In October 2025, the 4th edition of Global Fintech Awards (GFA 2025) were announced during the Global Fintech Fest(GFF 2025) held at the Jio World Centre (JWC) in Mumbai(Maharashtra), honoring outstanding trailblazers for their exceptional contributions to the fintech ecosystem.
Exam Hints:
- What? Announcement of GFA 2025
- Edition: 4th
- Awards under: Global Fintech Fest (GFF 2025)
- Categories: Excellence in Banking Tech; Excellence in FinTech; and Special Fintech Achievements
- Co-organisers: PCI and FCC
- Key Winners:
- Fintech Startup of the Year: Yubi (formerly CredAvenue)
- Fintech Person of the Year (Female): Upasana Taku, MobiKwik
- Fintech Person of the Year (Male): Yashish Dahiya, PB Fintech
About GFA 2025:
Aim: These awards recognise exceptional startups, disruptive technologies, unique business models, and innovative founders across the world.
Organised: The award was organised jointly by Payments Council of India (PCI) and Fintech Convergence Council (FCC)
Categories: The awards were given in two main fields i.e. Excellence in Banking Tech, and Excellence in FinTech.
- Also, some awards were given under the category ‘Special Fintech Achievements’.
Key Winners: Under the ‘Special Fintech Achievements’ category, Yubi (formerly known as CredAvenue) was named the Fintech Startup of the Year.
- Also, Upasana Taku, Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of MobiKwik, was honoured with the ‘Fintech Person of the Year-Female’ award; and Yashish Dahiya, Chairman of PB Fintech won the ‘Fintech Person of the Year-Male’ award.
Special Jury: This year, a Special Jury was introduced to ensure diverse industry perspectives and comprehensive evaluation.
- The GFA 2025 Jury comprised 30 eminent industry-leaders, chaired by V. Vaidyanathan, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IDFC FIRST Bank Limited.
- Other members of Jury: Amrish Rau, CEO of Pine Labs; Gopal Srinivasan, Chairman and MD of TVS Capital Funds; Rajiv Anand, MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank Limited; Sameer Nigam, Founder and CEO of PhonePe; among others.
List of Winners of GFA 2025:
| Category | Sub-Category | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Excellence in Banking Tech | Best Corporate/Business Correspondent | PayNearby (Nearby Technologies) |
| Best Cross-Border Solution | Wise | |
| Best Digital Banking Platform | Razorpay | |
| Best Digital Banking Security Practices | Airtel Payments Bank | |
| Best Digital Transformation Program | IDFC FIRST Bank | |
| Best Green Banking Initiative | IDFC FIRST Bank | |
| Excellence in FinTech | Best B2B Payments Platform | Juspay Technologies |
| Best Digital Experience in Finance | L&T Finance Limited (LTF) | |
| Best Digital Public Infrastructure | ||
| Best Fintech Investor | PayU Payments | |
| Best Insurance Tech Solution | CAMS Insurance Repository Services (CAMSRep) | |
| Best Lending Solution | BharatPe | |
| Best Payments Solution | Paytm | |
| Best RegTech Solution | HyperVerge Technologies | |
| Best Use of AI in Fintech | KFin Technologies | |
| Best WealthTech Solution | Alt DRX | |
| Fintech for Good (Champions of Environmental, Social and Governance, ESG) | Sarvatra Technologies | |
| Friends of Fintech | Grip Invest Technologies Pvt. Limited | |
| Special FinTech Achievements | Fintech Startup of the Year | Yubi |
| Fintech Person of the Year (Female) | Upasana Taku, Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of MobiKwik | |
| Fintech Person of the Year | Yashish Dahiya, Chairman of PB Fintech |
About Payment Council of India (PCI):
It was formed under the aegis of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in 2013, to cater the needs of the digital payment industry.
Chairman- Vishwas Patel
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra
