2023 Fintech Awards Categories

  • Best VC
    • Recognizing venture capital firms with a strong track record of successful investments, an impressive network of industry connections, and exceptional support and value to portfolio companies.
  • Best Alternative Investments Platform
    • Recognizing the best platform for investing in alternative assets such as real estate, commodities, and private equity. Platforms must be able to demonstrate they have provided users exposure to successful investments and maintained transparency over how investors’ funds are used.
  • Best API Solution
    • Winners of this award provide reliable, flexible, and user-friendly API solutions that enable developers build better services like trading platforms, analytics tools, and data services.
  • Best Automated Trading Software
    • The best software for algorithmic and high-frequency trading, as well as machine learning-based trading systems. The winner of this award has provided a robust, reliable, and profitable automated trading software.
  • Best Brokerage for Beginners
    • The best brokerage for novice investors just starting their investing journey. The winner of this award can demonstrate they have a user-friendly platform, educational resources, and low fees.
  • Best Brokerage for Forex in the US
    • The winner of this award has provided a reliable trading platform, tight and competitive spreads, a wide range of currency pairs, and has demonstrated a commitment to customer support in the US.
  • Best Brokerage for Forex Outside of the US
    • The winner of this award has provided a reliable trading platform, tight and competitive spreads, a wide range of currency pairs, and has demonstrated a commitment to customer support outside of the US.
  • Best Brokerage for Options Trading
    • The winner of this award has provided a reliable options trading platform with competitive fees and a wide range of options strategies for users to choose from. The winner must also demonstrate their commitment to customer service.
  • Best Brokerage for Short Selling
    • The best brokerage borrowing and selling stocks and other securities. The winner of this award has provided a reliable platform, access to a wide range of securities, and competitive fees, and has demonstrated a commitment to customer service.
  • Best Brokerage for Trading Futures
    • The best brokerage for trading futures contracts. The winner of this award has provided a reliable platform, access to a wide range of futures markets, and competitive fees, and has demonstrated a commitment to customer service.
  • Best Canadian Brokerage
    • The winner of this award has provided a reliable platform, access to a wide range of securities, and competitive fees, and has demonstrated a commitment to customer service in Canada.
  • Best Crypto Exchange
    • The winner of this award has provided a reliable platform, a wide range of crypto trading pairs, competitive fees, and a commitment to customer service.
  • Best Data Analysis Tool
    • The best tool for analyzing market, economic, and fundamental company data. The tool must be able to demonstrate their users are more informed.
  • Best Day Trading Software
    • The best tools for day traders with features such as real-time data, customizable trading interfaces, advanced charting tools, and a many order types.
  • Best Financial Literacy Tool
    • The tool providing the best financial education and resources. Content is easy-to-understand and interactive or personalized.
  • Best Financial Planning Software
    • The best tool for retirement planning, investment analysis, goal tracking, and tax optimization.
  • Best Financial Research Company
    • An award given to companies that provide in-depth market analysis, timely insights, and accurate data.
  • Best InsurTech
    • The best insurance solutions provider using technology to deliver exceptional customer service and innovative products.
  • Emerging InsurTech
    • Up-and-coming technology companies showing the most promise in the insurance industry.
  • Best Investment Research Tech
    • Technology companies that provide the best investment research and analysis tools with features including real-time data, advanced analytics, and easy-to-use interfaces.
  • Best New Product
    • The best new tech-enabled product in finance with features that are practical and user-friendly.
  • Best Paper Trading Platform
    • The platform that provides the best simulation tools for traders. Features may include real-time data, customizable trading interfaces, and many order types.
  • Best Portfolio Tracker
    • The best portfolio tracking and analysis tool with features that may include real-time market data, customizable dashboards, and detailed performance metrics.
  • Best Robo-Advisor
    • Robo-advisors providing the best investment advice and management. Features may include low fees, diversified portfolios, and personalized recommendations.
  • Best Software for Longterm Cryptocurrency Investments
    • The best tools for long-term cryptocurrency investmenting. Features may include real-time market data, secure storage and custody of crypto, and advanced trading tools or order types.
  • Best Software for Swing Trading
    • The software that provides the best tools for swing trading with features such as real-time data, customizable interfaces, and a variety of order types.
  • Best Software for Trading Cryptocurrency
    • This award will be given to the software that provides the best tools for trading cryptocurrencies. Features may include real-time market data, secure storage, and advanced trading tools.
  • Best Trading Technology
    • The technology company that provides the best trading tools and platform experiences. Differentiators include low latency, connectivity and integrations of other brands’ features, as well as customizable interfaces and order types.
  • Lifetime Achievement
    • An individual who has made significant contributions to the finance or technology industry over their lifetime. This individual must demonstrate that fintech, as a space, is at a better place because of their involvement.
  • Most Impactful Fintech Executive
    • This award is for leaders who have demonstrated exceptional vision, leadership, and impact in all aspects of their work. Whether they led a successful IPO, navigated a crisis, or championed some important cause, this CEO has made a lasting and positive impact on persons in- and out-side of their organization.
  • Most Innovative ETF Company
    • This company must have created exchange-traded funds that offer investors better, more efficient exposure or hedging abilities. Low fees and strong performance are a plus.
  • Best ETF Launch
    • The company that saw incredible engagement or performance in the period immediately after launching their exchange-traded fund.
  • Most Innovative in Capital Markets
    • Nominees may include fintech companies, exchanges, data providers, and other market participants introducing better approaches to trading, investing, and risk management, among other things.
  • Best RegTech
    • Nominees may include firms that develop software, platforms, or tools that help financial institutions manage their regulatory requirements and reduce compliance costs.
  • Best Broker for Sophisticated Traders
    • Nominees include brokers that cater to experienced traders who require advanced trading tools, research, education and access to sophisticated products like options and futures.
  • Best NeoBank
    • Digital banks that offer a range of financial products and services exclusively online or through mobile apps. Nominees may include firms that provide checking and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, and other financial services without a physical branch network.
  • Peoples Choice
    • The company that’s captured the hearts and minds of the public with its innovative products, services, or brand.
  • Breaking Barriers
    • Recognizing businesses that challenged the status quo in the face of extreme adversity; businesses must demonstrate they conquered extreme adversity in a very creative way.
  • Institutional Innovation
    • Companies that have disrupted institutional investing. They must prove they have made it easier for institutional investors such as pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds to asset manage or control risk.
  • Best Brokerage For Day Trading
    • Recognizing brokerages that provide day traders advanced platforms with real-time data feeds, among other tools for executing better informed trades quickly and efficiently.
  • Best Brokerage App
    • Brokerages with the best mobile app for trading and investing. Nominees may include firms that offer users real-time data and news, as well as advanced order types.
  • Best Social Investing Platform
    • Companies that have developed innovative platforms that allow individuals to invest in a social network environment. Nominees may include firms that provide social and copy trading.
  • Best Insurtech Company
    • Recognizing companies that provide innovative solutions leveraging innovations like AI for underwriting, as well as claims and risk assessment.
  • Best Payments Solution
    • Companies providing mobile, peer-to-peer, or blockchain-based payment systems. Nominees may include firms in payments processing, e-commerce platforms, or point-of-sale solutions.
  • Best Lending Solution
    • Recognizing solutions standing out for their innovation, ease of use, and impact on borrowers. Whether it’s a traditional bank, a peer-to-peer lending platform, or a fintech solution, the Best Lending Solution award goes to the company that has demonstrated exceptional performance, customer satisfaction, and overall value to its clients.

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