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The 2019 Finder Awards recognise the market's most competitive offerings across credit cards, home loans, personal loans, car insurance, banking, insurance, technology and superannuation.
Disclaimer: Finder uses a unique data-led methodology to compare the costs and benefits of Australia's popular financial and telecommunications products. Please refer to our methodology for more information on how we scored and judged Finder Awards candidates. While we endeavour to assess the majority of product providers in the market, this is not always possible and it may be that not every product in the market was included for judging.
- Winner: American Express Westpac Altitude Platinum Bundle
- Finalist: Bankwest More World Mastercard
- Finalist: Citi Prestige Card
- Winner: Westpac Low Rate Card
- Finalist: St.George Vertigo
- Finalist: Suncorp Clear Options Platinum Credit Card
- Winner: American Express Low Rate Credit Card
- Finalist: McGrath Pink Visa
- Finalist: Northern Inland Credit Union Low Rate Visa Credit Card
- Winner: American Express Low Rate Credit Card
- Finalist: Hume Value Visa
- Finalist: Northern Inland Credit Union Low Rate Visa Credit Card
- Winner: Bankwest Zero Platinum Mastercard
- Finalist: 28 Degrees Platinum Mastercard
- Finalist: Westpac Lite Card
- Winner: Freedom Lend Variable Home Loan - LVR up to 80% (Owner Occupier, P&I)
- Finalist: State Custodians Low Rate Home Loan with Offset - LVR up to 80% (Owner Occupier, P&I)
- Finalist: Tic:Toc Live in Loan Variable Rate - Principal & Interest
- Winner: State Custodians Low Rate Home Loan with Offset - LVR up to 80% (Investor, P&I)
- Finalist: Freedom Lend Variable Home Loan - LVR ≤ 80% (Investor P&I)
- Finalist: Reduce Rate Lovers Variable Home Loan - LVR up to 80% (Investor)
- Winner: loans.com.au Smart Loan Package - 3 Year Fixed (Investor, P&I)
- Finalist: MOVE BANK Lockit Home Loan - 3 Years Investor
- Finalist: Tic:Toc Invest Fixed Rate Home Loan - 3 Year Fixed (Principal & Interest)
- Winner: Freedom Lend Variable Home Loan - LVR up to 90% (Owner Occupier P&I)
- Finalist: Reduce Rate Lovers Variable Home Loan - LVR up to 90% (Owner Occupier)
- Finalist: State Custodians Low Rate Home Loan with Offset - LVR 80% to 90% (Owner Occupier, P&I)
- Winner: UBank USaver
- Finalist: ING Savings Maximiser
- Finalist: RAMS Saver Account
- Winner: Arab Bank Australia Fixed Term Deposit
- Finalist: ME Bank
- Finalist: UBank
- Winner: ME Term Deposit
- Finalist: Arab Bank
- Finalist: ING
- Winner: ING Orange Everyday
- Finalist: Macquarie Platinum Transaction
- Finalist: ME Everyday Transaction
- Winner: Selfwealth
- Finalist: Openmarkets
- Finalist: Saxo Invested
- Winner: Saxo Invested
- Finalist: Interactive Brokers Australia
- Finalist: OpenMarkets
- Winner: Online Travel Insurance
- Finalist: Budget Direct Comprehensive
- Finalist: Travel Insurance Saver Comprehensive
- Winner: Budget Direct
- Finalist: Fast Cover Comprehensive
- Finalist: Zoom Travel Insurance Comprehensive
- Winner: Phoenix Health Fund Limited Gold Top Hospital $500 excess
- Finalist: HCF Hospital Gold
- Finalist: St.Lukes Health Superior Gold
- Winner: CUA Health Limited Standard Hospital $500 Excess (Silver Plus)
- Finalist: Australian Unity Health Limited Intermediate Hospital (Silver Plus)
- Finalist: myOwn Health Silver Hospital
- Winner: HBF Health Limited Bronze Hospital Plus $500 excess
- Finalist: HCF Hospital Bronze Plus
- Finalist: NIB Bronze Standard Hospital Plus
- Winner: Budget Direct
- Finalist: Australia Post
- Finalist: Virgin Money
Compare prepaid mobile plansBest Prepaid SIM (Over $40)
Winner:
OVO 4G Mobile Extra Large (80GB $49.95)
"It's hard to go past OVO Mobile's Extra Large prepaid plan if you're after a lot of data. For just under $50 you get a whopping 80GB of 4G data, data-free sports streaming and 1,000 minutes of international calls."
Finalists:
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Compare prepaid mobile plans
Best Prepaid SIM (Under $40)
Winner:
Boost Prepaid (20GB $30)
"With Boost's $30 plan, not only do you get 20GB of data on a 28-day expiry across Telstra's network but data rollover means it's easy to take advantage of what you pay for."
Finalists:
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Compare prepaid mobile plans
Best Prepaid SIM (Long Life)
Winner:
Boost $150 12-month Prepaid SIM
"The $150 Boost SIM card will give you 80GB of data over 12 months plus data-free Apple Music streaming and unlimited local, national and international calls to 25 destinations."
Finalists:
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Compare mobile plans
Best Postpaid Month-To-Month SIM (Under $40)
Winner:
amaysim 4G (20GB $40)
"amaysim has always offered a strong value proposition for its customers and the $40 postpaid SIM is no exception. Unlimited calls and texts, international call inclusions and plenty of data at a bargain price is hard to go past."
Finalists:
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Compare mobile plans
Best Postpaid Month-To-Month SIM
Winner:
Moose 49 (40GB $49)
"The standout for monthly SIM plans over $40 is the Moose 49, a $49 plan with 40GB data, international call credit and unlimited national calls."
Finalists:
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Compare NBN plans
Best NBN 50 Plan
Winner:
Exetel NBN Standard Plus Unlimited 12 Month
"In an extremely competitive market, Exetel's NBN Standard Plus plan was a highlight, with unlimited data matched by strong peak evening speed performance."
Finalists:
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Compare NBN plans
Best NBN 100 Plan
Winner:
Kogan NBN Gold Unlimited
"If speed is what you need, Kogan's NBN Gold Unlimited plan is the cream of the crop this year. Bundling impressive peak evening speeds with a bargain price point, Kogan has been a strong competitor since it launched into the NBN market in 2018."
Finalists:
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Compare car loans
Best Car Loan
Winner:
MOVE New Car Loan
"The MOVE New Car Loan offers a competitive rate and no monthly fees, and you can make extra repayments for no penalty."
Finalists:
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Compare personal loans
Best Personal Loan (Non-Risk Based)
Winner:
SCU
"Sydney Credit Union's personal loan includes a minimum loan term of one year, a competitive interest rate of 7.99% p.a. and a waived application fee."
Finalists:
- Endeavour Mutual Bank
- ING
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Compare personal loans
Best Personal Loan (Risk-Based)
Winner:
Harmoney
"Harmoney offers a competitive risk-based personal loan with rates between 6.99% and 28.69% per annum based on the borrower's risk profile."
Finalists:
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Compare super funds
Best Super Fund - Balanced
Winner:
AustralianSuper Balanced
"AustralianSuper's Balanced Fund is its MySuper product and one of six pre-mixed portfolios the super fund offers. The Balanced fund has a strong rate of return over the period under analysis."
Finalists:
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Compare super funds
Best Super Fund - Growth
Winner:
Sunsuper Lifecycle Balanced
"With 80% or more of its portfolio allocated to growth assets, Sunsuper's Lifecycle Investment Strategy (Balanced Pool) has a strong track record of performance, consistently delivering returns above industry standard over the past 10 years."
Finalists:
Innovation Awards: Winners & Finalists
Our Innovation Awards highlight developments from Australian companies that are disrupting the market in a variety of fields from property to sustainability, shopping to fintech.
