{"id":1733996,"date":"2026-07-24T10:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintelconnect.com\/?post_type=press&#038;p=1733996"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:51:32","slug":"fintel-connects-ceo-nicky-senyard-named-finalist-for-2026-finovate-awards","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.fintelconnect.com\/fr\/press\/fintel-connects-ceo-nicky-senyard-named-finalist-for-2026-finovate-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Fintel Connect&#8217;s CEO Nicky Senyard Named Finalist for 2026 Finovate Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"><em>Recognition in the Executive of the Year category highlights leadership building compliance infrastructure and results-driven teams in financial services affiliate marketing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VANCOUVER, BC, JULY 23, 2026 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">- <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fintel\u00a0Connect, financial services\u2019 only dedicated affiliate marketing platform, network, and agency, today announced that co-founder and CEO Nicky Senyard has been named a finalist for the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/informaconnect.com\/finovate-industry-awards\/the-shortlist\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2026 Finovate Awards<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the Executive of the Year category.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0Finovate\u00a0Awards recognize the financial institutions, companies, and individuals driving fintech innovation forward, crowning winners across categories including alternative investing, financial inclusion, lending, UX\/CX, and payments.\u00a0Senyard&#8217;s\u00a0nomination reflects more than two decades of leadership in performance marketing and SaaS technology, including scaling her first company, Income Access, into a widely adopted affiliate tracking platform before its acquisition in 2016. In 2020, she co-founded Fintel Connect to address a more complex challenge: helping banks and fintechs scale digital acquisition responsibly within highly regulated environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under her leadership, Fintel Connect has grown into the only affiliate marketing platform, network, and agency built exclusively for financial services, supporting more than 100 banks, credit unions, and fintechs across North America,\u00a0including Grasshopper, Scotiabank, and BMO. As regulatory scrutiny around affiliate content intensified, Senyard directed the development of Fintel Check, an AI-powered compliance and brand safety platform that today automates up to 90% of content monitoring,\u00a0turning what was once a manual compliance burden into scalable marketing infrastructure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Winners of the 2026\u00a0Finovate\u00a0Awards will be announced digitally on the second day of\u00a0FinovateFall\u00a02026. There will be no formal ceremony.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About Fintel\u00a0Connect<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fintelconnect.com\/fr\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fintel Connect<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is the leading all-in-one affiliate marketing platform, network, and agency exclusively for financial services. The company drives scalable net new growth for the modern bank, credit union, fintech, and insurer through its specialized tools, expert support, and deep experience in regulated environments. Fintel Connect proudly partners with thousands of targeted high-quality traffic sources and powers the affiliate programs of 100+ leading financial institutions, including Grasshopper, Scotiabank, and BMO.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About the\u00a0Finovate\u00a0Awards<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Les\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/informaconnect.com\/finovate-industry-awards\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finovate Awards<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0celebrate the fintech industry&#8217;s best and brightest, recognizing the financial institutions and companies driving innovation forward and the individuals bringing\u00a0new ideas\u00a0to life. Winners are named across categories including alternative investing, financial inclusion, lending, UX\/CX, payments, and more.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/informaconnect.com\/finovate-industry-awards\/the-shortlist\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">You can view the shortlist here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1734048,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1733996","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fintel Connect&#039;s CEO Nicky Senyard Named Finalist for 2026 Finovate Awards | Press | Fintel Connect<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fintel Connect&#039;s CEO Nicky Senyard Named Finalist for 2026 Finovate Awards. 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