BASINGSTOKE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–It is with great pleasure that Juniper Research announces the 2022 winners of the Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments.
This awards program recognizes the most impactful financial products and services operating across a range of areas including: Banking, Fraud & Security and Retail & Payments. Juniper Research has identified the following organizations and platforms that drive innovation and growth.
The winners in each category, after our extensive application and judging process, are as follows:
The judges’ choice
- Juniper Research Award for Fintech Excellence
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This year’s Fintech Mover & Shaker
- Eugene Danilkis, CEO and co-founder, Mambu
Banking innovation
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Banking-as-a-Service innovation
- The Synapse BaaS platform – Platinum Award Winner
- Peach Finance – Gold award winner
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Banking innovation of the year
- Apiture Digital Banking Platform – Platinum Award Winner
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Banking platform innovation
- Mambu – Platinum Award Winner
- Pollen – Gold award winner
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Digital bank of the year
- Maya Bank – Platinum Award Winner
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Open banking innovation
- Token – Platinum Award Winner
- Views – Gold award winner
Fintech Innovation
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AI platform
- credoSDK by credolab – Platinum Award Winner
- Provenir AI-powered decision-making platform – Gold award winner
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Funding platform
- Weavr – Platinum Award Winner
- Now – Gold award winner
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Regtech platform
- Consensus – Platinum Award Winner
- Proxy and Shareholder ID – Gold award winner
Fraud and security innovation
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AI in innovation towards fraud prevention
- Fraud.net – Platinum Award Winner
- EnFact® Advanced Scoring from Fiserv – Gold award winner
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Best use of biometrics in payments
- Thales biometric payment card – Platinum Award Winner
- authID Inc – Gold award winner
- Platform for fraud detection and prevention
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Solution for payment tokenization
- eCom Tokenizer by G+D & Netcetera – Platinum Award Winner
- IDEMIA Token Platform – Gold award winner
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Fraud and security innovation of the year
- Risky – Platinum Award Winner
Payment innovation
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Best B2B payment platform
- Billie Boost – Platinum Award Winner
- Weavr – Gold award winner
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Best cross-border payment service
- Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking Global Payments – Platinum Award Winner
- Monneo – Gold award winner
- Best platform for issuing digital cards
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Best digital wallet
- ToPay mobile wallet – Platinum Award Winner
- Gcash – Gold award winner
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Best offers for mobile money
- Airtel Money Pay – Platinum Award Winner
- Maya Business – Gold award winner
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Best QR Code Payment Offer
- PayNearMe – Platinum Award Winner
- Pebble – Gold award winner
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Payments for good
- GREENPAY by IDEMIA – Platinum Award Winner
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This year’s payment innovation
- PayQuicker – Platinum Award Winner
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Iterative payment platform innovation
- Nupay – Platinum Award Winner
- 2Checkout Monetization Platform by Verifone – Gold award winner
Retail innovation
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Best Checkout Experience Solution
- Shop Pay with Shopify – Platinum Award Winner
- Netcetera Click to pay – Gold award winner
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Retail innovation of the year
- ACI Smart Engage – Platinum Award Winner
authID Inc receives gold for use of biometrics in payments
“Today, cybercriminals continue to prey on passwords, legacy MFA and human error to wreak havoc on businesses. At authID, we deliver the highest level of security and identity assurance with HFA (Human Factor Authentication), which combines FIDO2 passwordless authentication with cloud biometrics to ensuring our customers always know the human behind a device,” said Tom Thimot, CEO of authID. “We are honored to be recognized by Juniper Research for our use of biometrics to secure financial services and payment organizations, allowing them to focus on revenue growth without compromising fraud prevention or regulatory compliance.”
