The 2025 US FinTech Awards shortlist
The judges have met and the finalists are ready to be revealed!
The judging panel reviewed and scored hundreds of submissions from every kind of fintech to create this year’s shortlist.
The finalists in each category are listed below.
The winners will be announced at the ceremony in New York on November 13 at The Rooftop at Edison Ballroom. Good luck to all the finalists!
Key dates for your diary
All the dates you need for the US FinTech Awards
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Entries open February 2026 -
Shortlist announcement August 2026 -
Awards ceremony November 2026
- Accounting Tech of the Year
- Banking Tech of the Year
- Best Employer Award
- Crypto Award
- Data Initiative of the Year
- Director of the Year
- Disruptor of the Year
- Digital Assets Award
- FinTech of the Year
- FinTech Partner Award
- Innovator of the Year
- InsurTech of the Year
- Investment Tech of the Year
- LendTech of the Year
- Payments Tech of the Year
- Personal Finance Tech of the Year
- RegTech of the Year
- Rising Star of the Year
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Startup of the Year
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- Team of the Year
- Young Achiever of the Year
- WealthTech of the Year
- Web3 Award
