Common Questions

All startups or scaleups from the fintech or insurtech sectors or related tech sectors (such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, etc.) are invited to participate, provided the company has a clear link to the financial sector.

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No. The FTGA Jury determines the award category for a participant.

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No. An application by email - even if received by email during the application period - will not be considered.

Yes, this is of course possible. There have already been several double winners and even some serial winners!

Yes, this is possible, as long as there is a substantial connection to the German market, e.g. an office in Germany, predominantly German founders or shareholders or similar. For such companies, the category Most Promising International Startup in Germany was created.

If your startup was mentioned in the shortlist of nominees announced on our LinkedIn page, your company is eligible to win an award. The final winners will be revealed during the award evening. Follow us on LinkedIn for updates: Fintech Germany Awards LinkedIn.

Fintech Germany Award was launched in 2016 by Techfluence, WM Group and Frankfurt Main Finance. It is supported in particular by the top-class FTGA Jury of more than 20 members and our sponsors and partners. Since 2022, FTGA is run solely by Techfluence, who was also the namesake at inception.

Award categories are: Seed Stage, Early Stage, Growth & Later Stage, Most Promising International Startup in Germany as well as up to 3 special awards, which will be decided upon at a later stage.

No and Yes. One can only win in one category of the funding stages. If the FTGA Jury is of the opinion that a participating company is both the first in an award category and worthy of a special award, it is possible to be invited to the stage twice in one evening to receive the award.

FTGA2025 will take place in Berlin. More to be announced.

The participation in the program was and is always free of charge. Whether there are ticket fees, depends on the year and the situaton. We strive to give each shortlisted startup at least one free ticket. So far we have always succeeded with this !

This has not been the case so far. If a previous participant wishes to sponsor FTGA there will be a cooling period of at least two years. Also the FTGA Jury would disregard an application of a previous sponsoring startup or scaleup for at least two years after a sponsorship.

To be announced at a later stage.

The Jury first determines the longlist of all participating companies as part of an in scope review. In a second step, the Jury uses a scoring model to determine the shortlist from which the winners are drawn. The longlist and shortlist are published on www.fintechgermanyaward.de and communicated via social media.

If your company has been nominated by a Jury member, completing a questionnaire  can provide valuable information for the Jury’s evaluation process and is highly recommended.

The core Jury has existed in its current form for many years. Some Jury members have been with the company since the beginning. If a seat becomes available, candidates can be invited on the suggestion of existing Jury members or suggested by sponsors.