AFTAs 2023: All the winners and why they won
Here are the winners of the 30 categories in the 2023 American Financial Technology Awards. This year's multi-category winners are JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust and Wells Fargo.
Below are the winners in the 30 categories that make up this year’s American Financial Technology Awards. Five end-user firms―JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust and Wells Fargo―won multiple categories, while the best IT team categories were won by Goldman Sachs (sell side), TCW Group (buy side), and Devexperts (third-party technology vendor).
End-user section
- Best analytics initiative – Charles Schwab
- Best reporting initiative – Northern Trust
- Best mobile strategy initiative – Northern Trust
- Best compliance initiative – JP Morgan
- Best cross-asset trading initiative – Goldman Sachs
- Best data management initiative – Northern Trust
- Best agile initiative – JP Morgan
- Best AI/machine learning initiative – Morgan Stanley
- Best cloud initiative – Morgan Stanley
- Best infrastructure initiative – JP Morgan
- Best IT integration initiative – Wells Fargo
- Best IT team (sell side) – Goldman Sachs Marquee
- Best IT team (buy side) – TCW Group
- Best risk management initiative – Morgan Stanley
- Most cutting-edge IT initiative – Wells Fargo
Vendor section
- Best agile initiative – 28Stone
- Best collaboration/alliance initiative – Raistone
- Best communication infrastructure initiative – Symphony
- Best new technology introduced over the last 12 months (AI & machine learning) – CompatibL
- Best new technology introduced over the last 12 months (analytics) – Axioma
- Best new technology introduced over the last 12 months (data, data services & data management) – SS&C Technologies
- Best new technology introduced over the last 12 months (infrastructure) – Sterling Trading Tech
- Best new technology introduced over the last 12 months (trading, risk & compliance) – Acadia
- Best third-party technology vendor IT team – Devexperts
- Best trading infrastructure initiative – Broadridge Financial Solutions
- Most innovative third-party technology vendor (AI & machine learning) – GeoQuant, part of BMI, a Fitch Solutions company
- Most innovative third-party technology vendor (analytics) – Solve
- Most innovative third-party technology vendor (data, data services & data management) – SmartStream Technologies
- Most innovative third-party technology vendor (infrastructure, outsourcing & managed services) – Exactpro
- Most innovative third-party technology vendor (trading, risk & compliance) – Jacobi
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