Recognising Australia's most forward-thinking businesses.
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The Finder Innovation Awards is an annual celebration of the individuals, teams, and brands who go above and beyond the status quo. We give props to those who continue to evolve their businesses to meet and exceed the ever-changing needs of Australian consumers.
It takes courage to be innovative, which is why we're excited to crown this year's winners. Congratulations to the following brands for being recognised in their respective categories.
Jacaranda Finance's Edge Score is a proprietary AI credit model that looks beyond bureau scores, using real financial behaviour, repayment data and behavioural signals to make faster, fairer lending decisions for Australians overlooked by mainstream lenders.
Primary built the world's first treasury platform AI agents can safely operate end-to-end. Finance teams manage cash, investments and FX in plain language, with every action governed by human approvals. Treasury that runs itself.
Too Good To Go is the social impact company behind the world's largest marketplace for surplus food, offering a mobile-first solution to address Australia's food waste challenges.
InsureMyTesla is a unique embedded insurance solution co-created by Zurich & Tesla, integrating EV-specific cover into the ownership journey via API-first technology to drive conversion, enhance CX & enable a scalable B2B2C partnership model.
Banking & Payments Innovation - Australian Payments Plus
A name-matching service for transfers to a BSB and account number. It helps reduce scams and mistaken payments by checking if the account details entered by the customer matches the account name, BSB and account number held by the receiving bank.
Customer Service Innovation - RESINC Solar & Batteries
The RESINC Proactive Care Team has lifted the bar in customer service, adding unmatched support, savings and peace-of-mind to customers purchasing solar & batteries in Australia. Proactive Care is adding value for customers without being asked.
Block Earner is the first crypto exchange in Australia granted an Australian Credit Licence (ACL) by ASIC, turning idle digital assets into real-world capital for individuals, businesses, and homes.
Otivo is Australia's AFSL-licensed AI financial advice platform — closing the advice gap by giving everyday consumers personal, regulated, accountable advice through natural conversation in 22 languages.
Primary turned FX hedging from a phone-and-spread broker service into software: businesses see real currency exposures, build a hedging strategy on-screen and execute at interbank-linked rates with full transparency and control.
Too Good To Go is a certified B-Corp utilising advanced marketplace technology to help tackle Australia's issues with commercial organic waste. Its innovation focuses on preventative marketplace redistribution, rather than downstream waste management.
The Dreame X60 Ultra is the world's first robotic vacuum to integrate three intelligent systems—AI dirt detection, autonomous navigation, and adaptive execution—transforming cleaning from a scheduled task into a proactive, self-managing process.
Australia's first click-on caravan extension step. Invented in a backyard shed in rural Victoria, STEDiMATE clips onto any existing van step in seconds, eliminating the unsafe, wobbly portable steps that have caused falls for caravanners for decades.
FreightInsure is Australia's only embedded, PAYG goods-in-transit insurance platform. Integrated directly into freight booking systems via API, it gives shippers instant, zero-excess cover. One click, at the point of booking, with claims resolved in days.
Household Capital has created a new asset class – Reverse Mortgage-Backed Securities – unlocking institutional capital to give retirees funding certainty by uniquely securitising Australian variable-rate reverse mortgages.
Bridgit's AI platform, Atlas, revolutionises Australian property lending by delivering automated loan approvals in just 120 seconds. By unlocking equity and increasing productivity 5x, it completely eliminates traditional lending limbo.
LoanOptions.ai is a multi-award-winning pioneer of AI in financial services, delivering the Auto-complete Contextual Engine (ACE) which pre-fills up to 90% of a loan application in under five minutes with no impact on a customer's credit score ever.
The 30-person team building Australia's regulated crypto-backed lending category from scratch: ACL-licensed, $100M+ originated, three live distribution rails, and partnerships scaling to over a million Australians.
Peach Core is Peach Property's own AI platform that supports the running of the whole buyer's agency, from an agent's first property search to a client's keys. It captures and values every property Peach Property's agents touch, so they can show clients the real work behind their home.
