{"id":23603,"date":"2026-09-09T11:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finnosummit.com\/?p=23603"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:50:11","slug":"list-of-finalists-by-category-for-the-first-finnosummit-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finnosummit.com\/en\/list-of-finalists-by-category-for-the-first-finnosummit-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Finalists by Category for the First FINNOSUMMIT Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As part of its 10th edition, FINNOSUMMIT launched for the first time awards recognizing those who, over the last decade, built the foundations of Latin America’s Fintech ecosystem upon which the transformation of the real economy is being built today. Today, the three finalists for each industry category are announced. The finalists and winner of the sixth category, the Special Award for Editorial Trajectory in Financial Innovation, will be revealed alongside the rest of the winners on The Beacon stage at FINNOSUMMIT 2026.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

After more than 150 nominations from the community, the Official Jury proceeded with the deliberation. Formed by the two co-founders of FINNOSUMMIT\u2014Ferm\u00edn Bueno and Andr\u00e9s Fontao\u2014and three specialized industry journalists: Jeannette Leyva (columnist for El Financiero<\/em> and host of the ____ program on W Radio), Iv\u00e1n Ram\u00edrez (Business Editor at El Heraldo<\/em>), and Roberto Noguez (Editor of El CEO<\/em> magazine), the members chose those who built the Fintech foundations upon which the next decade of the real economy will be built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lifetime Ecosystem Pioneer Award<\/strong> This category rewards the historical pioneers, the first architects who, 10 years ago, began building the foundations when financial disruption was barely a brave bet. The three finalists are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n