Fintech is booming – but are there credible fintech awards?
Thomas Paton
Consultant, Boost Awards
Fintech awards
Fintech awards are now commonplace in the business awards market place. In this article, Thomas Paton discusses the growth of the fintech sector and the concomitant increase in credible fintech awards.
You’ve undoubtedly heard the word ‘fintech’ – a portmanteau of ‘financial’ and ‘technology’ – but did you know that fintech is the fastest-growing sector for UK-based start-ups? In this article I’ll be examining the global fintech phenomenon, as well as asking whether there has been a proportionate reaction from the international business awards market, that is, are the established schemes offering product, service and whole-company categories that recognise fintech excellence? To avoid unnecessary suspense, the good news is that I’ve been able to compile a list of international fintech awards that are both credible and winnable. Read on to learn more!
The rapid growth in fintech
Between 2018 and 2021, the global fintech sector will supposedly experience an average yearly growth rate of 80%. This eye-catching statistic was first published in Finance for Fintech (2018), a white paper commissioned by The London Stock Exchange that surveyed more that 400 fintech executives from across the globe. As well as painting an enthralling picture of the fintech market place – i.e., demonstrating those countries seeing the most prodigious growth (Germany and UK) and charting the yearly increases of VC investment in fintech start-ups ($14.2B in 2017) – the report also pinpoints several factors that explain why fintech has become such a hive of investment opportunity. Disruptive business models, regulatory amendments and increased customer demand are all cited as turbocharging development within financial services. Since the introduction of Open Banking in 2018, to take a regulatory example, many enterprising B2C businesses have exploited relaxed legislation by integrating banking feeds with novel software applications, much to the delight of customers crying out for smart, web-based banking services. Beyond regulation, though, by far the most radically transformative element within fintech is technological advancement. Enhanced identity management, automation, blockchain and natural language search are just a few domains that are assuring fintech’s rapid, revolutionary change.
Critically, these technological advancements are not merely inventive for their own sake; rather, they have untold application when it comes to improving efficiency, reducing costs, tightening security and forging businesses that are both strikingly agile and intrinsically adaptive. Taken individually, each of these attributes would be enough to pique the interest of venture capitalists from Mumbai to San Francisco; combine them in a single company offering, though, and you can see why some fintech start-ups are seeing annual growth rates of 350%.
Fintech awards and business awards
The international awards market is highly receptive to changes in the business landscape, whether those changes are cultural, regulatory or technological. Unsurprisingly, long-established FS award schemes are now alert to the growing fintech trend and are starting to incorporate dedicated categories into their schemes.
If you, your company or your wider team are looking to gain recognition for a fintech product or service, simply read on to explore our handpicked list of the best fintech awards to enter in 2020/21 or contact Boost for help entering (for ease, we have divided the list by region).
“Disruptive business models, regulatory amendments and increased customer demand are all cited as turbocharging development within financial services.”
International fintech awards
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
Fund Intelligence Operations & Services Awards | 1st Nov | 6th Feb | Financial Services | USA |
FStech Awards | 7th Nov | 13th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
Islamic Finance News World Islamic Fintech Awards | ~30th Nov | ~17th Dec | Financial Services | International |
FDATA Global Open Finance Awards | ~4th Dec | ~8th Dec | Financial Services | International |
SIIA CODiE Awards | ~10th Dec | ~21st May | IT & Telecommunications | International |
IAMAI India Digital Awards | ~22nd Dec | ~12th Jan | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Asia |
Canadian Fintech & AI Awards | ~20th Jan | ~16th Nov | Financial Services | Canada |
|
24th Jan | 15th Apr | Financial Services | International |
Startup Europe Awards | ~27th Jan | ~15th Nov | Business | Europe |
WealthBriefingAsia Awards | ~23rd Feb | ~30th May | Financial Services | Asia |
The Innovators (Global Finance) | ~26th Feb | ~16th Apr | Financial Services | International |
Treasury Today Adam Smith Awards | ~4th Apr | ~26th Jun | Financial Services | International |
Seamless Awards | ~14th Apr | ~14th May | Financial Services | MENA |
AIFINTECH100 | ~19th Apr | ~19th Jun | Financial Services | International |
Europe FinTech Awards | ~3rd May | ~11th Jul | Financial Services | Europe |
Asia FinTech Awards | ~17th May | ~23rd Aug | Financial Services | Asia |
