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Finovate Blog
Tracking fintech, banking & financial services innovations since 1994
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
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.
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
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. LinkedIn
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. LinkedIn
FinovateFall 2023 takes place in New York over September 11 through 13 with the demos on the first two days. Register today and save your spot.
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!
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateSpring in San Francisco on May 23 and 24. Register today and save your spot.
Kani Payments’ automated reconciliation and reporting services for payments companies and fintechs globally allows them to report accurately and fulfill compliance obligations fast.
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. Linkedin
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. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateSpring in San Francisco on May 23 and 24. Register today and save your spot.
Bankable Fintechstreamlines how financial institutions, vendors, and fintechs find, partner, and buy from each other. Navigate through the noise of 120,000+ solutions and 1,500 financial institutions with unbiased, prescriptive AI.
Features
Prescriptive AI-enabled matching of banks, CUs, vendors, consultants, and fintechs
Comprehensive, personalized, and unbiased
Compliant, efficient, effective, and profitable
Why it’s great
Prescriptive AI enables smart sourcing and procurement, benefitting any sized financial institution, fintech, vendor, or consultant by removing bias and inefficiency and optimizing compatibility.
Presenter
Kim Fraser, CEO & Founder Fraser founded and built Bankable Fintech. Previously, she led BD, Sales and Product teams at F100 financial institutions, global technology and data management firms, and startup fintechs, in all geos.
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateSpring in San Francisco on May 23 and 24. Register today and save your spot.
Ionatedeploys a cloud-modernization journey from any legacy to cloud-native microservices in under 18 months with SOTERIA (Discovery & Assessment) and APPDATE (Complete App Modernization).
Features
Discovery assessment tool showing business rules and logic
AI/ML to modernize and migrate legacy systems to high-performing cloud-native infrastructures
Ability to work with any legacy application
Why it’s great
Using both SOTERIA and APPDATE, Ionate ensures and employs the most efficient and productive end-to-end journey from discovery & assessment to complete app modernization execution.
Presenters
Ajanta Adhikari, CEO & Founder As a leader and visionary at Akamai for over ten years and IBM, Adhikari took his technical innovation to start Ionate, Inc. in 2016. He saw a market need that he could solve successfully. LinkedIn
Amol Dharmadhikari, CTO With over 15 years experience at Oracle, Dharmadhikari has been with Ionate, Inc. since the beginning. As the CTO, he paved the way to disrupting digital transformation for enterprises with AI/ML. LinkedIn
Hot on the heels of FinovateEurope next week is our West Coast flagship event, FinovateSpring, this May. Dozens of companies will demo, and we’re excited to unveil 50% of the lineup today.
With Finovate’s lucky number seven in mind, here are more details about these early selections:
60% taking the Finovate stage for the first time
50% featuring female founders, CEOs, or C-level executives
60% introducing new technology to the market
96% founded in the last 10 years
60% founded in the last 5 years
70% headquartered in diverse locations
100% innovating to advance the audience’s business goals
New companies are announced weekly — stay tuned to the website for the latest additions. And if you’re interested in demoing, joining the Startup Booster program, or sponsoring, get in touch at spring@finovate.com.
In 2022, Finovate brought live demos back to London with dozens of innovative companies showcasing their latest technologies. Building on that momentum for FinovateEurope 2023, we’re excited to announce the first wave of demoers.
This first group covers the map on fintech themes. Learn how these companies can grow your business, and see a sneak peek of topics below.
This wave is just the beginning. The event will feature 35+ fintechs forging the future of fintech. Join us on March 14 and 15 to see them all first-hand. And check the website as the demo roster continues to expand with seed-stage startups, fast-growing scale-ups and established public companies.
Demo your latest fintech, finserv, or techfin innovation in front of 1000+ senior decision-makers. Apply by Friday, November 4 and save big on the demo fee.
For FinovateEurope 2023 (March 14-15, London), we’re selecting ~60 startup, established and public companies to demo over the first day of the event, March 14. And while time on the main stage is at the crux of the demo package, the rest of the demo experience has been carefully curated to give selected companies the best ROI:
Influential audience – demo in front of hundreds of high-quality attendees, including FI executives, fintech and tech giants, venture capitalists, industry press and analysts, and entrepreneurs.
7-minutes demos – get the audience’s undivided attention and show them exactly what you can do. All demos are on the main stage, and there are no other sessions competing for attention.
Frequent and strategic networking breaks – capitalize on the energy and momentum generated during your demo to connect with attendees and set up meetings through our proprietary networking app.
Plug and play stands – generate leads at your dedicated stand (table, monitor, power, and signage included).
Demo videos – use your professionally edited video as a unique sales and marketing tool. Plus year over year, demoing companies have told us they receive business from companies seeing their video on Finovate.com.
Fandom – stay in the news. We follow you for the rest of time and share your product launches, capital raised, awards earned, acquisitions and expansions made to our hundreds of thousands of followers.
Once you’ve familiarized yourself with the online demo benefits and pricing, submit the (completely confidential) application. As always, applying is completely free. And companies applying by this Friday, November 4 will save $2,000-6,000 on regular pricing when selected to demo.
On 15 March, early-stage startups have two hours to network with a room full of investors from across the UK and Europe. And before that, attendees will hear from successful founders, investment insights, tips on how to land your first bank customer, and more.
On top of this, startups have access to all event content, networking, and meetings for just £600. Learn more.
Every summer there’s that one song playing across radio stations, at the beach, from your kids’ earphones, and in the club. This year, it’s likely “Jiggle Jiggle” by Duke & Jones and Louis Theroux.
As we announce the first wave of demoers at FinovateFall, the chorus comes to mind: “My money don’t jiggle jiggle, it folds.” This September, see 60+ innovative solutions that will make sure your money continues to fold.
Curated to reflect fintech’s state of play, this year’s demo lineup hits all the high notes:
Embedded finance and payments
Expanded AI and machine learning
Financial inclusion and literacy
Employee benefits
ESG-focused initiatives
Consumer debt and financial literacy
Fintechs as data organizations
Blockchain, crypto, and Web3
All of these serve to improve bottom lines, bring in new customers, help retain existing customers, lower operating costs, and make sure your money doesn’t jiggle jiggle.
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateSpring in San Francisco on May 18 and 19. Register today and save your spot.
Kognitos‘ business automation solution allows business people to build automations through English phrases, not learning and writing code.
Features
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Most advanced business language engine
Human-in-the-loop exception handling
No bots! Bot-less infrastructure
Why it’s great
Business automation in plain English.
Presenters
Binny Gill, CEO An industry veteran, prior to founding Kognitos, Gill was the CTO at Nutanix where he drove growth from 20 employees to over 6000 employees, while reaching a market cap of $7 billion and $1.5 billion in revenue. LinkedIn
Jason Langone, VP of Growth An experienced sales and marketing leader, Langone believes in building a championship culture through effort, execution, and pace. He spent eight years at Nutanix building elite performing teams globally. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateSpring in San Francisco on May 18 and 19. Register today and save your spot.
Arena provides CFO services simplified for businesses in the United States under $20 million in annual revenue.
Features
Business financial health assessment
Optimized payment platform
Fractional CFO with modern analytics
Why it’s great
Fifty percent of businesses in the United States fail by their fifth year, and 82% of those businesses say it’s due to cash flow issues. Arena helps businesses thrive with a fractional CFO to proactively manage their finances.
Presenter
Heather Tuason, CEO Tuason is a career banker and fintech operator passionate about small businesses and creating the optimal financial toolkit for businesses. She believes in a “tech and touch” strategy that enable entrepreneurs to thrive. LinkedIn