Find out more about authID
IDEMIA wins platinum in payments for goods and gold in payment tokenization
“At IDEMIA, we continuously innovate to provide our customers and their customers with the best of both worlds; products and services that meet both their needs and expectations, and align with their core values. We truly believe that the price of IDEMIA Greenpay and Token Platform solutions from the Fintech & Payments Awards is a reward for the colossal efforts of our teams and provides an incentive to further challenge and deliver innovative solutions to the payment experience.” Stuart Yaxley – SVP Global and Fintech Accounts, IDEMIA
Learn more about GREENPAY by IDEMIA and the IDEMIA Token Platform
Netcetera awarded Platinum for Digital Wallet & Gold for Checkout Experience Solution
“Netcetera dedicates its payment experience and knowledge to developing the most future-oriented, practical and proven payment products, always with the customer in focus. Our products guarantee security and a seamless flow so that our customers can upgrade and expand their business. We are very happy and proud to have been awarded a Platinum and Gold Juniper Research award for our highly modular, white-labeled ToPay Mobile Wallet and Click to Pay solution for one-click payments, as the latest trend in payments. We created these products with the visionary vision of our partners and the needs of end users in mind – to continuously improve digital payments for all players in the ecosystem.” – Tobias Ott, Management Member, Secure Digital Payments at Netcetera
Find out more about ToPay Mobile Wallet and Click to Pay
PayNearMe wins platinum in QR code payment offering
“We are thrilled to be named a platinum winner for the Best QR Code Payment Offer award. Simplifying the bill payment process – especially for those who still receive paper bills – is a top priority for PayNearMe, and we believe that Smart Link QR Codes are an easy , elegant solution that anyone can use. By enabling consumers to scan and pay without entering an account number, username or password, we’re making electronic bill payments even more accessible and streamlined.” – John Minor, SVP, Product, PayNearMe
Learn more about PayNearMe
Thales recognized with the Platinum Award in biometrics in payments and the Gold Award in digital card issuing
“Having a biometric sensor on a payment card was a very ambitious project and is now a reality, bringing more convenience and security to cardholders worldwide. This Juniper Award recognizes the impact of the solution for the future of payments, and Thales is committed to follow banks to innovate and build a safer world, declared Bertrand Knopf, vice president of banking and payment services at Thales Digital & Identity Security.
Learn more about the Thales Biometric Payment Card
“The Juniper Research Future Digital Gold Award for Best Digital Card Issuing Platform recognizes Thales’ modern card issuing solutions, helping card issuers succeed in their digital transformation,” said Bertrand Knopf, vice president of banking and payment services in Thales Digital & Identity Security. Thales D1 Card Issuing Platform enables card issuers to deliver a mobile-first, innovative set of services to order, manage and use their payment cards.
Learn more about the Thales D1 platform
Token receives Platinum Award for Open Banking Innovation
Todd Clyde, CEO of Token, comments: “Open Banking payments are fast becoming mainstream, so PSPs (payment service providers) and gateways need to act now to prepare for future demand. Token is an Open Banking enabler that works specifically with PSPs and gateways. We offer the widest out-of-the-box Open Banking connectivity in the UK and Europe, along with the industry’s best success rates. We also enable PSPs to generate more revenue at a better margin by launching and scaling their own white-label A2A (Account-to-Account) payment solutions. The Platinum Award for Open Banking Innovation is a testament to the expertise of our people, the uniqueness of the Token Platform and our commitment to helping PSPs and their customers use Open Banking payments to lower costs, drive revenue and reinvent financial experiences.”
Learn more about Token
Vesta triumphs with the Platinum Award in fraud detection and prevention
“Being recognized by such a prestigious firm as Juniper Research is a testament to Vesta’s innovation and positive revenue impact in the fight against e-commerce fraud,” said Vesta CEO Ron Hynes, adding, “We are proud to protect digital merchants and give security as fraud. the actions of bad actors will never jeopardize their ability to grow their business.”
Learn more about Vesta
For further details on the Future Digital Awards, visit the Future Digital Awards website, follow us on Twitter @FutureDigiAward.
