Compliance and investment advice startups were the big winners at the first ever Fintech Lion Awards.
Bert Boerman of Governance.io (front, centre) being congratulated by Alexandre Rochegude of KPMG Luxembourg, after Governance.io won top prize at the Fintech Lion AwardsXavier Bettel, the prime minister, speaks at the Fintech Lion Awards on 21 JuneDagmar Bottenbruch of Crosslend, a finalist in the Fintech Lion AwardsThe grande finale of the Fintech Lion Awards, held at KPMG’s Kirchberg complex on Tuesday eveningSebastian Hasenack of InvestifyKen Van Eesbeek of BirdeeEva Sadoun of finalist 1001pactThe grande finale of the Fintech Lion Awards, held at KPMG’s Kirchberg complex on Tuesday eveningA jury member listens to the EMP Corp finalist pitchGilles Moro of EMP CorpTiphaine Saltini of NeurodecisionBert Boerman of Governance.io during his finalist presentationKPMG Luxembourg chief Georges Bock (second from left), Luxembourg finance minister Pierre Gramegna (third from left) during the Fintech Lion Awards on 21 JuneBalazs Klemm of Almax AnalyticsSylvain Forté of SesammHervé Bonazzi of Scaled Risk (centre), one of the finalists who presented at the Fintech Lion AwardsThe grande finale of the Fintech Lion Awards, held at KPMG’s Kirchberg complex on Tuesday eveningNetworking at the “KPMG Plage” while the jury deliberatesEntertainment at the “KPMG Plage” while the jury deliberatesPierre Gramegna, the finance minister, announcing prize winnersNatacha Oskian of KPMG Luxembourg (left) with Pierre Gremegna (second from left), who presented the “Best pitch” prize to Tiphaine Saltini of NeurodecisionPablo Bulcke of KPMG LuxembourgPierre Gramegna (left) naming Hervé Bonazzi of Scaled Risk “Fintech entrepreneur of the year” at the Fintech Lion Awards on 21 JuneBert Boerman (centre) and Governance.io colleagues wait for the final announcement next to jury member and Alfi chair Denise Voss (right)Pierre Gramegna (left) presents Governance.io managers with the “Fintech startup of the year” prizeGovernance.io was named “Fintech startup of the year” during the KPMG Fintech Lion Awards on Tuesday eveningThe three Fintech Lion Awards prize statues, as seen during the grand finale, held at KPMG’s Kirchberg complex on 21 June
Photo: Anna Katina
The competition, organised by KPMG Luxembourg, aimed to identify and support outstanding financial technology startups with a connection to the Grand Duchy. The contest had drawn 80 outfits by the time applications closed in April. Then 15 startups presented during a semifinal round in May, which in turn nettedten finalists.
During the grand finale, held Tuesday evening at KPMG’s Kirchberg HQ, the ten had their last chance to pitch their project. The top three prizes were presented later during the event, which was attended by Xavier Bettel, the prime minister, and Pierre Gramegna, the finance minister.
Governance.io was named “Fintech startup of the year”, winning €50,000 and four months at the Technoport incubator. The company facilitates regulatory compliance in the investment fund sector.
Scaled Risk’s Hervé Bonazzi was named “Fintech entrepreneur of the year”, earning a week of networking with bigwigs in Silicon Valley. The startup’s technology lets financial firms tap into big data for risk and regulatory compliance functions.
Maison Moderne, the company that publishes Delano, was an official partner of the competition.
UPDATE: Following the ceremony, KPMG rebranded the competition as “Fintech Awards Luxembourg”. Information about the second edition will be announced on the Fintech Awards Luxembourg website.
