How entries are judged
The Asia FinTech Awards are committed to running a fair, consistent and transparent judging process. Every entry is reviewed by an independent panel of judges, with each member chosen for their subject matter expertise and impartiality.
The team coordinate with the judges on practical matters (for example sending the entries and the scoring matrix, arranging the group call, etc.) but the scoring is done entirely by the judging panel.
The Asia FinTech Awards team have absolutely no input into the assessment process and no influence on who wins each award.
Expertise of our judging panel
Our judges are influential figures within the industry, bringing extensive knowledge and experience to the process.
Due to the number of entries we receive, judges are assigned a handful of categories and are not expected to score entries in every category. Where possible, categories are allocated to the judges with the most relevant expertise, ensuring entries are assessed by people who truly understand the work being presented.
The judging process
- Following the entry deadline, entries are collated and sent to the judging panel for scoring.
- Judges are given two weeks to review and score their assigned categories.
- The judging panel then comes together for an online call to discuss each category in detail, comparing their scores and perspectives.
- Winners are decided through a combination of scores and discussion. Where scores are tied, the judges who scored the tying companies or individuals will make their case for the winner and then the wider judging panel will decide who to award the win to. The panel may also choose to recognise additional entrants with Highly Commended awards. These are entries that stood out as exceptional but weren’t chosen as winners.