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2025 shortlist

Highlighting the industry’s most outstanding professionals and organisations. These nominees have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and leadership, setting themselves apart as top contenders in the lending market.

 

Please note this is a daytime ceremony

Alternative Consumer Lender of the Year


Bamboo
Lendology CIC
Propel Holdings 
Salad
Snap Finance

 

Alternative SME Lender of the Year


Elect Capital
Love Finance
Novuna Business Finance
Nucleus Commercial Finance

 

Best Asset Finance Provider


Allica Bank
grenke Leasing
Haydock Finance 
Novuna Business Finance

Best Brand


Cynergy Bank
Equifax
Propel Finance 

 

Best Building Society for Mortgages


The Cambridge Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society

 

Best Commercial Finance Broker


Evolve Business Finance
Love Finance

 

Best Commercial Lender


Allica Bank
Novuna Business Finance  

 

Best Credit Information Provider


Equifax
Experian
Nova Credit UK

 

Best Financial Inclusion Initiative


Experian - Oakbrook One 
Moneyline
Nova Credit UK

 

Best Fintech Lender


365 Finance

Nucleus Commercial Finance

 

Best Invoice Finance Provider


Cynergy Business Finance
Metro Bank - Invoice Finance

 

Best Specialist Mortgage Lender


Foundation Home Loans
Gen H

 

Best Support for SMEs


Cynergy Bank
grenke Leasing
mcl finance

 

Best Technology Partner


Evalueserve
Phoebus Software

Best Use of Technology


365 Finance

Equifax
Experian - ReFi 
Infact
Nationwide Building Society and Experian
Novuna Business Finance

 

Business Leader of the Year


Warren Abbey, 365 Finance

Edward Lunn, Plata

Andy Smith, Snap Finance

 

Customer Service Excellence 


Plata
Snap Finance   

 

Innovation Award


Auquan
Experian - ReFi 
Moneyline
The Digital DRA

 

Rising Star


Shaya Klein, Elect Capital

Annavelle Raven, Snap Finance

Ellie Vogel, Experian

 

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