FStech can now reveal the shortlist for the FStech Awards 2025.

Now in its 25th year, the FStech Awards recognise and celebrate companies which have demonstrated excellence and innovation within the UK and EMEA financial services sector.

The event takes place on 13 March at the London Marriott, Grosvenor Square.

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Shortlist 2025
Best Use of Data Analytics
BMLL
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank & HCLTech
FICO & HSBC
FIS
JP Morgan
LSEG Data Analytics
Maveric NXT
Moneyhub
Pulse

Best Use of Data
Allica Bank
Deutsche Bank
Fi911
JP Morgan
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient - Risk Data Products
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient -Transaction System of Engagement
LSEG Data Analytics
Modern World Business Solutions
Moneyhub
Pulse

Best Use of IT in Consumer Finance
Cashflows
GFT
Hastings Financial Services
NatWest Group & HCLTech

Best Use of IT by a Trading Platform
Deutsche Bank & HCLTech
JP Morgan

Best Use of IT in Commercial Finance
Allica Bank
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient - Deposits Digitization
Nucleus Commercial Finance
Outpayce from Amadeus
ThinCats

Best Financial Services in IT Team
Allica Bank
JP Morgan
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient
NatWest Group & Infosys

Best Customer Service and Experience Technology
B4B Payments
JP Morgan
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient - Revolutionizing Customer Experience with Money Management Features
OSB Group & Publicis Sapient
Outpayce from Amadeus
ZING & HCLTech

Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services
Cognaize
JP Morgan
Lloyds Banking Group
Lynx
Maveric NXT
Metro Bank, TSYS & Featurespace
Smarsh
Synechron
Verint
Verto
WNS

Consumer Finance App of the Year
Ericsson Telenor Microfinance Bank
NatWest Group & HCLTech

Best Use of Embedded Finance and Open Banking
BKN301 & Finastra
Ericsson Telenor Microfinance Bank
Modern World Business Solutions
Nucleus Commercial Finance
Paynetics
Verto

Anti-fraud Solution of the Year
ANNA Money
Chargebacks911
FICO & JT
JP Morgan
Lynx
Metro Bank, TSYS & Featurespace

Cyber Security Solution of the Year
Judges Decision - Announced on the evening.

Operational Resilience Award
Judges Decision - Announced on the evening.

RegTech and Compliance Project of the Year
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank & HCLTech
HSBC
IDPal
JP Morgan
Kore Labs
Maveric NXT

Digital Transformation Project of the Year
Allica Bank
CFA Institute & MSQ
Deutsche Bank & HCLTech
Finastra
HSBC
JP Morgan
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient - Client Onboarding Digital Journey
Maveric NXT
Nationwide Building Society & Red Hat
NatWest Group

DeFi and Digital Asset Innovation Award
FIS
Xapo Bank

Financial Services Collaboration of the Year
Adaptive & Kepler Chevreux
Clearbank & chip
Computacenter & Deutsche Bank
GFT & Salt Bank
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient - Risk Data Products
Moneyhub & Scottish Widows
NatWest Group & HCLTech
Natwest Group & Infosys
Nuapay - a GoCardless company & Cashstream
Railsr & Toqio

Payments Innovation of the Year
3S Money
Aevi
APEXX Global
B4B Payments
BR-DGE
Ecommpay
myPOS
Navro
payabl.
Token.io

Financial Sector Innovation of the Year
B4B Payments
EV
finova
FIS
HSBC
Kore Labs
Moneyhub
NatWest & HCLTech
NatWest Group

Cloud Innovation of the Year
Abacus Group
Adaptive
BKN301
finova
JP Morgan
Nationwide Building Society
Ortec Finance & Red Hat
Publicis Sapient & Lloyds Banking Group
Wallester

Risk Management Solution of the Year
Featurespace
Finastra
Pole Star Global
Synectics Solutions

Most Innovative Product of the Year
10x Banking
BR-DGE
Featurespace
Finastra
finova
GIST Impact
IDPal in collaboration with One4all
JP Morgan
Lloyds Banking Group
Pax2pay

Technology Provider of the Year
AlphaSense
Finastra
finova
Kore Labs
Moneyhub
Pax2pay
Temenos
Tribe Payments

Most Disruptive Financial Sector Technology
10x Banking
Ericsson Telenor Microfinance Bank
Featurespace
LSEG Data Analytics
Modern World Business Solutions

Consumer Finance Product of the Year
Judges Decision - Announced on the evening.

Banking as a Service - Platform of the Year
B4B Payments
Railsr

Startup of the Year
Navro
Plumery

Financial Inclusion Award
B4B Payments
Comviva Technologies
Lloyds Bank Merchant Services
Nuapay - a GoCardless company
Paynetics
Pockit
wamo

ESG and Sustainability Solution of the Year
Auquan
Ericsson Telenor Microfinance Bank
GIST Impact
Lloyds Banking Group & Publicis Sapient

ESG Excellence in Banking
Judges Decision - Announced on the evening.

CTO/CIO of the Year Award
Judges Decision - Announced on the evening.

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