Finvasia wins 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Award

Finvasia, India's first broker that offers commission free trading, has won the award for 'Best Trading Execution or Brokerage Platform' at the 2017 Benzinga Global Fintech Awards in New York, USA.

The award is one of the biggest events that acknowledge the achievements of the disruptive businesses and innovators from the capital markets around the world.

Over 225 handpicked companies were shortlisted from across the globe for these much coveted Awards. The Benzinga Awards is a global competition to showcase the companies with the most impressive technology, who are paving the future in financial services and capital markets.

Each nominated company was assessed by a panel of expert judges that included current and former C-suite executives of financial institutions like Thomson Reuters and Morningstar, as well as many leading investors, VCs, television personalities and financial innovators.

Based on their assessment, and the outcome of social voting, companies selected became part of the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards finalistslist before progressing to the final awards.

Finvasia competed against Fidelity, Lime Brokerage (Wedbush), m1 Finance, OptionsHouse, SelfWealth, Sterling Trading Tech, StocksToTrade, T3 Live and TD Ameritrade (AMTD) in Best Trading Execution or Brokerage Platform category.

Commenting on this award, Sarvjeet Singh Virk, Managing Director, Finvasia, said "We are proud to be recognized as the Best Trading Execution Brokerage during the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards and honoured to have been selected by such an outstanding panel of experts. The Award stands testimony to the tech-led innovation at Finvasia."

Natty Virk, CEO Finvasia, added,"This award is a great honour, not only for Finvasia, but also for the customers that have put their trust in our technology and have supported us throughout the years. We kept our focus on creating technologically driven trading products and delivering seamless digital experiences across multiple customer touch points to reach where are today.