These awards are assessed by an expert judging panel comprised of industry heavy-hitters and respected journalists including Lisa Montgomery, Melissa Browne, Sophie Elsworth and Christopher Zinn.
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Best Tech Innovation
Winner:
Up Bank
"The judges were blown away by Up's commitment to technology-led banking and its ability to build Australia's first next-gen digital bank with a team of just 30 people – a phenomenal effort."
Finalists:
- Look Who's Charging
- Kayo Sports
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Best Shopping Innovation
Winner:
i=Change
"The judges felt the i=Change innovation was a great way for retailers to attract customers while also making a positive impact on the community and the planet."
Finalists:
- Shippit
- Sweep
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Most Innovative Team/Person
Winner:
Finch - Shahirah Gardner
"Shahirah's success is testament to her customer-first mentality. She clearly has an innovative approach to finance which resonates with her millennial customers. With several accolades already under her belt, she is one to watch in the start-up space."
Finalists:
- Fastcover
- Spriggy
- Sendle
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Best Online Customer Service
Winner:
The ICONIC
"The judges were impressed by The ICONIC's determination to improve customer pain points, such as late deliveries. The ICONIC is clearly focused on improving the things that matter the most to its customers."
Finalists:
- Evari
- Fastcover
- Bingle
- Kayo Sports
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Best Personal Finance App
Winner:
Spriggy
"Spriggy educates children to manage their finances responsibly while also simplifying and streamlining family finances. It solves real-world problems and improves our current lives instead of providing 'nice to have' conveniences."
Finalists:
- WISR
- Up Bank
- Frollo
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Best Travel Innovation
Winner:
Flight Centre Exclusives - Ignite Travel
"The versatile nature of the Flight Centre Exclusives – Ignite Travel product is what allowed it to have significant impact, attracting an impressive 25,000 customers in under a year."
Finalists:
- Latitude 28 Degrees - Flight Delay Pass
- RACV
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Best Banking Innovation
Winner:
Up Bank
"'Up' clearly showed its commitment to doing banking differently. The judges were impressed with Up's customer and growth metrics and its digital wallet activation for Apple Pay."
Finalists:
- CUA
- Tyro
- Q Pay
- P&N Bank
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Best Telco Innovation (new!)
Winner:
Superloop Home Broadband
"The judges were impressed by Superloop Home Broadband's work on Project Rostrevor. They admired the company's long-term commitment to ensuring more people have access to high speed Internet. It was also great to see its efforts to provide green Wi-Fi to customers."
Finalists:
- Southern Phone Company
- Vodafone - Regional Coverage Hub
- Aussie Broadband
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Best Property Innovation (new!)
Winner:
Orbmaps & Landfinder
"Orbmaps and Landfinder have taken an innovative approach to helping developers find suitable land.
The quick and easily accessible information promises a valuable shortcut for developers researching new projects."Finalists:
- Commonwealth Bank
- Parkhound
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Digital Disruptor of the Year (new!)
Winner:
Up Bank
"The judges applauded 'Up' for the seamless design and user experience of its banking app.
The app hosts features that address specific banking pain points of its customers."Finalists:
- Athena
- Stake
- BrickX
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Best Green Innovation (new!)
Winner:
UBank
"UBank has launched the world's first consumer green term deposit which has driven a huge amount of money towards the clean energy sector, and has had a strong uptake among consumers."
Finalists:
- 4 Pines & Smart Commercial Solar
- Sheridan
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Best Insurance Innovation (new!)
Winner:
Evari
"Evari's flexible business insurance product with its liability pause feature allows small business owners to tailor cover to suit their needs."
Finalists:
- Bingle
- FloodMapp
Video: Finder Awards 2019
Check out highlights from the amazing 2019 Awards night, hosted by Gretel Killeen at a gala ceremony at Luna Park, Sydney on Thursday 22 August 2019.
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