Smart honored as Fintech Company of the Year and Best Tech Recruiter by the 2022 Global Business Tech Awards
NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESSWIRE / June 7, 2022 / Smarta leading global provider of retirement technology, has been recognized as the Fintech Company of the Year and Best Tech Recruiter by 2022 Global Business Tech Awards. The awards celebrate Smart’s innovative use of technology to transform global retirement savings and its skilled internal team, which has demonstrated its commitment to recruiting and retaining top IT talent.
Smart achieved many milestones in the last year, leading to the title of Fintech Company of the Year. In 2021, Smart secured one $ 228 million in Series D funding round, adding Chrysalis Investments as an investor, along with JP Morgan, Barclays, Link Group, Legal & General, Natixis and DWS Group. Smart has expanded its footprint globally, and has recently hired Rowena Humphreys as Sustainability Director, Angela Lester-Morrow as head of fiduciary supervisionand Christina (Tina) Hired as a senior ERISA advisor. By procuring Money Management Stadium in the US, Smart also welcomed 40 plus professionals to its team. Smart’s technology platform continues its momentum, supporting over one million savers, and growing rapidly.
Powering Smart’s growth is the internal “recruitment firm”, led by its talent director Martin Warner, and supported by a talent manager, head of technical recruitment and three full-time recruiters, globally, as well as an HR manager and HR coordinator in the US This small, agile team has let Smart grow from two co-founders in 2015 to more than 700 employees worldwide. In total, more than 300 team members specialize in Engineering or UX.
Will Wynne, CEO and co-founder, said:
“Smart is a technology company. We use our custom-built technology to bring innovation and transformation to a marketplace that has been slow to embrace change. Simply put, we make retirement savings digital, simple and intuitive. Our competitive advantage is our people. Their tough “work has made us an international fintech success story. What they do means better financial results in retirement around the world.”
Jodan Ledford, CEO of Smart in the United States, said:
“This award is a testament to our people-first philosophy. We are proud of the passion of our global colleagues, who together help us recruit and increase our global presence. Their hard work and dedication drive meaningful change for retirement savers on a on a global scale. “
About Smart
Smart is a global supplier of savings and investment technology. Its mission is to transform retirement, savings and financial well-being, across all generations, around the world.
Smart partners with financial institutions (including broker-dealers, RIAs, pension providers, insurance companies, medical records, asset managers, banks) and financial advisors to deliver digital, customized and cost-effective pension savings and income solutions.
Smart, founded in the UK, operates in the US, Europe, Australia and the Middle East with close to one million savers trusting over $ 5 billion in assets on the platform. Smart supports its customers with a 700 strong global team and has seen over 2000% growth in assets on its platform since 2018.
Legal & General, JP Morgan, Link Group, Barclays, Natixis Investment Managers, Chrysalis Investments and DWS Group are all investors to date in Smart.
For more information, please visit www.smartretire.com.
Media contact for Smart:
Jacqueline Silva
Caliber Business Advisors for Smart
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