Credissimo is the only Bulgarian company nominated by the organizers for the prestigious European FinTech Awards 2017. The nomination is in the “Alternative Finance” category and the company competes for the “European Innovation of 2017” award as well. The contest was open for voting by the wide audience. The public voting in the “Alternative Finance” category, ranked Credissimo 9th among 80 applications from Netherlands, Germany, Latvia, England and others. Award winners will be announced at a special ceremony on September 27 in Brussels.
Credissimo’s nomination for the European FinTech Awards 2017 was not unexpected. In 2014, the company became the first company for fast cash loans in Bulgaria with iOS and Android mobile app. In 2015, Credissimo again became the first fast credit company to receive a certificate for credit rating excellence, which is currently the highest possible for the country. In 2016 and 2017, the company introduced key innovations in rendering its services. Credissimo signed up key partnerships with international tech companies such as Viber, Facebook, Instantor, Bitcoinpay, the Green Business Bureau, and was invited by Google to participate in Think Finance Central Europe 2017 – the event that brings together the largest financial companies in the sector. In October last year, the company launched a chatbot for its online credits, thus becoming the world’s first in the micro-credit sector with such a service. Automated customer chat allowed the entire process of product selection, application and loan approval process to take place entirely through the Facebook chat service – Messenger. Similar services in the financial sector are used by world leaders such as Bank of America and MasterCard. Since April this year, the company launched another innovative service – the Bitcoin / Currency payment option as an official payment instrument for a credit installment.
The awards
- In June, the company was awarded by the Bulgarian consumers as the “Favorite financial institution” and “Favorite brand” in the only consumer ranking in Bulgaria – “Favorite brands”
- In June again, the company won the seventh edition of the “Greenest Companies in Bulgaria 2017” getting the first prize in the category “Financial, banking, accounting and legal services”, as well as the special prize in the competition – “Paperless office”
- In July, at the B2B Media Annual Awards, Credissimo received the most prestigious “Innovation of the Year” award, as well as two first awards in the “Technology Innovation” and the “Innovation in Marketing and PR” categories – all three being a recognition for SIMO – the automated chat service of the company
- The mobile application for iOS and Android was awarded in the biggest Bulgarian technology web portal kaldata.bg for the most popular, most downloaded and user friendly mobile app in Bulgaria
- The company was awarded the Business Lady Magazine’s “Innovation in Credit and Online Access to Financial Services” award
The ceremony in Brussels on September 27 will make it clear whether the company is getting one more award. European FinTech Awards is one of the most prestigious competitions for companies in the financial and technological sector in Europe and gathers over 500 entrepreneurs, bankers, investors and consultants. This year, the award ceremony comes under “The Age of the Fintech Industry” title.
