European Fintech Awards

Witness the future of finance on 14 April 2016

Tens of thousands of finance jobs are vanishing. Google, Apple, Facebook and countless FinTech startups are disrupting the financial sector. Innovative companies are eager to please millions of frustrated banking customers. Investors are fascinated by the phenomenal profits made by banks struggling with outdated technology. Today, more and more money is being invested in FinTech. The Uber of the banking sector has not yet emerged, but this is only a matter of time. Stay ahead of the game and witness the future of finance.

Join the European FinTech Awards and Conference where innovative and disruptive FinTech companies are awarded. Meet 400 entrepreneurs, bankers, investors and advisors, extend your network and develop business. Join the festive award ceremony on 14 April 2016 at the ABN AMRO Headoffice in Amsterdam. Sign up for the European FinTech Conference featuring international keynote speakers, thought provoking panel discussions and pitches by the European FinTech 100. See the awesome list of speakers . See the mindblowing list of nominees. See the full program. Meet the European FinTech 100.

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Panel discussions presented

Banks become dumb pipes.

Superior customer experiences massively lures customers away from traditional banks. PSD2 makes it possible and 2016 is the year of truth.

Breakthrough in SME finance.

Incumbents obstruct job- and wealth creation by constraining finance for SMEs. New players are on the verge of solving this immense problem. Forever.

PFM robot advisory.

90% of all jobs in financial planning become rapidly obsolete once robotic advisory powered by algorithms and data analytics will storm the market.

Block chain for core banking.

Fuelled by stellar investments the biggest ever disruption in finance – block chain – finally breaks through. Scaring the crap out of leading IT suppliers.

Billions for FinTech.

Investments skyrocketed in 2015 and 2016 is going to be even more phenomenal. Cash keeps being pumped into financial technology businesses.

Mind Blowing challengers.

Innovative banks emerge all over Europe eager to please millions of frustrated banking customers. Making banking easier, cheaper and a lot more fun.

Financial inclusion now.

New players leapfrog old platforms to deliver mobile banking services to the disadvantaged. FinTech fullfilling its potential for the future of emerging economies.

Are you IoT or out?

Traditional insurance is gone. Smart new players align individual premiums with what they know about your health status, car speed, home temperature and gym results.

The most valuable FinTech companies. Which companies and sectors will attract the largest investments in 2016? We have only just begun.

Meet the jury panel members for the European FinTech Awards

Meet Alessandro Bandera, Intesa San Paolo – Alexis Thieriet, FTCL – Allard Luchsinger, Velocity Capital – Andreas Kubli, UBS – Benjami Puigdevall, La Caixa – Christoffer Hernaes, Sparebank 1 Gruppe – Cristina Cordovez de Villeneuve, BNP Paribas – David Brear, Think Different Group – David Dab, ING – David Gyori, Banking Reports – Edward Schiettecatte, SmartFin Capital – Edwin Hengstmengel, Endeit Capital – Eggert Claessen, Frumtak Ventures – Fidel Manolopoulos, Kennet Partners – Guillaume Dubray, PolyTech Ventures – Harrie Vollaard, Rabobank – Huy Nguyen Trieu, Citibank – John Hucker, Credit Suisse – John Meehan, Arma Partners – Jonathan Webster, Lloyds Banking Group – Josh Bell, Dawn Capital – Julio Faura, Banco Santander – Jurgen Ingels, Smartfin Capital – Leda Glyptis, BNY Mellon – Liisa Kanniainen, Nordea Bank – Mali Marafini, Interruptiv – Manish Madhvani, GP Bullhound – Manuel Silva Martinez, Banco Santander – Markus Wagner, i5invest – Massimo Bondanza, UniCredit – Matteo Rizzi, SBT Capital – Menno van Leeuwen, ABN AMRO – Michael Gröber, Castik Capital, – Michael Treskow, Accel Partners – Mikael Munck, Saxo Bank – Minh Q. Tran, AXA Strategic Ventures – Mircea Mihaescu, SBT Capital – Nicholas Smalle, Apis Partners – Nicole Anderson, FinTech Circle Innovate – Numan Numan, 212 VC – Pascal Bouvier, Route 66 Ventures – Pat Wilson, Quona Capital – Radboud Vlaar, OGC Capital – Reinier Musters, OGC Capital – Ricardo de Campos, Bank Millennium – Rob Moffat, Balderton Capital – Ruth Foxe Blader, Allianz Digital Ventures – Sake Bosch, Prime Ventures – Sergio Zocchi, United Ventures – Stefan Klestil, Speedinvest – Steve McLaughlin, FT Partners – Thibaut de Smedt, Bryan Garnier & Co – Vladislav Solodkiy, Life.SREDA and more!

Meet the nominated companies for the European FinTech Awards:

AcceptEmail, Adyen, Agena Trading, AlgoDynamix, AMP Credit Technologies, Ancoa Software, Atom Bank, Atsora, Authada, Azimo, Behaviosec, Bit2me, Bunq, Bux, Centtrip, Chebanka!, Coinify, Comunitae, Creamfinance, Crowdcube, Cryex, Currency Cloud, Datasine, DeGiro, DoPay, Duco, Earthport, EclecticIQ, Emerging Crowd, EstateGuru, Everledger, Everline, Facturis (Rabobank), FairFX, Fidor bank, Figo, Finanteq, FindEx, Five Degrees, Fixura, Fluo, Fonmoney, FourEx, Friendlyscore, Friendsurance, Fundbase, Fundedbyme, Funding Circle, FusionATCM, GetSafe, Go Cardless, Grow.ly, Guardsquare, Handpoint, Holvi, I/O Digital, Identitrade, Intelliflo, Investglass, Iwoca, Iyzico, iZettle, JoinSam, Kerv, Klarna, Knip, Kokos, Kreditech, Lendico, Lendify, Lendino, LendInvest, LMAX Exchange, Mambu, MangoPay, Market Invoice, Meniga, Meteo Protect, Mintos, Mondo, Moneyfarm, Moneymeets, mPay24, Musoni Services, MyOrder, Netguardians, Novicap, Number 26, Numbrs, Nutmeg, Origin, Pich Technologies, Pirean Software, Plutus, Pockit, Pollen VC, Prepaid Financial Services, Prima Solutions, Prodigy Finance, Raisin, RateSetter, Revolut, Ringpay, Safello, SDK.finance, Seccobank, Sentenial, SharePay, Silicon Markets, Slimpay, Smava, Sonovate, Spotcap, Squirrel, Starling Bank, Tagattitude, Tandem Bank, Tradable, Tradeproofer, Tradeshift, Tradimo, TransferTo, TransferWise, TraxPay, Trustly, Trustpay, UnifiedPost, Valutico, Wealthchart, Wikifolio, Wonga, WorldRemit, Zeker.me, Zopa. Visit the website of the European FinTech Awards and see all nominees.