On Friday, organizers of the upcoming event LendIt Fintech announced the finalists for its second annual LendIt Fintech Industry Awards. According to the organizers, the finalists were selected from hundreds of applicants worldwide for top honors within 21 categories. It was revealed:
“The prestigious awards will bring together 500 fintech influencers, entrepreneurs and thought leaders to honor outstanding achievements in financial services innovation. Finalists are currently being evaluated by more than 30 respected fintech industry experts including CEOs, investors and media. The winners will be announced during the LendIt Fintech Industry Awards Show and Dinner on April 10 at One Market in San Francisco. In addition to the ceremony, the evening will include a pre-dinner networking reception, followed by a three-course dinner and live entertainment.”
“Our first annual awards ceremony gave us an opportunity to recognize all of the impressive innovations and contributions we’ve seen in the fintech industry. We were yet again impressed by both the number of high-caliber nominees and look forward to celebrating all of the companies disrupting the future of finance to improve the quality of daily life.”
See below of the finalists, by category:
Fintech Innovator of the Year
- Affirm
- Varo Money
- Better Mortgage
- Upstart
- Plaid
- Circle
- loanDepot
Executive of the Year
- Raul Vazquez, Oportun
- Anthony Hsieh, loanDepot
- Max Levchin, Affirm
- David Klein, CommonBond
- Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade Inc.
- David Kimball, Prosper
- Yihan Fang, Yirendai
Fintech Woman of the Year
- Blythe Masters, Digital Asset
- Kathryn Petralia, Kabbage
- Stephanie Alsbrooks, defi SOLUTIONS
- Marla Blow, FS Card
- Denise Thomas, ApplePie Capital
- Olympia De Castro, Community Investment Management
- Stephanie Klein, Braviant Holdings
Blockchain Innovator of the Year
- Digital Asset
- Axiom Zen
- TradeIX
- Deloitte
- Alphapoint
- ConsenSys
Most Innovative Token Economy
- Axiom Zen
- JOBS Crypto Offering
- SweetBridge
- Blockstack
Top Consumer Lending Platform
- LendingClub
- Zopa
- Marlette Funding
- Marcus by Goldman Sachs
- LightStream
- Yirendai
Top Small Business Lending Platform
- Kabbage
- Funding Circle
- BlueVine
- Mirador
- Credibly
- StreetShares
Top Real Estate Lending Platform
- Sharestates
- LendInvest
- LendingHome
- PeerStreet
- LendingOne
- Fundrise
Emerging Lending Platform
- Upgrade Inc.
- Better Mortgage
- ETHLend
- Neat Capital
- Nexoos
- LendingUSA
Excellence in Financial Inclusion
- Kreditech
- LendUp
- LenddoEFL
- Oportun
- China Rapid Finance
- Elevate Credit
Most Promising Partnership
- Katipult + Polymath Inc
- Macquarie + PeerIQ
- Lending Club + Opportunity Fund
- Intrinio + QUODD
- Financeit + Goldman Sachs
- Minna Technologies + Swedbank
Most Successful Cross-Border Partnership
- Kabbage + ING
- Kreditech + PayU
- PayJoy + Macrocel
- nCino + OakNorth
- Kasisto + DBS Bank
- Phoenix Finance + Saxo Bank
Most Innovative Bank
- BankMobile
- Cross River Bank
- Laurel Road
- CBW Bank
- Marcus by Goldman Sachs
- HSBC
International Innovator of the Year
- UP Financial
- LexinFintech
- Afluenta
- Phoenix Finance
- IrisGuard
- Borrowell
Top Enterprise Technology Company
- Salesforce
- Roostify
- Blend
- ThreatMetrix
- Mambu
- CUneXus
Top Emerging Technology Company
- Nav
- Ingo Money
- Nova Credit Inc.
- MoneyLion
- dv01
- Emailage
Top Professional Services Company
- Salesforce
- Deloitte
- First Associates
- Millennium Trust
- Cloud Lending Solutions
- Manatt, Phelps & Philips, LLP
Most Innovative Mobile Technology
- PayJoy
- Clarity Money
- AutoGravity
- Dave.com
- Blinker
- Juvo
Top Fintech Equity Investor
- QED Investors
- CreditEase Fintech Fund
- Edison Partners
- Foundation Capital
- Citi Ventures
- Blumberg Capital
Best Journalist Coverage
- Tony Zerucha, Bankless Times
- Steven Dresner, DealFlow.com
- Andrew Dix, Crowdfund Insider
- Christopher Lustrino, Simple.Innovative.Change
- Zhou Xin, Yicai Global
- Leigh Cuen, International Business Times
Top Investment Bank in Fintech
- Macquarie
- Marlin & Associates
- FT Partners
