Innovate Finance broadcast the finals of its Pitch360 competition over Zoom in July. The UK-based independent fintech industry group attracted 100 entries resulting in 22 finalists across 8 categories, 8 category winners and one overall champion.
For the final decision, the following judges participated:
- Ezechi Britton, Founding Member, Principal & CTO in Residence, Impact X Capital Partners LLP
- Isabelle Gallo, Partner, Breega
- Rafael Esteban, Investor, Santander InnoVentures
- Sam Edge, Leading Fintech Business Development & Strategy, AWS
- Samantha Murray, Senior Innovation Manager, Lloyds Banking
Digital Assets
Finalists: Lacero (pitch), SupraFin (pitch), Wirex (see pitch below)
Category winner AND overall winner: Wirex
Digital money solutions for both personal and commercial use, integrating traditional and cryptocurrencies to support multi-currency accounts, transfer and exchange services.
HQ: London
Founded: 2014
Funding: $3.2M
- $200k 2015
- $3M 2017
- $12M 2020
Enterprise Digital Transformation
Finalists: Applied Blockchain (see pitch below), CausaLens (pitch)
Winner: Applied Blockchain
Builds business applications using cryptography for superior data security and data privacy.
Customers: Shell, KLM, United Nations, Toyota, SITA, Lloyds Register and a range of technology startups.
HQ: London
Founded: 2016
Funding: $4.6M seed April 2020
Personal Financial Management & Wellness
Finalists: Ammonite Wealth (pitch), MoneyHub Enterprise (see Wildcard at end), Pirkx (see pitch below), Touco (pitch)
Winner: Pirkz (see also Wildcard)
Making people happier, healthier and wealthier by providing affordable well-being benefits through their employers.
HQ: London
Founded: 2018
Funding: $1.3M (Jan 2020)
Lending
Finalists: DirectID (pitch), QuoteVine (see pitch below), RealRates (pitch)
Winner: QuoteVine
Cloud solutions for lenders in the vehicle industry.
HQ: Bedford, UK
Founded: 2011
Funding: $2.8M (May 2019)
Payments
Finalists: ClearBank (pitch), Fondy (pitch), Paycore.io (see pitch below)
Winner: Paycore.io
Payment platform for online businesses and processors.
HQ: London
Founded: 2017
Funding: $800k (Sep 2017)
Employees: 45
RegTech
Finalists: AiXPRT (pitch), Apiax (see pitch below), Clausematch (pitch), Recordsure (pitch)
Winner: Apiax
Making it easier to comply with global regulations.
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 2017
Funding: $8.1M
- $1.5M Sep 2017
- $6.6M Oct 2019
Capital Markets & WealthTech
Finalists: Bambu (see pitch below), BlueFireAI (pitch), Globacap (pitch)
Winner: Bambu
Robo-advisory platform for financial institutions and financial advisors.
HQ: Singapore
Founded: 2016
Funding: $13.4M
- $10M July 2019
- $3M July 2018
- $400k Aug 201
Wildcard
Winner: MoneyHub (see pitch below)
Open Finance platform that enables enterprises to enhance the lifetime financial wellness of their customers.
HQ: Bristol, UK
Founded: 2013
Funding: Unknown
