2024 marked a transformative year for Chime®, driven by innovative product launches and significant company growth. These milestones reflect our core values in action—from bold innovation and member obsession, to winning together as one team.
Beyond growth, Chime’s commitment to excellence earned recognition across the industry for technology innovation, customer experience, and social impact. These honors affirm Chime’s mission to help everyday Americans Unlock Financial ProgressTM—and the progress we have made this year.
Here’s a look at how Chime’s dedication to raising the bar led to a host of awards in 2024:
Industry and Innovation Awards
CNBC Disruptor 50
Chime was selected as one of the top disruptive companies and recognized for our digital-first approach to serving younger members frustrated by banking fees.
Forbes Fintech 50
Chime was named among the most innovative fintech companies.
TIME World’s Best Brands
Chime was named consumers’ favorite brand in the “neobanking and neobrokerage” category and even ranked above traditional banks in the general “banks” category (Chime is not a bank). These wins were driven by Chime’s successful social media strategy and creator partnerships.
Inc. Best in Business for Financial Services
Chime was recognized for our execution across product launches, member outcomes, and community engagement.
Newsweek’s Best of the Best
For the first year of the Best of the Best list, Chime was named in the top five ‘Online banking’ services based on customer experience.
FinTech Breakthrough Awards
Chime won “Best Consumer Banking Mobile App” from Tech Breakthrough for standing out in the FinTech industry.
Social Impact and Community
Anthem Awards
Chime received two honors. The first, for Local Community Engagement, recognized how we brought financial education to Dallas through partnership with For Oak Cliff. The second, for Best Influencer Collaboration, recognized our 2024 Financial Progress MonthTM activation.
Beyond the Check Award
The San Francisco Business Times recognized Chime for its innovative philanthropy, which goes beyond cash giving to deeper community engagement through the work of the Chime Scholars FoundationTM, which helps everyday people build a better future through higher education.
Marketing Excellence
Ad Age Breakout Brands
Chime won in the breakout band purpose campaign category for its Pay Progress ForwardTM campaign demonstrating generosity during challenging economic times.
TikTok Green Flag Award
Chime CMO Vineet Mehra was recognized for effectively leveraging TikTok as a core strategy component for brand and community building.
Product and Technology
HR Executive Top Product of the Year
Salt Labs, acquired by Chime in June, won the HR Executive Top Product of the Year award for its innovative employee rewards platform.
CSO Award Winner
Chime’s Monocle Security product was recognized by CSO for security projects and initiatives demonstrating outstanding business value and thought leadership in addressing challenges from an expanding threat landscape.
Workplace
Built In Best Places to Work and Great Place to Work® Certified
Chime was recognized for excellence in compensation packages, total rewards, and culture programs.
As Chime reflects on an extraordinary year, these awards stand as another example of our ongoing mission to transform financial services and create meaningful impact for our members. And while we are honored by these awards, our true measure of success remains unchanged: helping everyday people unlock their financial progress.
Looking ahead, these achievements inspire us to continue pushing boundaries and raising the bar in service of our members’ financial progress. We look forward to continuing this momentum into 2025.
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