Heather Stowell, Author at Finovate

FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: Nuance, a Microsoft company

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 31, 2023
Categories: FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek, Nuance

Synthetic ID fraud is the fastest growing financial crime category. This demo will show how Nuance’s Gatekeeper detects artificial voices in real-time.

Features

By combining synthetic speech detection with voice and conversational biometrics, Gatekeeper provides a layered defensive countermeasure against AI-powered fraud attacks.

Why it’s great

Nuance has worked with the Microsoft Cognitive AI research team to detect the tiny differences that distinguish a computer-generated voice from a live human voice.

Presenter

Rachel Muench, Security & Biometrics Lead
Muench’s expertise lies in helping FIs leverage biometrics for authentication and fraud prevention while delivering better customer experiences.
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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: SRM Key Moments

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 31, 2023
Categories: FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek, Strategic Resource Management

SRM Key Moments are customized experiences that load into existing apps to drive desired outcomes for card portfolios.

Features

Customized moments
Integratabtle into existing mobile apps
Configurable tech stack rules at every level

Why it’s great

SRM Key Moments is paying dividends for bank and CU issuers with 25%+ overall increase in transactions, $20-$40 per card per year in increased payment volume, and increased customer engagement.

Presenters

Chris Boncimino, Global Innovation Partner CEO, Key Moments
Boncimino has 20 years leadership in global payments, financial services and product development. He’s an executive member of the Visa Asia Pacific Leadership Team, responsible for global development and solution delivery.
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Bob Koehler, Chief Innovation Officer
Koehler has 20+ years of experience in card portfolio strategy. He’s successfully led multiple high-value projects for clients negotiating with signature networks and is steeped in revenue growth programs for FIs.
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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: FinTech Insights

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 31, 2023
Categories: FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek, FinTech Insights by Scientia

FinTech Insights is the premier competitive analysis tool for banks and fintechs that provides all the data they need to outsmart their competition in one powerful, user-friendly platform.

Features

See exactly what competitors are doing right now
Identify unmet market needs in a matter of seconds
Find out how product enhancements would change bank market positioning

Why it’s great

Most digital banking teams develop with a limited view of the market, and FinTech Insights allows them to quickly identify unmet customer needs and market opportunities.

Presenters

Nickolas Belesis, VP of Growth
Belesis is a fintech growth and digital banking specialist, assisting C-Suite executives in utilizing FinTech Insights to skyrocket their digital banking and maximize their NPS scores.
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Konstantine Pappas, Account Executive
Pappas is an experienced fintech executive who is empowering digital banking teams to improve their UX and product offerings.
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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: Bud

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 29, 2023
Categories: Bud, FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek

Bud makes financial decisions simple by turning transactional data into rich customer insights. It enables lenders to get an accurate picture of a borrower’s income, expenditure and credit in realtime.

Features

Hyper-personalized insights fueled by generative AI
Strategic, smart segment growth unleashed
Efficient decision-making grounded in realtime data

Why it’s great

Supercharge personalization, deposits and growth with generative AI for financial services.

Presenter

Edward Masaveckas, CEO & Founder
Maslaveckas is CEO and Co-Founder at data intelligence fintech Bud Financial (Bud). Under his leadership, Bud has grown to some 120 people and secured more than $100M in investment.
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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: Jaid

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 29, 2023
Categories: FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek, Jaid

Jaid is a powerful artificial intelligence SaaS platform that drives intelligent automation of diverse business communications, increasing the speed of resolution to client inquiries.

Features

Increases speed of resolution by up to 95%
Reduces employee attrition rates by up to 50%
Transforms critical data from diverse communications into meaningful actionable business insights

Why it’s great

Jaid delivers solutions, not AI tools, empowering teams to focus on higher-value tasks and what matters most.

Presenters

Dan Kramer, CEO
Kramer has 30 years+ experience in driving strategy and execution in financial services, including previous roles at BNYMellon Asset Services, JP Morgan, and Calastone.
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Ken Dummitt, CRO
Dummitt has 30 years+ experience in global enterprise B2B software sales with a proven record in driving revenue and expansion at high-growth technology companies.
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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: interface.ai

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 29, 2023
Categories: FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek, Interface.ai

interface.ai’s Sphere is a generative AI-powered multimodal ChatGPT-like AI assistant for financial institutions. It provides both customers and employees with unparalleled banking experiences.

Features

Universal channel to enhance customer and employee experiences
Personalized and proactive guidance to achieve financial wellness
Increased revenue via upsell & cross-sell

Why it’s great

ChatGPT-like universal channel that replaces online mobile banking with an AI assistant providing intelligent guidance, innovative plugins, and personalized AI assistance.

Presenters

Srinivas Njay, Founder & CEO
Srinivas, Founder & CEO at interface.ai, has 10+ years of experience in AI research and led a digital strategy from scratch for a financial institution to scale it to several billion in assets.
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Bruce Gillooly, Sr. Sales Engineer
Gillooly has 30 years of problem-solving experience in banking. He has led teams and understands the pain points organizations face from both a member-facing & employee-facing standpoint.
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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: Bits of Stock

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 29, 2023
Categories: Bits of Stock, FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek

Bits of Stock enables community financial institutions and credit unions to reward in fractional shares of stock. Their purpose is to empower their customers to engage and build loyalty with younger generations.