The Banker Innovation in Digital Banking Awards | ~28th Jun | 1st Oct | Financial Services | International |
Citi MENA Fintech Challenge | ~10th Jul | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
Corporate Treasurer Awards | ~25th Jul | ~7th Sep | Financial Services | Asia Pacific |
Financial Innovation Awards | ~7th Aug | ~21st Nov | Financial Services | International |
The Monetary Authority of Singapore MAS FinTech Awards | ~8th Aug | 7th Nov | Financial Services | Asia |
International Investment Awards | ~11th Aug | ~12th Oct | Financial Services | International |
Future Digital Awards - Fintech & Payments | ~16th Aug | 1st Oct | Financial Services | International |
EWPN Awards (Women in Fintech) | ~17th Aug | ~28th Sep | Financial Services | Europe |
US FinTech Awards | ~30th Aug | 14th Nov | Financial Services | USA |
BFSI & FinTech Innotribe Summit and Awards | ~31st Aug | ~8th Sep | Financial Services | Asia |
Treasury Today Adam Smith Awards Asia | ~2nd Sep | 14th Nov | Financial Services | Asia |
IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards | 24th Sep | ~15th Nov | Financial Services | International |
FF (Fintech Finance) Awards | ~28th Sep | ~28th Nov | Financial Services | International |
Benzinga Fintech Awards | 29th Sep | 19th Nov | Financial Services | International |
AltFi Awards | ~29th Sep | ~1st Dec | Financial Services | Europe |
Europas - The European Tech Startup Awards | 1st Oct | 11th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
Arabian Business Achievement Awards | 4th Oct | 22nd Jan | Business | Middle East |
Fintech - Tech Ascension Awards | 11th Oct | 28th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | International |
The Asset Triple A Digital Awards | 31st Oct | ~10th Nov | Financial Services | Asia Pacific |
UK-based fintech awards
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
InvestHK UK Fintech Awards | ~8th Nov | ~29th Apr | Financial Services | UK |
UK FinTech Awards | 24th Jan | 24th Apr | Financial Services | UK |
ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards | ~21st Feb | ~2nd May | IT & Telecommunications | Scotland |
Fintech Awards London | ~24th Mar | ~12th Jun | Financial Services | London |
Fintech Awards Wales | ~17th May | ~6th Sep | Financial Services | Wales |
Culture in Finance | ~5th Jul | ~19th Sep | Financial Services | UK |
Digital Leaders DL100 Awards | ~16th Aug | ~2nd Sep | IT & Telecommunications | UK |
Banking Tech Awards | ~6th Sep | 4th Dec | Financial Services | International |
Financial services awards
Overall, the answer to this article’s titular question is a resounding yes, there most certainly are credible fintech awards out there, and many of them are eminently winnable, offering companies great opportunities for recognition and exposure. The lists given above are intended to demonstrate that fintech companies with innovative products and services have numerous options when it comes to matching their story with the categories offered by fintech-specific awards. Having said this, the fintech awards we’ve highlighted are by no means an exhaustive overview of the awards available to fintech companies. In fact, financial services is one of the largest sub-sections of the awards market place and, as well as considering fintech-specific awards, fintech companies would be wise to investigate general financial services awards (both UK-based and international) to see whether they meet the criteria and requirements of general FS award schemes, and thereby stand a good chance of taking home the top prize.
Please browse our comprehensive lists of financial services awards:
International financial services awards list
UK financial services awards list
Awards organised by countries and regions
Which are the best IT Awards to enter?
Next steps?
Are you a fintech entrepreneur who wants to see a product or service recognised, or are you part of a fintech start-up that has witnessed accelerated growth over the last two or more years? Whether you are confident or you don’t know the first thing about award submissions, every entrant has something to gain by collaborating with Boost Awards. We are a team of highly experienced industry experts, and collectively we have helped our clients win over 2,000 business awards.
If you would like to contact Boost Awards for some specialist award consultancy, details of our award entry writing services can be found here. Be warned, though, our clients book us to enter the most prestigious schemes well in advance, this is because we never write competing entries. Effectively, if you tell us the category you’re interested in winning, we help you and only you to win it.
Get in touch today if you would like to have a discussion about our services, pricing or all the ways in which Boost can add value to individual entries or your overall award strategy. You can contact the team via our contact form or email me directly via thomas.paton@boost-awards.co.uk.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thomas.
(C) This article was written by Thomas Paton and is the intellectual property of award entry consultants Boost Awards
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Fintech is booming – but are there credible fintech awards?
