AIFMaps Won The Second Edition of The FinTech Awards Luxembourg | #DigitalLuxembourg #Luxembourg #ICT | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
From www.siliconluxembourg.lu - June 30, 2017 3:57 PM
The top prizes at the FinTech Awards Luxembourg, held on 28 June at KPMG’s headquarters in Kirchberg, were awarded to AIFMaps, PayKey (first runner up), and getmeIns (second runner up). The Women in FinTech Award, given irrespectively of the other prizes, went to Blanco Services. The jury additionally decided to give a special mention to CarPay-Diem. The winners were whittled out of a competitive pool of 15 semi-finalists.

From left to right: Nasir Zubairi (CEO of the LHoFT and co-founder of the Fintech Awards Luxembourg), Fintech Startup of the Year 2017 represented by V. Jacob Bernstein (AIFMaps), Luxembourg’s Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna, Georges Bock (head of tax and co-founder of the Fintech Awards Luxembourg – KPMG Luxembourg).

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel opened the Awards, welcoming the contestants to a country that values entrepreneurship. “In Luxembourg you will find a government working on concrete solutions to push research and innovation into the finance sector,” said Mr Bettel. He added, “Our ecosystem can adapt rapidly to a changing environment and this will always be amongst our strengths.”

The semi-finalists came from as far away as China and Israel, though the bulk were European, including three Luxembourgish startups. They varied in sector, including regulatory technology (“RegTech”), investment management, blockchain, payment, and others.

 

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