Fintech Awards 2026

The top 3

1. 1

   Nordea

   +1,695 · Helsinki, Finland

   Nordea is a leading Nordic universal bank providing personal, business and corporate banking, asset management and funds.

2. 2

   Froda

   +835 · Stockholm, Sweden

   Froda is a Stockholm-based fintech lender offering business loans and savings accounts to small and medium-sized companies.

3. 3

   Lunar

   +725 · Aarhus, Denmark

   Lunar is a Danish digital bank offering mobile-first accounts, cards, savings, investing and crypto for consumers and businesses.

Leaderboard: places 4 to 30

All 204 companies with points are in the fintech database, highest first. Every name links to a company profile.

Category winners

• BankingNordea +1,695Runner-up: Froda, +835
• PaymentsEnfuce +500Runner-up: Wise Europe, +470
• Regtech, KYC and fraudMonthio +665Runner-up: Signicat, +635
• Lending and creditMonthio +665Runner-up: SEB, +460
• Wealth and investingDreamplan +460Runner-up: SEB, +460
• Finance softwareChift +485Runner-up: Fimento, +405
• Crypto and digital assetsWyden +420Runner-up: Axiology, +400
• InsurtechSEB +460Runner-up: MarketforceLive, +445
• Stockholm fintechFroda +835Runner-up: Pingwire, +490
• Nordics outside SwedenNordea +1,695Runner-up: Lunar, +725
• Outside the NordicsING +530Runner-up: Chift, +485
• API and hackathon partnerNium +270Runner-up: Hummingbird, +200

Fintech marketing awards, measured by engagement

Most fintech awards are judged on a submission: one campaign, one product launch, one good year. The Fintech Awards look at something harder to fake: whether buyers, partners and readers actually engage with a company, month after month. 106 of the 204 scored companies are Nordic; the rest reach in from 22 other countries.

20 of the top 25 are based outside Sweden, and banking is the most common sector among them (10 of 25). Banks are not waiting to be sold to: Nordea, Froda, Lunar, Monthio, Subaio, ING, Tietoevry and Enfuce are in the top 10. The companies at the top have one thing in common: they show up. They answer, they read, they bring colleagues, and they take part in rooms they did not organise.

For what drives that kind of attention, see fintech marketing trends and strategy for 2027.

How Fintech Award Points work

• Everyone starts at 105. A company gets a score once it is active with us or our readers.
• Conversations count. Recent two-way contact with our team adds points, and repeated replies add more.
• Readers count. Every person at the company who reads Stockholm Growth & Fintech adds points, and close readers add the most.
• Reach counts. Companies based outside Stockholm get extra points for reaching the Stockholm community.
• Nothing is for sale. Points can't be bought, and clients get none for being clients. We publish totals only, never the people or signals behind them.

The table is a snapshot from 10 November 2026. Recent activity counts for more, so the order moves as the community does.

How to earn Fintech Award Points

• Read. Subscribe your team to Stockholm Growth & Fintech.
• Show up. Request a seat at an Insider Event: executive breakfasts, dinners, build days.
• Take the stage. Speak on a panel, co-host a room, or bring an API to a fintech hackathon.
• Reply. When we write to you, write back.

Questions about the Fintech Awards

What are the Fintech Awards?

The Fintech Awards are Alexandra Studio's ranking of the fintechs, banks and payments companies that are most active in the Nordic fintech community right now. Every company is scored in Fintech Award Points. The 10 November 2026 table covers 204 companies in 27 countries, and Nordea is #1 with 1,695 points.

How are Fintech Award Points calculated?

Every scored company starts at 105 points. Points are added for recent two-way conversations with our team, for replying again and again, for each person at the company who reads Stockholm Growth & Fintech (more for close readers), and for reaching the Stockholm community from outside Stockholm. We publish each company's total, never the individual signals or the people behind them.

Can a company buy Fintech Award Points?

No. Points cannot be bought, sponsored or traded for coverage, and working with Alexandra Studio earns no points. They measure engagement, not company size, funding or product quality.

How can my company earn Fintech Award Points?

Take part. Subscribe your team to Stockholm Growth & Fintech, come to an Insider Event, speak on a panel, co-host a room, or simply reply when we write to you. Companies outside Stockholm get extra points for reaching the Stockholm community.

How often is the leaderboard updated?

We recalculate the points whenever we refresh our data. This table is a snapshot from 10 November 2026; recent activity counts for more, so the order changes from month to month.

Is this a fintech marketing award?

It isn't a jury prize for one campaign. It rewards what good fintech marketing produces: buyers, partners and readers who engage. For campaigns and channels that earn that attention, see our guide to fintech marketing trends and strategy.

My company is listed wrong. How do I change it?

Use the add or remove forms linked under the leaderboard, and we will correct the profile or take it down.