Bedshed's 'Created by You' platform combines an online augmented reality tool with expert in-store experience. It lets customers customise and visualise bedroom furniture, seamlessly blending digital design tools with personalised showroom service.
Hisense's 116UX sets a new benchmark in home entertainment with industry-first RGB MiniLED technology, delivering superior colour, brightness and efficiency. Powered by the Hi-View AI Engine X and Devialet-engineered audio, it redefines big-screen viewing
Apate uses AI agents to engage scammers in live conversations, waste their time and surface mule accounts, payment cues and scam infrastructure so financial institutions can disrupt fraud before losses escalate.
A phone a perpetrator doesn't know exists can change a life. DV Safe Phone transforms unused mobile phones into Safe Phone Kits, distributed through frontline agencies nationally, supporting people experiencing domestic and family violence.
Apate turns live scammer conversations into real-time intelligence and disruption by using AI agents to engage threat actors, extract signals and help institutions prevent fraud earlier, before consumers are harmed by scams.
Telstra is modernising digital identity verification by letting customers verify through trusted organisations, such as banks, improving privacy and enabling faster, more secure experiences across telecom and online services.
Butter Insurance is Australia's best customer-first travel insurer — offering instant online quotes in under 2 minutes, self-service policy management, AI-enhanced claims & customer support, and a brand-new mobile app. No jargon. No friction. Just smooth.
Squidly redesigns telehealth for people who use communication aids, eye gaze, switches or other alternative access methods, bringing access, communication and shared activities into one simple, secure session.
Kobble AI lets any business design a fully licensed embedded finance product in under 5 minutes — no code, no lawyers, no waiting. Over 1,000 products built since launch. Australia's first AI-native Banking-as-a-Service product builder.
Hostplus redeveloped its mobile app to deliver a more accessible, secure and intuitive digital experience, replacing legacy technology and using member feedback and research-led design to improve engagement and member outcomes.
ConnectID helps protect privacy by letting you use a bank to prove who you are, instead of sharing documents or biometrics. It reduces cyber & fraud risk for businesses and gives people more control over their information. It doesn't see or store data.
People's Choice Banking & Payments Innovation - Australian Payments Plus
A name-matching service for transfers to a BSB and account number. It helps reduce scams and mistaken payments by checking if the account details entered by the customer matches the account name, BSB and account number held by the receiving bank.
People's Choice Customer Service Innovation - CarExpert Pty Ltd
CarExpert's EOFY Sales Hub reimagined the car-buying service experience by removing the most frustrating parts of the process (fragmented research, missed deals, and dealer runaround) replacing them with a single, supported end-to-end journey.
People's Choice Digital Assets & Web3 Innovation - bitcoin.com.au
bitcoin.com.au is one of Australia's longest-running crypto exchanges, built for first-timers: get started in minutes, invest automatically with Recurring Buy, and get support from its 24/7 local Aussie team. bitcoin without the buzzwords - that's us!
Kobble is Australia's independently licensed Banking-as-a-Service platform — Mastercard Principal Issuer, AFSL 549588, NPP and PayTo participant. Any business can launch cards, wallets, and payments in weeks, not years, on fully licensed infrastructure.
People's Choice Forex Broker Innovation - IC Markets
A redesigned onboarding approach using behavioural questions and real-time controls to better assess client suitability, improving DDO compliance while keeping a simple user experience and filtering out unsuitable applicants more effectively.
Kleenheat Spark is a digital platform that brings together high‑quality solar and battery products from trusted WA installers and presents instant, tailored packages to help households navigate electrification with confidence and reduce emissions.
Australia's first click-on caravan extension step. Invented in a backyard shed in rural Victoria, STEDiMATE clips onto any existing van step in seconds, eliminating the unsafe, wobbly portable steps that have caused falls for caravanners for decades.