Thomas Paton
Consultant, Boost Awards
Fintech awards
Fintech awards are now commonplace in the business awards market place. In this article, Thomas Paton discusses the growth of the fintech sector and the concomitant increase in credible fintech awards.
You’ve undoubtedly heard the word ‘fintech’ – a portmanteau of ‘financial’ and ‘technology’ – but did you know that fintech is the fastest-growing sector for UK-based start-ups? In this article I’ll be examining the global fintech phenomenon, as well as asking whether there has been a proportionate reaction from the international business awards market, that is, are the established schemes offering product, service and whole-company categories that recognise fintech excellence? To avoid unnecessary suspense, the good news is that I’ve been able to compile a list of international fintech awards that are both credible and winnable. Read on to learn more!
The rapid growth in fintech
Between 2018 and 2021, the global fintech sector will supposedly experience an average yearly growth rate of 80%. This eye-catching statistic was first published in Finance for Fintech (2018), a white paper commissioned by The London Stock Exchange that surveyed more that 400 fintech executives from across the globe. As well as painting an enthralling picture of the fintech market place – i.e., demonstrating those countries seeing the most prodigious growth (Germany and UK) and charting the yearly increases of VC investment in fintech start-ups ($14.2B in 2017) – the report also pinpoints several factors that explain why fintech has become such a hive of investment opportunity. Disruptive business models, regulatory amendments and increased customer demand are all cited as turbocharging development within financial services. Since the introduction of Open Banking in 2018, to take a regulatory example, many enterprising B2C businesses have exploited relaxed legislation by integrating banking feeds with novel software applications, much to the delight of customers crying out for smart, web-based banking services. Beyond regulation, though, by far the most radically transformative element within fintech is technological advancement. Enhanced identity management, automation, blockchain and natural language search are just a few domains that are assuring fintech’s rapid, revolutionary change.
Critically, these technological advancements are not merely inventive for their own sake; rather, they have untold application when it comes to improving efficiency, reducing costs, tightening security and forging businesses that are both strikingly agile and intrinsically adaptive. Taken individually, each of these attributes would be enough to pique the interest of venture capitalists from Mumbai to San Francisco; combine them in a single company offering, though, and you can see why some fintech start-ups are seeing annual growth rates of 350%.
Fintech awards and business awards
The international awards market is highly receptive to changes in the business landscape, whether those changes are cultural, regulatory or technological. Unsurprisingly, long-established FS award schemes are now alert to the growing fintech trend and are starting to incorporate dedicated categories into their schemes.
If you, your company or your wider team are looking to gain recognition for a fintech product or service, simply read on to explore our handpicked list of the best fintech awards to enter in 2020/21 or contact Boost for help entering (for ease, we have divided the list by region).
“Disruptive business models, regulatory amendments and increased customer demand are all cited as turbocharging development within financial services.”
International fintech awards
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
Fund Intelligence Operations & Services Awards | 1st Nov | 6th Feb | Financial Services | USA |
FStech Awards | 7th Nov | 13th Mar | Financial Services | EMEA |
Islamic Finance News World Islamic Fintech Awards | ~30th Nov | ~17th Dec | Financial Services | International |
FDATA Global Open Finance Awards | ~4th Dec | ~8th Dec | Financial Services | International |
SIIA CODiE Awards | ~10th Dec | ~21st May | IT & Telecommunications | International |
IAMAI India Digital Awards | ~22nd Dec | ~12th Jan | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Asia |
Canadian Fintech & AI Awards | ~20th Jan | ~16th Nov | Financial Services | Canada |
|
24th Jan | 15th Apr | Financial Services | International |
Startup Europe Awards | ~27th Jan | ~15th Nov | Business | Europe |
WealthBriefingAsia Awards | ~23rd Feb | ~30th May | Financial Services | Asia |
The Innovators (Global Finance) | ~26th Feb | ~16th Apr | Financial Services | International |
Treasury Today Adam Smith Awards | ~4th Apr | ~26th Jun | Financial Services | International |
Seamless Awards | ~14th Apr | ~14th May | Financial Services | MENA |
AIFINTECH100 | ~19th Apr | ~19th Jun | Financial Services | International |
Europe FinTech Awards | ~3rd May | ~11th Jul | Financial Services | Europe |
Asia FinTech Awards | ~17th May | ~23rd Aug | Financial Services | Asia |
The Banker Innovation in Digital Banking Awards | ~28th Jun | 1st Oct | Financial Services | International |
