WeMoney, Major, and Monoova had been among the many winners of this yr’s FinTech Australia Finnie Awards, an annual award ceremony celebrating achievement in Australia’s rising fintech trade.
In its ninth yr, FinTech Australia Finnie Awards 2025 noticed WeMoney turn out to be the standout, selecting up three separate awards, together with the coveted ‘FinTech Organisation of the 12 months’. The monetary wellness platforms additionally secured three separate Finnie Awards in 2024, however this yr marks the primary time it’s claimed the night time’s high accolade.
Two girls, particularly Gaby Rosenberg of Blossom App and Anna Hawter of Lumi, took house ‘Rising FinTech Chief’ and ‘Excellent FinTech Chief of the 12 months’ awards, respectively, marking this yr’s recognition as one other turning level for range within the broader fintech ecosystem.
“We launched the Feminine Fintech Chief of the 12 months Award a number of years in the past to champion equality and illustration in our sector,” defined Rehan D’Almeida, CEO of FinTech Australia. “In 2021, we noticed three girls — Katherine McConnell, Simone Joyce, and Jill Berry — take house high prizes, actually driving this shift house. To see this development proceed, with each Gaby and Anna surpassing all different entries in these extremely aggressive classes, is one other key milestone for the trade and its broader push for range.”
Elsewhere, finance administration platform Major was named ‘Rising FinTech Organisation of the 12 months’.
The yr additionally noticed the introduction of a number of new awards, and the consolidation of a number of classes. RedOwl picked up the brand new ‘Most Progressive Utility of AI in Finance Award’, whereas PathZero scored the first-ever award for ‘Excellence in Inexperienced FinTech and Sustainability Initiatives’.
The Finnies winners had been chosen out of 348 entries throughout 21 classes, and confronted a strict two-round judging course of. Following the reveal of the shortlist, a second spherical of latest judges had been introduced in to cross-check entries and resolve on the winners for every class.
Setting the usual
“The Finnies play an essential function in reflecting progress and achievement inside Australia’s fintech trade, and this yr we’ve seen simply that,” added D’Almeida. “To see WeMoney decide up a number of awards final yr and now go on to win the highest prize is reflective of the corporate’s broader development journey over the previous 12 months, and units a path for different fintechs within the trade to comply with.
“Whereas we tweak the awards yearly to make sure they’re reflecting the ecosystem, that is the primary yr the place we’ve had a a lot bolder overhaul — combining classes and launching new ones. The various record of corporations tonight receiving a Finnie is a constructive signal for these modifications, additionally demonstrating simply how powerful it’s to win a Finnie. This makes getting onto the finalist record a big achievement in and of itself. So I’d additionally like to increase my congratulations to these corporations who made it onto the shortlist.
“I’d additionally prefer to congratulate all of our winners for the 2025 awards. It’s a unbelievable milestone on your firm and a hard-won achievement amid the present funding and regulatory setting. We’re marking ten years of operation at FinTech Australia this yr, and we’re thrilled to have the ability to proceed to help the broader ecosystem and our members as we develop our native and world footprint.”
FinTech Australia Finnie Awards 2025 winners
FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Winner: WeMoney
EMERGING FINTECH ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Winner: Major
EMERGING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Gaby Rosenberg of Blossom App
FEMALE FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Caroline Tran of Hi there Intelligent
OUTSTANDING FINTECH LEADER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Anna Hawter of Lumi
BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY
Winner: Upcover
EXCELLENCE IN ESTABLISHING GLOBAL MARKET PRESENCE
Winner: Assurance Lab
EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
Winners: Monoova and Carsales
EXCELLENCE IN LENDING (Enterprise and Client)
Winner: JustFund
EXCELLENCE IN PAYMENTS (together with Remittance/FX)
Winners: Monoova, Sniip
EXCELLENCE IN WEBe (Blockchain and Crypto)
Winners: Block Earner
EXCELLENCE IN INSURTECH
Winner: DAS (Digital Agriculture Providers)
EXCELLENCE IN REGTECH
Winner: FrankieOne
EXCELLENCE IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Winner: WeMoney
BEST INNOVATION IN OPEN BANKING, OPEN FINANCE
Winner: WeMoney
POSITIVE IMPACT AWARD
Winner: Elevate Girls
EXCELLENCE IN GREEN FINTECH AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
Winner: Pathzero
MOST INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF AI IN FINANCE
Winner: RedOwl
MOST INNOVATIVE FINTECH PRODUCT OR SERVICE
Winner: Fortiro
GIVING BACK TO THE FINTECH COMMUNITY AWARD
Winner: Stone & Chalk