FreightInsure is Australia's only embedded, PAYG goods-in-transit insurance platform. Integrated directly into freight booking systems via API, it gives shippers instant, zero-excess cover. One click, at the point of booking, with claims resolved in days.
People's Choice Investment Innovation - Aware Super
Retirement Manager is Australia's first digital retirement financial advice experience, helping retiring members make confident decisions about how to invest and draw their super to support sustainable income in retirement.
AssessMate is Jacaranda's AI quality-assurance agentic framework for lending. It checks complex loan assessments before it lends to a consumer, explains what it found, and helps the Jcaranda Finance team give customers faster, responsible and more consistent outcomes.
Finspo's Vero Tool is an in-house built, guided credit verification platform that standardises and automates verification of digital fact-find data and supporting documents. It eliminates manual inconsistencies, auto-calculates all income types, flags discrepancies early, and generates fully compliant, lender-ready summaries thereby freeing brokers to focus on personalised client advice rather than admin.
People's Choice Most Innovative Team - Jacaranda Finance
Behind every great organisation are great people, and the people who build those teams cannot be forgotten. Jacaranda uses AI and behavioural data to build high-performing teams with the right skills, habits and cultural fit.
Peach Core is Peach Property's own AI platform that supports the running of the whole buyer's agency, from an agent's first property search to a client's keys. It captures and values every property Peach Property's agents touch, so they can show clients the real work behind their home.
Vinnies Finds is a Vinnies NSW e-commerce platform reimagining the op shop experience online, combining curated second-hand fashion with a seamless customer journey that turns every purchase into support for people in need.
The Russell Hobbs VacuSteam™ Handheld Steamer uses VacuSteam™ Technology to gently hold fabric against the pressing plate to maximise the effect of heat & steam. Making it easier to steam without holding your garment & reduces risk of steam burning hands.
People's Choice Social Impact Innovation - Vinnies NSW
Vinnies Finds brings sustainable fashion from Vinnies NSW shops to an online audience, diverting donated clothing from landfill and turning every sale into support for people experiencing poverty and disadvantage.
InfoTrack's AML/CTF Compliance Centre is a complimentary, end-to-end compliance solution that helps law firms, conveyancers, accountants and real estate agents meet new financial crime legislation at no platform cost, integrated into existing workflows.
Telstra is modernising digital identity verification by letting customers verify through trusted organisations, such as banks, improving privacy and enabling faster, more secure experiences across telecom and online services.
1Cover uses AI to transcribe and summarise every customer phone call weekly, turning thousands of conversations into actionable insights that continuously improve 1Cover's products, processes, and customer experience.
Lumen is CommBank's digital design system, transforming how millions of Australians experience digital banking. By uniting design, engineering and accessibility, it helps enable faster innovation and more consistent, inclusive customer experiences.
