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7th November

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London

Celebrating those constantly evolving, making waves, and driving real change.
Celebrating those constantly evolving, making waves, and driving real change.
Nominations open 9th July
We want to hear from you about the products, brands, and people that have made waves across the industry over the past year. Wherever they are in the world, they could take home an 11:FS Award.
Partnership opportunities
From the nominations through to the awards ceremony, your brand can get involved with this year’s 11:FS Awards. Reach out to learn more about the partnership packages we have available.
The biggest night in financial services.
Over the last 12 months, the fintech world has made its fair share of headlines. From groundbreaking innovation and profitability to funding announcements and partnerships, it’s been another year of change.

And the 11:FS Awards are here to recognise and celebrate those who never lost sight of the ultimate goal; improving people’s relationship with money, no matter what was thrown their way.

09.07.24

Nominations open

21.08.24

Nominations close

25.09.24

Shortlist announced

07.11.24

The big night

The 2024 Categories

Nominations are open until midnight on Thursday 15th August.

You can nominate as many times as you like and, yes, you can nominate yourselves! All we ask is that each nomination meets the criteria outlined for each award and relates to an initiative that launched within the last 12 months.

People

11:FS Hall of Fame

The 11:FS Hall of Fame celebrates everyone shaping our industry for the better, wherever they are in the world. Over the course of their career, these people have brought us a step closer to the future of FS.
Criteria:
  • An entrepreneur or intrapreneur working in a financial institution who has made a big impact either as part of a customer relationship, via a significant investment, or by challenging the status quo
  • Someone who is clearly aware of and endeavours to embed diversity and inclusion into the organisation
  • Clearly exhibits strong values of innovation, resilience, teamwork, and boldness
  • Launched a product or offering where the industry had to follow
The 11:FS Hall of Fame celebrates the leaders, pioneers and innovators shaping our industry for the better. Through their dedication and drive, these individuals haven brought us a step closer to the future of financial services.

2022 inductee

Romi Savova

Romi founded PensionBee in 2014 not only to simplify pension savings in the UK, but to also change how people think about pensions as a whole. She has grown the company exponentially to the point where it now has £5.2bn in assets under administration, 252,000 invested customers, and is busy expanding into the US.

As the Chief Executive Officer, she has led the company on its journey from a startup to a household name and more recently, as a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange - one of a very few female founders ever to do so in the FS sector.

2022 inductee

Ashok Vaswani

Ashok has been a huge presence in the UK financial services industry and internationally for over 30 years: both in his current role as CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank in India and in former roles including Director of the London Stock Exchange, Chief Digital Officer at Barclays, and CEO of Barclays UK.

Not only did he champion the role of digital in financial services before it was cool and lead digital transformation in one of the world’s biggest banks, he's also been a fantastic mentor to others and supported many current industry leaders, both in the UK and beyond, throughout their careers.

2022 inductee

Patrick and John Collison

Back in 2010 when Patrick and John were only 21 and 19, they founded Stripe - a company that has fundamentally changed how payments are processed online. Under their shared vision of growing the GDP of the internet, the pair have taken Stripe from humble beginnings, bootstrapped and supported by Y Combinator, to world domination.

Last year the fintech giant surpassed the milestone of $1 trillion in total payments volume, achieving the feat 8 years faster than PayPal. Stripe is now among the largest and most valuable private fintechs in the world with the two brothers continuing the drive for innovation.

Romi Savova

Romi Savova

Romi founded PensionBee in 2014 not only to simplify pension savings in the UK, but to also change how people think about pensions as a whole. She has grown the company exponentially to the point where it now has £5.2bn in assets under administration, 252,000 invested customers, and is busy expanding into the US.

As the Chief Executive Officer, she has led the company on its journey from a startup to a household name and more recently, as a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange - one of a very few female founders ever to do so in the FS sector.

Ashok Vaswani

Ashok Vaswani

Ashok has been a huge presence in the UK financial services industry and internationally for over 30 years: both in his current role as CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank in India and in former roles including Director of the London Stock Exchange, Chief Digital Officer at Barclays, and CEO of Barclays UK.

Not only did he champion the role of digital in financial services before it was cool and lead digital transformation in one of the world’s biggest banks, he's also been a fantastic mentor to others and supported many current industry leaders, both in the UK and beyond, throughout their careers.

