The watchlist has been compiled by a selection committee composed of Efma and Capgemini experts and includes 100 B2B fintech start-ups and scale-ups worldwide. The companies included in the watchlist are divided into three categories: Banking; Payments and Wealth Management; and Financial NewTech collaborations. The criteria taken into consideration by experts is as follows: 1. Originality; 2. Business Potential; 3. Impact; 4. Wow Factor.
Deciding the winners of each category was the task of a jury committee composed of several fintech experts from around the world. The list is long, full of well-known executives and influencers, and includes:
Fernando Zornig - Director at Plug and Play
Elias Ghanem - Global Head of Market Intelligence – Financial Services at Capgemini
Camilo Velasquez Restrepo - Head of Open Innovation & Alliances at Bancolombia
David Arranz - Chief Product Development Officer at Imagin Caixa Bank
Sebastien Meunier - Director at Chappuis Halder & Co
Istvan Kovacs - Fintech Partnerships Manager at Raiffeisen Bank International
Bill Sullivan - President at Family Office Exchange
David Khassidov - Founder at Fintechmatters
Xavier Gomez - COO at Invyo
Theodora Lau - Founder at Unconventional Ventures
This is the third international distinction we received recently for being recognized as one of the most pioneering companies transforming the global investment and banking industries. Last month we were included in the WealthTech100 for 2020, an annual list of one hundred of the most innovative technology solution providers for asset managers, private banks and financial advisors. Several months ago we were also named as one of the emerging 50 Global FinTech Innovators in KPMG's FinTech 100 2019 report, among the companies at the forefront of innovative technologies and practices.
We are proud to see our technology solutions and our team's efforts rewarded with these prestigious honours and we are more positive than ever about the future of our company.
More information about this initiative and the full list of the companies selected in the Efma-Capgemini Financial NewTech watchlist 2020 can be found at: https://www.fintechvisor.com/newtech-challenge
About Efma
A global non-profit organisation, established in 1971 by banks and insurance companies, Efma facilitates networking between decision-makers. It provides quality insights to help banks and insurance companies make the right decisions to foster innovation and drive transformation. Over 3,300 brands in 130 countries are Efma members. The headquarters are in Paris, with offices in London, Brussels, Andorra, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bratislava, Dubai, Milan, Montreal, Istanbul, Beijing, Tokyo, and Singapore. Learn more: www.efma.com
About Capgemini
A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients’ opportunities in the evolving world of cloud and digital platforms. Building on its strong fifty-year heritage and deep industry-specific expertise, Capgemini enables organisations to realise business ambitions through an array of services, from strategy through to operations. Capgemini is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology comes from and through people. It is a multicultural company of over 200,000 team members, based in more than 40 countries. The group reported global revenues of EUR 13.2 billion for 2018.
