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
Women in Technology & Data Awards
Recognizing outstanding women within the data and technology industries serving 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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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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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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Buy-Side Technology Awards
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Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party services catering to the global buy-side community
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American Financial and Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party vendors serving both sides of the financial services industry
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Awards winners
Waters Rankings 2025: Best execution management system (EMS) provider—SS&C Advent
Name of product or service: RealTick (Eze EMS)
Waters Rankings 2025: Best accounting system provider—SS&C Advent
Name of product or service: SS&C Geneva and Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX)
Waters Rankings 2025: Best distributed-ledger technology provider—DTCC
Name of product or service: DTCC ComposerX suite of products
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025 winner’s interview—FIS
FIS’s Post Trade Processing platform brings success in the Sell-Side Technology Awards
Waters Rankings 2025 winner’s interview—S&P Global Market Intelligence
S&P Global Market Intelligence's Justine Iverson discusses the firm's wins in the 2025 Waters Rankings, alongside the versatility its S&P Capital IQ Pro offering platform.
Waters Rankings 2025: Best outsourcing service provider—SmartStream Technologies
Name of product or service: SmartStream’s managed services
Waters Rankings 2025: Best buy-side order management system (OMS) provider—Bloomberg
Name of product or service: Bloomberg AIM
Waters Rankings 2025: Best artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider—S&P Global Market Intelligence
Name of product or service: S&P Capital IQ Solutions AI-Powered features
Waters Rankings 2025: Best market data provider—S&P Global Market Intelligence
Name of product or service: S&P Capital IQ Pro
Waters Rankings 2025: Best managed data service provider—SmartStream Technologies
Name of product or service: Reference Data Services