Awards
About the WatersTechnology Awards
WatersTechnology runs seven awards programs annually, starting with the Women in Technology & Data Awards, held on or around International Women’s Day in March, and culminating with the American Financial Technology Awards, held in the first week of December. All awards are online only and are free to enter for all firms regardless of their location, although entrants should be aware that these awards focus on the data, technologies and services used by capital markets participants (investments banks, asset managers, hedge funds, exchanges, etc.) and not the retail sector. Firms may enter as many categories as they wish, on the condition that the technology or service they are entering is appropriate for the category they have selected.
Our Awards and Ranking
WatersTechnology Asia Awards
Recognizing excellence in the development and deployment of technology and data services across Asia’s capital markets community
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Waters Rankings
The longest-running of all WatersTechnology’s awards where the category winners are determined exclusively by the brand’s readers
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Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards
Recognizing outstanding market, reference, and alternative data and data-related technologies across the capital markets
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Sell-Side Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party services catering to the global sell-side community
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Buy-Side Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party services catering to the global buy-side community
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American Financial Technology Awards
Recognizing the leading data, technologies and third-party vendors serving both sides of the financial services industry
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Women in Technology & Data Awards
Recognizing outstanding women within the data and technology industries serving the capital markets
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Awards winners
Witad Awards 2026: Technology leader of the year (vendor)—Kate Stepp, FactSet
Kate Stepp, chief AI officer at FactSet, wins technology leader of the year (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Above and beyond award (end-user)—Meera Thacker, Bank of America
Meera Thacker, product manager for GenAI in Global Markets at Bank of America, wins the above and beyond award (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Data science professional of the year (end-user)—Ece Dedeoglu, Bank of America
Ece Dedeoglu, head of data platform and strategy, Global Markets, at Bank of America, wins data science professional of the year (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor)—Amelia Doyle, AutoRek
Amelia Doyle, Project Management Office (PMO) lead at AutoRek, wins gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor)—Numerix
Numerix wins best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Trailblazer (Lifetime achievement) award (end-user)—Sarah Mears, MUFG Investor Services
Sarah Mears, chief human resources officer at MUFG Investor Services, wins the trailblazer (Lifetime achievement) award (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user)—Pavneet Brar, Nomura
Pavneet Brar, who works in wholesale data and operations technology at Nomura, wins Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: WatersTechnology Woman of the Year—Annabel Harrison, LSEG
Annabel Harrison, head of Agent Services, Post Trade Solutions at LSEG, wins WatersTechnology Woman of the Year in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Rising star (vendor) – data, engineering & product development—Miriam Eyles, Rimes
Miriam Eyles, senior data developer at Rimes, wins rising star (vendor) – data, engineering and product development in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Legal/compliance professional of the year—Sophie McDonald, State Street
Sophie McDonald, vice president and managing counsel at State Street, wins legal/compliance professional of the year in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.