Good to Know

Since 2016, FTGA has Stood for Excellence in Fintech.

A competent Jury of more than 20 experts honours outstanding start-up companies in several categories at the Fintech Germany Awards.

The Jury also decides on special awards.The Jury members evaluate and compare start-ups from the fintech and insurtech sectors within their individual company phases according to a variety of different criteria. Based on a scoring process, the Jury determines the most promising young companies in the individual categories and decides on the winners at Jury meetings. The same process applies to the special awards.
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The Fintech Germany Award was inaugurated in 2016 by Frankfurt Main Finance, WM-Gruppe and TechFluence, and has been awarded since then each year.

2016

Frankfurt am Main, Techquartier

  • The first edition of the Fintech Germany Awards is held in the foyer of the TQ
  • Among the winners is today’s unicorn Scalable Capital, the no. 1 digital asset manager in Europe.
  • In the category for international start-ups with a connection to Germany, the blockchain start-up Quantoz from the Netherlands is awarded the prize.
2017

Frankfurt am Main, Deutsches Filmmuseum

  • The second award ceremony takes place during the Frankfurt Finance Summit 2017
  • Among the winners are Clark, Numbrs and Raisin – today all have unicorn rating
  • Introduction of the special prize concept for young fintech sectors. The Special Award Blockchain 2017 goes to Bitbond from Berlin.
2018

Frankfurt am Main, Techquartier

  • The third edition of FTGA takes place once more at TQ, and is hosted by Ali Aslan from Berlin, who is familiar as a host on the world politics stage.
  • The digital banking sector causes a furore: winners N26 and Revolut from the UK, then freshly baked unicorns, now decacorns.
  • Bankhaus Metzler, the longest continuously family-owned private bank in Germany, is a sponsor for the first time.
2019

Frankfurt am Main, Mindspace

  • For the fourth time, the organisers present the Fintech Germany Award to promising fintech companies.
  • And once again the Jury shows a good hand in selecting the winners: Solarisbank, Transferwise (now Wise) and Wefox are unicorns today.
  • Nektarios Liolios, first-generation fintechie of the global fintech scene from London, moderates FTGA for the first time.
2020

Frankfurt am Main, Tatcraft

  • Now in its fifth year, FTGA has become the most important fintech award in the German-speaking world.
  • The coveted award is presented in eight categories, including second and third places for the first time, in recognition of the diversity of the German fintech scene.
  • For the first time, more than 200 start-ups and scale-ups from Germany and around the world apply – a special prize for artificial intelligence is offered. The prize goes to Hawk:AI from Munich.
  • Raisin takes first place for the second time following its 2017 success.
  • The award is hosted by Nektarios Liolios and Bianca Lopes, Brazilian entrepreneur and identity influencer.
  • There is luck of the draw with the scheduling: the award takes place with a change of location at short notice, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Allianz, Linklaters and FRED Executive Search are sponsors of FTGA for the first time.
2021

Stuttgart, Stuttgarter „Wagenhallen“

  • FTGA goes Ländle: where Germany is on it, Germany must be in it! The first FTGA outside Frankfurt takes place in front of a sell-out audience.
  • Like last year, the organisers are lucky with the date. The coronavirus doesn't throw a spanner in the works.
  • Special awards for insurtech, investment technology (investtech) as well as for start-ups in the field of sustainable finance
  • Once again, the Jury works hard and spends days sifting through some 200 fintech companies
  • Bianca Lopes hosts the FTGA alone at short notice because Nektarios is unable to leave the UK. A Brazilian bundle of energy on the FTGA stage!
  • Aareal Bank from Wiesbaden becomes the sponsor for the first time
2022

Berlin, Allianz Forum at Pariser Platz

  • The Fintech Germany Award is presented in the capital for the first time.
  • Nektarios and Sara Yvonne Elsser host worthy winners with charming expertise: including Hawk:AI and Unicorn Mambu, both of which are former FTGA winners.
  • Wilhelm von Boddien, initiator and driving force behind the Berlin Palace, gives an inspiring speech on dealing with obstacles and receives enthusiastic applause.
  • At eye level, with the Brandenburg Gate in sight, the evening comes to a festive close in the lounge on the 4th floor of the Allianz Forum.
2023

Berlin, Microsoft Atrium

  • The Fintech Germany Award is presented in the capital for the second time.
  • Nektarios Liolios and Alexandra Weck co-host the award
2024

Frankfurt, Kunstverein Familie Montez

  • FTGA returns to its birthplace Frankfurt after 3 years
  • The venue KVFM is so cool, that the visiting Fintech crowd from Berlin thinks their train never left Berlin
  • Masters of Ceremony Nektarios Liolios and Nina Mohanty, both from London, rock the stage - in bright orange and even brighter yellow. This must be the safest gear for London fog!
  • FTGA sponsor Hightech Gründerfonds awards NAO and PaceUpInvest tickets for their HTGF Family Day 2025, the biggest VC event in Germany
  • FTGA sponsor Nvidia awards UNIQUE from Switzerland tickets to their signature event in San Jose, California GTC 2025 - the Woodstock of AI
Success Stories

Facts and Figures Don't Lie.

68
%
Of winners have doubled their valuation after FTGA
20
+
Experienced and top-tier Jury members
8
Exciting categories from the fintech scene
11
Start-ups who became Unicorns
*As of December 2022

Facts: As of december 2022