FinTech Australia announces 2025 Finnie Award finalists, marks 10-Year anniversary of the peak body

FinTech Australia has announced the finalists for Australia's most prestigious annual fintech business awards, The Finnies.

The Finnies celebrates achievements across the various components of the fintech industry and among the services that support them. This year’s award also marks the 10-year anniversary of FinTech Australia. 

The 2025 awards drew over 348 entries—up from 322 the prior year—across multiple categories. The new Most Innovative Fintech Product or Service award drew over 47 submissions, the highest number for one award seen in the history of The Finnies.

FinTech Australia CEO Rehan D'Almeida said: "Last year we were overwhelmed with entries, so we are in disbelief that we've received even more than in 2024.”

"Given this is FinTech Australia’s 10-year anniversary we have a special night planned for all attendees. Even if you aren't up for an award, it will be a night to remember. We expect the event to fully sell out, so please consider registering and purchasing tickets early to avoid disappointment."

The Finnies is judged over two intense rounds involving over 70 experts from across the fintech ecosystem. Today, 47 new fintech industry experts will commence the second round of judging of the finalists' entries, designed to be the fairest and most transparent award process in the finance industry.

D'Almeida added: "We're especially proud of our judging process. We go to great lengths to ensure the winners of the Finnies are truly deserving and the best in their field, as judged by their entry.

"As a result, making the finalists list is an achievement in itself. We congratulate all companies and individuals who made the list, and look forward to celebrating with both them and the winners on the night in June."

The winners will be announced at Doltone House in Jones Bay Wharf on 26 June. Tickets are available from the Finnies website (https://www.thefinnies.org.au/).

FINALISTS 2025

(Names are listed in alphabetical order)

1. Best Workplace Diversity 

• Citrus Innovations

• Hello Clever

• Kanopi

• Lendi Group

• Lightspeed Commerce

• Monoova

• Nimo Industries

• Swyftx

• upcover

2. Emerging FinTech Leader of the Year

• Aaron Bassin

• Ashley Frenken

• Caroline Tran

• Gaby Rosenberg

• Jessie Lin

• Julian Fayad

• Justin Steer

• Parth Gulati

3. Female FinTech Leader of the Year 

• Anita Tham

• Caroline Tran

• Jodie Imam

• Leann Jones

• Lisa Zhu

• Rebecca del Rio

• Shanique Busby

• Skye Theodorou

4. Giving Back to the Fintech Community Award

• Acclime

• Stone & Chalk

• Tank Stream Labs

• WeMoney

5. Outstanding FinTech Leader of the Year 

• Anna Hawter

• Anish Sinha

• Ashley Frenken

• Brendan Malone

• Chris Brycki

• Gary Cobain

• Peter Jones

• Sophie Hall

6. Excellence in Establishing Global Market Presence

• AssuranceLab

• Bizcap

• CoinJar

• Data Zoo

• DoxAI Australia

• LAB Group

• PropHero

• Water Ledger Australia

7. Excellence in Industry Collaboration & Partnerships  (single & multiple)

• AMP Bank, Engine by Starling (Engine) & PwC

• Azupay & Nelnet

• Banked, Zepto & NAB

• Driva & Tesla

• Monoova & Carsales

• Open Insurance & Bupa Australia

• Primary & State Street

• Sharesies & Telescope AI

8. Best Innovation in Open Banking/ Open Finance

• Fiskil

• Gather Wealth

• Moneycatcha

• PocketSmith

• WeMoney

9. Best Innovation in Payments (including Remittance/FX)

• AMP Bank

• Hello Clever

• Instarem 

• MasterRemit

• Mint Payments 

• Monoova

• Paypa Plane

• Send Payments

• Sniip

10. Excellence in Green Fintech or Sustainability Initiatives

• Datasker

• iWarranty

• Pennant Technologies 

• Pathzero

• ShaBaas

• Sphere for Good

• Sustainable Investment Exchange

• Water Ledger Australia

11. Excellence in Insurtech

• Codafication

• DAS (Digital Agriculture Services)

• Entsia

• Fetch

• ICRM (Designed by TTS)

• Karia

• myVal

• Open Insurance 

• The FreightSafe Group

12. Excellence in Lending (Business & Consumer)

• Beforepay

• Block Earner

• Bridgit

• JustFund

• Pennant Technologies

• Tractor Ventures

• Wagepay

• Wisr

13. Excellence in Regtech

• 365 Collect

• AssuranceLab

• Bluline Technologies

• Curium

• Data Zoo

• FrankieOne

• Napier AI

• Stay or Go

14. Excellence in WEB3 (Blockchain or Crypto)  

• AUDD

• Binance

• Block Earner

• Coinstash

• Crypto.com

• OKX Australia

• Water Ledger Australia

• Zerocap

15. Excellence in Wealth Management (including PFM and Robo)

• Blossom App

• Caruso

• Jacobi

• Raiz Invest

• Sharesies

• Stockspot

• Tanggram

• TermPlus

• WeMoney

16. Most Innovative Application of AI in Finance

• Carrington Labs

• DoxAI Australia

• Fortiro

• Hello Clever

• Lendi Group

• Nimo Industries

• Red Owl 

• WeMoney

17. Most Innovative Fintech Product or Service

• Corpay Cross-Border

• Fivecast

• Fortiro

• JustFund

• LivePreso

• Lumi

• Mondus Capital

• myVal

• Nimo Industries

• Red Owl

• ShaBaas 

18. Positive Impact Award

• Brighte

• ClearScore

• Lift Women

• Open Insurance

• Pinch Payments

• Spark Finance

• Sustainable Investment Exchange

• WeMoney

19. Excellence for Provision of FinTech Support Services 

• AssuranceLab

• Escrow London

• Hamilton Locke

• King & Wood Mallesons

• Rippling

• Rixon Capital

• upcover

• x15ventures

20. Emerging FinTech Organisation of the Year 

• Financeable 

• Gather Wealth

• Instantia

• Primary

• Red Owl

• Sequential

• TermPlus

• Water Ledger Australia

21. FinTech Organisation of the Year 

• Banked

• Finmo

• FrankieOne

• Monoova

• Nimo Industries

• pay.com.au

• upcover

• WeMoney