German online bank Comdirect in early November will present its «finanzblog award» for the fourth time. finews.ch was put on the shortlist of ten finalists.

Ten blogs made it to the shortlist for the «comdirect finanzblog award 2015». The prize is awarded to websites that explain financial topics to readers in an independent, competent yet easily understandable fashion.

Thomas Knüwer, a consultant and blogger, is chairing the independent jury, which selected the ten short-listed finalists among 41 applicants.

High Quality Blogs

«The jury examined texts, language, content, presentation, format and topics,» said Annette Sirgusano (pictured), head of corporate communications at comdirect. The ten finalists displayed a high quality of blogs, she added.

The prize will be awarded on November 6, 2015 at a two-day «Finanzbarcamp» in Frankfurt/Offenbach. This platform offers the chance for a dialogue and an exchange of information between bloggers, journalists, experts or fintechs. «Everybody who wants to shape the future of banking or to discuss about it is invited,» said Sirgusano. Tickets free of charge are available here.

The ten finalists of 2015 in alphabetical order: