Common Questions

All startups or scaleups from the fintech or insurtech sectors or related tech sectors (such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, etc.) are invited to participate, provided the company has a clear link to the financial sector.

The application is now closed for FTGA 2024. Please follow us on Linkedin to stay up to date and follow us on www.f6s.com so we can reach out to you when applications open for next year's awards.

No. The jury determines which prize category a participant falls into

The application period for FTGA2024 ended on June 13, 2024 at 23.59h, CEST.

No. An application by email - even if received by email during the application period - will not be considered.

Yes, it is possible. There have already been several double winners since the first edition of the FTGA.

Yes, this is possible, as long as there is a clear connection to the German market, e.g. an office in Germany, predominantly German shareholders or similar. For such companies, the category Promising International Startup in Germany was created.

If your startup was mentioned in the shortlist of nominees announced on our LinkedIn page, your company is eligible to win an award. The final winners will be revealed during the award evening. Follow us on LinkedIn for updates: Fintech Germany Awards LinkedIn.

The Fintech Germany Award was launched in 2016 by Techfluence, WM Group and Frankfurt Main Finance. It is supported in particular by the top-class jury of over 20 members and our sponsors and partners. Since 2022, the FTGA has been organized by Techfluence, which was also the name giver at the time.

For FTGA2024 there will be the categories: Seed Stage, Early Stage, Growth & Later Stage, Most Promising International Startup in Germany as well as two special awards for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Assets.

No and Yes. One can only win in one category of the funding stages. If the FTGA Jury is of the opinion that a participating company is both the first in an award category and worthy of a special award, it is possible to be invited to the stage twice in one evening to receive the award.

FTGA will take place on Monday, 11th of November 2024 from 18h in Frankfurt !

This year’s event is at Kunstverein Familie Montez, Honsellstr. 7, 60314 Frankfurt

In 2023 FTGA was free of charge. This is not possible unfortunately in 2024. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

Participation in the award is no longer free for startups and scale-ups. Tickets for the award evening will be available on Eventbrite. Travel costs to the award evening cannot be covered.

You can buy your tickets here

The Jury first determines the longlist of all participating companies as part of an in scope review. In a second step, the Jury uses a scoring model to determine the shortlist from which the winners are drawn. The longlist and shortlist are published on www.fintechgermanyaward.de and communicated via social media.

If your company has been nominated by a Jury member, completing a questionnaire  can provide valuable information for the Jury’s evaluation process. However, for FTGA2024, the application process is now closed. Keep an eye out for when it reopens for FTGA2025. Once available, you can follow the ‘APPLY NOW’ button to submit the necessary details.

The core Jury has existed in its current form for many years. Some Jury members have been with the company since the beginning. If a seat becomes available, candidates can be invited on the suggestion of existing Jury members or suggested by sponsors.