This award will recognise the top new entrant, highlighting a new organisation that has already started generating waves and shows great future potential. Entrant organisations must be less than 3 years old at point of application.

This award will recognise the Fintech that has achieved the most significant growth, development, and commercial success. Judges will be looking for visible progress across key areas, such as: headcount, revenue, profitability, and customer base. 

This award category will look at social value, recognising the organisation (or individual) who has leveraged Financial Technology to address a socio-economic challenge or make a positive impact to people or the community.

This award will recognise an outstanding leader from the financial technology sector. The judges will be looking for an individual who has excelled in their field, driven improvement in their organisation, and been a positive force within their team and wider ecosystem.

The judges are looking for an individual who has been an evangelist for the industry; inspiring and encouraging their peers across the Financial Technology Community.

This award will recognise an organisation driving innovation in the field of regulation and compliance. This could include RegTech companies, academic institutions or FS/Fintech organisations driving progress, invention, or development within the regulatory domain. 

Recognising a cybersecurity team within the financial services sector in Scotland that has demonstrated exceptional performance in safeguarding financial assets, maintaining compliance, and defending against cyber threats through innovative solutions, rapid response, and teamwork.

This award will recognise an organisation that can demonstrate an exceptional use of Analytics, ML, or AI to solve a business challenge or deliver improved customer outcomes.

This award will recognise an entrant that has embraced digital technology to drive wholescale organisational change, and can demonstrate improved efficiency, productivity, and services. 

This award will look at climate and environmental impact, recognising an organisation who has leveraged Financial Technology to drive positive outcomes for environment improvement, climate change or sustainability.

This award category will recognise the best partnership collaboration between a Financial Service or Fintech company and an external partner from outwith the FS sector. This could be an academic institution, government body, or supply chain partner.

This award will recognise the best collaboration between an established Financial Service institution and a Fintech SME. This could be a collaborative product, pilot, or partnership.