Jacaranda Finance Wins Three 2026 Finder Innovation Awards

Jacaranda Finance has won three 2026 Finder Innovation Awards, recognising our work across AI, credit assessment and lending innovation. We were named:

🏆 Winner: AI Credit & Lending Innovation

🏆 Winner: People's Choice Lending Innovation

🏆 Winner: People's Choice Most Innovative Team

⭐️ Finalist: Fintech Innovation

⭐️ Finalist: Daniel Wessels, Innovation Champion

It's pretty special recognition for the time and effort our team has put into building, testing and refining.

What did Jacaranda Finance win?

Jacaranda Finance is proud to announce 3 award wins from the 2026 Finder Innovation Awards. Our AI Credit & Lending Innovation award recognised Edge Score, Jacaranda Finance's proprietary AI credit model. Our People's Choice Lending Innovation award recognised AssessMate, our AI quality-assurance framework for lending. Jacaranda Finance was also named a finalist for Fintech Innovation, while our CEO Daniel Wessels was named a finalist for Innovation Champion.

Technology is Only Part of the Story

For us, innovation isn't about using technology for technology's sake. Jacaranda Finance is a specialist Australian lender, and our smart AI-powered assessment helps us form a broader view of a customer's financial situation today. A credit score is one part of the picture. Our assessment also considers current income, spending and ability to afford repayments alongside credit history. The goal is to use technology thoughtfully while continuing to make responsible lending decisions.

Three Years of Finder Recognition

The 2026 results continue a run of recognition from the Finder Innovation Awards.

🏆 2024, Winner: Lending Innovation

⭐️ 2025, Finalist: Lending Innovation

🏆 2026, Winner: AI Credit & Lending Innovation

🏆 2026, Winner: People's Choice Lending Innovation

🏆 2026, Winner: People's Choice Most Innovative Team

⭐️ 2026, Finalist: Fintech Innovation

⭐️ 2026, Finalist: Daniel Wessels, Innovation Champion

We're particularly chuffed about the People's Choice win. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for us. Most importantly, congratulations to the people across Jacaranda who keep questioning, building, testing and improving the way we do things. Recognition is great. Building something genuinely useful is what keeps us going.