This is our final Sneak Peek of the companies who will debut their new technology on stage in New York on September 10 & 11 at FinovateFall.
You can learn more about our upcoming event here.
In case you missed them, here are the previous posts in our Sneak Peek series:
FinovateFall 2013 Sneak Peek #1
Today we’ll introduce you to the final set of companies: Apprenda, Biometric Signature ID, Innovation Agency, Lighter Capital, Mitek, Numbrs, PayWith, and Zooz.
Want to be a part of the audience? Get your tickets to FinovateFall 2013 here. They’re selling fast, so get yours before it’s too late.
Apprenda is the leading Enterprise Platform as a Service (PaaS) product powering the next generation of software-defined enterprises.
Features:
- Policy Driven Application Deployment
- Seamless Hybrid Cloud Capabilities
- Inheritable Cloud Application Architectures
Why it’s great: Apprenda is a software layer that enables any organization to transform their existing infrastructure into a self-service cloud application platform.
Sinclair Schuller, CEO & Co-Founder at Apprenda
Biometric Signature ID (BioSig-ID) is a software-only biometric that positively identifies users online: cloud-based with NO hardware required.
Features:
Using gesture biometrics, we can identify users at log in from any device and stop impostors – no hardware needed.
Why it’s great: BioSig-ID verifies the “real” user and allows secure online transactions and prevents identity fraud.
Jeff Maynard is the CEO and an expert in the field of dynamic biometrics receiving two patents for his inventions.
Innovation Agency’s Innovation Cafe is an innovation management platform that uses a social-based approach for driving collaborative and measurable innovation within the enterprise.
Features:
- Recommendation Engine: encourages user participation
- Real-time Social Graph: helps innovators to view their networks
- Digital Personas
Why it’s great: Specifically designed for financial services providers, the platform uses crowdsourcing to engage innovation communities.
Jay van Zyl (PhD), Founder
Jay is an entrepreneur, innovator and educator who lives his passion for finding new ways of driving innovation & change.
Rory Moore (MBA), CEORory is an innovation pioneer and has successfully implemented many innovation initiatives in leading banks.
Lighter Capital provides growth capital to technology companies in a highly-automated manner: Capital-as-a-Service
Features:
- Predict a borrower’s future performance using CRM data
- Monitor for loan defaults using banking, accounting & CRM data
- Lower lending costs
Why it’s great: By crunching key CRM data, lenders can improve underwriting and borrower monitoring, predicting instability before it shows up in financial statements.
BJ Lackland joined Lighter Capital as CEO in 2012. He has been a venture capitalist, the CFO of a public technology company, and a startup consultant.
Rob Belcher leads the investment and finance efforts at Lighter Capital and has 12 years experience in investment banking, VC and consulting.
Mitek, the founders of Mobile Deposit, developed a complete suite of mobile imaging solutions. This new mobile solution enhances the account opening process.
Features:
- Engage and retain mobile first consumers
- Speed up account opening process here, there, almost anywhere
- Reduce inaccurate data entry
Why it’s great: Increase acquisition rates and lifetime value of customers with this exciting new solution. See the demo at FinovateFall 2013.
James B. DeBello, CEO & President
Numbrs is Online Banking of the Future.
Features:
- Future Timeline
- Transfer Money
- Adnumbrs
Why it’s great: Numbrs empowers you to own your financial life on-the-go.
Julien Arnold, CEO
Johannes Hübner, CTO
PayWith: What is possible when you connect the scalability and security of the MasterCard Network with innovations in Mobile Payments/Loyalty/Rewards/and Virtual Currencies?
Features:
Merchants can use their existing credit card processing terminals to securely transact mobile payments and run rewards. Pay/Reward/Gift/Security
Why it’s great: Merchants can use their existing credit card processing terminal to transact completely secure mobile payments and run targeted marketing.
David Strebinger, CEO
Strebinger was previously the founder of Caring Capital and Wantsa Media. Emphasis on Payments/Mobile/Social/Monetization/Advertising.
Donald Kirkwood, COO
Kirkwood previously founded Axon in the UK. Axon grew to be the largest SAP consulting firm in the world and sold for $650M in 2008.
Zooz is a global payment platform that enables e-commerce and m-commerce merchants to optimize their checkout across all channels.
Features:
- Consumer-centric checkout for multiple platforms
- Global payment solution with cross-border capabilities
- Partnership with First Data
Why it’s great: Payments are for people; We’re here to give payments the human touch. Happy and reassured users are more likely to make it to the “Thank You” page!
Oren Levy, CEO & Co-Founder
Ronen Morecki, CTO & Co-Founder
FinovateFall 2013 is just around the corner. If you have questions about the event, visit the information page, check out the FAQ, or email [email protected].
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