The fintech industry has seen many award programs crop up in the past few years. We estimate there are 40 to 50 different programs. Many are virtual affairs that cost $200 to $400 to enter, and the winners are announced with a press release and blog post. Far fewer include a competition and an event at the end to announce the winners. Our calendar is focused on the latter.
Why are award programs popular?
- Recognize and celebrate outstanding achievements, creating good content for media companies and trade organizations
- Help raise industry standards by highlighting novel new products, innovations and best practices
- Offer valuable exposure for businesses and individuals elevating careers while improving business and fundraising results
- Competitions provide intrigue, drama and fun
See our list of the 13 key Fintech awards programs below.
Event Spotlight
Celebrating the fintech industry’s best and brightest
The Finovate Awards recognize the companies driving fintech innovation forward and the individuals bringing new ideas to life. We crown 28 winners in fields like alternative investing, UX/CX, payments, DeFi, and more. See who comes out on top!
Winners announced September 10, 2024 at FinovateFall
Please contact us if we are missing anything or if you would like your event listed in one of our calendars.
2024 Fintech Awards Event Calendar
| Event | Location | Date | Organizer | Began | Entry Due Date | Number of Awards | Attendance |
FinovateFall Best of Show |
NYC | 9-Sep-24 | Finovate | 2007 | 15-Aug-24 | 7 | 2,000 |
Finovate Awards |
NYC | 10-Sep-24 | Finovate | 2018 | 12-Jun-24 | 28 | |
| Pay360 Awards | London | 2-Oct-24 | The Payments Association | 2008 | 5-Apr-24 | 21 | 950 |
| Fintech Awards | Dublin | 4-Oct-24 | iQuest/BusinessPost | 2023 | 15-Aug-24 | 15 | |
| Open Banking Awards | London | 15-Oct-24 | Open Banking Expo | 2021 | 28-Jun-24 | 14 | 1,000 |
| Global Fintech Awards | London | 22-Oct-24 | Fintech Magazine | 2024 | 17-Jun-24 | 14 | |
PayTech Awards USA |
USA | Fall 2024 | FintechFutures | 2022 | 19-Jul-24 | 23 | |
| US Fintech Awards | NYC | 14-Nov-24 | 2017 | 30-Aug-24 | 20 | ||
| Banking Tech Awards | London | 4-Dec-24 | FintechFutures | 2000 | 9-Aug-24 | 50 | |
| Past Awards (2024) | |||||||
| PayTech Awards | London | 28-Jun-24 | FintechFutures | 2018 | 15-Mar-24 | 35 | |
| The Finnies | Australia | 6-Jun-24 | Fintech Australia | 2017 | 21 | ||
| Banking Tech Awards USA | NYC | 30-May-24 | FintechFutures | 2022 | 51 | ||
| FinovateSpring Best of Show | SF | 8-May-24 | Finovate | 2008 | 5 | 1,200 | |
| Fintech Awards | Milan | 14-Mar-24 | ItaliaFintech | 2023 | 12 | ||
| FinovateEurope Best of Show | London | 26-Feb-24 | Finovate | 2010 | 3 | 1,000 |
Source: FintechLabs, 2 Aug 2024
More conferences, events and tradeshows:
- Fintech conferences, events and trade shows
- Payments & Card industry conferences, events and tradeshows
- Fintech Service Provider User conferences, events and meetups
- Insurtech conferences, events and tradeshows
- Banking, Mortgage, Lending & BankTech conferences, events and tradeshows
- Investment Advisor Technology conferences, events and tradeshows
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Financial Services conferences, events and tradeshows
- Lending, mortgage & lendtech conferences, events and tradeshows
- Proptech & Real Estate Technology conferences, events and tradeshows
- Marketing in Fintech, Banking & Financial Services conferences, events and tradeshows
- Regtech conferences for financial institutions & fintech
- IT and Developer conferences for financial institutions & fintech
- Financial services & fintech award shows
- Credit Union conferences, events, and tradeshows
Note: FintechLabs curates the financial technology event list based on our 20+ years in the business. Some events pay referral or listing fees, which could impact positioning.
