What the Badge Program is
The RapidRatings Badge Program recognizes members whose Financial Health Rating (FHR) places them among the strongest companies in the RapidRatings network. Eligible members are awarded a badge twice a year and given branded marketing collateral they can display on their website, in proposals, or anywhere else they communicate with clients and prospects.
A RapidRatings badge is not a certification or an endorsement of a company or its products and services. It does not indicate that a company has reached a specific level of financial health on an absolute scale. It is a relative-performance acknowledgement based on where the member's FHR falls compared to other rated companies in the network at the time the badge is calculated.
Badge tiers
There are three badge tiers, awarded by FHR percentile across all industries:
Badge | Rank | Percentile |
Platinum | Top 5% | 95+ |
Gold | Top 20% | 80+ |
Silver | Top 35% | 65+ |
Each badge identifies the season in which it was earned — for example, H1 2026 or H2 2026.
Who is eligible
The Badge Program is available to members on the Essential tier and above. Basic members are not eligible for a Financial Health Badge; upgrading to Essential or any Pro tier unlocks badge eligibility and access to the badge toolkit.
To be considered for a badge in a given cycle, an eligible member must also meet the following criteria:
The member's rating was released within the previous 6 months of the badge release date.
The member's financial data is within the previous 18 months of the badge release date.
If the member has multiple ratings in the eligibility window, only the most recent rating is considered.
If these conditions are met, the member is then evaluated against the percentile thresholds above. A member who is eligible but does not meet the Silver threshold (65th percentile) is not awarded a badge that cycle.
How badges are awarded
Badges are calculated and released twice a year:
H1 badges are released in January and reflect the previous 6-month rating window.
H2 badges are released in July and reflect the previous 6-month rating window.
Each cycle, RapidRatings calculates the percentile rank of every eligible member's most recent FHR, awards the appropriate badge tier, and notifies members. Members who are no longer eligible in a subsequent cycle — for example, because their rating has aged out or their percentile has dropped — will not retain the previous badge.
Where the badge appears
When a member is awarded a badge, it appears in three places:
On the member's homepage, as a banner showing the badge tier, percentile range, season, and the member's current FHR Score.
On the member's My Financial Health page, in the top right of the profile.
On any client-facing supplier profile in the FHR Exchange, as a banner under the FHR score and company details.
The client-facing display reinforces the member's financial health credentials with the buying organizations they care about most.
Promoting the badge externally
Eligible members can download a badge kit from their homepage, containing the badge artwork and supporting marketing collateral that can be used on the member's website, in proposals, in email signatures, and across other marketing channels. The badge kit is included with every Essential and Pro tier subscription at no additional credit cost.
What a badge does and does not mean
A badge is an indicator of relative financial strength and ongoing engagement with RapidRatings. It signals to clients and prospects that the member has:
Submitted financial data and earned a Financial Health Rating from RapidRatings.
Performed at or above the percentile threshold for their tier in the most recent cycle.
Continued to maintain current financial data and rating activity.
It does not mean the member has no room for improvement or no potential weaknesses in their financial health. The most valuable use of the program is as a recognition of positive intent and continued engagement — members work to improve their financial stability and drive resilience, and the badge is a visible marker of that progress.