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Finder Small Business Innovation Awards for 2024
These awards identify the most innovative providers across small business.
Finder’s Innovation Awards recognize financial providers that are innovating in their field by launching impactful features and delivering benefits to customers in new ways. Finder’s subject-matter experts drew up a shortlist of innovative providers in 2024, which were then assessed by an expert panel of judges.
We’re delighted to announce the winning and highly commended companies in the following two categories:
- Business Banking Innovation
- Business Loans Innovation
See our awards announcement or click on the categories to reveal our winners!
Judging process
The shortlist of finalists in each category were selected by Finder’s subject-matter experts, who identified the providers they felt were displaying 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.
Business Banking Innovation judges
Business Loans Innovation judges
- Megan B. Shepherd, loans editor at Finder
- Laura Adams, money expert and spokesperson at Finder
- Judith Fox, Clinical Professor Emerita of Law at The University of Notre Dame
- Anna Serio, writer, editor and former Certified Commercial Loan Officer (CCLO)
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.
Judith Fox is a Clinical Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Notre Dame where she’s taught alternative dispute resolutions, housing and consumer law, and more. She has also served as a member of the Consumer Advisory Board of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Megan B. Shepherd is a personal finance editor at Finder where she helps people navigate the financial world of loans. Her personal finance expertise has been featured on Forbes, Nasdaq, MediaFeed, Fox News, Time, Reviews.com, and carinsurance.com, adding invaluable information related to personal loans, financial strategies and smart borrowing tactics.
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.
Anna Serio is a writer, editor and former Certified Commercial Loan Officer. Her expertise and analysis on personal, student, business and car loans has been featured in publications like Business Insider, CNBC and Nasdaq, and has appeared on NBC and KADN.
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