Deadline: 7-Jun-23
Nominations are now open for the Leaders in Fintech Awards. Don’t miss out on this chance to be recognized for your or your enterprise’s achievements in the fintech space—send in your nominations today!
As a celebration of the MENA region’s fintech ecosystem, the Leaders in Fintech Awards will be staged by Entrepreneur Middle East on June 12, 2023 at Sofitel The Palm.
With the event set to welcome the who’s who of the MENA region’s fintech sector, the Leaders in Fintech Awards will be highlighting the individuals and enterprises that are shaping the future of this dynamic industry.
Held under the banner of Entrepreneur Middle East, the definitive guide to the region’s startup ecosystem, the Leaders in Fintech Awards is going be staged as an invitation-only event that will see the leaders of the industry come together for a gala ceremony.
Award Categories
- Digital Bank of the Year
- This award category is to recognize a purely digital bank with the best online fintech solutions, using technology in the best way possible, with an outstanding user experience and customer service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Most Innovative Bank of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an outstanding bank with the most innovative fintech solutions. This includes new innovations that no other bank offers in the region, excellent user experience, and usage of technology in the best and most efficient way.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Most Innovative Islamic Bank of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an Islamic bank in the region that has uses the best fintech technology to provide Islamic banking/finance options to users and customers. The winner will also have outstanding user experience and great customer service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Fintech Solution
- This award category is to recognize the best fintech solution in terms of creativity, technology, innovation, user experience, and ease of use.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best E-Government Solution
- This award category is to recognize the most innovative, user friendly, and the most impactful fintech solution that has been sponsored by a government entity or has been initiated by a department within the government.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Enterprise Solution
- This award category is to recognize the best and most holistic fintech solution for small and large firms. This firm should have the most comprehensive solution that caters to firms of all sizes that is easily scalable and offers great customer service, best use of technology, and flexibility in terms of customization.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Crypto Entrepreneur of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an individual that has led initiatives which has significantly impacted the financial technology ecosystem in the field of cryptocurrency. This could include creating a new solution, leading an organization dealing with cryptocurrency and NFTs and that has benefited the financial technology sector. The winner for this category would be a self-made entrepreneur.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Buy Now Pay Later Platform
- This award category is to recognize a platform that provides the highest number of vendors, best user experience, exceptional customer service for its buy-now-pay-later offering.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Insurtech Solution
- This award category is to recognize the best fintech solution for the insurance domain. The criteria could include the most innovative insurance solution, best use of technology, best user experience and best customer service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best E-Payment Solution
- This award category is to recognize a firm whose e-payment offering has the most outstanding use of technology, best customer service, ease of integration and best back-end solutions.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Personal Finance Solution
- This award category recognizes the best fintech solution catering to personal finances. The criteria could include the most innovative finance solution, best use of technology, best user experience and best customer service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Fintech Solution for F&B
- This award category recognizes the best fintech solution catering to food & beverage outlets. The criteria could include the most innovative solution, best use of technology, best user experience and best customer service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best User Experience for Trading
- This award category recognizes a trading platform that is easy for everyone to use, navigation through the various option should be ideal for all types of investors, the best of the latest user experience techniques and overall enjoys a great customer satisfaction.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Islamic Finance Solution Provider
- This award category is to recognize an organization that has the best fintech solution for the banking sector and other financial institutions in terms of best innovative solutions, best use of technology, best user experience, and best support service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Trading Platform
- This award category is to recognize the best financial trading platform that has created a trustworthy solution, great user experience, vast trading options, and great customer service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Fastest Growth
- This award category is to recognize the outstanding growth that a firm has had in the past 12 months. This could include growth in revenue, size of user base, profits, number of staff, market share and best use of technology.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Fintech Startup of the Year
- his award category is to recognize a startup that has had a significant impact on the fintech sector in the region. This impact could include the creation of a new financial solution that has significantly benefited the financial ecosystem of the region, a new technology, a positive social impact through its solutions, as well as significant growth, transparency, and ease of use of the solution.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Fintech Entrepreneur of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an individual that has created a new fintech solution which has had the greatest positive impact for users as well as the highest potential for growth.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Fintech Investor of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an investment firm that has had the most positive support for fintech startups in the region. This support could include access to investments and funding, assisting with mentorship, supporting in creating networks of fintech startups, etc.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Fintech Hub of the Year
