How they describe themselves: Matchi offers unprecedented collaboration opportunities for banks globally and provides the perfect forum for vendors and innovators to ‘match-make’ their innovation to a financial institution anywhere in the world.

Matchi founders saw a need for a central place where innovators and vendors from all parts of the world could match-make their innovation to banks that can use these innovations.

Banking executives can locate relevant innovations based on a keyword search to assist in reducing costs, boosting growth, and generating new revenue streams.

Matchi.Biz is headquartered in Hong Kong, with offices in the UK, South Africa, and Australia.

How they describe their product/innovation: A global community innovation platform for the financial services industry that offers market ready banking innovations from across the globe and collaboration opportunities that have the potential to save the banks millions of dollars in development costs.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C) & Direct to Business (B2B)

Contacts:

Bus. Dev., Press & Sales: Philippa Newnes, Director, [email protected], +61 401 915 153

How they describe themselves: Privately held company with key expertise and focus in the unique challenges of high-growth emerging markets. Serving customers such as banks, mobile operators, merchant acquirers, and payment service providers. Focusing purely on the mobility space in the fintech sector – solutions not doing any transaction processing. Mistral’s white-label products simply connect to existing transaction systems to make them mobile.

How they describe their product/innovation: Money Mobility Suite™ from Mistral Mobile eliminates the technological barriers to providing mobile financial services. Money Mobility Suite™ is a mobile front-end solution that works on any phone, on any network and anywhere – allowing you to reach and serve more customers, with faster time-to-market, and higher cost-efficiency than alternative solutions, driving your revenues and lowering your operating costs dramatically.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Business (B2B) and through other fintech companies and platform providers

Contacts:

Bus. Dev. & Press: Peter Ollikainen, SVP Product Marketing, [email protected], +358 50 4872668
Sales: Ludwig Schulze, CEO, [email protected], +1-917-514-5027

How they describe themselves: Mobexo offers a fully customizable system of pre-payment, payment, and post-payment services. The Mobexo mobile payment system allows two parties to transfer funds instantaneously and securely without the need of additional devices. Unlike credit cards or cash, Mobexo allows merchants to accept funds from customers without requiring them to give out their personal banking information. Our integrated services for merchants include directives for getting customers, business performance analytics, and functionalities for the management of promotions and customer loyalty programs.

How they describe their product/innovation: Mobexo seamlessly connects businesses and their customers. The Mobexo mobile payment application allows business owners to create customized and targeted promotional campaigns via the Merchant Portal to reach their customers when they want to and how they want to. Personal Mobexo users then have the ability to apply these offers when they pay using the application. Every time a user checks out using Mobexo, it will notify them when they have offers to apply to their payments. In this way, Mobexo is a tool that enlivens the connection between consumers and businesses.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C) & Direct to Business (B2B)

Contacts:

Bus. Dev.: Lawrence Chung, Head of Strategy, [email protected]
Press: Coco Chan, EA to CEO, [email protected]
Sales: John Wong, Sales Manager, [email protected]

How they describe themselves: We operate a mobile payment service that offers universal access while being totally independent from credit cards and telcos.

On the front-end, we offer an application for smartphones and a voice service for dumbphones. No special equipment is required from customers or from merchants. Integration in cash registers and vending machines is quick and easy.

For the back-end:

• In OECD countries, we connect directly with bank accounts towards real-time transactions, thereby slashing costs and risks and improving the user experience
• In unbanked or underbanked countries, we aim to build and operate a national e-cash infrastructure on behalf of the central bank, instead of fighting with local money transfer services

How they describe their product/innovation: We are introducing the international version of the Mobino application, available in 5 languages and 50 currencies.

Various scenarios will be outlined:

• Peer-to-peer money transfer
• Payment for goods and services in shops
• POS and cash register integration
• Quicker and safer e-commerce payments
• Fluid payment flow for mobile commerce
• Cheap and efficient international remittances
• Registration and KYC process for unbanked
• Cash-in and cash-out operations at agents

We are looking for distribution partners and investors in the Asia Pacific region in order to prepare service launch.

