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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.

Yes. Self-nominations are welcome. Companies can also be nominated by customers, partners, investors or members of the wider fintech community.

Companies must be privately held, operating in fintech and have a working product or active pilot. See the full details in the entry guide.

No. We don’t set a revenue floor, a minimum funding round or a headcount requirement. Revenue is one input into trajectory, but it is never the only one. A pre-revenue infrastructure team can outscore a late-stage name if the company is building something more original, technically strong or market-shaping.

Yes. The list is open to any private fintech sub-sector. A neobank or later-stage company earns a place when it is doing something genuinely interesting or influential, not simply because it is 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. Sponsors do not nominate, score or 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.

The list is run by the editor, supported by an editorial panel. Every editor and panellist declares conflicts in writing before any candidate is discussed. Where someone holds equity, a board seat or a material commercial relationship with a company, they are removed from that company's review. A recusal log is published with the list.