monoova

Novatti Group

Paytron

Sniip Ltd

Wise

EXCELLENCE IN BLOCKCHAIN/DISTRIBUTED LEDGER

Canvas

Civic Ledger

Crypto.com

Downsizer

Elbaite

FCX

CSENS

Novatti Group

EXCELLENCE IN CRYPTO AND DIGITAL CURRENCIES/WALLETS/EXCHANGES

Block Earner

CoinJar

Crypto.com

Elbaite

Novatti Group

Stables Money (previously tiiik money)

Swyftx

Wallet of Satoshi

EXCELLENCE IN INSURTECH

Butter Insurance

Credit Clear

Downsizer

FreightSafe

Honey Insurance

KOBA Insurance

Open

uBind

EXCELLENCE IN REGTECH

AssuranceLab

Biza

Data Zoo

FCX

First AML

FrankieOne

ProductCloud

TRAction Fintech

EXCELLENCE IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING PFM AND ROBO)

Jacobi

Life Sherpa

Otivo

Sharesies

Stake

Stockspot

Superhero

Tanggram

EXCELLENCE IN OPEN DATA

Adatree

Basiq

Biza

Codat

Frollo

ProductCloud

Skript

Wych Australia

EXCELLENCE IN FINTECH SUPPORT SERVICES

Astero

Birchal

Hamilton Locke

K&L Gates

King & Wood Mallesons

LaunchLink Communications

Mambu Australia

UpSure

POSITIVE IMPACT AWARD

Bloom Impact Investing

Brighte

Hnry

CSENS

Super Fierce

Wisr

WLTH

Wych Australia

EMERGING FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

Bloom Impact Investing

Bridgit

CANVAS

Citoplus

Fundabl

Hello Clever

Nimo Industries

Unloan

FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

Athena Home Loans

Basiq

FrankieOne

Hnry

OCR Labs

Slyp

Wise

Zepto