Juniper Research has been delivering thought leadership and analysis in the Fintech and Payment industries for more than a decade, covering topics ranging from Blockchain and Banking Automation to Contactless Payments and Mobile Wallets. Nominations for the 2020 awards are now closed.
CEO & Founder, Starling Bank
Pollinate International
Digital Banking Solution Suite
Trade Connect
Ledgible
WeLab Bank
Liv
Aire
Collective Benefits
Banking Circle Lending
Markets
Cappitech
Verify
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection
Web CaptureĀ® SDK with Active/Passive Liveness Detection
NuDetect
Boku Authenticate
Avangate Monetization Platform
Convego Wallet
Boku
PayPal
QR Pay
Marqeta
Convego Cloudpay eSE
Garmin Pay
Konsentus Verify
Sleek
Take&Go
Izicap
Mobilize
Bolt Checkout Experience Platform
Our awards for Best Lending Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Temenos Core Banking solution is modular and enables easy integration with existing systems allowing for progressive upgrades. Temenos continues to innovate by offering a highly competitive and agile retail banking platform solution, innovations which are augmented further by the continued development of its product suite.
Our awards for AI in Cybersecurity Innovation, as determined by our judges.
Increase your revenue and protect your reputation with comprehensive fraud protection that decreases fraud, reduces operational expenses, and increases bank acceptance rates.
Our awards for AI Platform, as determined by our judges.
A simple purpose, a personal mission: Aire was established to make credit equitable for everyone. From award wins, to industry engagement and speaking opportunities, we’re passionate about sharing our story with you.
This award is given to the individual whom Juniper believes has demonstrated the capabilities to become a driving force in his or her sector, initiating change and influencing the direction of events; in essence, a primary decision-maker at the heart of the ecosystem.
Our award for Banking Innovation of the Year, as determined by our judges.
Bringing together experts in payments, banking, loyalty, cloud technology and user experience design, Pollinate is more than just a collection of individuals. We are passionate about small businesses, and together with our banking partners, are transforming commerce for SMEs. Find out more: https://www.pollinate.co.uk/
The Purple Award is Juniper’s highest accolade and recognises the best of the best in the industry. It is awarded to companies that exhibit exceptional leadership, innovation and market impact.
Our award for Banking innovation of the year, as determinded by our judges.
Klarna is one of Europe’s largest banks and is providing payment solutions for 60 million consumers across 170,000 merchants in 17 countries. Klarna offers direct payments, pay after delivery options and instalment plans in a smooth one-click purchase experience that lets consumers pay when and how they prefer to. Find out more: https://www.klarna.com
This award is given to the company that Juniper believes has demonstrated the greatest commitment within the fintech sector to operating and trading in an ethical and ecologically responsible manner, including the setting of socially responsible goals and initiatives and offering a workplace and corporate culture that demonstrate commitment to diversity and sustainable change.
Our awards for Banking Platform Innovation, as determined by our judges.
Banking Circle is a new bank, that is fully licenced yet free from the legacy systems that can make traditional banking slow and expensive. Working with Banking Circle and utilising our technology, Payments businesses and Banks of any size are able to seize opportunities in the new economy. Find out more: https://www.bankingcircle.com
The Juniper Research Award for Fintech Excellence is Juniper Research’s highest accolade and recognises the best of the best in the industry. It is awarded to companies that exhibit exceptional leadership, innovation and market impact.
In the past 9 years, the TransferWise movement has spread far and wide. Over 8 million happy customers now trust us to move more than £4 billion every month, saving them £3 million in bank fees every day. And Richard Branson, and PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, among others, have invested in our vision.
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Our award for best AI platform.
Our awards for Best AI Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Best B2B Payment Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Best B2B Payment Platform, as determined by our judges.
Whether you're tapping into international markets, looking to boost conversion rates, or running a subscription-based business, 2Checkout can help you tackle the complexities of digital commerce, globally. The Avangate Monetization Platform is comprehensive and flexible, so you can quickly pursue new market opportunities and deliver exceptional user experiences.
Our award for best B2B payment platform.
Our award for best Banking platform.
Our awards for Best Banking Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for best Blockchain deployment for Banking & Payment applications.
Our award for best Blockchain deployment for Healthcare applications.
Our award for best Blockchain deployment for Land Registry applications.
Our award for best Blockchain deployment for Logistics applications.
Our awards for Best Blockchain in Banking Platform/Deployment, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for best Blockchain platform
Our award for best Chatbots platform.
Our awards for Best Consumer Card Offering, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for best Consumer Payment innovation.
Our award for best Cybersecurity platform.
Our awards for Best Cybersecurity Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Best Digital Bank, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for best Digital Bank.
Our awards for Best Digital Loyalty Solution, as determined by our judges.
PLATINUM WINNER - Izicap Izicap Izicap is a game-changing SaaS solution that helps acquirers to compete and thrive in the increasingly competitive payments marketplace.Izicap opens a fresh revenue stream for you and builds more productive and longer-lasting relationships between you and your merchants. And Izicap does all of this using your existing payment card system.
Our awards for Best Digital Wallet, as determined by our judges.
CONVEGO® Wallet enables the dedicated mobile payment wallet of the issuer for digital payments with enriched customer experiences
Skrill has been helping to make it, send it and spend it for millions of customers since 2001. So wherever you are and whatever you want to do with your money, just skrill it.
Our award for best Digital Wallet.
Our awards for Best Digital Wallet, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for best in-store technology.
Our awards for Best In-Store Technology, as determined by our judges.
Our awards for Best In-Store Technology, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Best Insurtech Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for best Insurtech platform.