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Most Innovative Team People's Choice: LoanOptions.ai
AI Innovation
Winner: Fundo
Finalist: Time Under Tension
Finalist: Clinrol
Finalist: Tiger Brokers
App Innovation
Winner: Tyro
Finalist: More and CommBank
Appliance Innovation
Winner: Jura
Finalist: Dreame
B2B Innovation
Winner: Revolut
Finalist: Clinrol
Finalist: bRight Agent
Finalist: desk.coach
Finalist: Wini Health
Finalist: Otivo
Finalist: Archa
Finalist: RelayPay
Banking and Payments Innovation
Winner: Tyro
Finalist: Instarem
Finalist: RelayPay
Finalist: Archa
Beauty Product Innovation
Winner: ghd
Finalist: Naked Sundays
Finalist: Dermal Therapy
Digital Assets and Web3 Innovation
Winner: Swyftx
Finalist: Monochrome Bitcoin
Finalist: Session
Finalist: Verida
Innovation Champion
Winner: Leigh Sherry - Wini Health
Finalist: Natasha Lee - desk.coach
Insurance Innovation
Winner: ROLLiN' Insurance
Finalist: Medibank
Finalist: Huddle
Finalist: Pet Insurance Australia
Investment Innovation
Winner: Raiz Invest
Finalist: Pengana Capital Group (TermPlus)
Finalist: Trezor
Finalist: Tiger Brokers
Lending Innovation
Winner: Jacaranda Finance
Finalist: Harmoney
Finalist: Block Earner
Finalist: Beforepay
Mattress Innovation
Winner: Koala
Finalist: Emma
Most Innovative Team
Winner: desk.coach
Finalist: Block Earner
Finalist: Fast Cover
Online Customer Service Innovation
Winner: Bare
Finalist: Tiger Brokers
Finalist: Sealy
Finalist: Beforepay
Retail Product Innovation
Winner: Glow Dreaming
Finalist: Koala
Finalist: ghd
Finalist: Dermal Therapy
Finalist: Emma
Finalist: PerkyPod
Social Impact Innovation
Winner: G&C Mutual Bank
Finalist: QBE
Tech Innovation
Winner: Amber
Finalist: Clinrol
Finalist: Updoc
Finalist: Origin
Finalist: Bare
Telco Innovation
Winner: More and CommBank
Finalist: Amaysim
Finalist: Activ8me
Finalist: TPG
Travel Innovation
Winner: Travel Money Oz
Finalist: Fast Cover
Finalist: Huddle
Finalist: Butter
Best B2B innovation
Winner: Hnry
Finalist: Trace
Finalist: Brighte
Best banking and payments innovation
Winner: RelayPay
Finalist: HSBC
Finalist: Backpocket
Best innovation in digital currencies & Web3
Winner: Coinbase
Finalist: RelayPay
Best insurance innovation
Winner: Flip
Finalist: Honey Insurance
Finalist: Butter Insurance
Best investment innovation
Winner: Blossom
Finalist: CommSec
Finalist: Verve Money
Best lending innovation
Winner: Bridgit
Finalist: Fifopay
Finalist: Harmoney
Best online customer service
Winner: Home-in
Finalist: updoc
Finalist: Aussie Broadband
Best retail innovation
Winner: Dropshipzone
Finalist: Preezie
Finalist: Gift Flick
Best retail product innovation
Winner: Airgarden
Finalist: Emma
Finalist: Pipet
Best social impact innovation
Winner: Verve
Finalist: Brighte
Finalist: EarlyWork
Best tech innovation
Winner: ahm
Finalist: Nokia
Finalist: Home-in
Best mobile phone and broadband innovation
Winner: Superloop
Finalist: Boost Mobile
Finalist: Launtel
Digital disruptor of the year
Winner: Hnry
Finalist: ahm
Finalist: Freely
Innovation champion
Winner: Amber for Batteries
Finalist: HSBC
Finalist: Desk.coach
Most innovative team
Winner: updoc
Finalist: Earlywork
Finalist: CommSec
Best Automotive innovation
Winner: Touring Essentials Cup Holder
Finalist: FONZ urban micro-factory
Best B2B innovation
Winner: Hnry
Finalist: utecture
Finalist: Otivo
Best Banking innovation
Winner: Square loans
Finalist: Heartland Finance
Finalist: Home-in
Best Energy innovation
Winner: Enosi
Finalist: Plenti