How they describe themselves: Founded in 2005, Payoneer is an industry-leading provider of global mass payout services that accelerates growth for customers by improving the way they make payouts to more than 200 countries worldwide. Payoneer’s complete solution provides a simple, secure, compliant and cost-effective way for companies of all sizes to offer cost-saving payout options, including prepaid debit cards, deposits to local banks worldwide, international wire transfers, mobile payments, local e-wallets, and local-currency paper checks. Payoneer has served thousands of companies and more than one million payees around the world. For more information: www.payoneer.com.

How they describe their product/innovation: The Payoneer commercial account offers businesses and individuals worldwide the ability to receive funds from a global network of corporate companies. Account holders have a variety of tools to access their funds, including low cost withdrawals to bank accounts worldwide, a Prepaid Debit MasterCard card that enables instant spending and ATM access, and options to transfer funds to local eWallets in select countries. The account can be managed from the Payoneer website or from a mobile application. Registration for the account is available via Payoneer’s website or directly from the website of companies that form the Payoneer commercial funds transfer network.

Contacts:

Bus. Dev.: Oded Zehavi, CRO, [email protected]
Press: Ronit Druker, VP Marketing, [email protected]

How they describe themselves: Pixeliris is a company with services in the area of technology marketing. The company started 15 years ago proposing audio software and has been increasing ever since with services and research in the area of digital development.

Pixeliris Labs is Pixeliris’ R&D laboratory that has been working over the past 5 years on different high-tech technologies, including contactless communication between smart devices. This research has resulted in several patents in the area of sonic and ultrasonic communication between smart devices.

How they describe their product/innovation: CopSonic is the first universal contactless mobile payment system powered by our unique technology. It is based on sonic communication transiting through the devices’ speakers and microphones. Therefore, our technology is compatible with 100% of existing phones and smartphones, unlike NFC technologies. Several patents have been filed with regard to the security of the transaction.

Our technology also allows the use of phones and smartphones for online passwordless authentication. It turns mobile devices into security dongles.

We have developed an SDK with our technology that allows third-party companies to integrate the modules and, therefore, create a business model based on transaction fees or licenses.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through other fintech companies and platforms, and licensed

Contacts:

Bus. Dev.: Brian Roeten, Senior Project Manager, [email protected]
Press & Sales: Christian Ruiz, Marketing Director, [email protected]

How they describe themselves: Manilla organizes and simplifies people’s lives by providing one secure access point to all household accounts and services. The free service helps consumers manage their household accounts, including financial accounts, utilities, subscriptions, daily deals, and travel rewards programs, all through Manilla.com or Manilla’s free iOs and Android mobile apps. Under a single password, Manilla gives customers an automated, organized view of all of their account information, text, and email reminders to pay bills, renew expiring subscriptions, and manage soon-to-expire daily deals, all with unlimited storage and seamless document retrieval. Manilla is a part of the Hearst Corporation.

How they describe their product/innovation: Manilla launched a distribution deal within AOL reaching 24M users. Manilla is now seamlessly integrated into AOL Mail as the new AOL Bill Manager tool powered by Manilla. Manilla’s new email import feature will scan a user’s AOL inbox and suggest providers that the user has an account with and load them automatically into Manilla. The AOL Bill Manager Powered By Manilla will provide partners with increased engagement, additional marketing opportunities, enhanced data insights and more.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C) & Direct to Business (B2B)

Contacts:

Bus. Dev. & Sales: Chris Victory, VP Sales & Bus. Dev., [email protected], o: 212-969-7520
Press: Rachel Shaffer, Allison + Partners, [email protected], o: 646-428-0626

How they describe themselves: Market IQ is the leading provider of Market Sentiment, Fundamental Insights, and Investment Signals to help Portfolio Managers, Analysts, and Investment Firms with Company Research, Portfolio Analytics and Optimization, and Early Market Signals (derived from big data and machine learning techniques for analyzing unstructured and structured data sources).

How they describe their product/innovation: Market IQ Terminal:

• Real-time Sentiment and Actionable Fundamental Insights based on Market IQ’s patented algorithms to provide deeper insights into a company’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Better discoverability with Market IQ Search and Natural Language Processing algorithms (applied to over 40 sources of unstructured data), allowing managers to ingest relevant insights from more sources at a glance – making ‘big data’ actionable.
• Developed in collaboration with top investment management firms and market participants, Market IQ is modeled after broad portfolio management principles. The intuitive and customizable workflow is designed to allow subscribers to tailor Market IQ to their investment process.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions, through other fintech companies and platforms, & licensed

Contacts:

Bus. Dev., Press, & Sales: David Middleton, [email protected], 1-800-604-0647

How they describe themselves: MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.

