This year, Chatsworth is proud to sponsor and judge the Fintech Start-up of the Year award. 

Congratulations to all this year’s finalists. It’s a category that means a great deal to us because, for more than two decades, we’ve worked with the people building new fintech businesses. 

Some have gone on to become household names in financial services. Others have been acquired, merged or evolved into something completely different. But they all started in the same place: with a founder or team convinced there was a better way of doing something.

This year the finalists represent a broad range of specialisms and business models, but they all share one characteristic: trying to make financial services work better.

Building a successful fintech business has never been easy, but today’s founders are operating in an environment where execution matters just as much as innovation.

Recognition through awards can play an important role at this stage of a company’s development. It helps raise visibility, supports credibility with customers and investors, and gives hardworking teams an opportunity to celebrate what they’ve achieved.

Chatsworth has always focused exclusively on fintech and financial technology communications, working with businesses ranging from ambitious start-ups to established global market leaders. 

When we started in 2004, fintech wasn’t even a widely used term. Today, it is one of the world’s most dynamic technology sectors, attracting investment, driving innovation and reshaping how consumers and businesses access financial services across international markets.

Events such as the Fintech Awards provide an opportunity to step back from the day-to-day demands of running businesses and recognise the people driving the industry forward. 

Huge thanks to Matt Hyde and Emma Peterson for bringing us together again. Year after year, they bring together founders, innovators, investors and industry leaders from across the market, creating an occasion that celebrates achievement while helping strengthen the wider fintech community.