Oradian, Top Contender for African FinTech 100 Award

By peter oluka

Oradian, a Croatian-based fintech Company has emerged one of the contenders for African FinTech100 award to be unveiled later this month.

The fintech company from Zagreb, recently won the European FinTech Award for the ‘Most Innovative Banking Software’; reinforcing its acclaimed position as a leading provider with Innovative Banking Software designed, specially for microfinance institutions

Come 12 & 13 October 2017 when the winners of the African FinTech Awards will be announced at the Finance Indaba, Oradian will seek to be crowned again as the most promising and innovative African FinTech companies.

Nomination Process

More than 12000 FinTech enthusiasts voted for their favourite company and top-notch judges graded all the promising FinTechs.

The first round of the African FinTech Awards ended on the 15th of September. The public and the panel of judges decided on who are the most promising African FinTech companies.

The second and final round will be held 12 & 13 October during the African FinTech Awards & Conference. During this day the Top 3 FinTech companies within each category will have 7 minutes in front of the top-notch panel of judges to show them why their company should win an award. After the pitches the judges will have time for a Q&A.

Antonio Separovic, managing director of Oradian commented on the African FinTech 100 saying, “We judge our success by how well our customers are doing. As they succeed and grow, Oradian succeeds and grows. This nomination, being in the African FinTech Top 100, is a reflection of the outstanding works our team and our community of customers is doing everyday”.

Oradian Wins the European FinTech Award

At the awards event held in Brussels on September 27, the finalists and Europe’s most prospective tech companies from each category went head-to-head in a pitch competition, judged by fintech experts, investors and academics. Based on Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein’s pitch, the jury proudly named Oradian the winner of this year’s European FinTech Award.

In the weeks leading up to the awards event, Oradian rose to the top of its category as a top three finalist in Innovative Banking Software, surpassing 55 European software companies in public voting and judges’ scoring.

“This is a great chance for Oradian to show how we are using fintech and applying some of the industry’s greatest minds to make an impact in financial inclusion. Microfinance institutions around the world are using our platform to reach millions, many of whom live on less than two dollars per day,” said Oradian’s co-founder Julian Oehrlein. “We are proud because the award recognises the progress we’re making. We are enabling countless fintechs to gain traction with mass markets of microfinance clients. Through API integration, institutions can add other fintech solutions, like mobile money apps, to our platform and offer these new services to their clients,” stated Oehrlein.

The European FinTech award marks Oradian’s ninth award in three years. Additionally, Oradian’s latest acknowledgment comes from Forbes, as Julian Oehrlein is nominated for the prestigious “30 under 30” award reserved for the brightest entrepreneurs under the age of 30 using business to change the world.

With operations in five countries and 45 partnering microfinance institutions, Oradian reached a new milestone of serving one million end-clients globally in June 2017. Oradian currently employs 50 people worldwide, with majority of the staff in Zagreb, where they offer several job opportunities.

*Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe’s Most Innovative Banking Software (PRNewsfoto/Oradian).