Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, today announced the finalists for the 2026 Money Awards, recognizing the most innovative companies, products, partnerships and ideas driving the future of financial services across the world.

Following the inaugural Money Awards ceremony in 2025, the 2026 awards return with growing momentum to celebrate the companies and innovators pushing the industry forward and shaping what comes next for money. The finalists represent the breadth and depth of innovation across the global fintech ecosystem, from emerging startups and high-growth companies to established financial institutions and transformative partnerships.

The winners will be revealed live at Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas on October 18, 2026, bringing together the industry’s leading innovators, executives and decision-makers to celebrate the achievements shaping the future of money.

“The momentum behind The Money Awards is incredibly exciting to see,” said Grania Chesterton, VP, Awards at Money20/20. “Building on the energy and success of our inaugural year, the 2026 entries have raised the bar even further. We’re seeing businesses challenge the status quo, solve complex problems, and create meaningful change across financial services. These finalists represent the ambition and innovation that The Money Awards were created to celebrate, and we’re thrilled to put their achievements in the spotlight.”

The 2026 finalists are recognized across the following categories:

STARTUP EARLY STAGE

  • AVIEL INTELLIGENCE

  • CHARM SECURITY

  • SOCRATIX AI

STARTUP GROWTH STAGE

  • BALLERINE

  • HELLO CLEVER

  • TRACE FINANCE

  • VERITUS

  • VERTO

BANKING

  • BLOOM CREDIT

  • DRIVEWEALTH

  • FINZLY

  • FRANKIEONE

  • FUNDBOX

  • GRADIENT LABS

  • HTS (HOPPER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS)

  • JAZZCASH, A VEON GROUP FINTECH

  • LEDN

  • LUMIN DIGITAL

  • OMNISIENT

  • OSCILAR

  • PLAID

  • SARDINE

  • SOCURE

  • THE INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AZERBAIJAN

  • TRUE LINK

  • U.S. BANK

PAYMENTS

  • BELBIM ELECTRONIC MONEY AND PAYMENT SERVICES INC

  • BKASH LIMITED

  • BOTIM

  • CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP

  • CLOSINGLOCK

  • COBRE

  • CONFERMA

  • ERICSSON

  • HELLO CLEVER

  • IMPRINT PAYMENTS, INC.

  • J.P. MORGAN PAYMENTS

  • JUSTT.AI

  • MARQETA

  • OPENFX

  • PRIVY, A STRIPE COMPANY

  • REMOTEPASS

  • SOCURE

  • SUMSUB

  • YASPA

PARTNERSHIPS & STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

  • BOLTTECH & MASORANGE

  • BRANCH & INSTACART

  • CHARGEBACKS911 & SABRE

  • JAZZCASH, A VEON GROUP FINTECH

  • OPEN REWARDS INC

  • SOOHO.IO & THE BANK OF KOREA

  • TRUE LINK & HUNTINGTON BANK

  • TUNIC PAY & NATWEST GROUP

  • U.S. BANK & EDWARD JONES

DIAMOND

  • BKASH LIMITED

  • BOLTTECH

  • OPEN REWARDS INC

  • OSCILAR

  • TERRAPAY

  • WIO BANK

  • YELLOW CARD

  • ZINDIGI

The Money Awards recognize companies and innovators making a meaningful impact across financial services, with entries evaluated by an independent panel of industry experts. The awards celebrate innovation, ambition and real-world impact across the global money ecosystem, with this year’s finalists showcasing the most transformative ideas in fintech at https://money2020.com/awards/finalists26.

About The Money Awards

The Money Awards are Money20/20’s global fintech awards program, recognizing the companies, products and partnerships shaping the future of money. Following its inaugural awards ceremony in 2025, the program continues to spotlight innovation and impact across financial services and technology, judged by a global panel of industry leaders and experts.

About Money20/20

Launched by industry insiders in 2012, Money20/20 has rapidly become the heartbeat of the global fintech ecosystem. Over the last decade, the most innovative, fast-moving ideas and companies have driven their growth on our platform. Mastercard, Airwallex, J.P. Morgan, SHIELD, GCash, Stripe, Google, Visa, Adyen, and more make transformational deals and raise their global profile with us. Money20/20 attracts leaders from the world’s greatest banks, payments companies, VC firms, regulators, and media platforms — convening to cut industry shaping deals, build world changing partnerships, and unlock future defining opportunities in Las Vegas (October 18–21, 2026), Amsterdam (June 8–10, 2027), Riyadh (September 14–16, 2026), Bangkok (April 27–29, 2027) and Melbourne (Feb 15-17, 2028). Money20/20 is where the world’s fintech leaders convene to grow their brands. Money20/20 is part of Informa PLC. Follow Money20/20 on X and LinkedIn for show developments and updates.

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