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Efma-Capgemini
Financial NewTech Challenge
2021
Showcase your expertise, gain visibility,
grow your business!
Our aim is to uncover the best Financial NewTech solutions and the most inspiring collaborative projects between Financial NewTech and financial institutions.
About the Challenge
Timeline
How to apply
About the Challenge
This challenge is powered by FinTechVisor, a global platform that enables FinTechs, InsurTechs, RegTechs and Financial NewTechs to showcase their solutions as well as empowering an interactive matchmaking tool to foster new partnerships for them with financial institutions.
It offers an opportunity for Financial NewTechs* and financial institutions to showcase their collaborative business solutions to a selective panel of experts and industry influencers.
*Financial NewTechs are StartUps or ScaleUps which provide B2B solutions for financial institutions.
CATEGORIES
- Collaboration
Submit your collaborative project across Banking, Insurance, Payments and Wealth.
There will be 10 nominees and 1 Winner in this category.
- Banking
- Insurance (Life, P&C/General and Health)
- Payments
- Wealth (and Capital Markets)
Submit your B2B solutions in one or more of the following four business categories focusing on business enablement, customer experience, front, middle, or back-office improvement, regulatory environment, cybersecurity and data, green finance, sustainability, and inclusion
There will be 20 nominees (10 StartUp and 10 ScaleUp) and 2 Winners (1 StartUp and 1 Scale Up) in each of these categories.
For more information, read our Voting process below. You can also check our FAQs.
Timeline
13 April -
22 June (extended)
Submit your solution
28 June - 11 July
Nominees’ selection
by Efma & Capgemini
17 July - 8 August
Vote for the best projects
28 September
Online Ceremony
Winners announcement
How to apply
Every Financial NewTech or Financial Institution can apply to the Challenge. You can submit all your most brilliant solutions and collaborative projects with your partners!
CATEGORIES
- Collaboration for Sustainable Finance
Submit your collaborative project with a focus on sustainable finance, across Banking, Insurance, Payments and Wealth.
- Banking
- Insurance (Life, P&C/General and Health)
- Payments
- Wealth (and Capital Markets)
Submit your B2B solutions in one or more of the following four business categories focusing on business enablement, customer experience, front, middle, or back-office improvement, regulatory environment, cybersecurity and data, green finance, sustainability, and inclusion
WHY APPLYING?
Financial Institutions & Financial NewTechs Collaborators:
- get recognition for innovative solutions
- gain publicity, international visibility and partnership opportunities.
- gain a dedicated international marketing campaign
Financial NewTechs:
- win a unique mentorship from Capgemini.
- get highlighted in the Efma and Capgemini Financial NewTech Watchlist 2021.
- get standard regulatory assessments for Financial NewTech winners (6-month license) – provided by our partner The Disruption House
TO APPLY
1) Click on "Enter the Challenge"
2) Sign in / sign up - please use your professional email (check your spams if you do a password reset)
3) Choose the Category you want to submit in
4) Fill in the Challenge submission form - you can save a draft application before submitting the final version
5) Your application is complete!
Questions? Check our FAQs or contact us at hello@fintechvisor.com
Voting process
Efma and Capgemini will shortlist 10 StartUps and 10 ScaleUps applicants in Banking, Insurance, Payments and Wealth categories and the 10 applicants in the Collaboration category.
To select the nominees, each submission will be reviewed on the below criteria:
- Business Potential
- Originality
- Impact
- Wow Factor
Efma and Capgemini will also select the top Financial NewTechs applicants from the Challenge to create their Financial NewTech Watchlist 2021.
90 nominees only will enter the official voting phase!
A jury of renowned experts and all FinTechVisor visitors will be voting online to choose the winners in each Challenge category.
Online voting - weight division :
25% FinTechVisor visitors,
75% Jury
- Banking
- 10 StartUp nominees - 1 winner
- 10 ScaleUp nominees - 1 winner - Insurance
- 10 StartUp nominees - 1 winner
- 10 ScaleUp nominees - 1 winner - Payments
- 10 StartUp nominees - 1 winner
- 10 ScaleUp nominees - 1 winner - Wealth
- 10 StartUp nominees - 1 winner
- 10 ScaleUp nominees - 1 winner - Collaboration
- 10 nominees - 1 winner
9 winners will be unveiled during the online Ceremony on 28 September 2021.
This will be a great opportunity to learn more about their inspiring initiatives, discover what lies behind them and connect with your peers to celebrate the best the industry has to offer.
You will also get an exclusive access to the Efma-Capgemini Financial NewTech Watchlist 2021, including the Top Financial NewTechs to watch out for in 2021 and beyond.
Jury Committee
Selection Committee
The Jury Committee is composed of FinTech experts from around the globe. Their role is to vote for their top 3 among the nominees in each category. For each category, candidates with the most votes for will win.
Jeremy Balkin
Head of FinTech & Innovation, Wholesale Payments @ J.P. Morgan
Ex-Head of Innovation @ HSBC
John Berry
CEO @Efma
Ex-Managing Director @Abbey
Stacey Brown
Head of Global Technology Innovation @Axa XL
Founder @InsurTech Hartford
Soner Canko
Founder @SC Yönetim Danışmanlık
Ex-CEO @BKM
Supaneewan Chutrakul
Executive Vice President @Kasikornbank
Mike Cunningham
Chief Strategy & Digital Officer @Banque Saudi Fransi
Frank Desvignes
Global Head of Innovation @Axa
Alexa Fernandez
Fintech & Innovation Advisor
Ex-Head of Innovation Partnerships @BBVA
Denise Garth
Chief Strategy Officer @Majesco
Roberto Ferrari
Founder & CEO Design Italy
Ex-Chief Digital & Innovation Officer @Mediobanca
Elias Ghanem
Global Head of Market Intelligence - Financial Services @Capgemini
Laurent Herbillon
Director Open Innovation @ BNP Paribas
David Horton
Founder & CEO @Thynk Digital
Ex-CTO @Mashreqbank
Juan Jiménez Zaballos
Head of Financial Industry Transformation @Santander
Didier Lallemand
Managing Director @ Société Générale Ventures
Albert Llorens Albareda
CEO @bnc10
Ex-Business Development & Growth Manager @CaixaBank Digital Business - imaginBank
Michael Lor
Advisor @Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ex-Grp CEO @EON Bank
Ronan Le Moal
CEO @Epopée
Ex-CEO @Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Eric Mac Nicoll
C-founder @Kaira Technologies
Ex- Senior Director, Digital Solutions, Fintech and Customer Experience @Desjardins
Roberto Nicastro
President and Co-Founder @AideXa
Ex-CEO Retail Banking @UniCredit
Justo Ortiz
Vice-Chairman @Union Bank of the Philippines
Chairman @ Fintech Philippines Association
Benjami Puigdevall
CEO @Imagin
CEO @CaixaBank Digital Business
Deepak Sharma
President & Chief Digital Officer @Kotak Mahindra Bank
Andries Smit
Founder & CEO @Upside
Ex-Managing Director, Global Digital Factory @Aviva
Lincy Therattil
Head, Open Innovation and Fintech Platform @Barclays India
The Selection Committee is composed of Efma and Capgemini experts. Their role is to read and grade each application submitted. Candidates with the highest grades will be shortlisted.