Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is a dedicated online news aggregation portal specializing in financial market news and industry updates. It combines original editorials with curated content from global news providers, reaching over 14 million readers annually. With a focus on reliability and depth, GFM has positioned itself as a trusted source in the financial sector, boasting a strong social media presence with over 180,000 Twitter followers.
As part of its coverage of this huge and multi-disciplined industry, GFM has developed a series of Awards. Using a wide range of criteria such as Transparency, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Volume of Transactions, Innovation, Fintech and Customer Service, the Awards have been developed to recognise companies and institutions who have achieved notable success in their respective fields. This, in turn, has become a standard for reliability, performance and security within the financial community.
For the part two for the Second Week of April 2025, GFM Review’s judging panel is proud to award the following institutions:
Affirm
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Fintech Visionary USA 2025
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Most Innovative Payment Fintech USA 2025
Affirm Holdings, Inc., established in 2012 by Max Levchin, is a leading fintech company specializing in buy now, pay later solutions. It offers consumers flexible payment plans with no hidden or late fees, emphasizing transparency and responsible lending. Affirm's services are integrated with prominent retailers, including Amazon and Shopify, facilitating seamless transactions. With over 21 million users and partnerships with 337,000 merchants, Affirm operates in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., aiming to redefine consumer financing.
Ship2B Ventures
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Best Impact Investment Fund Spain 2025
Ship2B Ventures, based in Spain, is a venture capital firm dedicated to funding early-stage startups that tackle pressing social and environmental issues. With a portfolio of 53 companies and €60 million under management, it focuses on areas such as climate action, health, and education. The firm prioritizes impact-centric business models, ensuring measurable outcomes. As a certified B Corp, Ship2B Ventures is committed to fostering systemic change through sustainable and scalable innovations.
About GFM Review
Global Financial Market Review (GFM) is an online news portal that is focused on the financial industry. It has been developed to deliver informative and independent news from around the world. The articles on GFM are both sourced from a number of independent news sources as well as written in-house. This is reflected in the quality and insight that the portal delivers to readers. GFM readership is comprised of decision makers from global businesses including FT100 and Fortune 500 companies as well as high net worth individuals.