Awards
Women in Technology & Data Awards
Recognizing outstanding women within the data and technology industries serving the capital markets
Sell-Side Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party services catering to the global sell-side community
Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards
Recognizing outstanding market, reference, and alternative data and data-related technologies across the capital markets
WatersTechnology Asia Awards
Recognizing excellence in the development and deployment of technology and data services across Asia's capital markets community
Waters Rankings
The longest-running of all WatersTechnology’s awards where the category winners are determined exclusively by the brand’s readers
Buy-Side Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party services catering to the global buy-side community
American Financial and Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party vendors serving both sides of the financial services industry
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.
Awards winners
Best data governance solution—Siepe
Siepe wins Best data governance solution at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Best reference data initiative—Derivatives Services Bureau
The DSB wins Best reference data initiative at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Best corporate actions managed service—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence wins Best corporate actions managed service at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025: Best distributed-ledger technology—Broadridge Financial Solutions
Project: Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR)
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025: Best sell-side back-office platform—FIS
Product: FIS Post Trade Processing Platform
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025: Best sell-side data management product—S&P Global Market Intelligence
Product: EDM
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025: Best sell-side middle-office platform—Gresham
Product: Prime EDM
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025: Best sell-side compliance product—S&P Global Market Intelligence Cappitech
Product: Cappitech
Best cloud-based data provider—Gresham
Gresham wins Best cloud-based data provider at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.
Best corporate actions data initiative—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence wins Best corporate actions data initiative at the IMD & IRD Awards 2025.