Fintech & Payments

Juniper Research has been delivering thought leadership and analysis in the Fintech and Payment industries for more than a decade; covering topics ranging from banking and anti-fraud services, to innovative financial technolgies and payment services.

Nominations for the 2023 awards will open on 29th June.

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Judges' Choice

Our Judges' Choice category is not open to nominations - the winners of these categories are hand-picked by our Judges Panel and represent the very best of the best in their category.

• Juniper Research Award for Fintech Excellence
• Fintech Mover & Shaker of the Year

This category is not open for nomination

Banking Innovation

Our Banking Innovation category honours the leading players in the Banking market:

• Banking-as-a-Service Innovation Platinum & Gold Awards
• Open Banking Innovation Platinum & Gold Awards
• Banking Platform Innovation Platinum & Gold Awards
• Digital Bank of the Year Platinum Award
• Banking Innovation of the Year Platinum Award

Nominations are now closed

Fintech Innovation

Our Fintech Innovation category honours the leading players in the Fintech,Regtech and Finance markets, across the following categories:

• Financing Platform Platinum & Gold Awards
• Regtech Platform Platinum & Gold Awards
• AI Platform Platinum & Gold Awards

Nominations are now closed

Fraud & Security Innovation

Our Fraud & Security Innovation category honours the leading players in the Anti-Fraud, Security and Fraud Prevention markets, across the following categories:

• AI in Fraud Prevention Innovation Platinum & Gold Awards
• Fraud Detection and Prevention Platform Platinum & Gold Awards
• Fraud & Security Innovation of the Year Platinum Award
• Best Biometrics Use in Payments Platinum & Gold Awards
• Payment Tokenisation Solution Platinum & Gold Awards

Nominations are now closed

Payment Innovation

Our Payment Innovation category honours the leading players in the Payments market, across the following categories:

• Payments for Good Platinum Award
• Best Digital Card Issuance Platform Platinum & Gold Awards
• Best QR Code Payment Offering Platinum & Gold Awards
• Best Mobile Money Offering Platinum & Gold Awards
• Best Cross-border Payments Service Platinum & Gold Awards
• Best Digital Wallet Platinum & Gold Awards
• Best B2B Payment Platform Platinum & Gold Awards
• Payment Innovation of the Year Platinum Award
• Recurring Payment Platform Innovation Platinum & Gold

Nominations are now closed

Retail Innovation

Our Retail Innovation category honours the leading players in the Retail market, across the following categories:

• Best Checkout Experience Solution Platinum & Gold Awards
• Retail Innovation of the Year Platinum Award

Nominations are now closed

2022 Winners

Juniper Research Award for Fintech Excellence

PLATINUM WINNER
Marqeta

 

Fintech Mover & Shaker of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
Eugene Danilkis

 

Banking-as-a-Service Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Synapse

Synapse BaaS Platform

 

GOLD WINNER

Peach Finance

Open Banking Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Token

Token

 

GOLD WINNER

Vyne

Banking Platform Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Mambu

Mambu

 

GOLD WINNER

Pollinate

Digital Bank of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
Maya Bank

Maya Bank

 

Banking Innovation of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
Apiture

Apiture Digital Banking Platform

 

Financing Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Weavr

Weavr

 

GOLD WINNER

Now

Regtech Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Konsentus

Konsentus

 

GOLD WINNER

Proxymity

Proxymity Shareholder ID

AI Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
credolab

credoSDK

 

GOLD WINNER

Provenir

Provenir AI-Powered Decisioning Platform

AI in Fraud Prevention Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Fraud.net

Fraud.net

 

GOLD WINNER

Fiserv

EnFact Advanced Scoring

Best Biometrics Use in Payments

PLATINUM WINNER
Thales

Thales Biometric Payment Card

 

GOLD WINNER

authID Inc

Fraud Detection and Prevention Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Vesta Fraud Solutions

Vesta Fraud Solutions

 

GOLD WINNER

Nethone Mobile

Fraud & Security Innovation of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
Riskified

Riskified

 

Payment Tokenisation Solution

PLATINUM WINNER
G+D & Netcetera

eCOM Tokenizer

 

GOLD WINNER

IDEMIA

IDEMIA Token Platform

Best Cross-border Payments Service

PLATINUM WINNER
Goldman Sachs

Global Payments

 

GOLD WINNER

Monneo

Best Digital Card Issuance Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Marqeta

Marqeta

 

GOLD WINNER

Thales

Thales D1 Platform

Best QR Code Payment Offering

PLATINUM WINNER
PayNearMe

PayNearMe

 

