Merlin Investor was selected as a finalist in the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards 2023 in the categories “Best Data Analysis Tool”, “Best Paper Trading Platform”, and “Best Financial Planning Software.” Below is the full article published on the Benzinga website, featuring all the finalists.

Mark Your Calendars for Fintech’s D-Day: Nov. 13, Benzinga’s Award Ceremony in NYC Awaits!

Benzinga, the leading financial media company for next-generation investors, today announced the finalists for its 9th annual Fintech Deal Day Awards, recognizing innovation across over 40 categories in the fintech industry.

The winners will be unveiled at the Fintech Deal Day & Awards on November 13 in New York City, a day marked by networking and celebration within the financial technology sector.

Kevin O’Leary of O’Leary Ventures will deliver the keynote address, with leaders from Mastercard

Public, Accenture, State Street Digital and Charles Schwab also in attendance.

Finalists have been rigorously evaluated by Benzinga’s panel of judges on innovation, accessibility, and their impact on investing, technology, and financial literacy.

The top scorers will be honored as the 2023 Fintech Deal Day Award winners. Stay tuned for the unveiling of the leading figures and firms in fintech.

Categories

Best New Product

• BigShort
• dxFeed Spotlight
• EquitySet
• FairPlay
• Merrill Advisor Match
• Percent for Underwriters
• PersonaFin
• Stakeholder Labs
• StellarFi
• TiiCKER
• Wealth Access Customer Data Platform

Best Payments Solution

• Bill.com
• Cheddar Up
• DailyPay
• Open*CP API Fintech Marketplace
• PayQuicker’s Payouts OS Democratizes Payouts for Gig Economy
• VizyPay
• Worldpay USDC settlement

Best Lending Solution

• Best Egg
• Bread Financial
• Business Credit Consultants
• Ocrolus
• Rocket Mortgage
• Stratyfy
• Uplinq

Best API Solution

• Alpaca
• Apex Fintech Solutions
• BM Technologies BMTX
• Drivewealth
• Engine by MoneyLion
• Interactive Brokers
• Moody’s
• S&P Globa
• SnapTrade
• TipRanks

Best Data Analysis Tool

• EquitySet
• InsiderFinance
• Merlin Investor
• Pitchbook
• Trade Ideas
• TradesViz
• Trading Terminal
• True Trading Group
• Crystal Blockchain

Best Alternative Investments Platform

• Arrived Homes
• EquityZen
• Fundrise
• Groundfloor
• Inovestor
• iTrust Capital
• Nada
• Public
• Yieldstreet
• Rally
• Republic
• Securitize
• StartEngine
• WebStreet

Best Financial Literacy Tool

• Best Egg
• Best Trading Technology
• Credit Sesame
• Digits
• Facet
• Inovestor
• MoneyLion
• Rapunzl
• StellarFi
• Wekeza’s World of Money

Best Trading Technology

• AlphaPoint
• GTN
• MIAX
• Tastytrade
• Trade Ideas
• ViewTrade

Best Investment Research Tech

• BondLink
• EquitySet
• Finiz
• Gradement
• InsiderFinance
• Northern Trust Investment Data Science – Equity Data Science
• Trading Central
• Ycharts

Most Innovative in Capital Markets

• BehaviorQuant BQ Performance Coach
• BMO Leveraged Products
• CBOE
• Coherent
• dxFeed Spotlight
• Figure Technologies
• interop.io
• Open Yield
• Percent
• Second STAX

Best RegTech

• Finch API
• Minerva
• Trillium Surveyor

Breaking Barriers

• Arrived
• Bamboo
• InsiderFinance
• Northern Trust Investment Data Science – Equity Data Science
• Shareholder Labs

Best Brokerage for Beginners

• Firstrade Securities
• Plynk
• Stash
• TradeUP Securities
• Trading.com USA
• Best Brokerage App
• Ally
• Firstrade Securities
• Interactive Brokers
• M1
• MooMoo
• Questrade
• TradeStation
• TradeUp Securities
• TradeZero Mobile

Best Robo-Advisor

• Betterment
• iFlip
• Interactive Brokers
• M1
• Stash Smart Portfolio
• Streetbeat
• Titan
• Wealthfront

Best Day Trading Software

• Aries
• MooMoo
• Trade Ideas

Best Portfolio Tracker

• Delta
• Kubera
• SigFig
• TradesViz

Best Paper Trading Platform

• Interactive Brokers
• Merlin Investor
• MooMoo
• Trade Ideas
• WealthBase

Best NeoBank

• CashApp
• M1
• Revolut
• Slash
• SoFi

Best Crypto Exchange

• Biance
• BYDFi
• Coinbase
• Gemini

Institutional Innovation

• FalconX
• Pagaya

Best VC

• Centana Growth Partners
• Fintech Sandbox
• Juxtapose
• Social Leverage
• YCombinator

Best InsurTech Company

• Bolt
• Hourly
• Mylo

Best Financial Research Company

• Danelfin
• EquitySet
• Inovestor
• Pitchbook
• Similarweb

Best Brokerage for Short Selling

• CenterPoint
• Cobra Trading
• Interactive Brokers
• TradeZero

Best Brokerage for Options Trading

• eTrade
• Interactive Brokers
• MooMoo
• tastytrade

Best Brokerage for Day Trading

• Lightspeed Financial Services Group (Best Brokerage for Day Trading)
• MooMoo
• TradeUp Securities, Inc.
• WealthCharts
• Webull

Best Software for Swing Trading

• InsiderFinance
• MooMoo
• WealthCharts

Best Social Investing Platform

• Equichat
• MooMoo
• Troop

Best Financial Planning Software

• DBS Map Your Money
• Merlin Investor
• NewRetirement
• RocketMoney

Best Canadian Brokerage

• Qtrade
• Desjardins
• Interactive Brokers
• Questrade
• TD Bank
• TradeZero Holding Corp.
• Wealthsimple

Best Brokerage for Trading Futures

• Edge Clear
• Interactive Brokers
• NinjaTrader
• Tickmill
• Optimus Futures

Best Broker for Sophisticated Traders

• Interactive Brokers
• MooMoo
• Mondeum
• Tradestation

Best Automated Trading Software

• Acuity Best Automated Trading Software – AnalysisiQ
• StockHero.Ai
• TrendSpider

Best Software for Trading Cryptocurrency

• DXtrade Crypto
• InsiderFinance

Best Brokerage for Forex Outside of the U.S.

• DBS Foreign Exchange Contextual Pricing
• Tickmill

Best Brokerage for Forex in the U.S.

• Forex.com
• FXCM
• Interactive Brokers

Best Software for Longterm Cryptocurrency Investments

• Coinbase
• eToro
• iTrustCapital

Best ETF Launch

• AXS 2X Innovation ETF
• BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF
• BTD Capital Fund
• Capital Group Core Bond ETF
• Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF
• Sprott Uranium Miners ETF
• Tema Luxury ETF
• VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF