The 7th Annual Australian FinTech Awards took place on Thursday, 25 August 2022 at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney. Founded by Glen Frost, Ashurst has been the Event Partner for these awards since their inception in 2016.
Since that time we have witnessed the Australian fintech sector mature, grow and develop into one of the fastest fintech sectors in the world at an unprecedented speed.
With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating digital adoption and more confidence around the ever-increasing opportunities in this sector, entrepreneurs continue to innovate and investors continue to support their ground-breaking businesses.
This event recognised and celebrated the achievements and successes of industry-leading individuals and companies in Australia across 22-award categories.
The major award of the evening sponsored by Ashurst, the FinTech Start-Up of the Year, was awarded to Paytron, a fintech that sets out to address the pain point of small business people dealing with too much paperwork to manage their international payments. Integrated with Xero, Payton offers an all-in-one financial cloud solution that allows businesses to approve, manage and pay bills in multiple.
Paytron's Co-Founder, Jaco Veldsman will be a keynote speaker at the Ashurst sponsored The 9th Annual FinTech Summit scheduled on Tuesday, 18 October 2022.
Congratulations to the finalists and award winners.
Photo: Keynote Speaker James Cameron, AirTree Ventures; Ashurst Digital Economy Partner, Rebecca Cope; Ashurst StartUp of the Year winner, Paytron Co-Founder, Jaco Veldsman; and Ashurst Corporate Partner and Head of the Venture Capital and High Growth Team, Stuart Dullard.
The Winners were:
- INNOVATION IN PFM &/OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT
The finalists were WeMoney, Tanggram and BlossomApp.
The winner was WeMoney.
- BEST INNOVATION IN PAYMENTS (incl BNPL/FX/Crypto)
The finalists were Zepto, Airwallex and Novatti Group.
The winner was Zepto.
- BEST INNOVATION IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The finalists were Cache, Unhedged and Stake.
The winner was Cache.
- BEST INNOVATION IN LENDING
The finalists were Alex Bank, FiFo Capital and Plenti.
The winner was Alex Bank.
- BEST HOME LOAN INNOVATION
The finalists were Tic:Toc, Nano Digital Home Loans and Unloan.
The winner was Tic:Toc.
- BEST FINTECH-BANK COLLABORATION
The finalists were Mambu (& CBA), Paytron (& JP Morgan), Zerocap (& ANZ) and Shaype (& CBA).
The winner was Mambu (& CBA).
- BEST FINTECH & NON-BANK COLLABORATION
The finalists were Perpetual Digital (& Athena Home Loans), MYOB (& Flare) and Novatti Group (Visa, CryptoSpend).
The winner was Perpetual Digital (& Athena Home Loans).
- BEST USE OF Ai IN FINTECH
The finalists were Credit Clear, Sherlok and Alex Bank.
The winner was Credit Clear.
- BEST INNOVATION IN PROPTECH
The finalists were CampaignAgent, Bridgit and Futurerent.
The winner was CampaignAgent.
- BEST INNOVATION IN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
The finalists were Stropro, Unhedged and Rush Gold.
The winner was Stropro.
- BEST SOCIAL MISSION FINTECH
The finalists were OwnHome, Frontya and WeMoney.
The winner was OwnHome.
- BEST INNOVATION IN REGTECH
The finalists were AssuranceLab, Perpetual Digital and RegCentric.
The winner was AssuranceLab.
- DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD
The finalists were Wisr, AssuranceLab and Tanggram.
The winner was Wisr.
- BEST OPEN BANKING SOLUTION
The finalists were BASIQ, Sherlok and Fiskil
The winner was BASIQ.
- BEST SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE in FINTECH
The finalists were Brighte, Slyp and Shaype.
The winner was Brighte.
- FINTECH CTO/CIO OF THE YEAR
The finalists were Spiro Rokos, Co-founder & CTO, Slyp, Chris Dadej, Co-founder, CTO/CPO , Lumiant and Nicholas Tan, CTO, Monoova.
The winner was Spiro Rokos, Co-founder & CTO, Slyp.
- YOUNG FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR (UNDER 35)
The finalists were Josh Vernon, Founder, Wagestream Australia, Caleb Gibbins, Founder, Cache Invest and Ben Simpson, Founder, Collective Shift.
The winner was Josh Vernon, Founder, Wagestream Australia.
- BEST INNOVATION IN CRYPTO &/or DIGITAL ASSETS
The finalists were Zerocap, Rush Gold and Block Earner.
The winner was Zerocap.
- FEMALE FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
The finalists were Erika Villanueva, Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer, AssuranceLab, Cathryn van der Walt, Founder, Annature and Tanya Ward, CFO & COO, Cape.
The winner was Erika Villanueva, Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer.
- FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
The finalists were Dominic Pym, Founder, Up, Katherine McConnell, Founder, Brighte and Adam Grocke, Founder, Sherlok
The winner was Dominic Pym, Founder, Up.
- BEST FINTECH GROWTH STORY
The finalists were Airwallex, Zepto and Wisr.
The winner was Airwallex.
- ASHURST FINTECH STARTUP OF THE YEAR
The finalists were Paytron, Alex Bank and Stake.
The winner was Paytron.
Ashurst works with a range of FinTech companies including investors, financiers and technology pioneers and we are helping these clients leverage the power of technology in finance to improve efficiencies and their customer experiences.
Photo: Founder of the FinTech Awards, Glen Frost; Keynote Speaker, James Cameron, AirTree Ventures; and Ashurst Corporate Partner, and Head of the Venture Capital and High Growth Team, Stuart Dullard