- This award category is to recognize the hub that has had a significant positive impact on the financial technology ecosystem of the region. This could include attracting the highest number of fintech firms, best regulations for better transparency and attracting investments, best initiatives, creating a positive environment for fintech firms to rise and to grow.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Fintech Leader of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an individual –either from the private or public sector– that has led initiatives which has significantly impacted the financial technology ecosystem in the region. This could include creating a new solution, leading an organization that has benefited the players in the financial technology sector, or has created policies and procedures that has boosted the growth of the fintech industry.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Fintech Visionary of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an individual that has made an outstanding contribution to the fintech industry and has had significant experience in this field and most importantly they are paving the way for the development of the fintech industry in the region.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Crypto Exchange
- This award category is to recognize an outstanding online platform dedicated to cryptocurrency trading with the most innovative fintech solutions. This includes new innovations that cater to amateur and professional investors, excellent user experience, and usage of technology in the best and most efficient way.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Web 3.0 Project
- This award category is to recognize the best project in the Web 3.0 space in terms of creativity in the solution and the best user of technology.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Gamefi Solution
- This award category is to recognize the best Gamefi solution create in the DeFi ecosystem that combines blockchain technology with the elements of game theory.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Blockchain Leader of the Year
- This award category is to recognize an exceptional individual who either leads a team that have developed a solution in the blockchain space or they have created an extraordinary blockchain solution on their own. The solution created by the winner of this category should lead the way for other blockchain solutions.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Blockchain Entrepreneur of the Year
- This award category is to recognize the most outstanding entrepreneur that has created a solution in the blockchain space.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Blockchain Solution of the Year
- This award category is to recognize the best blockchain solution in terms of creativity is the solution and the best use of technology.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Most Innovative Blockchain Solution
- This award category is to recognize the best blockchain solution in terms of innovation and the best use of technology.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Crypto Investment Fund
- This award category is to recognize the best crypto investment fund in terms of transparency, user base, best historical ROIs and best customer service.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Innovation in Blockchain
- This award category is to recognize the best and the most creative innovation in the blockchain space.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Digital Marketplace of the Year
- This award category is to recognize the best digital marketplace in terms of creativity, technology, innovation, user experience, and ease of use which is dedicated to SMEs.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Ai Solution of the Year
- This award category is to recognize a company or group of companies that has proven to provide to best use of AI in their fintech solution in terms of creativity of the solution(s), best user experience and the best use of technology.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
- Best Customer Loyalty Solution
- This award category is to recognize a solution (mobile app, website, project, loyalty program) that has used fintech solution in the best possible way to create a viable loyalty scheme for customers.
- Entries for this category should support their nomination with no more than 1,000 words about the firm and its progress.
Sponsorship
- Platinum Ally
- Onsite product branding alternatives
- Placement of logo on event advertisements
- Placement of logo in event email shots to the Entrepreneur Middle East mailing list
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Social media Platinum Ally placement mentions on all Entrepreneur Middle East social media platforms
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords two full tables for the Platinum Ally that will accommodate 8 guests
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Twelve full print pages to be used at the Platinum Ally’s discretion within a period of six months in any Entrepreneur Middle East print edition
- Gold Ally
- Onsite product branding alternatives
- Placement of logo on event advertisements
- Placement of logo in event email shots to the Entrepreneur Middle East mailing list
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Social media Platinum Ally placement mentions on all Entrepreneur Middle East social media platforms
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords one full table for the Gold Ally that will accommodate 4 guests
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Six full print pages in Entrepreneur Middle East
- Silver Ally
- Onsite product branding alternatives
- Placement of logo on event advertisements
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords one full table for the Silver Ally that will accommodate 4 guests
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Four full print pages in Entrepreneur Middle East
- Category Ally
- Placement of logo on event advertisements
- Mentions in press releases and subsequent published materials
- Placement of logo on event print and digital invitations
- Placement of logo on event site branding
- Ally seating affords one full table for the Category Ally that will accommodate 4 guests
- Pre and post event coverage to be featured on our websites and dispersed via relevant social media channels
- Video footage and imagery of the event released for promotional usage
- Two full print pages in Entrepreneur Middle East
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