Finalist: Telstra
Best Innovation in Digital Currencies
Winner: Zerocap
Finalist: BetaCarbon
Finalist: Coinstash DeFi Connector
Best Insurance innovation
Winner: Honey Insurance
Finalist: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: ahm
Best Insurtech innovation
Winner: KOBA Insurance
Finalist: Honey Insurance
Finalist: Flip Insurance
Best Investment innovation
Winner: BetaCarbon
Finalist: Rush Gold
Finalist: Selfwealth
Finalist: Cache Investment Management
Best Lending innovation
Winner: Bridgit
Finalist: MONEYME
Finalist: Unloan
Best Online Customer Service innovation
Winner: Aussie Broadband
Finalist: Optus
Best Payment innovation
Winner: Instant
Finalist: Cape
Finalist: Crypto.com
Best Retail innovation
Winner: MILKRUN
Finalist: Lovehoney
Finalist: BetaCarbon
Best Retail Product innovation
Winner: Zero Co
Finalist: BioInnovate
Finalist: Biologi
Best Social Impact innovation
Winner: Updoc
Finalist: WLTH
Finalist: Eva
Best Solar innovation
Winner: RayGen
Finalist: Solstice AI
Best Tech innovation
Winner: Pixelcase Group
Finalist: gift flick
Finalist: MONEYME
Best Telco innovation
Winner: Aussie Broadband
Finalist: Optus
Finalist: Activ8me
Best Travel innovation
Winner: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: Klook
Finalist: Monarc Global
Digital Disruptor of the Year
Winner: MONEYME
Finalist: Rushgold
Finalist: MILKRUN
Finalist: Hnry
Most Innovative Person
Winner: Ross Macdougald - The BioVerse Group
Finalist: Andrew French
Finalist: Ryan Edwards-Pritchard
Most Innovative Team
Winner: The BioVerse Group
Finalist: Mirvac
Finalist: felix mobile
Best Automotive innovation
Winner: Car Next Door
Finalist: DingGo
Finalist: Loopit
Finalist: Summon
Best B2B innovation
Winner: Propell
Finalist: humm group
Finalist: LegalVision
Finalist: Wilbur
Best Banking innovation
Winner: Tic:Toc
Finalist: Athena Home Loans
Finalist: Nano Home Loans
Finalist: Rush Gold
Best Buy Now, Pay Later innovation
Winner: Zip Co
Finalist: Beforepay
Finalist: bundll
Finalist: humm group
Best Energy innovation
Winner: Powerpal
Finalist: EnergyAustralia
Finalist: Everyday Rewards
Finalist: Sunpower Renewables
Best Innovation in Digital Currencies
Winner: Binance Australia
Finalist: Labrys
Finalist: RelayPay
Best Insurance innovation
Winner: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist:NobleOak Life
Finalist:Pet Insurance Australia
Finalist:Stella Insurance
Best Insurtech innovation
Winner: Upcover
Finalist: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: handdii
Finalist: Wilbur
Best Investment innovation
Winner: Interactive Brokers
Finalist: QSuper
Finalist: Raiz Invest
Finalist: Spaceship
Best Lending innovation
Winner: 86 400
Finalist: Athena Home Loans
Finalist: Nano Home Loans
Finalist: Nimble
Best Online Customer Service innovation
Winner: Aussie Broadband
Finalist: Blueberry Markets
Finalist: felix Mobile
Finalist: TAXIBOX
Best Payment innovation
Winner: DiviPay
Finalist: MediPass
Finalist: Rush Gold
Finalist: Wise
Best Retail innovation
Winner: eStore Logistics
Finalist: PokitPal
Finalist: Shippit
Finalist: Summon
Best Retail product innovation
Winner: Zega Intelligent Cookware
Finalist: Dyson
Finalist: Oral-B
Finalist: SIPP Instant
Best Social Impact innovation
Winner: Sunpower Renewables
Finalist: Coles Group Ltd
Finalist: HoMie
Finalist: Our Ark Mutual Limited
Best Solar innovation
Winner: Pylon
Finalist: Energy Locals & Energy Trade
Finalist: Sendle
Finalist: Sunpower Renewables
Best Streaming innovation
