FinTech Australia is proud to announce the 2020 Finnies finalists
Recognising and rewarding the Australian FinTech community
by honouring innovation, growth and collaboration.
We are thrilled to announce the finalists for this year’s Finnies!
We received 211 incredible award entries across 19 categories. Thank you to everyone that took the time to enter.
FinTech Australia CEO, Rebecca Schot-Guppy, and the FinTech Australia Board were faced with the incredibly difficult task of arriving at the 134 finalists. The category winners will be announced at the virtual ceremony on Wednesday 28 October.
We are thrilled with the quality of applications and the finalists, which are a testament of the growth, and strength of the fintech ecosystem. We are excited to celebrate the hard fought achievements of the ecosystem at this year’s Finnies” said FinTech Australia CEO, Rebecca Schot-Guppy.
FINNIES 2020 FINALISTS
People, Culture and Talent
BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY – Sponsored by YBF
TRAction Fintech Pty Ltd
Brighte
Athena Home Loans
InDebted
EMERGING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by GoCardless
Lucy Liu – Airwallex – President & Co-founder
Ben Williamson – Fresh Equities – CEO & Co-founder
Jill Berry – Adatree – CEO
Oliver Kidd – Archa – CEO & Founder
Preeti Mishra – Assembly Payments – Head of Technology
Belinda Hogan – 86 400 – CFO
Patrick Coghlan – CreditorWatch – CEO
Bridie Ohlsson – Geora – CEO
FEMALE FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by SeedSpace
Lucy Liu – Airwallex – President & Co-founder
Katherine McConnell – Brighte – Founder & CEO
Natalie Dinsdale – Athena Home Loans – CMO
Marie Mortimer – loans.com.au – Managing Director
Jill Berry – Adatree – CEO
Preeti Mishra – Assembly Payments – Head of Technology
Carolyn Breeze – GoCardless – GM
Debra Taylor – Open Sparkz – Founder & COO
OUTSTANDING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by Vocus
Anthony Nantes – Wisr – CEO
Dominic Pym – Up – Co-Founder
Marie Mortimer – loans.com.au – Managing Director
Gareth Gumbley – Frollo – Founder & CEO
Katherine McConnell – Brighte – Founder & CEO
Jack Zhang – Airwallex – CEO & Co-Founder
Fred Schebesta – Finder – Co-founder
Christian Westerlind Wigstrom – Monoova – CEO
Growth Mindset and Global Perspective
EXCELLENCE IN ESTABLISHING MARKET PRESENCE: GLOBAL – Sponsored by Google
TRAction Fintech Pty Ltd
SendGold
Afterpay
CoinJar
Verrency
Zip
Raiz Invest
Airwallex
EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS – Sponsored by Gen Advisory
MoneyMe Limited
Meeco
ID Exchange – Personal Data Economy
Fillr – BNPL Partnerships
Zscore
Tanggram
Excellence in Business
EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS LENDING – Sponsored by The Studio
Business Fuel Finance Pty Ltd
Trade Ledger
Valiant Finance
Tradeplus 24
GetCapital
Prospa
Bizcap
Butn
EXCELLENCE IN CONSUMER LENDING – Sponsored by Basiq
Athena Home Loans
Wisr
MoneyMe Limited
Tic:Toc
Household Capital | Retirement funding specialists
Brighte
loans.com.au
CampaignAgent
EXCELLENCE IN CROWDFUNDING – Sponsored by Tank Stream Labs
BIRCHAL (winner)
EXCELLENCE IN PAYMENTS – Sponsored by Paypa Plane
Airwallex
Assembly Payments
The TransferWise Debit Card
GoCardless
Monoova
Beem It
Verrency
Pinch
EXCELLENCE IN BLOCKCHAIN/DISTRIBUTED LEDGER AND DIGITAL CURRENCIES/WALLETS/EXCHANGES – Sponsored by Cornwalls
Civic Ledger
BTC Markets
Loki Project
Geora
Elbaite
Pellar Technology
LUCA Plus
Independent Reserve
EXCELLENCE IN INSURTECH – Sponsored by IAG
1WordFlow
Coverhero
Claim Central Consolidated
Medipass
Truly Digital Insurance Contracts
uBind
FreightSafe
Open – Insurance
EXCELLENCE IN REGTECH
TRAction Fintech Pty Ltd
Adatree
ComplyAdvantage
Frankie Financial
EXCELLENCE IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING PFM AND ROBO) – Sponsored by UKDIT
Sharesight
Raiz Invest
Myprosperity
Longevity App
PictureWealth
Plenti (formerly RateSetter)
Stockspot
PortfolioCloud
Excellence in Support Services
EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT SERVICES – Sponsored by Stone & Chalk
Startupbootcamp Australia Fintech 2019 Accelerator
Basiq
DLA Piper Australia
K&L Gates
The Fold Legal
UK Department for International Trade
King & Wood Mallesons
Tier One People
Organisational Excellence Awards
EMERGING FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by Afterpay
Up
Athena Home Loans
Brickfloor
Cake Equity
86 400
XBert
Send
Bizcap
FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by BPAY
Airwallex
Brighte
Frollo
Medipass
Wisr
Tic:Toc
Stockspot
Prospa
DEAL OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by BDO
NextGen.net – Frollo acquisition
Look Who’s Charging and Experian
Joust and Loan Dolphin
BEST PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR – Sponsored by Firstmac
Up with Ferocia & Bendigo & Adelaide Bank
Basiq with Regional Australia Bank
86 400 with Accurassi: Energy Switch
Up with TransferWise
Airwallex with Visa partnership
MoneyMe Limited with EML Payments
ToPay (Mobile Payment to BPAY Bill) by AirPay FinTech
Assembly Payments with Standard Chartered Bank
Zip with 86400