The ‘next big thing’ in the world of Fintech is set to be revealed next month, when LendIt USA announce the winners of its Industry Awards on March 7th.
The LendIt USA conference is the world’s largest show in lending and Fintech, with over 2,400 companies, 100 media partners and 5,000 attendees representing more than 40 countries. This week LendIt announced the finalists for its first annual LendIt Industry Awards, with all selected finalists are all vying for top honours within the 18 categories.
Categories include Executive of the Year, Fintech Woman of the Year and Top Small Business Lending Platform.
Sharestates, an online real estate investment marketplace, has been nominated as a finalist for LendIt’s Emerging Real Estate Platform Award, an award presented to a young and developing company that has demonstrated significant potential to impact the future of real estate investing.
“Our ability to deliver on our mission is a product of the comradery displayed by our peers working together to introduce crowdfunding’s ability to participate in the global financial marketplace, more specifically in real estate.” said Allen Shayanfekr, co-founder and CEO of Sharestates.
“This level of recognition validates the hard work that we are putting into growing our brand in this exciting new space. We are confident in our ability to provide investors with solid risk-adjusted returns while giving borrowers financing with precision, speed and ideal pricing.”
Peter Renton, Chairman and co-founder of the Lendit Conference:
“The first annual LendIt Awards is a community celebration designed to recognize and bring awareness to the exceptional companies in our industry. Recognizing young platforms like Sharestates, that have stepped into the fintech space and made a big impact so early on, is part of the LendIt mission. We wish all the nominees the best of luck.”