The Finance Magnates Awards 2025 are built on fairness, transparency, and industry insight. Each year, our awards celebrate excellence across online trading, fintech, payments, and crypto, and at the heart of this process stands our Expert Judging Panel.
While half of the results come directly from community voting, the other half is shaped by our judges: respected industry leaders who bring years of experience and deep knowledge of the financial markets. Together, they ensure that every winner represents not only popularity but also true industry impact.
What the Judges Do
Balance the Vote: Judges account for 50% of the final results, matching the weight of the community vote.
Assess Innovation and Leadership: They carefully review nominees based on their product, service, reputation, and contribution to the industry.
Add Credibility: Their participation guarantees that each award is decided by both the market and recognized experts.
Meet the Finance Magnates Awards Judges
Javier Hertfelder, Co-CEO, FX Street
Javier Hertfelder is a software engineer and the current Co-CEO at FXStreet, leading the company in the AI-powered future of financial services. With a solid technical background, Javier has been pivotal in transforming FXStreet’s software ecosystem and embracing cutting-edge technologies. His leadership is marked by a commitment to innovation, particularly in leveraging technology to enhance trading experiences and content creation. Javier’s deep understanding of Agile methodologies and cloud computing ensures FXStreet remains agile and competitive.
Nikolai Isayev, Chief Operating Officer & Editor-in-Chief, FinanceFeeds
Nikolai is a seasoned financial services and marketing professional with extensive knowledge in the FX, CFD, and broader online trading industry. Today, he manages operations & editorial at prominent online news publications and a dispute resolution forum. Nikolai has over 18 years of experience in a variety of roles, including a full suite of marketing and operational activities globally, focusing on sales, operations, brand, acquisition, product, and growth. In his professional roles Nikolai has advised firms and C-level executives, as well as successfully managed personnel in marketing, sales & client services.
Andrea Badiola Mateos,Co-CEO, Finance Magnates
Andrea Badiola Mateos is the Co-CEO of Finance Magnates and investingLive, steering their strategic growth and executive direction as part of the newly formed Ultimate Group portfolio. Since joining Finance Magnates in 2016, Andrea has progressed from leading the Cyprus operations to shaping the company’s commercial and brand evolution as Chief Commercial Officer, ultimately advancing into her current leadership role.
With over a decade immersed in fintech, digital payments, and financial media, Andrea is recognized for connecting big-picture vision with rigorous execution. On stage, she’s a sought-after moderator known for making complex ideas resonate, driving candid dialogue, and elevating the conversation wherever she goes.
Itai Levitan, Head of Strategy, investingLive
Itai Levitan boasts over 20 years of business expertise, including more than a decade in investing, real estate, and equities.
Passionate about predicting market trends, he excels in fundamental, technical, and alternative data analysis. Itai holds an MBA and a BS in computer science, and he has invested over 15,000 hours in chart analysis, viewing each chart as a story. His trade ideas focus on reward/risk strategies, and he produces technical analysis videos and market forecasts. Itai, an AI enthusiast, may use AI to assist or augment some of his financial analysis and original ideas, delivering data-driven insights and trade plans (always trade at your own risk only).
Why This Matters
The Finance Magnates Awards are not just another popularity contest. With the panel’s input, every winner is chosen through a mix of industry validation and expert judgment. This process gives nominees credibility and turns each award into a symbol of lasting recognition.
Looking Ahead
The full list of judges will be introduced in the coming weeks, ahead of the Gala Dinner on November 6, 2025, in Limassol, Cyprus, where the winners will be announced.
Stay tuned as we present the professionals behind this year’s judging panel — the people helping define excellence in financial services today.
The Finance Magnates Awards 2025 are built on fairness, transparency, and industry insight. Each year, our awards celebrate excellence across online trading, fintech, payments, and crypto, and at the heart of this process stands our Expert Judging Panel.
While half of the results come directly from community voting, the other half is shaped by our judges: respected industry leaders who bring years of experience and deep knowledge of the financial markets. Together, they ensure that every winner represents not only popularity but also true industry impact.
What the Judges Do
Balance the Vote: Judges account for 50% of the final results, matching the weight of the community vote.
Assess Innovation and Leadership: They carefully review nominees based on their product, service, reputation, and contribution to the industry.
Add Credibility: Their participation guarantees that each award is decided by both the market and recognized experts.
Meet the Finance Magnates Awards Judges
Javier Hertfelder, Co-CEO, FX Street
Javier Hertfelder is a software engineer and the current Co-CEO at FXStreet, leading the company in the AI-powered future of financial services. With a solid technical background, Javier has been pivotal in transforming FXStreet’s software ecosystem and embracing cutting-edge technologies. His leadership is marked by a commitment to innovation, particularly in leveraging technology to enhance trading experiences and content creation. Javier’s deep understanding of Agile methodologies and cloud computing ensures FXStreet remains agile and competitive.
Nikolai Isayev, Chief Operating Officer & Editor-in-Chief, FinanceFeeds
Nikolai is a seasoned financial services and marketing professional with extensive knowledge in the FX, CFD, and broader online trading industry. Today, he manages operations & editorial at prominent online news publications and a dispute resolution forum. Nikolai has over 18 years of experience in a variety of roles, including a full suite of marketing and operational activities globally, focusing on sales, operations, brand, acquisition, product, and growth. In his professional roles Nikolai has advised firms and C-level executives, as well as successfully managed personnel in marketing, sales & client services.
Andrea Badiola Mateos,Co-CEO, Finance Magnates
Andrea Badiola Mateos is the Co-CEO of Finance Magnates and investingLive, steering their strategic growth and executive direction as part of the newly formed Ultimate Group portfolio. Since joining Finance Magnates in 2016, Andrea has progressed from leading the Cyprus operations to shaping the company’s commercial and brand evolution as Chief Commercial Officer, ultimately advancing into her current leadership role.
With over a decade immersed in fintech, digital payments, and financial media, Andrea is recognized for connecting big-picture vision with rigorous execution. On stage, she’s a sought-after moderator known for making complex ideas resonate, driving candid dialogue, and elevating the conversation wherever she goes.
Itai Levitan, Head of Strategy, investingLive
Itai Levitan boasts over 20 years of business expertise, including more than a decade in investing, real estate, and equities.
Passionate about predicting market trends, he excels in fundamental, technical, and alternative data analysis. Itai holds an MBA and a BS in computer science, and he has invested over 15,000 hours in chart analysis, viewing each chart as a story. His trade ideas focus on reward/risk strategies, and he produces technical analysis videos and market forecasts. Itai, an AI enthusiast, may use AI to assist or augment some of his financial analysis and original ideas, delivering data-driven insights and trade plans (always trade at your own risk only).
Why This Matters
The Finance Magnates Awards are not just another popularity contest. With the panel’s input, every winner is chosen through a mix of industry validation and expert judgment. This process gives nominees credibility and turns each award into a symbol of lasting recognition.
Looking Ahead
The full list of judges will be introduced in the coming weeks, ahead of the Gala Dinner on November 6, 2025, in Limassol, Cyprus, where the winners will be announced.
Stay tuned as we present the professionals behind this year’s judging panel — the people helping define excellence in financial services today.