Congratulations to this year’s winners! Thank you to our dedicated Judging Panel for taking the time review our near 40 entries. Check the 2018 entries here. Check the Global Forum here: GFRID2018.
See all the Category Winners and Award Mentions below with their scorecards.
Leverage our AI powered remittance chatbot, to enable SMS based Pan-Africa digital money transfer.
Category Average Score: 5.78
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 6.7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 6.0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 6.3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 7.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Mobile ID fills in the gaps left by traditional data sources for greater financial inclusion
Category Average Score: 5.83
Judge’s Reason for Mention
“Trulioo’s entry was the most compelling entry for me. The effectiveness and simplicity, and wide ranging potential of the Mobile ID solution really stood out.”
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 6.7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 7.7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 7.3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 8.8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 7.2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Category Average Score: 5.48
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4.8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 6.8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 7.7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 6.3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Enabling money transfer interoperability within Tanzania to realize true potential of mobile money
Category Average Score: 5.85
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 7.2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 6.5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 7.5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 8.8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 6.8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
One cross-border account, for the core financial needs of migrants; Wages, Mastercard, remittances.
Category Average Score: 5.71
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6.7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 6.3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Category Average Score: 5.39
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 6.0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 6.8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 7.7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Empowering regulators with the right technology and tools to track, monitor and audit transaction inflows and outflows.
Category Average Score: 5.83
Judge’s Reason for Mention
“RemitONE’s solution shows that they understand the problem that needs to be addressed and have built a solution to it, rather than many others which have a solution but are not addressing a real world problem. It is particularly noteworthy because their solution helps not just MTOs but regulators as well and could make a major difference to the problem of derisking.”
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6.5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 5.3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 7.7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 8.5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
Category Average Score: 5.85
Judge’s Reason for Mention
“I believe this is a huge market that is grossly underserved and the next wave of innovation will come from cross-border bill payment aggregators that one can access from a single API.”
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 6.3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 7.0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Category Average Score: 5.85
Judge’s Reason for Mention
“Unique new way to approach credit scoring and provide assets for unbanked or in countries without traditional credit bureau. This project can have social and economic impact for many countries in the world.”
| Judge Average Score | Originality, Creativity & Intent | Functionality & Technical Qualities | Ease of Use & Adoption | Game-changer | Implementation & Performance | Sustainability & Potential for Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7.7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6.2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
The Popular Award goes to the entry with the most votes from the popular vote, which allows anyone online to select their entry of choice.
Winner of Community Building considers both number of votes collected in the Popular Vote as well as the entries’ marketing efforts.
Active Engagement Mention is awarded to entry who stood out for communication with the RemTECH team and overall promotion of the RemTECH Awards.
