A June 2, 2016 article from Business Wire announced that 20 of Xignite’s clients were recognized as the most innovative financial technology companies at the 2016 Benzinga Fintech Awards. The article continues below:
“Xignite clients won 11 awards, placed in 6 categories, including Founder of the Year and Overall Fintech Leader, and swept the Innovation in Mobile category winning first place, runner up and honorable mention.
Over 250 companies from five countries were considered for these awards and the most creative, innovative and disruptive were recognized at the ceremony. Benzinga, itself an emerging fintech powerhouse, created the awards to recognize the most innovative companies that are revolutionizing capital markets and wealth management and reinventing the way investors and traders perform their jobs. The high-energy ceremony was attended by some of the most influential movers and shakers in the financial services industry, all of which have been instrumental in fueling innovation in the fintech space.
Behind all 20 of these companies’ success lies Xignite market data APIs and its cloud-based platform. Xignite provides real-time and reference market data to emerging and established financial services companies to help them deliver stock market quotes and similar pricing data to their digital assets, such as websites and apps.
‘We are proud to enable these fintech companies that are changing the world of financial services with their innovative products,” said Stephane Dubois, CEO and Founder of Xignite. “We are powering the leading fintech disruptors by providing these entrepreneurs with simpler, faster and less expensive financial data APIs than legacy data vendors. It is also exciting to see large financial organizations beginning to react to this sea change and trying to catch up on innovation and cost savings.’”