NOMINATION RECEIVED · CYCLE 2026

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Your nomination for the company has been logged. The franchise editor will read every nomination personally during longlist week (April). You will hear back from us by 31 May, regardless of the outcome.

NOMINATION ID

FT47-2026-A47921

RECEIVED

Just now

NEXT UPDATE

31 MAY 2026

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LIVE · CYCLE 2026 CLOSES 30 JUN 2026 · FREE TO NOMINATE

Nominate a company for The Fintechly 47.

Six steps, twelve to fifteen minutes. Write plainly. Self-nominations are welcome — they simply do not earn points.

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STEP 01

Nominator
STEP 02

The company
STEP 03

Eligibility
STEP 04

The case
STEP 05

Evidence
STEP 06

Confirmation

STEP 01 OF 06

Nominator.

Tell us who is making the nomination. We will keep your identity confidential from the candidate company unless you ask us not to.

STEP 02 OF 06

The company.

Tell us who you are nominating. The candidate must be a privately held fintech operating anywhere in the world.

STEP 03 OF 06

Eligibility.

Five eligibility rules. All five must be true to continue. Companies that fail any rule will be returned to the longlist queue and re-tested next cycle.

STEP 04 OF 06

The case.

Five short answers, one per criterion. The board reads every word; brevity is rewarded. 250 characters maximum each.

STEP 05 OF 06

Evidence.

Two reference contacts the board can speak to confidentially under embargo. We do not contact references without telling you first.

STEP 06 OF 06

Confirmation.

Three consents and submit. We respond to every nomination by 31 May, regardless of outcome.

EDITORIAL FIREWALL

Sponsors do not see nominations. Inclusion cannot be purchased. Nominations are read by the franchise editor and the editorial board only.

SECURE FORM · ENCRYPTED IN TRANSIT

01 YOUR FULL NAME

02 EMAIL · we may write back

03 ROLE · optional

04 AFFILIATION · optional

This is a self-nomination. (Welcome — earns no points.)

01 COMPANY NAME

02 WEBSITE · optional

03 HQ CITY · optional

04 HQ COUNTRY

05 SECTOR

06 STAGE

07 YEAR FOUNDED · optional

01

Privately held

Independent, or wholly-owned subsidiary of a private parent. Not public, not filing for IPO this cycle.
02

Operates in fintech

Any sub-sector. Neobanks welcome if doing genuinely original work.
03

Has a working product or live pilot

A pure pitch-deck company is not eligible. Something live, even if early.
04

No unresolved Tier-1 enforcement

FCA, SEC, OCC, ECB, MAS, ASIC. Not eligible while a live action remains open.
05

Will provide reference contacts

Customers, investors or partners we can speak to confidentially under embargo.

Originality

What is genuinely new about this company's work? In one paragraph, the thing the rest of the industry has not figured out yet.