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Finovate Blog
Tracking fintech, banking & financial services innovations since 1994
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Lendisoft transforms the end-to-end loan management process with a SaaS suite integrating risk management and compliance IQ. Machine learning and AI automation result in workflow and performance differentiation.
Features
Workflow and process design with integrated risk management and compliance
Machine learning and AI automation
SaaS scalability, scoring models and easy UI
Why it’s great
Lendisoft transforms the loan portfolio management business with integrated risk management, compliance, machine learning, AI automation, and a process driven design resulting in ~30% lift in monthly performance.
Presenters
Rick Haskell, COO & Founder Haskell has over 30 years in lending excellence and leadership driving operational performance with repeatable and scalable processes. His workflow design and risk management strategies are key advantages. LinkedIn
Bill Gerber, CRO and Founder’s Circle Gerber has been on the bleeding edge of consumer engagement technology his entire career. He has driven, contributed and experienced 11 acquisitions. He is an agent of change and performance. LinkedIn
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Tuo is a leading alternative data credit services company that creates industry-leading credit underwriting and servicing solutions to truly support the underbanked.
Features
Increase credit application conversions with the white-label Tuo Credit Builder that allows users to build credit on autopilot.
Why it’s great
A true “SET IT and FORGET IT” credit building solution. Tuo does the work. Their customers get the credit.
Presenters
Adam Finke, CEO Finke is a consumer finance expert and purveyor of financial inclusivity for all. LinkedIn
George Ulmer, CTO Ulmer is a premier full-stack developer with dynamic coding and successful founder experience. LinkedIn
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Pendo’s product experience and digital adoption solutions help companies become product-led and deliver digital experiences users love.
Features
Pendo Adopt includes:
Behavioral analytics
In-app messaging and guides
Actionable feedback
Why it’s great
Pendo Adopt can be deployed across an entire portfolio of workplace software, from proprietary software built by internal teams to customized off-the-shelf solutions
Presenter
Clay Miner, VP of Sales & Value Engineering Miner has a strong history of developing, implementing, and selling world class enterprise software. LinkedIn
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Hawk:AI’s AI-based, real-time AML and fraud surveillance detects patterns that purely rule-based systems miss.
Features
AI is explainable and auditable
Allows users to detect and prevent financial crime faster
One interface for maximum efficiency
Why it’s great
Efficient, effective, and explainable AML & fraud detection, powered by AI.
Presenter
Steve Liú, General Manager, North America Liú is a veteran in the fraud and regtech industry, with years of experience directing teams in operations and global expansions across the U.S. and APAC. LinkedIn
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Basis Theory is a data tokenization platform used by organizations to quickly, securely, and compliantly use their sensitive data.
Features
Search encrypted data without decrypting
Build secure applications and workflows in minutes
PCI Level 1 compliant and SOC 2 certified environment
Why it’s great
Accelerate time-to-market and time-to-compliance.
Presenters
Colin Luce, CEO Luce brings over a decade of experience building and operating various fintech companies, including Yodlee, Klarna, and Figure. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Basis Theory. LinkedIn
Brandon Weber, VP of Engineering Weber is an experienced engineer and leader with over 20 years experience in software development, cryptography, and network security at organizations ranging from the Air Force to Dwolla.
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The Fundica funding search engine serves as a powerful business client acquisition tool for financial institutions by enabling them to truly democratize access to funding.
Features
Easily generate new business leads and retain clients with a complementary funding search engine
Gather firmographics and funding needs
Automatically promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
Why it’s great
Fundica makes financial intuitions a better and more complete funding destination by effortlessly extending their service offering at scale.
Presenter
Mike Lee, CEO & Co-Founder Lee is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fundica. He has held leadership roles in technology organizations, secured over $350 million in government funding, and holds Engineering, MBA, and CFA designations. LinkedIn
FinovateSpring is two weeks away! From May 18 through May 20, Finovate will bring its annual spring fintech conference to San Francisco, California for three days of live, IN PERSON, demos, keynotes, fireside chats, panel discussions, and debates.
To whet your appetite for our upcoming event, here are five reasons why we’re convinced that FinovateSpring 2022 is the must-attend fintech conference of the moment.
Live in San Francisco!
First and foremost: FinovateSpring 2022 will be live and in-person! For the first time since 2019, our annual spring fintech conference will feature live, in-person demos, in-person speakers, and – most importantly – live, in-person delegates and attendees. This year, we are expecting more than 1,100 senior attendees, more than 50% of whom are from financial institutions. Plus, representatives from each of the top 10 banks in the U.S. will be at the show.
Demo Newcomers!
Finovate events are a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and favorite companies. They are also an ideal time to meet new friends and new, innovative fintechs. This year, FinovateSpring will feature a number of new speakers, new formats like our Fintech Fight Club, Startup Booster Session, and Finovate Unicorn Power Panel. FinovateSpring 2022 also will host 30 companies making their Finovate debuts. Stay tuned for more on these Finovate newcomers!
Start-Up Booster!
Finovate events have helped shine a light on up-n-coming fintech startups with our Finovate Accelerator Showcases. This spring, we’re taking our commitment to supporting fintech startups to another level with our special Finovate Fintech Startup Booster program. This session will give fintech founders an opportunity to network with early stage fintech investors via pre-booked, one-to-one meetings. Make connections! Gain insights! And watch this space for more information on how to be a part of this unique opportunity for startups and the investors who fund them.
Special Sessions: Fintech Fight Club! Women in Fintech!
