The 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards were held Thursday night, recognizing the companies and individuals who have shown the most financial technology innovation in the last year.
More than 300 companies from all over the world applied for the 18 awards given out at this year's gala, which was attended by some of the biggest venture capitalist firms, hedge funds, brokerages, and media outlets from across the industry.
"I would like to personally congratulate all the winners of this year's Benzinga Fintech Awards," Benzinga founder and CEO Jason Raznick said. "They all demonstrated the kind of forward thinking and product development that will move our industry forward for years to come."
Wow @Benzinga really puts on the best event in fintech. @ReformedBroker excellent MC as always, @JasonRaznick high energy. Top performance
— Andy Swan (@AndySwan) May 12, 2017
Without further ado, here's a full list of your 2017 award winners:
Overall Winners
Winner: AlphaPoint
Second Place: Unison Home Ownership Investors
Third Place: WiseBanyan
Category: Alternative Investments
Winner: SAF Platform
Analysis
Winner: TradingView
Digital Mortgage / Real Estate
Winner: Rocket Mortgage
Note: This article originally named PeerStreet the winner. PeerStreet was runner-up for this award.
Education / Personal Finance
Winner: FutureFuel.io
Financial Advisor / Wealth Management
Winner: Orion Advisor Services
Forex
Winner: Remitly
InsurTech
Winner: CoverWallet
Lending
Winner: Stilt
Prop Tech / APIs
Winner: OpenFin
RegTech
Winner: Rippleshot
Research
Winner: AlphaSense
Robo-advisor
Winner: Betterment
Trading Execution / Brokerage
Winner: Finvasia
Trading Recommendation
Winner: Chaikin Analytics
Note: This article originally named Trade Ideas the winner. Trade Ideas was runner-up for this award.
Underbanked
Winner: Ovamba
Blockchain / Bitcoin
Winner: AlphaPoint
Finding Alpha
Winner: PortfolioEffect
Institutional Innovators
Winner: PFITR - Bond Price Validation
Investing in Millennials
Winner: Aspiration
Leveling the Playing Field
Winner: DIY.FUND
Solving Problems through Payments
Winner: PayKey
Lifetime Achievement in Financial Services
Kathleen Murphy
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