American Financial Technology Awards 2021 | Infopro Digital Risk | 1 October 2021 | virtual

The AFTAs consist of two sections: End-User categories and Vendor categories. Only end-user firms — banks, brokers, asset manager and hedge funds — may enter the end-user categories. Only third-party technology providers may enter the vendor categories.

Categories
End-user awards
• Best Global Deployment
• Best Risk Management Initiative
• Best Analytics Initiative
• Best Reporting Initiative
• Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative
• Best Data Management Initiative
• Best Cloud Initiative
• Best Infrastructure Initiative
• Most Cutting-Edge IT Initiative
• Best IT Integration Initiative
• Best Mobile Strategy Initiative
• Best Compliance Initiative
• Best Technology Executive, Buy side
• Best Technology Executive, Sell side
• Best IT Team - Buy side
• Best IT Team - Sell side

Technology vendor awards
• Best Third-Party Technology Vendor IT Team
• Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology
• Best New Technology Introduced Over the Last 12 Months
• Best Third-Party Technology Vendor CIO or CEO
• Most Innovative Third-Party Technology Vendor
• Best Front-Office Initiative
• Best Middle-Office Initiative
• Best Back-Office Initiative
• Best Collaboration Initiative
• Best Partnership or Alliance
• Best Use of Agile Methodology
• Best Trading Infrastructure Provider
• Best Communication Infrastructure Provider

2019 Winners

Best Analytics Initiative
• Janus Henderson Investors

Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Initiative
• Marlabs Inc.

Best Back-Office Initiative
• SmartStream Technologies

Best Cloud Initiative
• JP Morgan Chase

Best Collaboration Initiative
• Tradeteq

Best Communication Infrastructure Provider
• TransFICC

Best Compliance Initiative
• Bank of America

Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative
• Morgan Stanley

Best Data Management Initiative
• Balyasny Asset Management

Best Front-Office Initiative
• Pragma

Best Global Deployment
• Société Générale

Best Infrastructure Initiative
• TD Securities

Best IT Integration Initiative
• JP Morgan Asset Management

Best IT Team (Buy Side)
• Charles Schwab Investment Management

Best IT Team (Sell Side)
• Deutsche Bank

Best Middle-Office Initiative
• AxiomSL

Best Mobile Strategy Initiative
• Bank of America

Best New Technology Introduced over the last 12 Months – AI, Machine Learning and Analytics
• ActiveViam

Best New Technology Introduced over the last 12 Months – Data and Data Services
• MDSL

Best New Technology Introduced over the last 12 Months – Infrastructure
• HPR (Hyannis Port Research)

Best New Technology Introduced over the last 12 Months – Trading and Risk
• Numerix

Best Partnership or Alliance
• Qontigo and Charles River Development

Best Reporting Initiative
• Northern Trust

Best Risk Management Initiative
• Charles Schwab Investment Management

Best Technology Executive (Buy Side)
• Souheil Badran, Northwestern Mutual

Best Technology Executive (Sell Side)
• Stacey Cunningham, NYSE

Best Third-Party Vendor CEO or CIO
• Ann Neidenbach, LSEG

Best Third-Party Technology Vendor IT Team
• Vestmark

Best Trading Infrastructure Provider
• IPC Systems

Best use of the Agile Methodology
• Caplin Systems

Most Cutting-Edge IT Initiative
• Bank of America

Most Innovative Third-Party Technology Vendor
• Behavox