Fintel Connect’s CEO Nicky Senyard Named Finalist for 2026 Finovate Awards

Recognition in the Executive of the Year category highlights leadership building compliance infrastructure and results-driven teams in financial services affiliate marketing

VANCOUVER, BC, JULY 23, 2026 — Fintel Connect, financial services’ only dedicated affiliate marketing platform, network, and agency, today announced that co-founder and CEO Nicky Senyard has been named a finalist for the 2026 Finovate Awards in the Executive of the Year category. 

The Finovate Awards 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. Senyard’s nomination 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. 

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, including 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, turning what was once a manual compliance burden into scalable marketing infrastructure. 

Winners of the 2026 Finovate Awards will be announced digitally on the second day of FinovateFall 2026. There will be no formal ceremony. 

About Fintel Connect 
Fintel Connect is 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. 

About the Finovate Awards 
The Finovate Awards celebrate the fintech industry’s best and brightest, recognizing the financial institutions and companies driving innovation forward and the individuals bringing new ideas to life. Winners are named across categories including alternative investing, financial inclusion, lending, UX/CX, payments, and more. You can view the shortlist here.