Cutting-edge and mainstream strides are the common themes among the winners of the 2025 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards.
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) has revealed the winners of the 2025 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards program, and cutting-edge and mainstream achievements are the common themes among the winners.
The FTF Awards program — now in its 14th year — honors providers, organizations, and individuals who made significant contributions to the profession of securities operations and all its facets in 2024. The FTF Awards effort also honors those who have been involved in philanthropic and related efforts.
The winners of the categories of the FTF Awards are chosen by their peers in the industry who go through a vetting process. The winners can be financial services firms, IT systems and services providers, consultancies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.
Here is a quick sampling of the winners for this year:
- Service Provider of the Year: S&P Global
- Software Solution of the Year: Murex MX.3
- Best Professional Services Provider: Nasdaq Client Services (CS) for Nasdaq AxiomSL, and Nasdaq Calypso
- Best Outsourcing Provider: The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) unit of Broadridge Financial Solutions
- Financial Technology Leader of the Year: Loveness Rusike, senior vice president, global head of professional services at Numerix
The awards program and gala are rewarding securities industry participants that faced a surge in the need to provide back-office support for digital assets, several crackdowns by regulators on the recordkeeping front, ongoing sanctions, AML and other financial crime concerns, and the major impact of technologies based on artificial intelligence (A.I.) that promise to revolutionize operations.
For instance, the winners in the leading-edge categories are:
- Best A.I. Solution: SmartStream Air
- Best Digital Asset Processing Solution: Blockchain-Enabled Transfer Agency and Registrar Services (“WisdomTree Transfers”)
- Best Cutting-Edge Solution: NRI I-STAR/GX Swift Business Connect
The full list of the award winners can be found here.
“Winning an FTF News Technology Innovation Award takes true excellence, especially when you’re competing against more than 70 impressive nominees,” says Maureen Lowe, founder and editor-in-chief of FTF and FTF News. The 2025 FTF Awards marks the fourteenth year of this prestigious securities industry program. “This year’s winners represent proven innovation, operational advancements, and the kind of leadership that’s actively reshaping the future of capital markets. Their commitment to helping clients work smarter and faster — while navigating constant change — is exactly what drives our industry forward. Congratulations to all 2025 winners. We look forward to celebrating with you at the FTF Awards Night on June 17!”
The gala event celebrating the winners will take place on June 17, Tuesday, at the Venue on Music Row at the Hard Rock Hotel, 159 West 48 St., NYC 10036. The celebration begins at 6 pm.
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