Winner: 10 Play
Finalist: BINGE
Best Supermarket innovation
Winner: Coles
Finalist: Romeo's Retail Group
Finalist: Woolworths
Best Tech innovation
Winner: Kablamo
Finalist: Dyson
Finalist: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: HungryHungry
Best Telco innovation
Winner: Better Life Mobile
Finalist: Belong
Finalist: felix Mobile
Finalist: Optus
Best Transport innovation
Winner: Muval
Finalist: Car Next Door
Finalist: Zoomo
Best Travel innovation
Winner: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: Klook ANZ
Finalist: Skyscanner
Digital Disruptor of the Year
Winner: Rush Gold
Finalist: Nano Home Loans
Finalist: Tic:Toc
Finalist: Bare Cremation
Most Innovative Business Response to COVID-19
Winner: HungryHungry
Finalist: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: Coles Group
Finalist: Klook ANZ
Most Innovative Partnership
Winner: PokitPal + Visa
Finalist: Athena Home Loans + PwC
Finalist: Kablamo + DELWP
Finalist: Rush Gold + EML Payments
Most Innovative Person
Winner: Mina Radhakrishnan: Different
Finalist: Brooke Myers, Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: Ivan Tchourilov, OMG (Openmarkets Group)
Most Innovative Team
Winner: AGL Australia
Finalist: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: Nano Home Loans
Finalist: SocietyOne
Best Retail innovation
Winner: Shippit
Finalist: Gift Card Store
Finalist: esdesk
Best Tech innovation
Winner: Power Lines Pro
Finalist: Immediation
Finalist: Activ8me
Best Travel innovation
Winner: TransferWise
Finalist: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: RedBalloon
Finalist: Tourism Australia
Finalist: DiDi
Most Innovative Team
Winner: AGL Energy:Emerging Products Team
Finalist: TransferWise
Finalist: MyState Bank
Most Innovative Person
Winner: Jodi Stanton, SendGold
Finalist: Daniel Edge - Compeat Nutrition
Finalist: Yard - Toni Mladenova
Best Online Customer Service
Winner: THE ICONIC
Finalist: Tic:Toc
Finalist: Up Bank
Finalist: Blueberry Markets
Best Banking innovation
Winner: TransferWise
Finalist: 86 400
Finalist: QuickaPay
Best Telco innovation
Winner: Better Life Mobile
Finalist: Activ8me
Finalist: Superloop
Digital Disruptor of the Year
Winner: Up
Finalist: MyState Bank
Finalist: THE ICONIC
Finalist: Vamp
Best Insurance innovation
Winner: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: Poncho Insurance
Finalist: Upcover
Finalist: Claim Central Consolidated
Best B2B innovation
Winner: Sendle
Finalist: Tic:Toc
Finalist: Ofload
Finalist: Xero
Best Investment innovation
Winner: SendGold
Finalist: Stockspot
Finalist: eToro Australia
Best Tech innovation
Winner: Up Bank
Finalist: Look Who's Charging
Finalist: Kayo Sports
Best Shopping innovation
Winner: i=Change
Finalist: Shippit
Finalist: Sweep
Most Innovative Team/Person
Winner: Shahirah Gardner - Finch
Finalist: Fastcover
Finalist: Spriggy
Finalist: Sendle
Best Online Customer Service
Winner: The ICONIC
Finalist: Evari
Finalist: Fastcover
Finalist: Bingle
Finalist: Kayo Sports
Best Personal Finance App
Winner: Spriggy
Finalist: WISR
Finalist: Up Bank
Finalist: Frollo
Best Travel innovation
Winner: Flight Centre Exclusives (Ignite Travel)
Finalist: Latitude 28 Degrees - Flight Delay Pass
Finalist: RACV
Best Banking innovation
Winner: Up Bank
Finalist: CUA
Finalist: Tyro
Finalist: Q Pay
Finalist: P&N Bank
Best Telco innovation
Winner: Superloop Home Broadband
Finalist: Southern Phone Company
Finalist: Vodafone - Regional Coverage Hub
Finalist: Aussie Broadband
