Q. What’s better than being one of the more than 400 industry professionals attending the very first FinDEVr conference this week?
A. Being one of the four companies to walk away with one of the very first FinDEVr awards, that’s what!
Four companies were selected as favorites by attendees here on Day 1 of FinDEVr San Francisco 2014. Attendees were challenged to choose between entertaining and informative presentations, exciting new technologies, and fascinating innovations that push the envelope of what is possible when commerce and science, technology and finance come together.
Remember that FinDEVr continues tomorrow on Wednesday with a full, multi-track day of workshops, presentations, and networking. We’ll build on the momentum from Day One to bring you the latest in SDKs and APIs, tools and platforms, that are already paving the way to the fintech innovations of tomorrow. Visit our registration page today to grab a spot.
So without further ado, here are the favorite first-day presentations in alphabetical order:
Avoka for its engagement platform that enables omni-channel account opening in 60 seconds.
BehavioSec for its mature identification system that uses behaviour analytics to provide real-time security.
PayPal & Braintree for its construction of new breeds of payment platforms, API standards, and identity systems.
Yodlee for its Interactive APIs that provide authorized access to real-time data for customer accounts.
Notes on methodology:
1. Only audience members NOT associated with demoing companies were eligible to vote. Finovate employees did not vote.
2. Attendees were encouraged to note their favorites. At the end of the last demo, they chose their three favorites.
3. The exact written instructions given to attendees: “Please rate (the companies) on the basis of demo quality and potential impact of the innovation demoed.”
4. The four companies appearing on the highest percentage of submitted ballots were awarded trophies.