Features

Engage the next generation of account holders
Establish the easiest path to financial wellness
Embed directly into current digital banking experiences

Why it’s great

Bits of Stock wants users to imagine if they had the opportunity to start earning stocks as a reward in the brands they loved when they turned 16 . . .

Presenters

Arash Asady, CEO & Co-Founder
Asady is a relentless and gritty entrepreneur who holds no punches. He’s a USMC Veteran, recovering Wall Street derivatives trader, and boxing aficionado.
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Steve Bishop, EVP & COO (OMB Bank)
Bishop joined OMB in September 2020, overseeing its physical and digital operations. Preceding OMB, Bishop had two separate stints at Jack Henry & Associates, most recently as Director of Client Services.
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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: MacroMicro

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 29, 2023
Categories: FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek, MacroMicro

MacroMicro offers premier macroeconomic investment platform services with over 350,000 registered users globally.

Features

Data-driven services with data aggregated
AI-driven services to help navigate and analyze
User-driven services with community and user-generated content

Why it’s great

Investors and decision-makers easily can make informed decisions through interactive and clear automatically updated charts on MacroMicro’s platform.

Presenters

Rachel Chen, CEO & Founder
Chen has 10+ years of experience in financial market analysis. She’s the Founder and CEO of MacroMicro, the first macro investing platform in Asia. Chen holds a Master of Economics degree from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
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Emilia Wei, Global Project Manager

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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: Zero Bank Design Factory

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 29, 2023
Categories: FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek, Zero Bank Design Factory

Zero Bank Design Factory is the system development company building Minna Bank’s core system and the first developer in Japan to build a core banking system on the cloud.

Features

Digital Native: Fully digital workflow & process
BaaS Native: FAPI grade open-API platform
API Native: Plug-and-play

Why it’s great

Zero Bank offers a new generation of fully automated cloud-based digital banking systems.

Presenters

Kenichi Nagayoshi, CEO & COO, Zero Bank Design Factory and CEO, Minna Bank
Nagayoshi has over 10 years’ experience in the corporate planning division for banking corporate strategy at Fukuoka Bank and has worked for mergers with other banks from the initial stage.

Quan Yuan, Chief Strategy Officer Manager

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FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek: eSelf.AI

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 29, 2023
Categories: eSelf.AI, FinovateFall 2023, FinovateFall 2023 Sneak Peek

eSelf.AI’s virtual agents qualify leads, converse with them in real time, and create an innovative and efficient user journey.

Features

Improve marketing ROI by qualifying leads better than a regular form
Create positive user experience with a human-like experience
Customize per use case

Why it’s great

eSelf’s solution is based on advanced generative AI models, enabling creativity and variety in content while making sure nothing inappropriate or incorrect is mentioned.

Presenters

Alan Bekker, Co-Founder & CEO
Bekker is the Co-Founder of voca.ai (acq. by SNAP, Best of Show winner at FinovateEurope 2019) and former head of AI at SNAP. He’s an HBS Alumni, Forbes 30 under 30, and has a PhD in AI.
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Eylon Shoshan, Co-Founder & CTO
Shoshan is an experienced AI entrepreneur specializing in NLP, holding an M.Sc. degree from the Technion. He’s a former Captain in IDF Cyber Security unit and 2020 Israeli Defense Award recipient.
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Latest Lineup for FinovateFall 2023 Demos

By Heather Stowell Posted on August 17, 2023
Categories: Finovate Marketing, FinovateFall 2023

In less than a month, you’ll see it all at FinovateFall. Technology launches, startup debuts, fresh perspectives, and industry leaders from over 60 demoing companies. Here’s a look at the latest lineup:

With so many diverse organizations taking the stage over the first two days, you may want to narrow in on the technology that best fits your needs. Check out the sneak peeks for a quick look into each demo company, its innovation and features, and what makes it great.

Stayed tuned for new demo additions leading up to the event, and don’t miss your chance to register!

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FinovateSpring 2023 Sneak Peek: Kani Payments

By Heather Stowell Posted on May 16, 2023
Categories: FinovateSpring 2023, FinovateSpring 2023 Sneak Peek, Kani Payments

Kani Payments’ automated reconciliation and reporting services for payments companies and fintechs globally allows them to report accurately and fulfill compliance obligations fast.

Features

Reconciliation: End-to-end automated reconciliations
Compliance: Legal, regulatory, and scheme reporting requirements
Intelligence: Explore data and understand consumer and product behavior

Why it’s great

Electronic money institutions, BIN sponsors, challenger banks and fintechs use Kani to do weeks of complex transaction reporting and reconciliation work in under 30 seconds.

Presenters

Marc McCarthy, Chief Commercial Officer
McCarthy was appointed Chief Commercial Officer for Kani Payments in 2022 and has a wealth of experience in the financial services sector, with a background in banking, technology and business development.
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Priya Jadeja, Head of Pre-Sales
Jadeja was appointed Head of Pre-sales for Kani Payments in 2023 with over seven years in financial services. She will be heading and shaping the pre-sales demo function for new opportunities.
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