GOLD WINNER

Pebl

Best Mobile Money Offering

PLATINUM WINNER
Comviva & Airtel

Airtel Money Pay

 

GOLD WINNER

Maya Bank

Maya Business

Best Digital Wallet

PLATINUM WINNER
Netcetera

ToPay Mobile Wallet

 

GOLD WINNER

Gcash

Best B2B Payment Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Billie

Billie Boost

 

GOLD WINNER

Weavr

Payments for Good

PLATINUM WINNER
IDEMIA

GREENPAY

 

Recurring Payment Platform Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Nuapay

Nuapay

 

GOLD WINNER

Verifone

2Checkout Monetization Platform

Payment Innovation of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
PayQuicker

PayQuicker

 

Best Checkout Experience Solution

PLATINUM WINNER
Shopify

Shop Pay

 

GOLD WINNER

Netcetera

Click to Pay

Retail Innovation of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
ACI Worldwide

Smart Engage

 

Evaluation Process

Entries are initially assessed by a Juniper Research analyst panel, which then draws up a shortlist of potential winners based on a number of criteria, including:

  • Product Innovation
  • Features and Benefits
  • Product Partnerships
  • Certification & Compliance
  • Future Business Prospects

These shortlists are then assessed and scored according to a rigorous set of criteria and verified by our team of experts. At the end of this process, final winners are agreed upon and confirmed by our Juniper Research judging panel.

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Awards History

Juniper Research Award for Fintech Excellence

Winner - Finicity, Finicity

Highly Recommended - ,

Fintech Mover & Shaker of the Year

Winner - Sophie Guibaud, OpenPayd

Highly Recommended - ,

Challenger Bank of the Year

Winner - KASIKORN LINE Co., Ltd, LINE BK

Highly Recommended - ,

Open Banking Innovation

Winner - Finicity, Open Banking Platform

Highly Recommended - Tink,

Banking Platform Innovation

Winner - Goldman Sachs, Transaction Banking (TxB)

Highly Recommended - Finicity, Open Banking Platform

Digital Bank of the Year

Winner - Paytm Payments Bank Limited, Digital Payments & Banking

Highly Recommended - ,

Banking Innovation of the Year

Winner - Apiture, Apiture

Highly Recommended - ,

Financing Platform

Winner - Trade Information Network, Trade Information Network

Highly Recommended - Huawei, Overdraft Solution

Regtech Platform

Winner - Konsentus, Verify

Highly Recommended - Austreme, Transaction Laundering Detection

AI Platform

Winner - Fraud.net, Fraud.net

Highly Recommended - Experian, Ascend Intelligence Services

AI in Fraud Prevention Innovation

Winner - Kount, Identity Trust Platform

Highly Recommended - LexisNexis, ThreatMetrix

Fraud Detection and Prevention Platform

Winner - Experian, CrossCore

Highly Recommended - Kount, Identity Trust Platform

Fraud & Security Innovation of the Year

Winner - Experian, Sure Profile

Highly Recommended - ,

In-vehicle Payment Innovation

Winner - Parkopedia, Parkopedia

Highly Recommended - ACI Omni-Commerce, Commercial Fueling via Mobile App

Wearable Payment Innovation

Winner - G+D, Convego Cloudpay eSE

Highly Recommended - Apple, Apple Pay

Best QR Code Payment Offering

Winner - G+D, Convego Pearl for Mobile

Highly Recommended - PayMaya, PayMaya QR

Best Mobile Money Offering

Winner - Huawei, FinTech Platform

Highly Recommended - TPAY, TPAY Mobile

Best Virtual Card

Winner - Paytm Payments Bank Ltd, Virtual Debit Cards

Highly Recommended - Vivid Money,

Best Digital Wallet

Winner - Paytm Payments Bank Ltd, Paytm Wallet

Highly Recommended - DBS, DBS PayLah!

Best B2B Payment Platform

Winner - Nium, Nium

Highly Recommended - Modulr,

Recurring Payment Platform Innovation

Winner - Chargebee, Chargebee

Highly Recommended - Zuora,

Payment Innovation of the Year

Winner - ACI Worldwide, ACI Secure eCommerce for Merchants

Highly Recommended - ,

Best Checkout Experience Solution

Winner - Mastercard, Biometric Checkout Program

Highly Recommended - ACI Worldwide, ACI Omni-Commerce

Retail Innovation of the Year

Winner - Blackhawk Network, Blackhawk Network

Highly Recommended - ,

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