Halfway through rehearsal day on Monday, we learned that the attendance for FinovateSpring 2015 was nearing the 1,400 mark. And the best news about that is that we’re still happy to save a spot for you and yours, just visit our registration page before it’s too late.

Since rehearsal day is the perfect time to make sure everything is just right when the lights go up Tuesday morning, here are a few tips and reminders to help you make the most of your Finovate experience, wherever you may be enjoying it.

Bizzabo You!

Finovate events are known for many things, and high-caliber networking is one of them. So we are again turning to the social networking app, Bizzabo, to help attendees make the most of their time at the show. Bizzabo makes it easy for attendees to reach out and network with each other before, during, and after the show. It is also a great way to learn more about the presenting companies, the event’s sponsors and partners, and the event itself.

Registered attendees can download the Bizzabo app (iOS here, Android here). You can also access Bizzabo via your desktop at this link. If you’re new to Bizzabo, you can sign up using your LinkedIn credentials or set up an account using the same email address you used when registering for Finovate, as well as a password.

After you’ve downloaded the app, search for “Finovate” then select “Join” and you’re set.

If you have any difficulties signing in, please email us at [email protected].

Tweet Me!

If you can’t make it to San Jose this week for FinovateSpring 2015, don’t despair! Our live Twitter feed is the next best thing to being here.

Find us on Twitter at the handle @Finovate, and be sure to mark your tweets #Finovate. You’ll join an intelligent, occasionally irreverent, community of savvy fintech fans whose insights, observations, and clever remarks will ensure you don’t miss a moment of the show.

Remember you can always get more information about FinovateSpring 2015 at our event page. We have the two-day event schedule, list of presenters, sponsors, partners, and more.

We hope to see you this week at the conference! If you have any questions, check out our FAQ page or send us an email at [email protected].

Spring has sprung! And with it, the return of FinovateSpring to the Bay Area for our second event in San Jose!

This year we will miss the throngs of San Jose Sharks fans marching down the street, packing the pubs, and enjoying the performance of their beloved NHL playoff contender. But we are looking forward to the throngs of financial technology fans who have already saved their spots at what is shaping up to be the biggest FinovateSpring to date.

So, whether you will be joining us here in San Jose, or following us online via Twitter feed (@Finovate) or our Live Blog here at Finovate.com, here’s everything you need to know to be ready when the lights go up on the Finovate stage Tuesday morning.

Schedule
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 12 May. The first demo begins at 8:55 a.m. The final demo of Day One begins at 4:02 p.m.

On Wednesday, registration begins at 8:00 a.m. The first demo will start at 8:55 a.m. The final demo of Day Two begins at 2:28 p.m., with the Best of Show award ceremony at 4:15 p.m.

There’s still time to be a part of our record-breaking audience. Visit our registration page and pick up your ticket today.

Venue
FinovateSpring returns to the City National Civic, near the campus of San Jose State University. Here’s the address for those of you joining us in person:

135 West San Carlos Street
San Jose, California 95113

Presenters
Over the course of two days, FinovateSpring 2015 will feature 72 companies demonstrating the latest in fintech innovation live on stage. Take a peek at our presenters below, and learn more about them at our presenters page, as well as in our Sneak Peek preview series.

We hope to see you in San Jose! For more information, visit our FAQ page or email us at [email protected].

With FinovateSpring just over the horizon, we took a look at where the 72 presenting companies will be traveling from before they arrive in San Jose on 12/13 May.

We’ll be hosting companies from 23 states and six countries.

It turns out that 17 of the companies are already based in Silicon Valley and will not need to travel far to get to the City National Civic Center on Tuesday morning. The company with the longest travel distance is Persistent Systems, which is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

No matter what your commute to Finovate’s eighth event in the Silicon Valley looks like, you should be getting excited to come check out what’s new in fintech.

Still don’t have your ticket? Pick one up soon.

You can check out more information about the presenting companies on the FinovateSpring event page or browse our Sneak Peek blog series.

