Artificial Intelligence
The FF News Artificial Intelligence Award celebrates pioneering advancements in AI technologies that have transformed financial services. This award honors organizations, products, or individuals that have leveraged AI to drive innovation, improve decision-making, enhance customer experiences, and deliver measurable impact within the fintech ecosystem.
Artificial Intelligence Finalists
ACI Worldwide
Earnix
Napier
Finastra
Artificial Intelligence Judges
Gürer Kural
Jesus Renero
Christian Hull
Ash Booth
Ranil Boteju
Paolo Sironi
Authentic ESG
Authentic ESG Finalists
Authentic ESG Judges
Daniel Gibbs
Lucas Johnston
Sophie Mason
Matt Bullivant
Nina Mohanty
Bank Builder
Bank Builder Finalists
Bank Builder Judges
Norris Koppel
Ignacio Santos
Shachar Bialick
Rana Bhattacharya
David Brear
Business Banking
Traditionally retail consumers have all the bells and whistles, with slick front end interfaces and the newest products. Businesses have had the practical side of the stick, with little to no updates and uninspiring interfaces. Business banking needs have not been understood. In reality they need to make larger, more frequent payments, with everything tracked for their accounts. They need to manage cash flows, even across multiple departments, and in multiple currencies. Clearly easy. Banks have offered improved security at the expense of experience. Tony Stark asks “Is it too much to ask for both?” How have businesses been enabled by banking? What is out there that will tip someone over the edge into entrepreneurship? What would make someone want to do business banking?
Business Banking Finalists
Business Banking Judges
Ian Walters
Ting Song
Carl Buffery
Beata Lubinska
Rajesh Gupta
Consumer Banking
For this, our judges are looking for the solution that has had the biggest impact, both directly interacting with a consumer, or indirectly (via employees, back off etc)
Consumer Banking Finalists
Consumer Banking Judges
Jeremy Baber
Jim Marous
Richard Cook
Megan Cooper
Guillermo Gonzales
Cross-Border Payments
The FF News Cross-Border Payments Award recognizes outstanding innovation, efficiency, and impact in the realm of international (across border) payments. This award celebrates organizations, platforms, or individuals that have made significant contributions to simplifying, securing, and accelerating cross-border transactions, fostering financial inclusion, and enhancing the overall customer experience.
Cross-Border Payments Finalists
Cross-Border Payments Judges
Mark Bradbury
Steve Naudé
Henry Cleary
Maria Paula Pardo Ruiz
Marc Recker
Crypto
Crypto Finalists
Crypto Judges
Suresh Vaghjiani
Chris Skinner
Ed Cooper
Will Sorby
Gemma Livermore
Data Insights
Data Insights Finalists
Data Insights Judges
Yannick Even
Theodora Lau
Torstein Sandaa-Johansen
Edmund Towers
Chris Doughty
Shivaji Dasgupta
Embedded Finance
“The Embedded Finance Award celebrates the outstanding integration of financial services within non-financial platforms and ecosystems. This award recognizes innovative solutions that enable businesses across various sectors (e.g., retail, healthcare, mobility) to seamlessly offer financial products and services, such as lending, payments, insurance, or banking, directly to consumers.
The winning entry will demonstrate how embedded finance is revolutionizing customer experiences, driving new business models, and providing seamless, scalable financial services within the broader digital ecosystem.”
Embedded Finance Previous Winner;
Edenred Payment Solutions & Sprive
Embedded Finance Finalists
Embedded Finance Judges
Conrad Ford
David Birch
Susanne Chishti
Michael Anyfantakis
George Toumbev
ID Verification & KYC
ID Verification & KYC Finalists
ID Verification & KYC Judges
Ivan Zhiznevsky
Alexandra Chirica
Bianca Lopes
Innovative Insurtech
Innovative Insurtech Finalists
Innovative Insurtech Judges
Antony Elliott
Jonathan Fletcher
James Russel
Sophie Winwood
Mark Budd
Invisible Security
Invisible Security Finalists
Invisible Security Judges
Claire Maillet
Rebecca Wyer
Jim Winters
Mobile Payments
Mobile Payments Previous Winners;
Airwallex
Mobile Payments Finalists
Mobile Payments Judges
Vincent Belloc
Matt Cox
Valli Ardalan
Andy Sacre
Open Banking
Open Banking Previous Winners;
NatWest and JS Group
Open Banking Finalists
Open Banking Judges
Stephen Wright
Holly Coventry
Winston Pearson
Jas Shah
Michael Ashford
Adam Betteridge
Partnership
Partnerships Previous Winners;
Cardless & Plend
Partnerships Finalists
Partnerships Judges
William Boocock
Saira Khan
Charlotte Wood
Aruna Bhalla
Ray (Ryuji) Shinzawa
Real-Time Payments
Real-Time Payments Finalists
Real-Time Payments Judges
Matthew Lane
David McHenry
Tony Craddock
Otto Benz
Chris Higham
Trading Technology
Trading Technology Finalists
As in previous years, it is 100% free to enter.
There are NO Paper entries.
Each entry needs to be a three minute video.
You can enter in more than one category, but you need a unique video entry into each category. Once submitted you will receive a confirmation email for each of your submissions
If you would like any help with producing your video entry, please do contact our sister company and award winning video production company AVT Video