Year: 2012

FinovateEurope 2012 Early-Bird Deadline Extended to January 6th — Register now to save!

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Categories: FinovateEurope 2012

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With 2011 put to rest, the Finovate team has returned to the office excited to make FinovateEurope 2012 in February our biggest and best European event ever.

Over the holidays we received a number of inquiries about whether it was still possible to get an early-bird ticket to the event. Given that, we’ve decided to extend our early-bird ticket deadline until this Friday (January 6th) so that you can lock in your spot at the early-bird rate.

Tickets for the event have been selling strongly and we expect a record crowd on February 7th in London. Here is a small sample of the organizations that have already registered to attend:

  • ABN Amro
  • American Express
  • Balderton Capital
  • Bank Julius Baer
  • Barclaycard
  • Barclays Bank
  • Best Buy
  • BN Bank
  • BNP Paribas
  • Capital One
  • Celent
  • DAB Bank
  • EFMA
  • Fiserv
  • Gartner
  • Greylock
  • Handelsbanken
  • IBM
  • ING Bank
  • Intuit
  • Jack Henry
  • La Poste 
  • Microsoft
  • MorningStar
  • PostFinance
  • Rabobank
  • Silicon Valley Bank
  • Skandiabanken
  • SpareBank
  • Standard Chartered
  • Volksbank
  • Yahoo! Finance
  • Yodlee

If you want to guarantee your chance to watch the future of European finance and banking technology debut in London in February, please register soon. As I mentioned above, tickets for the event are selling quickly — well ahead of last year’s pace when we sold out weeks ahead of the conference. In addition, with the extended deadline, if you register by Friday January 6th then you’ll get the affordable early-bird price on your ticket.

FinovateEurope 2012 is sponsored by: Bluerock Consulting & The Bancorp Bank

FinovateEurope 2012 is partners with: BankerStuff, BankInnovation, Celent, Deutsch Startups, Finance on Windows, The Financial Services Club, The Financial Services Innovation Centre, and PYMNTS.com.

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CBS Early Show Features Weemba, Lighter Capital, and Rebirth Financial

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Lighter Capital, Rebirth Financial, Weemba

Last week, The Early Show on CBS featured three Finovate alumni (see video below). The newscast describes how Weemba, Lighter Capital, and Rebirth Financial are all working to find funding for small businesses.  

All three startups use different approaches to provide small businesses with funding when banks fail to come through:

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Weemba

Approach: Serves as a matchmaker for borrowers and lenders
Average loan amount: $27,500
FinovateFall 2011 demo

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Lighter Capital
Approach: Lends money based on business earnings
Average loan amount: $150,000

FinovateFall 2011 demo

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Rebirth Financial
Approach: Matches borrowers with lenders based on a desired loan amount and interest rate 
Average loan amount: $80,000

FinovateFall 2011 demo

Source: CBS News http://bit.ly/t2inQG

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Finovate Alumni News– January 2, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bill.com, Boku, BrightScope, CashStar, LearnVest, Lighter Capital, Rebirth Financial, SecondMarket, Weemba
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMaine Public Broadcasting Network profiles CashStar.
  • Bank Technology News describes how Bill.com uses capital infusion to build a cash flow dashboard for businesses.
  • SecondMarket’s homepage gets a makeover.
  • The CBS Early Show features Weemba, Lighter Capital, and Rebirth Financial.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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FinovateEurope 2012 Early-Bird Deadline Extended to Friday January 6th — Register now to save!

By finovate Posted on
Categories: FinovateEurope 2012

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With 2011 put to rest, the Finovate team has returned to the office excited to make FinovateEurope 2012 in February our biggest and best European event ever.

Over the holidays we received a number of inquiries about whether it was still possible to get an early-bird ticket to the event. Given that, we’ve decided to extend our early-bird ticket deadline until this Friday (January 6th) so that you can lock in your spot at the early-bird rate.

Tickets for the event have been selling strongly and we expect a record crowd on February 7th in London. Here is a small sample of the organizations that have already registered to attend:

  • ABN Amro
  • American Express
  • Balderton Capital
  • Bank Julius Baer
  • Barclaycard
  • Barclays Bank
  • Best Buy
  • BN Bank
  • BNP Paribas
  • Capital One
  • Celent
  • DAB Bank
  • EFMA
  • Fiserv
  • Gartner
  • Greylock
  • Handelsbanken
  • IBM
  • ING Bank
  • Intuit
  • Jack Henry
  • La Poste 
  • Microsoft
  • MorningStar
  • PostFinance
  • Rabobank
  • Silicon Valley Bank
  • Skandiabanken
  • SpareBank
  • Standard Chartered
  • Volksbank
  • Yahoo! Finance
  • Yodlee

If you want to guarantee your chance to watch the future of European finance and banking technology debut in London in February, please register soon. As I mentioned above, tickets for the event are selling quickly — well ahead of last year’s pace when we sold out weeks ahead of the conference. In addition, with the extended deadline, if you register by Friday January 6th then you’ll get the affordable early-bird price on your ticket.

FinovateEurope 2012 is sponsored by: Bluerock Consulting & The Bancorp Bank

FinovateEurope 2012 is partners with: BankerStuff, BankInnovation, Celent, Deutsch Startups, Finance on Windows, The Financial Services Club, The Financial Services Innovation Centre, and PYMNTS.com.

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Happy New Year!

By Jim Bruene Posted on
Categories: Advertising Age, Holiday promotions, Website Usability & Design

imageOn the first day of 2012, we found a few financial institutions wishing their customers well, while also informing them of holiday branch closures. Always festive Amplify Credit Union (Austin, TX) had a great look as did First Federal Bank of Florida (see below). 

First Federal also remembered to address New Years Eve hours on Saturday, a more likely question. 

Final note: While you’re at it, also mention holiday hours in your call center and online banking support.

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Amplify Credit Union (1 Jan 2012, link)
Note: Amplify switches out its header graphic and logo treatment on major holidays. Here was their Valentine’s look in 2010.

Amplify CU homepage on New Years Day

First Federal Bank of Florida (1 Jan 2012, link)
Note: First Florida had the best New Years graphics. They not only ran two banners, but also used subtle animation to cause the logo and top banner to twinkle when it was moused over. The bank also addressed Dec 31 hours along with those on the official holiday.

First Federal Bank of Florida homepage on New Years day


U.S. New Mexico Federal Credit Union (1 Jan 2012, link)

US New Mexico FCU homepage on New Years Day

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