In addition to two days of live, in-person fintech demos and three days of insightful keynotes, fireside chats, discussions, and debates, FinovateSpring is hosting a handful of special sessions to help focus on critical topics in fintech. These sessions include our Fintech Fight Club and the return of our Women in Fintech session. Fintech Fight Club will feature a quartet of industry experts tackling some of the most challenging and controversial concepts in fintech. Our Women in Fintech session will focus on how to invest in women to pave the way for the next generation of leaders. Both sessions are 100% “can’t miss.”
Fintech’s Finest!
Saving the best for last, the most important reason to be a part of FinovateSpring is you: the financial services professional, the fintech enthusiast, the people who make our events such a rewarding opportunity for networking, exchanging ideas, and making key contacts. As much as we enjoyed the energy and enthusiasm that attendees expressed with our return to in-person events for FinovateEurope in London in March, we can’t wait to see what FinovateSpring in San Francisco has in store for us in just two weeks time.
Remember! Early bird savings for FinovateSpring ends this week! Visit our FinovateSpring hub by May 6th to pick up your ticket and take advantage of big savings! In-person and digital passes are available for both all-access and demo day only packages.
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateSpring in San Francisco on May 18 and 19. Register today and save your spot.
Keep is introducing a new form of employee compensation called Cash Vesting Plans that works like a 0% interest loan from the employer to the employee.
Features
Cash bonus given to employees and vests over time
0% interest loan given against bonus
Employee financial freedom while improving retention and hiring
Why it’s great
Keep is aligning employer and employee incentives and disrupting the way compensation works.
Presenter
Rob Frohwein, CEO Frohwein was the Co-Founder and CEO of Kabbage, a global fintech acquired by American Express. With Keep Financial, Frohwein is now disrupting how compensation works. LinkedIn
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Incognia is a privacy-first, location identity company that provides frictionless mobile authentication to banks and fintechs for reduced fraud losses.
Features
Delivers highly precise risk assessment for mobile apps for less fraud
Recognizes trusted users based on location behavior
Enables zero friction, zero-factor authentication
Why it’s great
With identity fraud losses hitting $52 billion in 2021, today’s fraud prevention is not working. Incognia’s privacy-first, location identity delivers highly precise risk assessment for mobile apps.
Presenter
Andre Ferraz, CEO & Founder Ferraz is an expert on location technology and a strong advocate for user privacy. Originally from Brazil, Ferraz founded his first company while a university student in computer science. LinkedIn
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Horizn’s award-winning platform helps banks globally accelerate digital banking knowledge, fluency, and adoption with both customers and employees.
Features
Overachieve digital banking customer growth objectives
Call center and branch efficiency and profitability through digital
Support ongoing agile product/feature launches
Why it’s great
Using Horizn, banks experience a more than 300% increase in product/feature launch effectiveness and success, 20% reduction in volume of digital banking support calls, and 45 second reduction in support call time (average).
Presenter
Steve Frook, SVP of Sales As SVP of Sales at Horizn, Frook works closely with financial institutions to significantly increase adoption and awareness of new and existing innovations. LinkedIn
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Finzly allows the building of programmable banks by providing a financial infrastructure for banks, fintechs, and businesses to quickly offer and access financial services in an open ecosystem.
Features
Speed to market
Agility to assume new avatars
Freedom to innovate
Why it’s great
Speed, agility, and freedom culminate in innovation and the democratization of banking!
Presenters
Booshan Rengachari, CEO & Founder Rengachari founded Finzly in 2012 with a vision to simplify transformation of financial institutions and democratize banking. Today, his brainchild – the award-winning nextgen platform, Finzly OS – is a testament to his vision, helping banks play an active role in the connected economy. He is a member of the U.S. Faster Payment Council Advisory Board, regular speaker at leading industry forums, and acclaimed for his thought leadership in bank transformation. LinkedIn
Murthy Bulusu, CTO & Co-Founder Co-founder of Finzly, Bulusu is instrumental in building the Finzly platforms and streamlining the customer implementation process. Bulusu formerly led technology teams at Wells Fargo, TIAA-CREF, Ford, and Chrysler. Working in tandem with the product team, he explores emerging technologies and appropriately uses them in Finzly products. LinkedIn
Vijay Vardhan, VP of Products Vardhan is the VP – Products at Finzly, leads product management, and helps to maximize the company’s customer-centric focus through the correct approach to product design. Innovation to solve real-world problems in the modern economy and working on the right product roadmaps is Vardhan’s forte. He has 4 patents in automobile technology, worked at GM & Chrysler, and has an MBA from Michigan State. LinkedIn
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Banyan demonstrates how banks, fintechs, and their retail partners can use item level data to drive everyday spend and top of wallet behavior.
Features
Better transaction categorization drives loyalty and everyday spend
Enhanced item level offers
New personalized ways for banks and fintechs to up-sell and cross-sell other banking products
Why it’s great
Banyan’s scalable data infrastructure is used to enrich transaction categorization and create product level offers that make banking apps more meaningful and rewarding to today’s digital consumer.
Presenters
Andrea Gilman, CMO Gilman brings over 20 years of marketing expertise, including product management, product development, and digital transformation to Banyan. Gilman’s previous experience includes years with Mastercard and IBM. LinkedIn
Wil Schobeiri, CTO Schobeiri brings over 15 years of technology, product management, and leadership experience to BANYAN, including as CTO. He also had CPO roles at MediaMath and Revantage (a Blackstone company). LinkedIn
