Awards
About the WatersTechnology Awards
WatersTechnology runs seven awards programs annually, starting with the Women in Technology & Data Awards, held on or around International Women’s Day in March, and culminating with the American Financial Technology Awards, held in the first week of December. All awards are online only and are free to enter for all firms regardless of their location, although entrants should be aware that these awards focus on the data, technologies and services used by capital markets participants (investments banks, asset managers, hedge funds, exchanges, etc.) and not the retail sector. Firms may enter as many categories as they wish, on the condition that the technology or service they are entering is appropriate for the category they have selected.
Our Awards and Ranking
Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards
Recognizing outstanding market, reference, and alternative data and data-related technologies across the capital markets
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Sell-Side Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party services catering to the global sell-side community
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Buy-Side Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party services catering to the global buy-side community
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American Financial Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party vendors serving both sides of the financial services industry
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Women in Technology & Data Awards
Recognizing outstanding women within the data and technology industries serving the capital markets
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WatersTechnology Asia Awards
Recognizing excellence in the development and deployment of technology and data services across Asia’s capital markets community
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Waters Rankings
The longest-running of all WatersTechnology’s awards where the category winners are determined exclusively by the brand’s readers
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Awards winners
Waters Rankings 2026: Best performance measurement and attribution system provider—FactSet
FactSet wins best performance measurement and attribution system provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its FactSet Performance Solutions (FPS).
Waters Rankings 2026: Best artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence wins best artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its S&P Capital IQ Pro product.
Waters Rankings 2026: Best outsourcing service provider—Northern Trust
Northern Trust wins best outsourcing service provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) and Foreign Exchange (FX) services.
Waters Rankings 2026: Best AML compliance solution provider—KYCP
KYCP wins best AML compliance solution provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its KYCP product.
Waters Rankings 2026: Best managed data service provider—Rimes
Rimes wins best managed data service provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its Intelligence Fabric for Capital Markets product.
Waters Rankings 2026: Best corporate actions solution provider—SIX
SIX wins best corporate actions solution provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its Global Corporate Actions service.
Waters Rankings 2026: Best accounting system provider—FundGuard
FundGuard wins best accounting system provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its FundGuard platform.
Waters Rankings 2026: Best market data provider—LSEG
LSEG wins best market data provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its LSEG Data & Feeds.
Waters Rankings 2026: Best low-latency data feed provider—LSEG
LSEG wins best low-latency data feed provider in the 2026 Waters Rankings for its Real-Time – Direct service.
Waters Rankings 2026: All the winners
WatersTechnology readers voted to determine the winners in 35 technology and data categories comprising this year’s Waters Rankings, held for the first time in London on July 1.