Our award for best Lending Platform.
Our award for best Mobile Money offering.
Our awards for Best Mobile Money Offering, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Best Mobile Money Offering, as determined by our judges.
Our award for best Payment Authentication platform/solution.
Our awards for Best Payment Authentication Platform/Solution, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Best QR Code Payment Offering, as determined by our judges.
PayPal allows any business or individual with an email address to securely, conveniently and cost-effectively send and receive payments online. Our network builds on the existing financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards to create a global, real-time payment solution. We deliver a product ideally suited for small businesses, online merchants, individuals and others currently underserved by traditional payment mechanisms.
Our award for best Regtech platform.
Our awards for Best Regtech Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Best Retail AI Platform, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for best Retail Payment innovation.
Our awards for Best Virtual Card, as determined by our judges.
PLATINUM WINNER - Marqeta From global enterprises to booming startups, innovators count on Marqeta. Our platform connects innovators like you with Visa and Mastercard, providing you with the freedom to create and control your own, bespoke card programme.
Our awards for Best Virtual Card, as determinded by our judges.
Our awards for Blockchain in Banking Innovation, as determined by our judges.
Our Judges' choice award for best Blockchain Innovation
Our awards for Challenger Bank of the Year, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for Challenger Bank of the Year, as determined by our judges.
Our awards for Digital Bank of the Year, as determined by our judges.
WeLab’s story, fittingly, started at a bank. In 2013, a team of visionary bankers saw the inefficiencies of traditional banks and their inability to make credit accessible and simple for all consumers. So, they left their banking jobs and started WeLab. We aim to offer a broader spectrum of financial products and services that our customers love by continuously leveraging our technology and expertise in creating customer-centric experiences.
Our award for Fintech Innovation of the Year, as awarded by our judging panel.
This award is given to the individual whom Juniper Research believes has demonstrated the capabilities to become a driving force in his or her sector, initiating change and influencing the direction of events; in essence, a primary decision maker at the heart of the ecosystem.
Our award for Fraud & Security Innovation of the Year, as determined by our judges.
We are the leader in Augmented Identities in an increasingly digital world. An improved, adaptable, strengthened and sovereign identity ensures a safer world for everyone.
Our award for Fraud & Security Innovation of the Year, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for the Fraud & Security innovation of the year, as determined by our judges.
Award-winning technology that recognizes your users, weeds out account takeover, and protects from other major threats.
Our awards for Insurtech Platform, as determined by our judges.
There are now 6 million self-employed workers in the UK and we believe they deserve the same benefits and protections as employees. Despite this shift in the way we work, those in the gig economy are left under-served and under protected. Today’s insurance products are hopelessly outdated, and fail to provide the type of cover the modern freelancer both wants and needs.
We’re on a mission to fix this.
AI for accident & disaster recovery
Our AI assesses damage and estimates repair costs in real time. So claims can be settled faster, and livelihoods restored.
Our awards for IoT Payment Innovation, as determined by our judging panel
Convego® CloudPay is a proven, scalable digital payments platform with millions of users. It provides an end-to-end solution for lifecycle management of tokenized payment cards and secure provisioning of full credentials within seconds. With Convego® CloudPay already integrated to global and regional token service providers (TSP), issuers enjoy fast time-to-market with minimum effort.
Our awards for Lending Platforms, as determined by our judges.
Our award for Payment Innovation of the Year, as determined by our judges.
Our award for Payment Innovation of the Year, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for Payment innovation of the year, as determined by our judges.
Our awards for Regtech Platform, as determined by our judges.
Our award-winning SaaS solution, Konsentus Verify, helps protect Financial Institutions and their customers from open banking related risk.
Our award for Retail Innovation of the Year, as determined by our judges.
Our award for Retail Innovation of the Year, as determinded by our judges.
Our award for the Retail innovation of the year, as determined by our judges.
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:
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.
"We live in the age of information, and yet, we as consumers continue to be disconnected from where our products come from and how they are made. We believe that in the future transparency will be a fundamental requirement for success; consumers want to support businesses that impact the environment and society positively. This means brands and global businesses will likely fail if their customers cannot easily access product information. This, for us, makes transparency in the supply chain crucial. It's great to be nominated for this award that recognises our work to try and drive that movement."
Jessi Baker, CEO of Provenance
"IBM has devoted significant expertise to the advancement of enterprise blockchain with the goal of spurring adoption and delivering proven results across the marketplace. We're proving in areas as diverse as supply chain, trade finance, transportation, healthcare and government that blockchain can be used as the new operating system of trust as it transforms business processes. This is an important recognition of IBM's accomplishments in creating the first enterprise grade blockchain platform and our ongoing support for an open source, openly governed approach to blockchain through the Hyplerledger Project. As our client's networks continue to grow and scale, we look forward to driving even more advancements in areas such as governance models, flexible architecture and interoperability."
Marie Wieck, GM, IBM Blockchain
"This award is a testimony to our pursuit to automate inter-organization payments processes with blockchain. Finacle Payments Connect is a blockchain-based solution that enables real-time payments processing on a permissioned network. It helps banks automate payments business within their corresponding banking relationships to drive operations excellence and superior customer experience. For instance, in an award-winning pilot, two leading banks reduced their international remittance time to 36 seconds by putting their remittance transactions on the Finacle Payment Connect blockchain network. Recognition of our pioneering work towards re-imagining business with blockchain based solutions is deeply encouraging."
Rajashekara V. Maiya, Vice President, Global Head of Business Consulting & Product Strategy, Infosys Finacle
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