Finder’s Banking & Investing Innovation Awards for 2023
These awards identify the most innovative providers across banking and investing.
Finder’s Innovation Awards recognize financial providers that are innovating in their field by launching impactful features and delivering benefits to customers in new ways.
Finder’s subject-matter experts drew up a shortlist of innovative providers in 2023, which were then assessed by an expert panel of judges.
We’re delighted to announce the winning and highly commended companies in the following two categories:
Banking Innovation
Investing Innovation
Watch our video of the awards announcement or click on the categories to reveal our winners!
Acorns Public Robinhood SoFi Invest Webull Wealthfront
Judging process
The shortlist of finalists in each category were selected by Finder’s subject-matter experts, who identified the providers they felt were displaying key innovations in their field.
The shortlist was then passed to an expert judging panel, who decided the winning and highly commended companies by assessing the finalists across three different criteria: uniqueness of innovation, impact in the market and value to customers.
Banking Innovation judges
Alexa Serrano Cruz, senior banking editor at Finder
Laura Adams, money expert and spokesperson at Finder
Tony Steuer, internationally recognized financial wellness advocate, award-winning author, top-ranked podcaster and speaker
Bryan Kuderna, founder of Kuderna Financial Team, host of The Kuderna Podcast, and best-selling author of What Should I Do with My Money?
Armando Pantoja, Tedx speaker and 15-year financial tech veteran
Investing Innovation judges
Matt Miczulski, investing and crypto editor at Finder
Laura Adams, money expert and spokesperson at Finder
Tony Steuer, internationally recognized financial wellness advocate, award-winning author, top-ranked podcaster and speaker
Armando Pantoja, Tedx speaker and 15-year financial tech veteran
Judging panel
Alexa Serrano Cruz is a senior editor at Finder, specializing in banking. As a personal finance expert and certified anti-money laundering specialist, she helps Americans make informed decisions about their finances.
Armando Pantoja is a Tedx speaker and 15-year financial tech veteran who has led innovation at Home Depot (via Edgenet) & AAA. He created ICORanker, an AI-driven crypto assessment app, later sold for millions. Armando is a respected worldwide financial technology thought leader.
Bryan M. Kuderna, CFP®, is the founder of Kuderna Financial Team, host of The Kuderna Podcast, and best-selling author of What Should I Do with My Money? He’s a perennial qualifier for the industry’s elite Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT). He is a frequent contributor to CNBC, Newsmax, Yahoo Finance, and more.
Laura Adams is a money expert and spokesperson for Finder. She’s one of the nation’s leading personal finance and business authorities. As an award-winning author and host of the top-rated Money Girl podcast since 2008, millions of readers, listeners, and loyal fans benefit from her practical advice.
Matt Miczulski is an investments editor at Finder. With over 450 bylines, Matt dissects and reviews brokers and investing platforms to expose perks and pain points, explores investment products and concepts and covers market news, making investing more accessible and helping readers to make informed financial decisions.
Tony Steuer, CLU, LA, CPFFE is an internationally recognized financial wellness advocate, award winning author, top ranked podcaster and speaker who is changing the way we think about money. He is an Advisor at Paperwork and Dingo Technologies. Tony is a member of the ThinkAdvisor’s LUMINARIES Class of 2022 as a Finalist in Thought Leadership & Education.
Alexa Serrano Cruz is Deputy Editor at Forbes Advisor and was the lead editor at Finder, specializing in banking. As a personal finance expert, she helps Americans make informed decisions about their finances. Her expertise includes savings, budgeting, kids' banking, and more. Prior to joining Finder, Alexa worked as an editor in Miami and New York.
Alexa is a certified anti-money laundering specialist and her personal finance expertise has earned recognition from reputable publications such as Nasdaq, Best Company, U.S. News & World Report, MSN, Yahoo, and Valuewalk. Alexa has also made notable appearances on platforms such as Winnie Sun TV, money podcasts like LifeBlood, and broadcast news publications like Fox News and NBC News.
Alexa also served as an editor for ACAMS Today, a prominent publication dedicated to anti-financial crime detection and counter-terrorist financing.
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