Citi MENA Fintech Challenge | ~10th Jul | ~10th Sep | Financial Services | MENA |
Corporate Treasurer Awards | ~25th Jul | ~7th Sep | Financial Services | Asia Pacific |
Financial Innovation Awards | ~7th Aug | ~21st Nov | Financial Services | International |
The Monetary Authority of Singapore MAS FinTech Awards | ~8th Aug | 7th Nov | Financial Services | Asia |
International Investment Awards | ~11th Aug | ~12th Oct | Financial Services | International |
Future Digital Awards - Fintech & Payments | ~16th Aug | 1st Oct | Financial Services | International |
EWPN Awards (Women in Fintech) | ~17th Aug | ~28th Sep | Financial Services | Europe |
US FinTech Awards | ~30th Aug | 14th Nov | Financial Services | USA |
BFSI & FinTech Innotribe Summit and Awards | ~31st Aug | ~8th Sep | Financial Services | Asia |
Treasury Today Adam Smith Awards Asia | ~2nd Sep | 14th Nov | Financial Services | Asia |
IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards | 24th Sep | ~15th Nov | Financial Services | International |
FF (Fintech Finance) Awards | ~28th Sep | ~28th Nov | Financial Services | International |
Benzinga Fintech Awards | 29th Sep | 19th Nov | Financial Services | International |
AltFi Awards | ~29th Sep | ~1st Dec | Financial Services | Europe |
Europas - The European Tech Startup Awards | 1st Oct | 11th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | EMEA |
Arabian Business Achievement Awards | 4th Oct | 22nd Jan | Business | Middle East |
Fintech - Tech Ascension Awards | 11th Oct | 28th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | International |
The Asset Triple A Digital Awards | 31st Oct | ~10th Nov | Financial Services | Asia Pacific |
UK-based fintech awards
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
InvestHK UK Fintech Awards | ~8th Nov | ~29th Apr | Financial Services | UK |
UK FinTech Awards | 24th Jan | 24th Apr | Financial Services | UK |
ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards | ~21st Feb | ~2nd May | IT & Telecommunications | Scotland |
Fintech Awards London | ~24th Mar | ~12th Jun | Financial Services | London |
Fintech Awards Wales | ~17th May | ~6th Sep | Financial Services | Wales |
Culture in Finance | ~5th Jul | ~19th Sep | Financial Services | UK |
Digital Leaders DL100 Awards | ~16th Aug | ~2nd Sep | IT & Telecommunications | UK |
Banking Tech Awards | ~6th Sep | 4th Dec | Financial Services | International |
Financial services awards
Overall, the answer to this article’s titular question is a resounding yes, there most certainly are credible fintech awards out there, and many of them are eminently winnable, offering companies great opportunities for recognition and exposure. The lists given above are intended to demonstrate that fintech companies with innovative products and services have numerous options when it comes to matching their story with the categories offered by fintech-specific awards. Having said this, the fintech awards we’ve highlighted are by no means an exhaustive overview of the awards available to fintech companies. In fact, financial services is one of the largest sub-sections of the awards market place and, as well as considering fintech-specific awards, fintech companies would be wise to investigate general financial services awards (both UK-based and international) to see whether they meet the criteria and requirements of general FS award schemes, and thereby stand a good chance of taking home the top prize.
Please browse our comprehensive lists of financial services awards:
International financial services awards list
UK financial services awards list
Awards organised by countries and regions
Which are the best IT awards to enter?
Next steps?
Are you a fintech entrepreneur who wants to see a product or service recognised, or are you part of a fintech start-up that has witnessed accelerated growth over the last two or more years? Whether you are confident or you don’t know the first thing about award submissions, every entrant has something to gain by collaborating with Boost Awards. We are a team of highly experienced industry experts, and collectively we have helped our clients win over 2,000 business awards.
If you would like to contact Boost Awards for some specialist award consultancy, details of our award entry writing services can be found here. Be warned, though, our clients book us to enter the most prestigious schemes well in advance, this is because we never write competing entries. Effectively, if you tell us the category you’re interested in winning, we help you and only you to win it.
Get in touch today if you would like to have a discussion about our services, pricing or all the ways in which Boost can add value to individual entries or your overall award strategy. You can contact the team via our contact form or email me directly via thomas.paton@boost-awards.co.uk.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thomas.
(C) This article was written by Thomas Paton and is the intellectual property of award entry consultants Boost Awards
Looking for awards to enter?
Sign up for our free email deadline reminders to make sure you never miss an awards deadline. Every month you will receive a comprehensive list of upcoming awards deadlines (in the next two months) organised by industry sector.