Scottish Fintech Awards 2026 Finalists Revealed
The winners will be revealed at the EICC in Edinburgh on 7 October.
The finalists for the Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2026 have been announced, with organisations and individuals from across Scotland’s financial services and fintech ecosystem shortlisted for this year’s honours.
A total of 68 finalist places have been named across 12 categories, recognising achievements spanning fintech innovation, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, collaboration, leadership and social impact.
Among the organisations appearing across multiple categories this year are BlackRock, Level E Research, Frontierra, Legado, Malted and Lloyds Banking Group, while a range of startups and emerging companies will compete for the Best Start Up / New Entrant award.
The winners will be announced at the Scottish Financial Technology Awards ceremony at the EICC in Edinburgh on 7th October 2026, a key event in the FinTech Scotland Festival 2026.
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The full list of finalists
Best Start Up / New Entrant 2026
Best Start Up / New Entrant 2026
- Tokenive Ltd
- MoneyHive
- Galveston Group Ltd
- URCASH Financial Platform Services UK Ltd
- Digital Trust Centre
- Agant Finance Limited
Fintech of the Year 2026
Fintech of the Year 2026
- AutoRek
- Aveni
- BR-DGE
- Graphene Platforms
- InfinitX
- Legado
- Modulr
Social Impact 2026
Social Impact 2026
- Cherpa AI
- Faciit
- Husu
- Soar Tech Ltd
Evangelist 2026
Evangelist 2026
- Megan Heaven, BlackRock
- Aarron Martin, BlackRock
- Will Mahood, JP Morgan
- Nicki Bisgaard, PayTech Group
- Gavin Littlejohn, Potion
- Amirreza Sarencheh, Tokenive.io
Outstanding Leader 2026
Outstanding Leader 2026
- Graham Carle, BlackRock
- Vanessa Majnaric, Digital Trust Centre
- Kevin Mitchell, Graphene Platforms
- Alan Torrance, JP Morgan
- Dr Sonia Schulenburg, Level E Research Limited
- Nicki Bisgaard, PayTech Group
Best Fintech Collaboration 2026
Best Fintech Collaboration 2026
- Aberdeen Adviser & Woven Advice
- Finspector & Snap Finance UK
- Frontierra & Foresight Group
- FNZ & Legado
- Malted & Scottish Building Society (SBS)
- NCR Atleos & Lloyds Banking Group
- NatWest & Serene
Best Use of Data/AI 2026
Best Use of Data/AI 2026
- Aberdeen
- Aismov, BlackRock
- docStribute
- Frontierra
- GAIL Network Ltd
- Level E Research Limited
- Malted
- Miggins Ltd
- Profylr
- Stellar Omada
Climate & Environmental Impact 2026
Climate & Environmental Impact 2026
- CreditNature
- Frontierra
- Grand Bequest
Digital Transformation 2026
Digital Transformation 2026
- Aberdeen
- BlackRock
- Legado
- Level E Research Limited
- Lloyds Banking Group
Financial Services Innovation 2026
Financial Services Innovation 2026
- BlackRock
- JP Jenkins
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Mylo from Aegon & Waracle
Financial Technology Partner 2026
Financial Technology Partner 2026
- CreateFuture & NatWest Group
- Stellar Omada
- Telefónica Tech UK&I & Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)
RegTech Innovation 2026
RegTech Innovation 2026
- Aveni
- docStribute
- Encompass
- Finspector
- Level E Research Limited
- Malted
- Tokenive Ltd
The awards ceremony will take place from 6.45pm to midnight at the EICC on Wednesday 7 October, bringing together the sector to celebrate this year’s finalists and winners.
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View the full FinTech Scotland Festival 2026 programme.