2026 Awards
The Fintech Awards Wales are open for entries from early March, 2026. You can apply here.
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Fintech Company of the Year
This award is for an established Fintech company in Wales that has been providing products or services for over four years and is actively engaged in innovation creation. Judges will be looking for details on the following:
- Provide an overview of your company/organisation
- Partnerships Who with, how many and why
- If Providing services directly to consumers, please state how this has been done and the numbers
- Please show the significant growth or adoption of your product
- Strategy around plans for further expansion
- Show your ethical and diverse approach to business
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Fintech Start-up of the Year
This award is for a new, up-and-coming Fintech company in Wales that is less than six years old and has shown the most entrepreneurial success in the past year in Fintech.
Success will be measured on a number of factors, including innovative technology, solving a technology need, capturing a new sector or market with Fintech, disruption of a service or market segment, novel application of a product or service, or traction in the international marketplace
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Best Growth Story / Fintech Scale-up of the Year
This award will recognise a market leading increase in sales, headcount, profitability, market share or geographical expansion over the last 3 years. This award will go to the business demonstrating the highest levels of growth and a robust plan to deliver a sustainable financial performance.
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Fintech Team of the Year
Team of the Year Award will laud a team working in Fintech that has stood out for its teamwork, efficiency, collaborative spirit and going above and beyond in achieving the goals and delivering value to the project/organisation.
We are looking for a team that can demonstrate what it means to work together for a common goal and produce outstanding results. This team does not have to be purely Tech it includes Marketing, Sales etc
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Fintech Leader of the Year
The Award Judges are looking for an outstanding individual who has consistently contributed to the advancement of the fintech sector here in Wales. You would have shown the ability to survive and thrive during the significant changes of the past year. You would have led a significant transformation of their business which is delivering tangible results. The individual will have constantly demonstrated superior leadership skills, promoted technological change – company wide and would have been innovative in their approach.
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Fintech New Product of the Year
This award will recognise a Wales based technology supplier that has delivered innovation, through a particular product, service offering or overall business approach. This category is designed to recognise those firms that have responded to market pressures with originality and creativity, and might be using traction-gaining technologies such as artificial intelligence, biometrics or NFC. Details of product development should be provided as far as possible, and applicants should demonstrate the implementation and performance levels of the product.
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Best Use of AI in Fintech of the Year
- Innovation: Novel, creative AI applications addressing key fintech challenges.
- Use of technology: Native use of Emerging Technology including (but not limited to) Large Language Models (LLMs), and Generative AI Agents
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Cyber Security Team of the Year
Demonstrated success in protecting against cyber threats: Your team should have a track record of successfully protecting against cyber threats such as malware, phishing attacks, ransomware, and other types of cyber attacks.
The team should have demonstrated an innovative approach to cybersecurity, including the development of new technologies, strategies, or methodologies
The team should have made a impact on the organization, such as reducing the number of successful cyber attacks, minimizing the impact of cyber incidents, or reducing the overall cost of cybersecurity.
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Fintech Advisory Firm of the Year
This award is open to any firm that actively supports or advises businesses. You will need to show the following points:
- Overview of the firm, its structure and client base
- Clear corporate social responsibility plan
- Evidence of how you have gone over and above for clients
- Evidence of commercial performance
- Commitment to staff well-being and evidence of associated programmes
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Fintech For Good of the Year
This award is for companies that have used digital technologies to address social issues and challenges over the last year. You will need to tell us the following:
- Provide an overview of your company/organisation.
- What is the Industry significance of the problem or problems being solved and the potential of the product/service
- What have you achieved
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Fintech Best Place to Work of the Year
Recognising fintech companies that put people at the heart of their business, celebrating exceptional workplace culture, commitment to employee development, wellbeing initiatives, and clear opportunities for growth and progression.
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Rising Fintech Star of the Year
As the industry grows there are many newcomers bringing fresh innovations to the table. From Fintech start-ups, developers and software companies to the companies with new and exciting applications for the technology. This award will recognise a visionary star in the Fintech sector making a significant impact.
Judges will be looking for:
- Evidence of how you have shown enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurial flair
- Show how they have made a measurable impact to their business or organisation
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Apprentice of the Year
- Proven commitment by an apprentice to continued personal development.
- An apprentice who has contributed significantly to the business and provided added value.
- An apprentice who has demonstrated a high level of skills and/or has contributed significantly to the sector within which they work.
- The “distance travelled” by the apprentice to succeed in their chosen field.
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Best Academic Programme of the Year Supporting Fintech / FS Companies
- Must be in Wales
- Operating within a Welsh HE/FE institution
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