Judged, not bought
Entries aren’t just read. They’re challenged. Shortlisted finalists sit down in-person with our top tier judges, answering questions and defending their work.
Sponsors never influence judging. Integrity is wired in.
Wired For Impact
Independent review
All submissions are reviewed by our independent judging panel. Each entry is reviewed based on criteria covering impact through to execution – ensuring every application gets a fair, unbiased chance.
In-Person Finalist Interview
Finalists then progress to a fifteen-minute face-to-face interview with the judges. This gives you the opportunity to present your work in your own words, answer questions and articulate your achievement live.
Transparent Deliberation
Following the interviews, our judging panel convenes to deliberate openly. Decisions are made collectively, with integrity and transparency – ensuring the awards truly reflect excellence in the field.
MEET OUR JUDGES
Past, Present & Future
Fintech Awards London
Chris Woolard CBE
Partner, EY
Christopher Woolard CBE chairs the EY Global Regulatory Network. He leads EY EMEIA and UK financial services regulation, and UK Fintech.
Janine Hirt
CEO, Innovate Finance
Janine Hirt is the CEO of Innovate Finance (IF), the industry body representing the world-leading UK FinTech sector.
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Louise Brett
(Ex) Deloitte Vice Chair. UK & Europe FinTech & Financial Services Innovation Lead Partner
Louise was until 2023, Vice Chair at Deloitte and Head of FinTech and Financial Services Innovation for Deloitte Europe
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Susanne Chishti
Founder & Chair of FINTECH Circle
Susanne Chishti is the award-winning Founder & Chair of FINTECH Circle and a FTSE Board Member.
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Mark Walker
Editorial Director, The Fintech Times
Mark is an experienced technologist, his early corporate successes led him to form his own enterprise software company, producing and selling to Universities and institutions.
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Joe Parkin
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Joe is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at The Fintech Growth Fund, an investment firm focused on Fintech companies enabling the evolution of the global financial services industry.
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Kate Rosenshine
Global Technology Director, Strategic Partnerships – ISV & Digital Natives, Microsoft
Kate is currently the Director of Global Azure Technology Sales for Strategic Partnerships, Digital Natives and ISV at Microsoft.
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Lucas Germanos
Vice President, Communications and External Affairs, Zopa Bank
Lucas leads communications and external affairs at Zopa, the digital bank and tech unicorn founded in 2020 with a mission to build Britain’s best bank.
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Max Winston
Director of Strategy, Monzo
Max is the Director of Strategy at Monzo where he has played a pivotal role in its growth from under 500,000 customers to the UK’s leading neobank with 12 million+ customers over the last 7 years.
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Lee Griffin
CEO, Go.Compare
Lee was part of the team that launched Go.Compare back in 2006 and has helped take comparison websites from a novelty to the main way that people find and buy insurance.
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Ken Poole FRICS
Head of Economic Development, Cardiff Council
Ken is responsible for the implementation of Cardiff Council’s economic strategy.
Finance Awards Wales
Andrew Probert
Co founder Admiral insurance and Confused.com
A qualified chartered accountant, having trained with KPMG. Held significant posts with a number of insurance and financial services companies until becoming a founder director of the Admiral Group plc on it’s start up in 1992.
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Mark Evans
Chief Information Officer, SMS PLC
Mark has over 25 years’ experience in architecture, IT operations, software engineering and enterprise transformation, including large scale Digital Transformation, through to contemporary cloud-based and open-sourced architectures and software engineering practices.
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Steve Dukes
CEO, Confused.com
As CEO I’m focused on growing and evolving both Confused.com and the group we have been a part of since our acquisition in 2021, RVU.
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Thomas Easterby
Head of FinTech – Venture & Growth Banking, HSBC
Tom is Head of FinTech at HSBC Innovation Banking. As the partner to the innovation economy, HSBC Innovation Banking offer more than commercial banking services.
Fintech Awards Wales
Mark Tweed
Group CFO, Propel Finance PLC
Mark is Group CFO of Propel Finance plc, a specialist tech led Asset Finance provider into UK SMEs.
Finance Awards Wales
Mike Fowler FCCA
Group Finance Director, Leekes Retail, Leisure and Property Group
Leekes Retail, Leisure and Property Group, a diverse group of companies operating in the home retail, hotel and leisure, spirits distilling and property sectors, a role he has been in for over 21 years.
Finance Awards Wales
Emma Peterson
Director and Founder, Recruit 121 Finance & Fintech
Emma is a Director and founder of Recruit 121 Finance & Fintech, a recruitment company based in Cardiff.
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Victoria Rose
CFO and Company Secretary, Optimum Finance
Vicky Rose serves as CFO and Company Secretary at Optimum Finance, a leading SME invoice finance lender in Bristol.
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Sally Tuhami
Sally is Director of Finance, Confused.com
Sally is Director of Finance at Confused.com, the UK’s first insurance comparison site.
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Sam Edge
Global Head, FinTech Business Development, Startups & Venture Capital at Amazon Web Services
Fintech Awards London