Here are the Finnies 2021 finalists: congratulations!

It’s arguable that 2020 was the hardest year that our emerging fintech sector ever faced. But as we all know, adversity breeds innovation. And nowhere was that more apparent than in the entries for this year’s Finnie Award submissions.

We received a record 290 entries across 20 categories. Overall, the calibre of submissions was outstanding. It’s always difficult for the judges to come up with a list of finalists, but debate among the judges was particularly fiery this year.

If you didn’t make the cut, please don’t be disheartened. There is another chance for you to be recognised.

This year we are bringing back the People’s Choice Awards for Emerging Organisation and Organisation of the Year. Voting begins in two weeks.

The winners will be announced at our awards night on 9 June, 2021 at The Forum.

Tickets go on sale next week. After a stellar virtual event last year, we’re moving back to our usual in-person format. However, we will stream the event.

Congratulations to everyone who made the list and I look forward to celebrating the industry’s achievements with you next month.

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FINNIES 2021 FINALISTS

People, Culture and Talent

BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY

Sponsored by Tanggram

Adatree

Bizcap

Brighte

CampaignAgent

Fupay

loans.com.au

TRAction

EMERGING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by GoCardless

Alex Harper, Swyftx

Belinda Hogan – 86 400

Ivan Tchourilov, OpenMarkets Group

Jessica Joyce, Fupay

Jill Berry, Adatree

Patrick Coghlan, CreditorWatch

Rhys Davis, Fresh Equities

Stephanie Gillon, Flare

FEMALE FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Seed Space

Carolyn Breeze, GoCardless

Jessica Joyce, Fupay

Jill Berry, Adatree

Joanne Edwards, WISR

Jodi Stanton, Rush Gold

Naby Mariyam, Coverhero

Natalie Dinsdale, Athena Home Loans

Simone Joyce, Paypa Plane

OUTSTANDING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by BDO

Alex Harper, Swyftx

Ben Williamson, Fresh Equities

Carolyn Breeze, GoCardless

Christian Westerlind Wigstrom, Moonova

Clayton Howes, MoneyMe Group

John Winters, Superhero

Katherine McConnell, Brighte

Simone Joyce, Paypa Plane

Growth Mindset and Global Perspective

EXCELLENCE IN ESTABLISHING MARKET PRESENCE: GLOBAL

Sponsored by Tanggram

Openpay Group Limited

Rush Gold

Verrency

Wallet of Satoshi

EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

Sponsored by Xero

Fillr

Flare

Fupay

Look Who’s Charging

MoneyMe Perks – Freestyle virtual Mastercard & Cashrewards

CampaignAgent

Rush Gold Bullion Mastercard by Rush Gold and EML Payments

Sniip partners with American Express and Apple Pay

Excellence in Business

EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS LENDING

Sponsored by Creditor Watch

Banjo Loans

Business Fuel

Butn

GetCapital

Prospa

OnDeck Australia

Radium Capital

Valiant Finance

EXCELLENCE IN CONSUMER LENDING

Sponsored by Vic Gov

Athena Home Loans

Brighte

Fupay

loans.com.au

MoneyMe Ltd

Tic:Toc

Wisr

86 400 smartbank

EXCELLENCE IN PAYMENTS (including Remittance/FX)

Sponsored by Paypa Plane

DiviPay

GoCardless

Medipass

Monoova

Split Payments

Verrency

Wise

Zip

EXCELLENCE IN BLOCKCHAIN/DISTRIBUTED LEDGER

Sponsored by Swyftx

AgUnity Pty Ltd

BOULEVARD Global Ltd.

CommChain Pty Ltd

Hutly

Meeco

Oxen

Pellar Technology

RelayPay

EXCELLENCE IN CRYPTO AND DIGITAL CURRENCIES/WALLETS/EXCHANGES

Sponsored by Stone & Chalk

Binance Australia

Cointree

Dacxi Australia

e-Pocket Pty Ltd

Elbaite

Independent Reserve

Swyftx

Wallet of Satoshi

EXCELLENCE IN INSURTECH

Sponsored by IAG

Coverhero

Digital Agriculture Services (DAS)

FreightSafe

Open Insurance

uBind

UpSure – Innovators Insured

EXCELLENCE IN REGTECH

Sponsored by OneTrust

Adatree

Arctic Intelligence

ComplyAdvantage

Fenergo

FrankieOne

LAB Group

TRAction

EXCELLENCE IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING PFM AND ROBO)

Sponsored by Ausiex

Fresh Equities

Frollo – PFM platform

Fupay

myprosperity

Raiz Invest

Sharesight

Superhero

Stockspot

EXCELLENCE IN OPEN DATA

Sponsored by Truelayer

Adatree

Basiq

Biza.io Platform:

Envestnet | Yodlee

Frollo

EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT SERVICES

Sponsored by Data Action

CreditorWatch Online Credit Risk Services

eftpos Payments Australia Limited

King & Wood Mallesons

K&L Gates

Startupbootcamp Australia 2020 Program

Stone & Chalk

The Fold Legal

UK Department for International Trade

Organisational Excellence Awards

DEAL OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by YBF Ventures

NextGen.Net & Frollo

Quadpay & Zip

Rakuten Inc. & Fillr

Wirecard Australia and New Zealand & Change Financial

86 400 & National Australia Bank Limited (NAB)

BEST PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Firstmac

Adatree and Verifier

Athena Home Loans and PwC Australia

BOQ and Frollo

CreditorWatch and Open Analytics Partnership

Rush Gold and EML Payments

SISS Data Services and Intuit QuickBooks

Superhero and Split

Valiant Finance and Australia Post

EMERGING FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Mastercard

Adatree

Beforepay

Brickfloor

FrankieOne

OpenMarkets Group

Superhero

WeMoney

86 400 smartbank

FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Vocus

Athena Home Loans

Fresh Equities

Monoova

Prospa

Tic:Toc

Up

Verrency

Wisr

• Rebecca Schot-Guppy is the CEO of FinTech Australia