FinovateSpring 2015 is sponsored by The Bancorp, CapitalSource, City National Bank, Envestnet, Financial Technology Partners, Hudson Cook LLP, KPMG, Kyriba, Life.SREDA, and Zions DirectTV.

FinovateSpring 2015 is partners with Aite Group, American Banker’s Association (ABA), Bank Innovators Council, Bankers Hub, BayPay Forum, bob’s guide, Breaking Banks, California Bankers Association, Canadian Trade Commissioner Service, Celent, ebankingnews, Filene Research Institute, fin-tech.org, HotWire, Javelin Strategy & Research, Mercator Advisory Group, The Paypers, SME Finance Forum, and Western Independent Bankers.

FinovateSpring 2015 is right around the corner and we are as excited as ever to see live and up close what our roster of 72 fintech innovators has in store. Have you picked up your ticket yet?

We hope you’ll join us. In fact, with registrations zooming past the 1,000 mark more than a week ago, there may be no better time than now to save your spot at the show.

We think you’ll like what you see on stage this year with our lineup of live demos at FinvoateSpring 2015. But, as we hinted earlier this week with our Attendee Title Word Cloud, much of what makes Finovate events special results from the live “introductions” between fellow attendees that happens during the networking opportunities throughout the day.

To give you a feel of the caliber of the crowd you’ll be joining at FinovateSpring 2015 in San Jose, take a look at a sample of the more than 500 companies attending this year’s conference.

If these folks sound like your kind of people, then why not join them and us for an exciting two days of live demos and high-caliber networking at FinovateSpring 2015? Visit our registration page today and we’ll see you in San Jose next week.

FinovateSpring 2015 is sponsored by The Bancorp, CapitalSource, City National Bank, Envestnet, Financial Technology Partners, Hudson Cook LLP, KPMG, Kyriba, Life.SREDA, and Zions DirectTV.

FinovateSpring 2015 is partners with Aite Group, American Banker’s Association (ABA), Bank Innovators Council, Bankers Hub, BayPay Forum, bob’s guide, Breaking Banks, California Bankers Association, Canadian Trade Commissioner Service, Celent, ebankingnews, Filene Research Institute, fin-tech.org, HotWire, Javelin Strategy & Research, Mercator Advisory Group, The Paypers, SME Finance Forum, and Western Independent Bankers.

Who will you meet at FinovateSpring 2015?

From the moment you arrive at a Finovate conference, one thing is clear: Fintech is a people business.

In fact, while some of the best connections you’ll make at Finovate will be with our presenters at their booths, many of your best conversations are likely to be with the man or woman sitting next to you in the audience or across the table from you at lunch.

Why so? Take a look at the titles of the more than 1,000 fintech professionals who have already signed on to join us at FinovateSpring this May.

Senior vice presidents and software engineers, managing partners and marketing directors, chief executives and chief evangelists. This year’s attendee-title word-cloud suggests the question is not “Who is going to FinovateSpring 2015 this year?” It’s “Who isn’t?”

The show starts 12 March, Tuesday, and concludes with our Best of Show awards presentation after a second day of live demos on Wednesday. So be sure to visit our registration page today and reserve your seat as Finovate returns to San Jose next month for our annual spring event.

Find out more about FinovateSpring 2015 at our FAQ page.

FinovateSpring 2015 is sponsored by The Bancorp, CapitalSource, City National Bank, Envestnet, Financial Technology Partners, Hudson Cook LLP, KPMG, Kyriba, Life.SREDA, and Zions DirectTV.

FinovateSpring 2015 is partners with Aite Group, American Banker’s Association (ABA), Bank Innovators Council, Bankers Hub, BayPay Forum, bob’s guide, Breaking Banks, California Bankers Association, Canadian Trade Commissioner Service, Celent, ebankingnews, Filene Research Institute, fin-tech.org, HotWire, Javelin Strategy & Research, Mercator Advisory Group, The Paypers, SME Finance Forum, and Western Independent Bankers.