Raft of Jewish innovators named ‘Finnies’ winners
Fintech companies Lumi, Prospa, Honey Insurance, Wisr and BUTN announced as winners at the annual event, celebrating achievement in Australia's growing fintech industry.
An impressive range of Jewish innovators are the driving forces behind companies named as winners at the 2023 Finnies – Fintech Australia’s seventh annual awards.
Lumi, whose founder and CEO is Israeli native Yanir Yakutiel, was one of the biggest winners on the night.
It was the only company to receive more than one award (Best Workplace Diversity and Emerging Leader of the Year for Paul Pagnan), continuing a broader trend last year seen with the Finnies last year where most companies only won a single prize.
Dr Lili Sussman from Wisr won Female FinTech Leader of the Year.
Wisr, whose chief product officer is Israeli native Ben Berger, was also a finalist for best workplace diversity, excellence in consumer lending, and for the positive impact award.
Prospa – which has a Jewish co-founder in Greg Moshal, and an Israeli, Shai Haim, as chief technology officer – won for Excellence in Business Lending.
Established 10 years ago as a responsive lender and financial manager for the businesses sector, it offers world-class technology and expertise.
Walter Rapoport and Rael Ross are co-founders and joint CEOs of BUTN, an embedded finance platform and funder, specialising in assisting businesses to grow faster via multiple cashflow solutions.
BUTN won for Excellence in Industry Collaborations and Partnerships, through its work with MYOB.
Honey Insurance, founded by Richard Joffe, won for excellence in insurance tech.
“Gone are the days where one company can hope to clean up at The Finnies,” FinTech Australia General Manager Rehan D’Almeida.
“This year’s winners list confirms a trend that emerged last year. We can firmly say that the industry has hit a level of maturity where there’s achievement across the board.”
“With that in mind, we want to congratulate the winners and finalists on what is a sought-after award. Over a 100 judges sorted through 300 high calibre entities, from over 250 companies to find these winners.”
FinTech Australia 2023 Finnies Winners
BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Lumi
EXCELLENCE IN ESTABLISHING GLOBAL MARKET PRESENCE
Data Zoo
EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
MYOB & BUTN
EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS LENDING
Prospa
EXCELLENCE IN CONSUMER LENDING
Athena Home Loans
EXCELLENCE IN PAYMENTS (including Remittance/FX)
Wise
EXCELLENCE IN BLOCKCHAIN/DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
Civic Ledger
EXCELLENCE IN CRYPTO AND DIGITAL CURRENCIES/WALLETS/EXCHANGES
Crypto.com
EXCELLENCE IN INSURTECH
Honey Insurance
EXCELLENCE IN REGTECH
Biza
EXCELLENCE IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING PFM AND ROBO)
Life Sherpa
EXCELLENCE IN OPEN DATA
Frollo
POSITIVE IMPACT AWARD
Brighte
EXCELLENCE IN FINTECH SUPPORT SERVICES
Astero
EMERGING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
Paul Pagnan, Lumi
FEMALE FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
Dr Lili Sussman, Wisr
OUTSTANDING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
Paul Weingarth, Slyp
EMERGING FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Hello Clever
EMERGING FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Citoplus
FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Hnry
FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Zepto
HALL OF FAME
Scott Farrell
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