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No. Nominations are free and always will be. There is no cost to be included on the published list, and inclusion cannot be purchased through any of our commercial partnerships.

No. There is no revenue floor, no funding-round floor and no employee-count floor. A pre-revenue infrastructure team can outscore a late-stage name. Revenue is one input into Trajectory — never the only one.

Yes. The list is open to any private fintech sub-sector. A neobank or a later-stage company wins a place when it is doing something the industry has not seen — not simply by adding users.

No. The list is for private companies only. A company that lists publicly, files for IPO, or is acquired by a public parent during the judging year graduates from the list immediately.

No. Inclusion is an editorial decision made by the newsroom and the panel. Sponsors do not nominate, do not score, and do not see the list before it is public. This rule is published in the methodology.

Use the nomination form. It is open to any private fintech in any geography, free and confidential. Self-nominations are welcome — they simply do not earn points.

Every panellist declares conflicts in writing before any candidate is discussed. Where a panellist holds equity, a board seat or a material commercial relationship with a candidate, they recuse from that company's score. The recusal log is published with the list.