Fintech & Payments

Juniper Research has been delivering thought leadership and analysis in the fintech and payments industries for almost two decades; covering topics ranging from banking and anti-fraud services, to innovative financial technologies and retail systems.

Entries have now closed. The winners will be announced on 3rd October.

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Judges' Choice

The winners of these awards are hand-picked by our expert judging panel, and represent the people and organisations driving true innovation in the fintech and payments space.

•  Sustainability in Fintech Innovation of the Year
•  Fintech Mover & Shaker of the Year

This category is not open for nomination

Banking Innovation

This category honours the leading players in the banking market, across the following categories:

•  Banking-as-a-Service Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Open Banking Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Core Banking Platform Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Digital Identity Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Banking Innovation of the Year (Platinum Award)

Fintech Innovation

This category honours the leading players in the fintech and regtech markets, across the following categories:

•  Financing Platform (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Regtech Platform (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Embedded Finance Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)

Fraud & Security Innovation

This 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)
•  Payment Tokenisation Solution (Platinum & Gold Awards)

Payment Innovation

This category honours the leading players in the payments market, across the following categories:

•  CBDC Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Omnichannel Payments Platform of the Year (Platinum Award)
•  Sustainability in Payment Cards (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Modern Card Issuing Platform (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Instant Payment Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Best Mobile Money Offering (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Best Cross-border Payments Platform (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Best Digital Wallet Platform (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Best B2B Payments Platform (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  Payment Innovation of the Year (Platinum Award)
•  Recurring Payments Platform Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)
•  POS Innovation (Platinum & Gold Awards)

2023 Winners

Sustainability in Fintech Innovation of the Year Platinum Award

PLATINUM WINNER
Ripple

 

Fintech Mover & Shaker of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
Simon Khalaf, CEO

 

Banking-as-a-Service Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Monavate

Monavate

 

Core Banking Platform Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Mambu

Mambu

 

GOLD WINNER

Temenos

Digital Identity Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Mastercard

Mastercard Identity

 

GOLD WINNER

Digital Gateways

Open Banking Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Token

Token

 

GOLD WINNER

Worldline Credit Insight

Banking Innovation of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
FICO

FICO Platform

 

Embedded Finance Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Marqeta

Marqeta

 

GOLD WINNER

Apiture

Financing Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Credit Sesame

Credit Sesame

 

GOLD WINNER

TurnKey Lender

Regtech Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Napier

Napier

 

GOLD WINNER

Tookitaki

Anti-Money Laundering Suite

AI in Fraud Prevention Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
IDVerse

IDVerse

 

GOLD WINNER

Experian

Ascend Fraud Sandbox

Fraud Detection and Prevention Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Vesta

Vesta Payment Guarantee

 

GOLD WINNER

Fraud.net

Payment Tokenisation Solution

PLATINUM WINNER
Giesecke+Devrient

eCOM Tokenizer

 

GOLD WINNER

IDEMIA

IDEMIA Token Platform

Fraud & Security Innovation of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
LexisNexis

BehavioSec

 

Best B2B Payment Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Paystand

Paystand

 

GOLD WINNER

Spendesk

CBDC Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Ripple

CBDC Platform

 

GOLD WINNER

G+D

Filia CBDC Solution

Instant Payment Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
ACI Worldwide

ACI Instant Pay

 

GOLD WINNER

ConnexPay

Best Mobile Money Offering

PLATINUM WINNER
Telepin

Telepin

 

GOLD WINNER

Huawei & Ethio Telecom

telebirr

Best Modern Card Issuing Platform Platform

PLATINUM WINNER
Paymentology

Paymentology

 

GOLD WINNER

Thales

Omnichannel Payments Platform of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
Lightspeed Payments

Lightspeed Payments

 

POS Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Zeal

Zeal Middleware

 

GOLD WINNER

Worldline

Worldline Smart POS

Recurring Payment Platform Innovation

PLATINUM WINNER
Recurly

Recurly

 

GOLD WINNER

Verifone

2Checkout Monetization Platform

Sustainability in Payment Cards

PLATINUM WINNER
Thales

Thales

 

GOLD WINNER

G+D

Convego Beyond

Best Digital Wallet

PLATINUM WINNER
Ericsson

Ericsson Wallet Platform

 

GOLD WINNER

mobiquity

mobiquity Pay

Best Cross-border Payments Service

PLATINUM WINNER
Terrapay

Terrapay

 

GOLD WINNER

Nium

Payment Innovation of the Year

PLATINUM WINNER
ACI Worldwide

Payments Orchestration Platform

 

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 - Marqeta, Marqeta

Highly Recommended - ,

Fintech Mover & Shaker of the Year

Winner - Eugene Danilkis, Mambu

Highly Recommended - ,

Banking-as-a-Service Innovation

Winner - Synapse, Synapse BaaS Platform

Highly Recommended - Peach Finance,

Open Banking Innovation

Winner - Token, Token

Highly Recommended - Vyne,

Banking Platform Innovation

Winner - Mambu, Mambu

Highly Recommended - Pollinate,

Digital Bank of the Year

Winner - Maya Bank, Maya Bank

Highly Recommended - ,

Banking Innovation of the Year

Winner - Apiture, Apiture Digital Banking Platform

Highly Recommended - ,

Financing Platform

Winner - Weavr, Weavr

Highly Recommended - Now,

Regtech Platform

Winner - Konsentus, Konsentus

Highly Recommended - Proxymity, Proxymity Shareholder ID

AI Platform

Winner - credolab, credoSDK

Highly Recommended - Provenir, Provenir AI-Powered Decisioning Platform

AI in Fraud Prevention Innovation

Winner - Fraud.net, Fraud.net

Highly Recommended - Fiserv, EnFact Advanced Scoring

Best Biometrics Use in Payments

Winner - Thales, Thales Biometric Payment Card

Highly Recommended - authID Inc,

Fraud Detection and Prevention Platform

Winner - Vesta Fraud Solutions, Vesta Fraud Solutions

Highly Recommended - Nethone Mobile,

Fraud & Security Innovation of the Year

Winner - Riskified, Riskified

Highly Recommended - ,

Payment Tokenisation Solution

Winner - G+D & Netcetera, eCOM Tokenizer

Highly Recommended - IDEMIA, IDEMIA Token Platform

Best Cross-border Payments Service

Winner - Goldman Sachs, Global Payments

Highly Recommended - Monneo,

Best Digital Card Issuance Platform

Winner - Marqeta, Marqeta

Highly Recommended - Thales, Thales D1 Platform

Best QR Code Payment Offering

Winner - PayNearMe, PayNearMe

Highly Recommended - Pebl,

Best Mobile Money Offering

Winner - Comviva & Airtel, Airtel Money Pay

Highly Recommended - Maya Bank, Maya Business

Best Digital Wallet

Winner - Netcetera, ToPay Mobile Wallet

Highly Recommended - Gcash,

Best B2B Payment Platform

Winner - Billie, Billie Boost

Highly Recommended - Weavr,

Payments for Good

Winner - IDEMIA, GREENPAY

Highly Recommended - ,

Recurring Payment Platform Innovation

Winner - Nuapay, Nuapay

Highly Recommended - Verifone, 2Checkout Monetization Platform

Payment Innovation of the Year

Winner - PayQuicker, PayQuicker

Highly Recommended - ,

Best Checkout Experience Solution

Winner - Shopify, Shop Pay

Highly Recommended - Netcetera, Click to Pay

Retail Innovation of the Year

Winner - ACI Worldwide, Smart Engage

Highly Recommended - ,

Fintech & Payments 2023

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