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The third annual fintech awards took place last night in Sydney, recognising 11 leading financial technology companies and featuring a keynote speech from The Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Treasurer, Federal Member of Cook.
Organised and hosted by Ashurst the awards celebrated new and established fintechs for their collaborations and innovations, as well as leadership in the sector.
Addressing almost 200 attendees, Morrison said, “Tonight is a celebration of achievement in a sector that I take incredibly seriously. I and the Australian economy are counting on you to be the pioneers in this area, so that 10 years from now people will look back and say ‘they started it’.”
Recalling the government’s recent work in the fintech space, Morrison added, “We simply, as a government, get it. We understand how what you do, as interesting and fascinating as it is in its micro operations, is far more important to us in terms of how it’s changing the rest of the economy”
The winners were:
Ashurst Fintech Startup of the Year: Trade Ledger
Best Fintech Bank Collaboration of the Year: Look Who's Charging
Best Fintech Communications Campaign: XINJA
Female Fintech Leader of the Year: Lucy Yueting Liu, co-founder and COO of Airwallex
Fintech CTO/CIO of the Year: Jins Kaduthodil, co-founder and head of product at Incent Loyalty
Fintech Innovation in Lending: Brighte
Fintech Innovation in Payments: Afterpay
Fintech Innovation in Wealth Management (Robo Advice): Raiz
Fintech Leader of the Year: Katherine McConnell, CEO and founder of Brighte
Insuretech Startup of the Year: Audeamus Risk
Regtech Startup of the Year: Checkbox
Ashurst partner Tim Brookes said, "We are delighted to have hosted and sponsored the Third Annual Fintech Awards. The global financial sector is in a time of profound change fuelled by technological advances, and it was a pleasure to host Australia's leading talent in the sector, many of whom are clients of the firm, to celebrate their success."
