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FTF NEWS HONORS FINTECH INNOVATION (Continued from Page 35)This year’s award nominees were suggested by the industry professionals themselves — including technology and service providers, consulting firms, industry utilities, industry bodies, regulators, exchanges, and financial services institutions such as investment banks, broker- dealers, custodians, and buy-side and sell-side firms.In each case, the nominator was required to explain the submission in detail and in 300 words maximum, focusing on how the entry fit the category and on specific post- trade operations achievements and innovations made during 2013. “The more detailed and original the entry, the better,” the FTF News awards team specified.The category creation, nominating and voting processes were managed by a panel of judges consisting of Maureen Lowe, founder, president and publisher, FTF and FTF News; Eugene Grygo, chief content editor, FTF News; John P. Needham, president, Needham Consulting; Jon Ambos, senior buy-side operations leader; David Easthope, senior vice president for the Securities & Investments group of market research firm Celent; and Chris Pickles, independent consultant.Except for the Editor’s Choice Award, industry participants, who were vetted before being allowed to vote, selected the winners.The results?We had more diversity in 2014 than in past years among the nominees and the winners,” Grygo says. “We are seeing more players getting into the middle- and back-office spaces, and the good news is that innovation is turning out to be the deciding factor for success.36FALL 2014 | FTF NEWS MAGAZINE