What FinTech Awards does

FinTech Awards is a privately organized Australian awards and events business founded in 2018 and operated under the FamFi brand by founder Glen Frost. The company hosts a single annual awards program — the FinTech & Banking Awards — held in Sydney, recognizing excellence across the Australian fintech and banking sectors through approximately ten award categories spanning AI adoption, payments innovation, investment platforms, fintech-bank partnerships, growth, and individual leadership. The program serves Australian fintech companies (defined as Pty Ltd entities with at least 51% Australian ownership, or ASX-listed companies), Australian banks and ADIs, and individual fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, with submissions capped at six entries per organization and admission to finalists provided at no charge.

The core product is the annual awards dinner, which has been held at Sydney venues including Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf and Ashurst at Martin Place. There is no proprietary technology stack; the offering is event-based, with supporting digital infrastructure comprising a website (fintechawards.net), an email newsletter, and PR distribution via PR Newswire. Distribution leverages earned media through publications such as The Fintech Times and Business News Wales, with category sponsorships from parties including Ashurst (Startup of the Year) and Australian FinTech (Best Innovation in Payments).

The business model is events-driven and sponsorship-supported. Award submissions are free, removing entry fees as a revenue lever, and the organization is actively seeking an event sponsor for the 2026 edition. With 1-10 employees and no disclosed external funding or parent company, FinTech Awards operates as a lean, founder-led niche events business monetized primarily through category sponsorships, event-level sponsorship, and ancillary marketing exposure for participating sponsors and finalists.

Name

FinTech Awards

Legal name

FinTech Awards

Website

https://fintechawards.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FinTech Awards is an Australian awards and events organization founded in 2018 that hosts an annual Sydney-based awards program recognizing excellence in the Australian fintech and banking sectors. Founded by Glen Frost under the FamFi brand, it serves Australian fintechs, banks, and ADIs through free submissions and sponsor-supported events.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FinTech Awards operates Australia's premier annual awards program for the fintech and banking sector, hosted in Sydney. The organization runs free-entry award submissions across multiple product and individual categories (e.g., Best Use of AI, Best Innovation in Payments, Best Fintech-Bank Partnership, Leader of the Year, Ashurst Startup of the Year), culminating in an annual awards dinner event at premium venues where finalists are announced and winners revealed. The program recognizes Australian fintech and banking innovation and provides networking and visibility opportunities for entrants.

Product overview

FinTech Awards is an annual awards program for the Australian fintech and banking sector. The product is a single unified event offering multiple award categories across two main types: product/service awards (e.g., Best Use of AI, Best Innovation in Payments, Best Investment Platform, Best Growth Story) and individual leadership awards (e.g., Young Leader of the Year, Female Leader of the Year, Leader of the Year, Ashurst Startup of the Year). The awards recognize excellence across fintech applications, bank partnerships, innovation in lending, wealth management, payments, proptech, crypto/digital assets, regtech, sustainability, and open banking solutions. Submissions are free, with companies permitted up to 6 entries (3 product categories and 3 individual categories).

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Products and services

• FinTech & Banking Awards (Annual Awards Program) Australia's premier annual awards program recognizing excellence in the fintech and banking sector. The program accepts free entries from Australian Pty Ltd companies with minimum 51% Australian ownership or ASX-listed companies, and from Australian citizens/permanent residents for individual awards. The 11th Annual FinTech & Banking Awards 2026 will be held in Sydney on 23 September 2026, with submissions open 3 August 2026 and closing 4 September 2026, finalists notified 16 September 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• The 11th Annual FinTech & Banking Awards 2026 will be held in Sydney on Wednesday 23rd September 2026
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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Cloud Awards: Operates an annual, free-to-enter global awards program for cloud and SaaS companies across multiple categories. Directly comparable to FinTech Awards in operating model (free entries, multi-category program, annual ceremony, sponsor-supported) and audience overlap (cloud/SaaS fintech infrastructure vendors).
• IBS Intelligence (Banking Tech Awards): Runs the Banking Tech Awards recognizing banking technology vendors and bank-fintech partnerships. Directly comparable in scope (fintech + banking recognition), category structure (vendor excellence and partnership awards), and sponsor-driven events business.
• Fintech Finance (Fintech Awards / FF Awards): UK-based fintech media and events operator that runs its own fintech awards programs with sponsor-supported ceremonies. Comparable as a directly competitive free/award-driven fintech recognition program serving UK and European markets.

Broad incumbents

• Global Finance Magazine (World's Best Banks & Fintech Awards): Long-established global financial media brand operating multiple annual awards programs for banks and fintechs. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the financial-services awards space with wider geographic reach and established sponsor base than FinTech Awards.
• The Banker (Financial Times) — Bank of the Year Awards: Runs prestigious annual banking awards including Bank of the Year. Comparable on the 'banking awards' side of the post-2025 rebrand and in the structure of a sponsor-supported annual recognition event with premium media reach.
• Australian Financial Review (AFR) BOSS Awards: AFR runs multiple prestige business awards in Australia including leadership categories. Comparable as an Australian mainstream-media awards operator competing for the same executive entrants, sponsors, and award-night audience that FinTech Awards targets.
• Efma (Financial Industry Awards): Banking industry association running innovation and distribution awards for banks and fintechs globally. Comparable in serving the same bank-fintech innovation-recognition niche with a sponsor-supported awards model, but with broader global membership.

Regional players

• Singapore FinTech Festival (Festival Awards): Operates the Global FinTech Awards as part of the Singapore FinTech Festival, the largest fintech gathering in APAC. Comparable as a regional awards program embedded in a major fintech ecosystem event, with similar categories (innovation, AI, partnerships) and sponsor-supported model.

Emerging players

• Australian FinTech (industry association): Australian fintech industry body that promotes and supports the local fintech ecosystem through events, awards, and advocacy. Comparable as a domestic organizer of fintech recognition and ecosystem events that overlaps with FinTech Awards' sponsor and finalist pool.
• The Fintech Times: UK-headquartered fintech media outlet covering the awards ecosystem and finalists featured by FinTech Awards. Comparable as a fintech media brand operating in adjacent events and recognition content, sharing part of the entrant and sponsor attention pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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Investments

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