We are delighted to announce The 8th Annual FinTech Awards 2023 will be held in Sydney on Thursday 24th August 2023.

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1. BEST FINTECH APP/WEBSITE
The Judges are looking for a FinTech with an outstanding App or website, that has very high user ratings (on the App Store, Google ratings etc), that offers users a clear, concise, easy to use functionality with high daily/weekly usage, use of Ai to help customers find services and apply for new products, use pf personalisation, customer engagement (eg notifications), gamification and education on finance. NPS and retention data may also be used in your application.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Raiz Invest (WINNER)
Tanggram
WeMoney

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2. BEST INNOVATION IN LENDING
This award recognises a consumer or business lending fintech which offers a new or significantly improved service that implements technology to bring benefits to either lenders and/or borrowers, or lending marketplaces. Judges are looking for an innovative use of credit modelling, data elements and/or an improved user experience, or volume growth.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Bridgit (WINNER)
Alex Bank
Simplicity Loans

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3. BEST HOME LOAN INNOVATION
This award recognises a home loan (mortgage) lending fintech which offers a new or significantly improved service that implements technology to bring benefits to either lenders and/or borrowers, or lending marketplaces. Judges are looking for an innovative use of credit modelling, data elements and/or an improved user experience, or volume growth.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Nimo Industries (WINNER)
Funding.com.au
Simpology

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4. BEST FINTECH-BANK COLLABORATION
The Judges are looking for partnerships, specific projects, or products, that showcase how a bank (listed banks, ADIs, Customer Owned Banks) and a fintech firm have worked, or are working together. The Bank partner for the submission can be Australian or an overseas based Bank, however the FinTech must be an Australian based fintech.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Shaype (& Commonwealth Bank of Australia) (WINNER)
Thriday (& Regional Australia Bank)
Household Capital (Citi Bank)

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5. BEST FINTECH & NON-BANK COLLABORATION
The Judges are looking for partnerships, specific projects, or products, that showcase how a non-bank (for example, Credit Unions, Building Societies, Non-Bank Lenders etc) and a fintech firm are working together. The Non-Bank partner for the submission can be Australian or an overseas based Non-Bank, however the FinTech must be an Australian based fintech.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Downsizer (& Deposit Power) (WINNER)
Household Capital (& Legal & General, and Helia, formerly Genworth)
ProSpend (& Wise)

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6. BEST USE OF Ai IN FINTECH
The Judges are looking for the best use of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) in a fintech service; Ai can help fintech firms offer machine-learning human-like services at scale, and can include accurate and faster decision making, intelligent customer support, fraud detections, financial advice, and claims management, and more.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Tic:Toc (WINNER)
Alex Bank
Credit Clear

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7. BEST INNOVATION IN PROPTECH
The Judges are looking for the most innovative use of technology to solve the property sector’s biggest issues; to be included in this category, the PropTech business needs to have a value proposition substantially connected to finance / asset register / payments.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
PropHero (WINNER)
FrontYa
Downsizer

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8. BEST INNOVATION IN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
The Judges are looking for the most innovative use of technology to solve the challenges of offering Alternative Investment Products at scale. The definition of Alternative Investment Products is broad and includes products not covered by the other award categories.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Reach Alternative Investments (WINNER)
FCX
Birchal

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9. BEST INNOVATION IN DIGITAL ASSETS
The Judges are looking for an outstanding Australian platform, product or App in the Digital Asset sectors that has launched, has customers, and offers customers a way to access Digital assets and/or be the digital Custodian or payments provider.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Novatti Group Limited (WINNER)
FCX
KPMG Origins

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10. BEST AccountingTech, Expense Management, Payroll & Benefits
The Judges are looking for the most innovative use of technology, UX & UI experience, compelling pricing, to solve the key corporate challenges of accounting, expense management (incl FX), payroll and benefits.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Thriday (WINNER)
TaxLeopard
ProSpend

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11. Best Sustainability Initiative (includes ESG, GreenTech, Blue Ocean Finance initiatives)
The Judges define Sustainability as a societal goal with three dimensions: environmental, economic and social. Initiatives developed by fintechs can be used to guide financial decisions at the global, national and at the individual consumer level. This category is also seeking FinTechs that are leading consumers towards a net zero emissions economy, and/or helping businesses/Governments transition to a zero-emission economy. This category also include any tech business involved in ‘Green-Tech’ or ‘Blue Ocean Finance’ (meaning initiatives that use the oceans to mitigate, capture or offset carbon emissions) where there is a financial component (eg tradable certificate or payment for carbon credit/capture, or blue ocean bond etc) to the platform/service.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Pathzero (WINNER)
Trace
My Greener Planet

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12. YOUNG FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
The Award Judges are looking for an outstanding individual under 35 years of age who has consistently contributed to the advancement of the fintech sector.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Sophie Hayek; Co-Founder: PropHero (WINNER)
Jack O’Reilly; Founder: Funding.com.au
Caleb Gibbins; Founder: Cache

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13. FEMALE FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
The Award Judges are looking for an outstanding female individual who has consistently contributed to the advancement of the fintech sector.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Kate Gubbins, Founder, Simpology (WINNER)
Effie Dimitropoulos, Executive Director – Stablecoin, Novatti Group Limited
Alison Sarich, Founder, Complii FinTech Solutions

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14. FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
The Award Judges are looking for an outstanding individual who has consistently contributed to the advancement of the fintech sector.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Caleb Gibbons, Founder, Cache (WINNER)
David Salkinder, Founder, Fundabl
Sophie Hayek; Co-Founder, PropHero

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15. FAST STARTER AWARD
The Judges are looking for the most impressive Early Stage FinTech; les than one year old. The definition being the FinTech must be in market, but less than 12 months in market (as at approx time of judging, August 2023). The fintech should demonstrate impressive growth and traction; this could be customer numbers, FUM, partnerships, capital raised, staff numbers or any number of fast starter growth metrics.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Primary (WINNER)
Reach Alternative Investments
TaxLeopard

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16. BEST FINTECH GROWTH STORY
An Award that celebrates a fintech that’s going gangbusters! This category is open to any Australian fintech that can demonstrate they are achieving great things in Australia and/or around the world (metrics could include new market growth, client growth, revenue, downloads etc).

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Bridgit (WINNER)
Fundabl
Alex Bank

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17. ASHURST FINTECH STARTUP OF THE YEAR
This is the most exciting Award of the night. The Judges are seeking a FinTech start-up business (a start-up is 7 years or younger) that has made a huge impression in the financial services sector with new and innovative services, creating competition and transforming the way we experience financial services.

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Finalists for 2023 are:
Alex Bank (WINNER)
PropHero
Birchal

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Glen Frost, Founder, The FinTech Awards
Email: glen@famfi.com.au