Celebrating the bold future of finance

24 April 2026
Shakespeare's Globe - Underglobe

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The Pioneers celebrates innovation and creativity in institutional finance, across:
  • Banking
  • Fintech
  • Insurance
  • Investment
  • Payments
The scheme has been built to showcase excellence across the evolving landscape of financial services, recognising individuals, teams, and organisations at the forefront of change.

Congratulations to all that made the shortlist.

Explore the shortlist

Payments Innovation of the Year

Sponsored by: Designate

  • BCB Group
  • Bruc Bond
  • Circle
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Ripple

Crypto Banking Innovation of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • Apex Group
  • AMINA Bank
  • Fireblocks
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Taurus

Digital Custodian of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • BNY
  • Komainu
  • Northern Trust
  • State Street
  • Zodia Custody

Post-Trade Pioneer of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • Apex Group
  • Clearstream
  • Euroclear
  • LSEG
  • Swift

Stablecoin Innovation of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • Circle
  • Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
  • PayPal
  • Société Générale
  • Solana

Asset Manager of the Year

Sponsored by: Nethermind

  • Ark Invest
  • Bitwise
  • Blue Coin Capital
  • CoinShares
  • Janus Henderson

Asset Owner of the Year

Sponsored by: Kula

  • ADIA (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority)
  • Generali
  • Mubadala
  • Norges Bank
  • Temasek

Investment Bank of the Year

Sponsored by: Nethermind

  • BNP Paribas
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
  • Société Générale
  • UBS

Investment Consultancy of the Year

Sponsored by: Kula

  • Aon
  • Callan
  • Cartwright
  • Mercer
  • Willis Towers Watson

Start-up of the Year

Sponsored by: EdwinCoe

  • Ctrl Alt
  • Lise
  • MembersCap
  • Nodu
  • RuleSpark

Scale-up of the Year

Sponsored by: ChainBrain

  • Archax
  • BCB Group
  • Blockdaemon
  • BPX
  • Fireblocks

Fintech of the Year

Sponsored by: Anglia Ruskin University

  • Block
  • Blockdaemon
  • Native
  • RuleSpark
  • Superstate

Insurance Innovation of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • Canopius
  • Howden
  • Native
  • MembersCap
  • OnRe

Insurance Team of the Year

Sponsored by: No Fluff Communications

  • Aon
  • Howden
  • Lockton
  • Native
  • Relm Insurance

Cybersecurity Innovation of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • CertiK
  • Elliptic
  • Framework Security
  • iTrust by TrustNet
  • TrustNet

Platinum Categories

Pioneering Team of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • BCB Group
  • Clear Junction
  • eToro
  • SAP
  • SS&C Technologies

Young Pioneer of the Year

Sponsored by: Liminal Communications

  • Elise Soucie Watts - GDF
  • Filip Ivanov - BCB Group
  • Millie Tobin - BCB Group
  • Reuben Blamey - Agant
  • Sam Buxton - Damex

Partnership of the Year

Sponsorship available

  • AMINA Bank & Ripple
  • BCB Group & Circle
  • MembersCap & Hannover RE
  • Société Générale-FORGE & Bullish Europe
  • Wyden & Taurus

Editor's Choice Award

Brought to you by: Rhotic Media

  • ChainBrain
  • Clear Junction
  • CoinCover
  • Schroders
  • WTS Hansuke

Capital Pioneer of the Year

Sponsored by: RTGS.global

  • Julian Sawyer - Zodia Custody
  • Nikhil Sharma - Blackrock
  • Pavan Kaur - RuleSpark
  • Dr. Stephan Leithner - Deutsche Börse AG
  • Tim Renew - BCB Group
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Joe Dodd // joe.dodd@rhoticmedia.com // 020 3143 2246

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