Switzerland’s thriving fintech scene is once again in the spotlight as the Swiss Fintech Awards 2025 announce their shortlist of the most promising start-ups.
A panel of 19 esteemed experts from Switzerland’s fintech sector have carefully reviewed over 60 applications, selected from a total of 100 submissions, to identify the most promising start-ups for this year’s Swiss Fintech Awards.
Following this rigorous selection process, five start-ups each have been shortlisted in the categories of “Early Stage Start-up of the Year” and “Growth Stage Start-up of the Year.”
Early Stage Start-Up of the Year – Top 5 Finalists
BlueBudget offers a budgeting application that connects seamlessly to all Swiss banks, helping users save money effortlessly.
eFrontiers is a financial education start-up promoting financial literacy through a white-label solution designed for gamified microlearning.
Poncho operates as an insurtech provider offering parametric weather insurance, delivering automatic refunds to customers affected by adverse weather conditions.
tiun equips businesses with commercial infrastructure designed to attract users, boost customer spending, and deepen engagement.
Yainvest enables financial service providers to better understand their clients, help them make smarter financial decisions, and grow assets under management.
Growth Stage Start-Up of the Year – Top 5 Finalists
21 Analytics supports virtual asset service providers in the fight against financial crime.
Calvin Risk delivers software designed for AI model validation, testing, and risk assessment.
CrowdSports is a blockchain-powered platform that allows football fans to financially support their favourite clubs while earning rewards based on club performance.
Rivero develops SaaS products that allow all players in the payments ecosystem to digitalise and automate their payment processes.
Taurus provides institutional-grade infrastructure for the custody and management of digital assets.
The Swiss Fintech Awards is made possible by broad collaboration across Switzerland’s finance and fintech ecosystem, including banks, insurers, investors, accelerators, media, academia, industry associations, and more.
This year’s winners will be revealed on 11 June at the Swiss Fintech Awards Night in Zurich.
On the same day, all finalists will present their business models at the fintech conference hosted by Finanz und Wirtschaft.
