DETROIT, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Benzinga, a media and data provider bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors, will hold its 7th annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a day of dealmaking, networking, and recognition in the financial technology space, on November 9, 2021.

Benzinga Unveils Global Fintech Awards Finalists

This latest event will recognize and award the disruptive innovators that are actively working to create positive and diverse changes in the financial services space.

By participating in the competition, companies and executives are reviewed by our panel on their impact in the areas of investing, technology, financial literacy, and more.

Those with the highest-ranked scores are acknowledged as the 2021 Benzinga Listmakers.

Additionally, the nominee with the highest amount of votes from Benzinga's Public Voting round wins the People's Choice Award. This year, Benzinga is honoring Aries - Powered by TradeStation.

This year's official 2021 Benzinga Fintech Listmakers include the following categories and and companies:

Best Accelerator

Huddle Fifty
F10 Fintech Incubator

Best Alternative Investments Platform

Vinovest
Mythic Markets
RealVantage
Hometap
CrowdStreet
InvestX
Yieldstreet
T-REX
SolidBlock
FarmTogether
Alumni Ventures
Arrived Homes
Cadre
CARL
Fundrise

Best API

Airbase
GeoComply Solutions Inc.
Winjit Technologies
Apiture
Leaf Trade
Paystand
Hydrogen
Episode Six
Zabo
Bospar
DriveWealth
Even Financial
ViewTrade Holding Corp.
Ally Lending

Best Automated Trading Software

8topuz Wealth Fintech
Privé Technologies
MetaTrader
SoFi

Best Broker for Short Selling

Cobra Trading
TradeZero
TD Ameritrade
TradeStation

Best Brokerage for Beginners

Invstr
Gatsby
Robinhood
E*TRADE Financial
Public
Stockpile

Best Brokerage for Forex

Forex.com
IG US
CMC Markets
Saxo Bank
XTB Online Trading

Best Brokerage for Options Trading

Charles Schwab
TradeStation Securities, Inc.
eOption
tastyworks

Best Brokerage for Trading Futures

NinjaTrader
Tradovate
TradeStation Securities, Inc.

Best Canadian Brokerage

Fundmore.ai
Wealthsimple
Questrade
Scotia iTrade
BMO Investorline

Best Data Analysis Tool

Giant Oak Inc.
FeedStock
Accern
S3
New Constructs, LLC
Chainalysis
Sigma Ratings
Riskalyze
Trillium Labs
TitanFlow

Best Day Trading Software

C3 Fund
Market Structure EDGE LLC
Interactive Brokers

Best Financial Literacy Tool

TradeOutLoud LLC
Finimize
gohenry
Google Pay
MarketWatch

Best Financial Planning Software

LendingPoint
Artezio
InvestCloud
Dreams
Even
DailyPay
Lili
NestEgg

Best Financial Research Company

Neuravest Research
TOGGLE AI
InMarket Media

Best InsurTech

Coterie Insurance
BriteCo
FintechOS - Northstar
LiquidX Digital Insurance Platform
Sproutt Life Insurance

Best Investment Research Tech

Inovestor
Market Chameleon
I Know First
Schaeffer's Investment Research
Trading Central
Q.ai
Ziggma Analytics
Moomoo Inc.

Best New Product

eMoney Advisor
Amicus.io
401GO
Confia
Archax
AlphaStream
360 DigiTech
Altruist
CBOT
Plastiq
Douugh
Credit Sesame
M Science
TiiCKER, Inc.

Best Paper Trading Platform

Thinkorswim by TD Ameritrade
Firstrade
Tradier

Best Portfolio Tracker

Accointing AG
Statfolio
Advyzon
Ziggma Analytics, Inc.
Kubera Apps, Inc.
Sharesight

Best Robo-Advisor

Osom Finance
Interactive Advisors
Titan

Best Software for Long Term Cryptocurrency Investments

REINNO
21Shares
BlockFi
iTrust Capital
CoinBase

Best Software for Trading Cryptocurrency

Coinrule
CoinFlip
Voyager Digital
TradeStation Crypto
Genesis

Best Trading Technology

Iris Social Stock App
FlowTrade
Apex Fintech Solutions
Devexperts
TrendSpider LLC
Sterling Trading Tech
TradeStation Securities, Inc.
FUTU Holdings Ltd. - Moomoo Inc.

Most Impactful Fintech Executive

Ryan Rosett, Credibly
Changpeng Zhao, Binance
Gabriele Columbro, FINOS

Most Influential Data Scientist

Juan Pablo Villatoro, CORE Monitoring Systems
Matt Ober, Third Point, LLC

Most Innovative ETF Company

Wilshire Phoenix
Innovator Capital Management (Innovator ETFs)
ARK Invest
Direxion ETFs
Roundhill Investments ETFs
Defiance ETFs

Most Innovative in Capital Markets

Trillium Labs - Surveyor
BOSONIC.digital
Roofstock, Inc.
tZERO Group, Inc.
Securitize
Samurai Data Analytics

Top Financial Influencer

Kenneth Glick, HitTheBid.com
Jaspreet Singh, Minority Mindset

Find out who will take the crown in each category, by joining us on November 9th for the virtual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards ceremony. If you would like to network with the winners and other top companies in Fintech, join us at the after-party in NYC after the ceremony. To participate in this recognition of the next wave of disruptive innovation in financial services, please visit bzawards.com to learn more and secure your spot. For questions contact events@benzinga.com.

About Benzinga

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