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Finder Innovation Awards 2024: Winners announced!
Recognising Australia's most forward-thinking businesses.
Now in its ninth year, the Finder Innovation Awards is an annual celebration of the individuals, teams, and brands who go above and beyond the status quo. We give props to those who continue to evolve their businesses to meet and exceed the ever-changing needs of Australian consumers.
It takes courage to be innovative, which is why we're excited to crown this year's winners. Congratulations to the following brands for taking home gold in their respective categories.
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Innovation Awards Winners
AI Innovation - Fundo
AI tech has evolved significantly over the last few years, with huge impact across a range of industries. This year's AI Innovation award winner, Fundo Loans, is using AI to revolutionise the lending experience. Congratulations to Fundo for transforming the lending experience by making financial solutions faster and smarter.
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App Innovation - Tyro
No hardware? No problem. This year's App Innovation award winner is taking remote payments to the next level. Tyro's BYO payments feature is the first product in Australia leveraging Tap to Pay on iPhone. BYO is a simple and secure way for merchants to accept payments on the go using their iPhone app. Way to go, Tyro!
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Appliance Innovation - JURA
Congratulations to JURA for winning the Appliance Innovation category. JURA's latest J8 model of their fully automated coffee machine is stacked with innovative features that make it well-deserving of the award. Clever features include its Sweet Foam function, one-touch milk system cleaning function and the ability to simultaneously brew two coffees at once.
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B2B Innovation - Revolut
The B2B Innovation category received the most number of entries this year, but Revolut stood out from the crowd, taking home gold for its business app. The Revolut business app is designed for businesses of all sizes – rapidly improving how start-ups, scale-ups, and enterprises accept and make payments, control spending, and empower their teams.
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Banking and Payments Innovation - Tyro
The judges were so impressed with Tyro's entry it won not one but two Finder Innovation awards this year. Congratulations, Tyro, for also taking home gold in the Banking & Payments Innovation category.
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Beauty Product Innovation - ghd
Congratulations to ghd for winning the Beauty Product Innovation award for its Chronos styling tool. The Chronos is a professional high definition styler that creates results that last 24hrs. And our judges loved it.
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Digital Assets & Web3 Innovation - Swyftx
Congratulations to Swyftx for winning this year's Digital Assets & Web3 Innovation Award! Swyftx launched a scam prevention pilot program which offered a financial reward to customers for completing a course on scam awareness and enabling two factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. Being paid to beat scammers is definitely deserving of an award in our books.
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Innovation Champion - Leigh Sherry, Wini Health
Leigh Sherry from Wini Health has been crowned this year's Innovation Champion. Congratulations! Previously shortlisted for the same award in 2023, Leigh won this year's award for her relentless appetite to challenge the way the health industry approaches mature-age health and wellness.
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Insurance Innovation - ROLLiN' Insurance
ROLLiN' knocked it out of the park this year earning the top gong in the Insurance Innovation category. Its Safe 'n Save feature gives customers a potential discount off their monthly policy based on how they and their Listed Drivers score on safe driving. The judges thought it was one of the best uses of innovative technology they've seen in the insurance industry.
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Investment Innovation - Raiz Invest
Congratulations to Raiz for winning this year's Investment Innovation Award! Raiz Invest Plus Portfolio gives people the ability to build fully customisable portfolios from a selection of ETFs, single ASX-listed stocks, Bitcoin, and Australian residential property—all with fractional exposure and no brokerage costs, and with a minimum investment of just $5. Well done Raiz for lowering the barrier to entry for Aussies to start investing.
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Lending Innovation - Jacaranda Finance
Just because you've been good with money lately, it doesn't necessarily mean you have a strong credit score. This year's Lending Innovation winner is helping people get access to loans by taking a holistic view of a person's financial profile. Congratulations, Jacaranda Finance.
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Mattress Innovation - Koala
Koala know a thing or two about building comfortable and thoughtfully designed furniture so it's no surprise they've won Finder's inaugural Mattress Innovation award category. Koala's Plus Mattress is their most advanced sleep solution and was designed in Sydney to meet Australia's unique climate challenges. It's stacked with features including 8cm Kloudcell Cooling Gel Comfort, a seasonal topper and 5-zone support for advanced ergonomic support.
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Most Innovative Team - desk.coach
Desk.coach is no stranger to innovation, having previously been shortlisted for a Finder Innovation Award in 2023. This year desk.coach impressed the judges with its latest feature that uses nudge technology to empower customers to prioritise their health throughout the working day.
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Online Customer Service Innovation - Bare
Congratulations to Bare for taking home gold in the Online Customer Service Innovation category. Bare's mission is to change the way Australians say goodbye and make one of the hardest times of life a little bit easier. The judges applauded Bare for building a digital next of kin platform that centralises all funeral arrangements in one simple place. Their customer-centric platform demonstrates their unwavering commitment to providing incredible customer support and personalised services.
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Retail Product Innovation - Glow Dreaming
Congratulations to Glow Dreaming for winning this year's Retail Product Innovation award with the launch of its latest model of the Glow Sleep Easy. Their sleep-aid for kids and adults is not only an Australian-first but a world-first in its engineering of sound delivery and smart app integration.
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Social Impact Innovation - G&C Mutual Bank
Essential workers like nurses, ambulance paramedics and police officers are often unsung heroes keeping us safe. This year's Social Impact Innovation award winner G&C Mutual Bank is recognising our heroes by supporting their journeys home ownership. The Essential Worker Home Loan (EWHL) comes with a bunch of cost-saving features like a 100% offset account and a low interest rate for up to 95% LVR. Well done, team G&C.
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Tech Innovation - Amber Electric
Tech innovations can come from any industry and this year's winner is doing important work to help combat climate change. Amber Electric impressed the judges with Australia's first residential Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) technology, optimised for real-time pricing. The judges noted the tech behind this innovation is incredibly novel and has the potential to be disruptive with the rise of EVs. Congratulations to Amber Electric!
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Telco Innovation - More and CommBank
Congratulations to More for winning this year's Telco Innovation award. Their partnership with Commbank gives customers access to more account and usage info via the CommBank app. Not only that, but Commbank Yello customers enjoy access to exclusive, personalised discounts on More NBN and mobile plans. With sky-high cost of living, the More and CommBank Yello integration is well positioned to help Aussies save in a convenient way.
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Travel Innovation - Travel Money Oz
With so much to remember ahead of an overseas holiday, having cash in the local currency is often left to the last minute. This leaves us with few (and often expensive) options. Travel Money Oz's latest innovation is changing this experience with their same day delivery and click and collect services for foreign cash. The judges commended Travel Money Oz for creating a travel innovation that saves people time and stress.
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Entry guide and scoring
How we choose the winners and finalists A judging panel of Finder experts review and score the submissions based on the entry criteria for each category. View the entry and scoring guidelines for more information.
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