From software architects and engineers to CTOs and CEOs, builders from around the country—and from more than a few far-flung corners of the world, as well—are getting ready for the premier event for fintech developers: FinDEVr 2015 San Francisco.

The two-day conference begins Tuesday, 6 October, and continues through Wednesday. We have 64 innovative fintech companies specializing in a range of tools, APIs, SDKs, and other resources to help builders and developers take their innovations to the next level.

And whether it’s adding new payment functionality, faster and more efficient ways to access critical data, better and more sophisticated fraud detection and prevention, or even tips on leveraging the blockchain, if developers need it, there’s a good chance the builders of FinDEVr 2015 have got it.

We’re less than 24 hours away from the opening presentation, but there’s still time to pick up your ticket and save your spot. Stop by our registration desk at the venue or get your ticket online, and join us.

Here are a few need-to-knows for the conference.

The venue:

UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center
1675 Owen Street, Suite 251
San Francisco, CA 94143-3008

The agenda (both Tuesday and Wednesday):

• Registration: 8:00 a.m.
• First Morning Session Presentation: 8:45 a.m.
• Lunch: 12:00 Noon
• First Afternoon Session Presentation: 12:45 p.m.
• Networking (with open bar and appetizers): 4:45 p.m.

Live blog and Twitter

• During the conference, check out the Finovate/FinDEVr Live Blog for summaries, presenter names and contact info, and more.
• Follow us on Twitter! @FinDEVr, and remember to tag your tweets #FinDEVr.

Questions? Send us an email at SanFran@FinDEVr.com. Until then, we’ll see you at the show!

Twas the Sunday before FinDEVr 2015, but for those of us who were here at the inaugural FinDEVr event last year, it almost feels as if we never left.

Sure, the deep red of the Oracle OpenWorld conference a year ago has been replaced by the bright orange of San Francisco Giants fans lining the streets for the final few games of the baseball season. But everything we love about our trips to the Bay Area, including its reputation as a great place for technology folks to get together and talk shop, is exactly as we remember it.

Speaking of technology folks getting together, FinDEVr 2015 starts this week and tickets are still on sale. Stop by our registration page today and save your spot for 6/7 October for the premier event for fintech developers, software architects, CTOs, and builders of all kinds.

To help you get ready for the two-day event, here are a few last-minute answers to a few frequently asked, last-minute questions:

Where?

FinDEVr 2015 returns to the campus of the University of California, San Francisco. Both days of the show will be held in the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center:

1675 Owens Street, Suite 251
San Francisco, CA 94143-3008

For those who are driving to the event, here are some helpful tips on parking.

When?

The conference starts at 8:00 a.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Registration opens at 8, and a light breakfast will be available until 8:45 a.m. The first presentations begin at 8:45 a.m. and continue until Noon. Lunch runs until 12:45 p.m., with a second set of presentations lasting until 4:45 p.m. The networking periods on both days one and two feature an open bar and appetizers and run from 4:45 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Take a look at our FinDEVr 2015 page for a detailed view of the agenda.

What? who? and how?

To help you make the most of our dual-track presentation format, be sure to follow our live blog at Finovate.com/blog. We’ll have summaries of the presentations, key takeaways, photographs, and bios on all presenters. And a few weeks after the show, the Finovate blog is where you will find videos of all the companies that demonstrated at the conference.

And don’t forget Twitter! Our Twitter feed @FinDEVr is a great way to stay on top of everything that’s going on leading up to, during, and after the conference. Whether you want to join in a conversation, or just make a few observations of your own, be sure to hashtag your tweets #FinDEVr.

Any last-minute questions? Send us an email at SanFran@FinDEVr.com and one of our staff will be glad to help!

See you in San Francisco!

With attendance numbers already well above last year’s inaugural event, we are having a hard time containing our excitement about FinDEVr 2015 next week in San Francisco.

The only thing better than a record number of attendees joining us 6/7 October is the breadth of their experience and backgrounds: engineers to evangelists, developers to data scientists, and CEOs, CSOs, CTOs, and more. And check below for the list of the impressive companies attending.

If you are a part of fintech’s growing community of technologists and builders, then FinDEVr 2015 is the place to be.

FinDEVr returns to the Mission Bay Conference Center on the campus of the University of California, San Francisco, 6/7 October. With 64 companies presenting their latest APIs, SDKs, and other tools for developers, FinDEVr 2015 is the must-attend event for builders this fall. Tickets are on sale now. See you there!

FinDEVr 2015 is sponsored by The Bancorp, Credit Karma, MX, and Yodlee Interactive.

FinDEVr 2015 is partnered with Bank Innovators Council, BankersHub, BayPay Forum, Bitcoin Magazine, bobsguide, Byte Academy, California Bankers Association, Celent, The Cointelegraph, Hotwire, Let’s Talk Payments, Mercator Advisory Group, SF Fintech, and Women Who Code.

FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 is less than a week away, and we’re excited to host 64 companies as they spend 20 minutes onstage showing off their latest tools, APIs, and platforms.

While 21 of the presenters are based in the Bay Area, companies are heading in from all across the globe; in fact, Japan-based BankGuard faces the longest commute to the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, where the event will be held.

With more than 600 builders expected to show up 6/7 October, the presenters are ready to bring their best to the stage. For more information on the presentations, check out the schedule. To be a part of the action, pick up your ticket here.

If you have any questions, check out the FAQ section of the FinDEVr homepage, or contact SanFran@FinDEVr.com.

FinDEVr is sponsored by Yodlee Interactive, MX, Credit Karma, and The Bancorp. Our event partners are the Bank Innovators Council, BankersHub, BayPay Forum, bobsguide, California Bankers Association, Celent, The CoinTelegraph, Mercator Advisory Group, and SF Fintech.

FinDEVr 2015 kicks off two weeks from today. Save your spot and join us in San Francisco, 6/7 October, for the premier event for fintech developers, engineers, and CTOs.

FinDEVr returns to the Mission Bay Conference Center at the University of California San Francisco for two days of fast-paced, TED-style presentations. Leading technology companies will showcase their latest tools, APIs, and case studies to help fintech developers optimize their innovations.

FinDEVr is a great way to stay on top of the latest trends in financial technology. For example, compare this year’s theme cloud above to the one below from our inaugural FinDEVr last year.

Many themes remain front and center, even after a year. Seeing Payments, Big Data and Mobile as major themes reminds us what matters most to those building tomorrow’s fintech today.

At the same time, the biggest and most interesting difference between this year and last is the rise of bitcoin and the blockchain. If we are in a golden era of financial technology, then the emergence of technologies like the blockchain is as good as evidence as any.

And from our point of view, the best part is the growing population of builders from around the world who are developing tools to enable faster, more secure, and less costly interactive experiences online for businesses and consumers, wherever they are. We believe if you’re a part of this community—or want to meet those who are—you’ll want to be with us on 6/7 October for FinDEVr.