2025 Winners & Finalists

Innovator of The Year - Loan Administrator

Libby Delohery, Picker Financial Solutions
Kat Flynn, Vorteil Financial Group
Parth Gurjar, Mortgage Choice St Peters
Sunny Hamal, Aussie Finance and Home Loans Melbourne
Nicole Hartanto, RL Financial Group
Sophie Henrick, Loan Market Clayfield
Amol Khuntale, ASK Financials

Catherine McFarlane, Simplify Processing

Louise Mengel, Mortgage Choice Coffs Harbour
Ishika Sharma, FinancElite

Innovator of The Year - New Broker

Julian Choo, Julian Choo Loan Market
Shaun Jones, Mason Finance Group
Arthur Lee, SC BROKERS
Daniel Mackay, Verity Finance Group
Rebecca McFarlane, B Squared Lending
Nicholaos Palamaras, Yellow Brick Road Bentleigh
Min Park, Picker Financial Solutions
Jose Slompo, Amplifinance
Ryan Sweeney, FRONT Financial

Rebecca Timms, Realise Home Loans

Innovator of The Year - Regional Broker

Steven Clark, Picker Financial Solutions
Tristina Haines, More Than Mortgages
Shaun Jones, Mason Finance Group
Hem Raj Kasana, Kasana Finance
Riley May, Fortify Loans
Duane Mengel, Mortgage Choice Coffs Harbour
Nikki Nguyen, Chase Better Finance
Alvie Oliveira, Capta Financial

Ashleigh Pakis, Panache Financial

Justin Picker, Picker Financial Solutions

Innovator of The Year - Metro Broker

Ankur Ahluwalia, Smartfinn Advisors
Sam Do, Do Financial Services
Chuyu (Kiki) Feng, AUSUN FINANCE BOX HILL
Melissa Gielnik, Smart Lending
Amol Khuntale, ASK Financials
Michael Killiner, Tusk Finance
Daniel Mackay, Verity Finance Group

Justine McKinnon, Aspire Strategies

Kapil Virmani, Think Mortgage
Michael Wu, 10X Home Lending

Innovator of The Year - First Home Buyer Specialist

William Bell, Bill Bell Finance

Nikki Berzin, Cherry Lending & Finance

Kobe Clarke-Jacobs, Finance With Kobe
Chris Herbert, Neptune Finance Australia
Shaun Jones, Mason Finance Group
Daniel Mackay, Verity Finance Group
Rebecca McFarlane, B Squared Lending
Sam Neville, Blackwood
Rianne Pablo, Aussie Home Loans (Werribee)
Alex Watson, Funded Finance

Innovator of The Year - Investor Lending Specialist

Tommy Anderson, Brokerly

Amol Khuntale, ASK Financials
Andrew Koulouris, Simple Property Lending
Michael Maiolo, The Melbourne Mortgage Company
Nikki Nguyen, Chase Better Finance
Alvie Oliveira, Capta Financial
Nimesha Randeniya, OZO Finance
Callum Rhodes, Dashdot Finance
Tammie Rimon, 20/20 Finance Brokers
Sara Shome, Positive Money

Innovator of The Year - Asset Finance Broker

Damien Barfucci, Entrusted Lending Group
Mihir Gandhi, Black Ocean trading as Flawless Financial Services
Michelle Gorsevski, lendlab

William Hamer, Hamer Asset Finance

Hem Raj Kasana, Kasana Finance
Eugene Lee, LoanOptions.ai
Collins Mayaki, Automotive Finance
Nimesha Randeniya, OZO Finance
Lalendra Sharma, Premium Select Finance

Innovator of The Year - Commercial Finance Broker

Shubham Bhaskar, Sheel Capital

Matthew Board, Broker.com.au

Matthew Chik, MC Finance Group
Eugene Lee, LoanOptions.ai
Michael Maiolo, The Melbourne Mortgage Company
Nikki Nguyen, Chase Better Finance

Editor's Choice

Eugene Lee, LoanOptions.ai