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Finder’s Banking Innovation Awards for 2024
These awards identify the most innovative providers across banking.
Finder’s Banking Innovation Awards recognize financial providers that are innovating in their field by launching impactful features and delivering benefits to customers in new ways. Our subject-matter experts drew up a shortlist of innovative providers in 2024, which was then assessed by an expert panel of judges. We’re pleased to announce the winning and highly commended companies for our Kids Banking Innovation category.
See our award winners announcement or click on the categories to reveal our winners!
Judging process
The shortlist of finalists in each category was selected by Finder’s subject-matter experts, who identified the providers they felt displayed key innovations in their field.
The shortlist was then passed to an expert judging panel, who decided the winning and highly commended companies by assessing the finalists across three different criteria: uniqueness of innovation, impact in the market and value to customers.
Kids Banking Innovation judges
Judging panel
Alexa Serrano Cruz is a senior editor at Finder, specializing in banking. As a personal finance expert and certified anti-money laundering specialist, she helps Americans make informed decisions about their finances.
True Tamplin is a best-selling author, public speaker, CEO of UpDigital, and founder of Finance Strategists. As a Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF®), he wrote The Handy Financial Ratios Guide, and he’s a member of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.
Tony Steuer, CLU, LA, CPFFE, is an internationally recognized financial wellness advocate, award-winning author, top-ranked podcaster and speaker who is changing the way we think about money. He is an Advisor at Paperwork and Dingo Technologies. Tony is a member of the ThinkAdvisor’s LUMINARIES Class of 2022 as a Finalist in Thought Leadership & Education.
Laura Adams is a money expert and spokesperson for Finder. She’s one of the nation’s leading personal finance and business authorities. As an award-winning author and host of the top-rated Money Girl podcast since 2008, millions of readers, listeners and loyal fans benefit from her practical advice.
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