Last week, the coveted “Fintech of the Year” awards were presented by Payment and Banking during a festive gala in front of 200 guests at the Alte Stahlbau Fredenhagen in Offenbach, Germany. There was great excitement among the nominees: until the end, the last three nominees in each category on the shortlist knew nothing about the outcome of the jury’s decision or the public vote for the award.
Since the end of September, companies could apply in ten different categories. These were subsequently viewed, evaluated and awarded by the top-class jury. The decision was not always easy, but there could only be one winner in each category.
At the same time, the payment and banking community was called upon to vote for their favourites and favourites in three categories during a two-week voting process. Here, too, every vote was decisive, and the results were undeniable in the end.
This year’s jury prize was won by:
- In the “Entrepreneur of the Year” category: Christine Kiefer with Ride Capital.
- In the category “Entrepreneur of the Year”: Christopher May with Finoa
- In the category “Exit of the Year”: Penta
- In the category “Best Internationalization”,: Modifi
- In the category “Best Investor:in”: CommerzVentures
- In the category “Finfluencer”: Madame Moneypenny
- In the category “Fintech Newcomer”: Topi
- In the category “Fintech Established”: Upvest
- In the category “Best Bank/Fintech Cooperation”: Upvest
- In the category “Blockchain Startup”: Bison
This year’s audience award was won by:
- In the category “Finfluencer”: Madame Moneypenny
- In the category “Fintech Newcomer”: Vermögensheld
- In the category “Fintech Established”: Klarna
For the first time in the history of the “Fintech of the Year” awards, nominees managed to collect more than one prize in the same year. Madame Moneypenny was doubly pleased to be named Finfluencer:in of the Year by the jury and the public. And Berlin-based fintech Upvest was also among the evening’s winners.
