The GFSB is delighted to announce that the WINNER of the GFSB Business Innovation Award 2021 is Crucial Compliance Limited who wins the amazing prize of £2,000 of telecoms and IT products/services sponsored by Gibtelecom.
Congratulations to Crucial Compliance Limited and the runners up Shine Easy.
The GFSB would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants. The judges have been very impressed with the quality of the entries especially at these challenging times with COVID19 still impacting the local and global economy. Innovation amongst Gibraltar’s entrepreneurial community is still certainly very much alive!
Commenting on the winners, Eran Shay, GFSB Board Director and a judge on the Business Innovation Award, said: “As always, it has been a tough decision to make given the variety and quality of innovations we have seen, but Crucial Compliance with their Responsible Gaming solution have demonstrated implementation of latest behavioural analytic technologies along with a successful business model which has already allowed the company to scale-up, expand internationally and help over 35,000 customers. It is an important addition to the Gibraltar eGaming ecosystem.”
Kathryn Morgan, Marshmallow Insurance Limited and one of the judges explained “This year’s runners up, Shine Easy demonstrated innovation in their use of technology to reduce the environmental impact of keeping our cars clean amongst a number of other ideas.”
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