Patrick and John Collison

Patrick and John Collison

Back in 2010 when Patrick and John were only 21 and 19, they founded Stripe - a company that has fundamentally changed how payments are processed online. Under their shared vision of growing the GDP of the internet, the pair have taken Stripe from humble beginnings, bootstrapped and supported by Y Combinator, to world domination.

Last year the fintech giant surpassed the milestone of $1 trillion in total payments volume, achieving the feat 8 years faster than PayPal. Stripe is now among the largest and most valuable private fintechs in the world with the two brothers continuing the drive for innovation.

2022 inductee

Anne Boden

Anne has permanently changed the fabric of financial services in the UK. After founding Starling Bank in 2015, she guided them to become one of the first neobanks to reach profitability whilst also establishing themselves as a leading UK neobank for retail and small business customers.

2022 inductee

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit

With Sitoyo at the helm for over 12 years, M-Pesa’s mobile money solutions have transformed access to financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa. He's helped them reach more than 51 million customers across 7 markets, moving the dial significantly for financial inclusion in the region.

2022 inductee

Sopnendu Mohanty

Sopnendu has set the standard for world-leading regulation through his work with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). He’s changed their ways of working and developed the role of the regulator to allow for greater innovation across financial services in Asia.

Anne Boden

Anne Boden

Anne has permanently changed the fabric of financial services in the UK. After founding Starling Bank in 2015, she guided them to become one of the first neobanks to reach profitability whilst also establishing themselves as a leading UK neobank for retail and small business customers.

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit

Sitoyo Lopokoiyit

With Sitoyo at the helm for over 12 years, M-Pesa’s mobile money solutions have transformed access to financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa. He's helped them reach more than 51 million customers across 7 markets, moving the dial significantly for financial inclusion in the region.

Sopnendu Mohanty

Sopnendu Mohanty

Sopnendu has set the standard for world-leading regulation through his work with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). He’s changed their ways of working and developed the role of the regulator to allow for greater innovation across financial services in Asia.

2022 inductee

Nick Ogden

Not only did Nick break new ground with the first-ever ecommerce website back in 1994, but he also founded Worldpay, ClearBank - the first clearing bank in 250 years, RTGS - the first really real-time settlement system, and a plethora of other fundamental fabric of financial services changes.

2022 inductee

Lawrence Wintermeyer

Innovate Finance played a crucial part in supporting Fintech’s growth in the UK, and at the heart of the organisation itself was Lawrence. Taking over as CEO when it was just a year old, Lawrence built a strong community that acted as a safe centre point for the industry as a whole.

2022 inductee

Anna Wallace

Responsible for building the innovation unit at the FCA, Anna was a living, breathing culture change project within the organisation. She brought together a team and capabilities that changed the industry for the better, cementing the UK as a leader for fintech more broadly.

2022 inductee

Sir Mark Walport

A truly instrumental figure in the world of fintech, Sir Mark was pivotal in the UK’s adoption of sandboxes and other progressive regulations that have since influenced others around the world through his guidance to regulatory bodies in healthcare.

Nick Ogden

Nick Ogden

Not only did Nick break new ground with the first-ever ecommerce website back in 1994, but he also founded Worldpay, ClearBank - the first clearing bank in 250 years, RTGS - the first really real-time settlement system, and a plethora of other fundamental fabric of financial services changes.

Lawrence Wintermeyer

Lawrence Wintermeyer

Innovate Finance played a crucial part in supporting Fintech’s growth in the UK, and at the heart of the organisation itself was Lawrence. Taking over as CEO when it was just a year old, Lawrence built a strong community that acted as a safe centre point for the industry as a whole.

Anna Wallace

Anna Wallace

Responsible for building the innovation unit at the FCA, Anna was a living, breathing culture change project within the organisation. She brought together a team and capabilities that changed the industry for the better, cementing the UK as a leader for fintech more broadly.

Sir Mark Walport

Sir Mark Walport

A truly instrumental figure in the world of fintech, Sir Mark was pivotal in the UK’s adoption of sandboxes and other progressive regulations that have since influenced others around the world through his guidance to regulatory bodies in healthcare.

What to expect
Bringing together the brightest minds from some of the most exciting financial brands around the world, the 11:FS Awards is a night like no other.

Good vibes, better company, and who knows, there might even be another doughnut tower!
Watch the 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
Partnership opportunities
You won’t find many better opportunities to get your brand in front of the industry’s decision-makers. Reach out to learn more about the partnership packages we have available.