The Finnies. The Winners!
Congratulations to the 2018 Finnie Awards Finalists and Winners!
FinTech Organisation of the Year
WINNER: Afterpay
FINALISTS:
● Afterpay
● Avoka
● BRICKX
● Class Limited
● Cover Genius
● Flamingo AI
● Invoice2Go
● MoneyPlace
● OnMarket
● Prospa
● RateSetter Australia
● SocietyOne
● Stockspot
Emerging FinTech Organisation of the Year (company must be <2 years old)
WINNER: Civic Ledger
FINALISTS:
● Civic Ledger
● Finch
● InDebted
● LanternPay
● Link4
● Longevity App
● Look Who’s Charging
● Medipass
● Till Payments
● TIQK
● TravelbyBit
Outstanding FinTech Leader of the Year (can be from any field)
WINNER: Katherine McConnell – Founder and CEO, Brighte
FINALISTS:
● David Link – Founder & CEO, Verrency
● Lucy Liu – COO & Co-Founder, Airwallex
● Katherine McConnell – Founder and CEO, Brighte
● Alex Scandurra – CEO, Stone & Chalk
● Jack Zhang – CEO & Co-Founder, Airwallex
Female FinTech Leader of the Year
WINNER: Lucy Liu – COO & Co-Founder, Airwallex
FINALISTS:
● Julia Bearzatto – Head of Technology & Tribe Leader, Assembly Payments
● Katrina Donaghy – CEO, Civic Ledger
● Katryna Dow – CEO, Meeco
● Sophie Gerber – Director, TRAction Fintech
● Lucy Liu – COO & Co-Founder, Airwallex
● Emily Martin – CEO, Balance Impact
● Marie Mortimer – Managing Director, loans.com.au
● Judy Sahay – Director, Crowd Media Group
Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year (under 35)
WINNER: Nick Molnar – Co-Founder & CEO, Afterpay
FINALISTS:
● Brad Delamare – CEO, Tank Stream Labs
● Louis Edwards – Head of Renewable Energy Finance, RateSetter Australia
● Nick Molnar – Co-Founder & CEO, Afterpay
● Jack O’Reilly – Director, funding.com.au
● Rebecca Schot-Guppy – Community Manager, Stone & Chalk
● Thomas Whitworth – COO, Finstro
● Jack Zhang – CEO & Co-Founder, Airwallex
Excellence in Wealth Management (including PFM and Robo)
WINNER: Pocketbook
FINALISTS:
● BRICKX
● Class Limited
● myprosperity
● Pocketbook
● RateSetter Australia
● Raiz Invest
● SelfWealth
● Stockspot
Excellence in Payments (including Remittance/FX)
WINNER: Airwallex
FINALISTS:
● Airwallex
● InstaReM P/L
● LanternPay
● TransferWise
● Troovo Payments
● Zip
Excellence in Consumer Lending
WINNER: Ratesetter Australia
FINALISTS:
● HashChing
● MoneyMe
● MoneyPlace
● RateSetter Australia
● SocietyOne
Excellence in Regtech (including KYC and AML)
WINNER: Proviso
FINALISTS:
● Checkbox.ai
● Proviso
● TRAction Fintech
● VendorPanel
Excellence in Blockchain/Distributed Ledger
WINNER: AgriDigital
FINALISTS:
● AgriDigital
● Civic Ledger
● FlashFX
● NEM Foundation
Excellence in Business Lending
WINNER: Trade Ledger
FINALISTS:
● Finstro
● Prospa
● Spotcap Australia
● The Invoice Market – tim
● Trade Ledger
Excellence in Data/AI/Digital ID Solutions
WINNER: Data Republic
FINALISTS:
● Basiq
● Data Republic
● Proviso
Excellence in Insurtech
WINNER: Cover Genius
FINALISTS:
● ClaimSpace
● Cover Genius
● Factfin
Excellence in Cyber Security
WINNER: XM Cyber
FINALISTS:
● Cipherise
● Entersoft
● Vertex Technologies
● XM Cyber
Excellence in Digital Currencies/Wallets/Exchanges
WINNER: Finch
FINALISTS:
● CoinJar
● Finch
● Living Room of Satoshi
● NEM Foundation
Excellence in Crowdfunding
WINNER: OnMarket
FINALISTS:
● CrowdfundUP
● Equitise
● OnMarket
Best Marketing/Branding Initiative of the Year
WINNER: SocietyOne
FINALISTS:
● Coinjar
● SocietyOne
● Stockspot
● TravelbyBit
Excellence in Industry Collaboration & Partnerships
WINNER: TravelbyBit
FINALISTS:
● AgriDigital
● Assembly Payments
● Class Limited
● Metamako
● TravelbyBit
Excellence in Establishing Market Presence: Global
WINNER: Verrency
FINALISTS:
● Cover Genius
● Entersoft Security
● NEM Foundation
● TRAction Fintech
● Verrency
Excellence in FinTech Support Services – Infrastructure and Investment
WINNER: Stone & Chalk
FINALISTS:
● Blockchain Centre
● Reinventure Group
● Stone & Chalk
● Tank Stream Labs
● YBF Ventures
Excellence in FinTech Support Services – Professional Services
WINNER: The Fold Legal
FINALISTS:
● Entersoft
● MSC
● Proviso
● Stone & Chalk
● The Fold Legal
Best Customer/User Experience
WINNER: Look Who’s Charging
FINALISTS:
● Afterpay
● Joust
● Link4
● Look Who’s Charging
● Valiant Finance
Best Workplace Diversity
WINNER: Valiant Finance
FINALISTS:
● BRICKX
● FirstStep Investments
● Link4
● Valiant Finance