Best Property innovation
Winner: Orbmaps & Landfinder
Finalist: Commonwealth Bank
Finalist: Parkhound
Digital Disruptor of the Year
Winner: Up Bank
Finalist: Athena
Finalist: Stake
Finalist: BrickX
Best Green Innovation
Finalist: Winner: UBank
Finalist: 4 Pines & Smart Commercial Solar
Finalist: Sheridan
Best Insurance innovation
Winner: Evari
Finalist: Bingle
Finalist: FloodMapp
Best Online Shopping innovation
Winner: HelloCars
Finalist: afterpay
Finalist: Shippit & Cue
Finalist: Coles
Finalist: Catch.com.au
Best Banking innovation
Winner: New Payments Platform
Finalist: Brighte
Finalist: Tyro
Finalist: iM CUA
Finalist: DEFT
Finalist: Proviso
Best Travel innovation
Winner: Skyscanner
Finalist: flybuys travel
Finalist: travello
Finalist: Leezair
Finalist: HSBC Everyday Account
Best Tech innovation
Winner: Tic:Toc
Finalist: flybuys
Finalist: Huddle
Finalist: BeemIt
Finalist: Raiz
Best Personal Finance App
Winner: Finch
Finalist: Pocketbook
Finalist: GROW
Finalist: Stockspot
Finalist: Qantas App
Best Online Customer Service
Winner: iM CUA
Finalist: LegalVision
Finalist: Office Hub
Finalist: Ratesetter
Finalist: Hotels Combined
Most Innovative Team/Person
Winner: Afterpay
Finalist: CUA
Finalist: Macquarie Ninjas
Finalist: TAL Incubator
Finalist: Tic:Toc
Best Personal Finance App
Winner: Acorns
Finalist: Invoice2go
Finalist: Pocketbook
Finalist: Macquarie Bank
Finalist: Spriggy
Best Online Shopping Innovation
Winner: Shippit
Finalist: ZipMoney
Finalist: Designbx
Finalist: ShowPo
Finalist: TDE
Best Online Customer Service
Winner: Ubank
Finalist: Teachers Mutual Bank
Finalist: Lovehoney
Finalist: Fast Cover
Finalist: Budget Direct
Best Travel Innovation
Winner: Fast Cover
Finalist: GoGet
Finalist: Good to Go
Finalist: Professionals Travel Cover
Finalist: Leezair
Best Tech Innovation
Winner: Qoctor
Finalist: Spriggy
Finalist: Optus Loop
Finalist: Gobbill
Finalist: Brickx
Best Banking Innovation
Winner: Spriggy
Finalist: AMP Bett3r Account
Finalist: Macquarie Bank
Finalist: OnTrack
Finalist: Tic:Toc
Most Innovative Team/Person
Winner: Rivva (Spriggy) - Mario Hasanakos and Alex Badran, Founders
Finalist: CreditorWatch – Dale Hurley, Director of Innovation
Finalist: Mobiddiction – Team
Finalist: Pocketbook – Alvin Singh, CEO
Finalist: Travel with Jane – Team
Best Telco Customer Service innovation
Winner: amaysim
Finalist: Optus
Finalist: OVO Mobile
Finalist: Vaya, Vaya Price Beat Guarantee
Best Tech innovation
Winner: Acorns Grow Australia
Finalist: CommBank
Finalist: Macquarie Bank
Finalist: Cash by Optus
Best Mobile Payments Service
Winner: Optus, Cash by Optus
Finalist: Android, Android Pay
Finalist: Apple, Apple Pay
Finalist: Samsung, Samsung Pay
Best Internet Banking
Winner: CommBank, NetBank
Finalist: ING, ING Direct
Finalist: Travel Money, Key to the World Digital Travel Wallet
Finalist: Beyond Bank, Beyond Financial Manager
Finalist:Macquarie Bank, Macquarie Bank Digital Banking
Best Personal Finance App
Winner: Pocketbook Australia, Pocketbook App
Finalist: Acorns Grow Australia, Acorns App
Finalist: American Express, AMEX AU App
Finalist: CommBank, CommBank App
Best Online Customer Service
Winner: Optus
Finalist: amaysim
Finalist: Fast Cover Travel Insurance
Finalist: loans.com.au
Most Innovative Person/Team
Winner: Rebecca James, Chief Marketing Officer at ME
Finalist: CoverMore
Finalist: Optus
Finalist: Smarter Property
Gold Innovation Award
Winner: CommBank
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