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
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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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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Awards winners
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2026 winner’s interview—Kate Stepp (FactSet)
FactSet’s Kate Stepp discusses her new role and Technology leader of the year win in this year’s awards
Asia Awards 2026: Best transaction-cost analysis (TCA) solution—Bloomberg
Bloomberg wins best transaction-cost analysis (TCA) solution in the 2026 Asia Awards.
Asia Awards 2026: Best KYC/AML service—Fenergo
Fenergo wins best KYC/AML service in the 2026 Asia Awards.
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2026 winner’s interview—Rita Chiu (SS&C Advent)
SS&C Advent’s Rita Chiu discusses her Technology innovator of the year win in this year’s awards
Asia Awards 2026: Best analytics solution—Numerix
Numerix wins best analytics solution in the 2026 Asia Awards.
Asia Awards 2026: Best algo trading product—Tethys Technology
Tethys Technology wins best algo trading product in the 2026 Asia Awards.
Asia Awards 2026: Best outsourcing provider—Northern Trust
Northern Trust wins best outsourcing provider in the 2026 Asia Awards.
WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2026: All the winners and why they won
The winners of the 7th annual WatersTechnology Asia Awards were announced at a cocktail reception in Hong Kong on the evening of May 28.
Witad Awards 2026: Market data professional of the year—Colette Garcia, Bloomberg
Colette Garcia, global head of enterprise data real-time content at Bloomberg, wins market data professional of the year in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Technology leader of the year (vendor)—Kate Stepp, FactSet
Kate Stepp, chief AI officer at FactSet, wins technology leader of the year (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.