How they describe their product/innovation: The Dual Value Health Card combines the MasterCard payment network with InComm’s closed-loop payment system. The Dual Value Health Card can be swiped at the point of sale (POS) and routed to an open-loop or closed-loop processor, allowing the cardholder to offer payment on eligible items while simultaneously receiving targeted incentives, all in real time and right at the POS.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C), Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions, & licensed

Contacts:

Bus. Dev.: Ernest Rolfson, [email protected]
Press: Laurie Fee, [email protected]

How they describe themselves: Founded in 2000 as pure-play Internet and part of BRE Bank, mBank became the third largest retail bank in Poland by 2012. Consistently deemed as a financial sector innovator and one of the most admired consumer brands, mBank offers a full range of retail and SME financial products.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across industries, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses.

How they describe their product/innovation: mBank is the first established European bank to undergo a comprehensive, mass-scale, “Bank 3.0” revolution of its direct channels by introducing re-designed Internet and mobile banking fully leveraging modern technologies to deliver state of the art end-to-end customer experience and unparalleled sales effectiveness for the bank. New online banking platform includes modern UI/UX, PFM, video banking, real-time marketing, social channels, and gamification.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C) & Direct to Business (B2B)

Contacts:

Bus. Dev. & Sales: Michał Panowicz, Managing Director New mBank Project, [email protected]
Marcin Zygmanowski, Managing Technology Director Accenture Poland, [email protected]
Press: Krzysztof Olszewski, BRE Bank Group Spokesperson, [email protected]
Magdalena Sawicka, Marketing Accenture Poland, [email protected]

How they describe themselves: A catalyst in the trust ecosystem, miiCard is the first verification service that lets you prove your real identity purely online in minutes, as a direct replacement for in-person ID checks. By empowering you to take control of your online identity and removing offline processes, miiCard provides ease, convenience, security, and privacy in a single reusable “digital passport.” Opening up new high-value markets across a range of sectors, businesses rely on miiCard to eliminate up to 80% of fraud, reduce the dropout of on boarding new customers online by 50%, and dramatically reduce their operational costs.

How they describe their product/innovation: With identity fraud now accounting for over half of all fraud, it’s time to get serious about trust online. The future of financial services depends on truly trusted and traceable customer identities in the digital economy. See how sites are using miiCard’s Identity as a Service (IDaaS) to sell regulated and high value products in areas like banking, virtual currencies, payments, wealth management, and lending. At the same time learn how miiCard’s consumer-driven Bring Your Own Identity proves and protects the individual, while enabling endless possibilities for trusted exchanges for everything from finance, government, healthcare, recruitment, gaming to dating, and social networking.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Consumer (B2C), Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions, & through other fintech companies and platforms

Contacts:

Bus. Dev. & Sales: Magnus Bray, [email protected]
Press: Michael Azzano, Cosmo PR, [email protected], 415-596-1978

How they describe themselves: Mitek (MITK) created the category of mobile imaging and continues to maximize value of the mobile channel for financial transactions. The company has a proven record of delivering a reliable, high quality experience in hundreds of millions of transactions, with millions of consumers at more than a 1,000 financial institutions. The banking suite of solutions support mobile transaction throughout the customer lifecycle and includes: Mobile Deposit®, Mobile Photo Bill Pay®, Mobile Photo Balance Transfer™, Mobile Photo Account Opening™, Mobile Photo Account Funding™, and Mobile Photo Document Capture™. Only Mitek provides touch-free, automatic image capture experience across all consumer use cases.

How they describe their product/innovation: Mitek’s new Mobile Photo Account Opening solution enables financial institutions to take advantage of mobile for customer acquisition by reducing the friction for users with mobile imaging. The engaging user experience attracts digital natives and mobile first then retains them throughout their financial life. The user simply takes photos of personal and financial documents instead of entering information on a device keypad. This greatly reduces the time and effort required by the user to open and fund an account on a mobile device.  Mitek’s Mobile Photo Account Opening provides flexible deployment options and seamlessly integrates with FIs existing account origination and identity verification providers.

Product Distribution Strategy: Direct to Business (B2B)

Contacts:

Bus. Dev.: Michael Nelson, VP Bus. Dev., [email protected]
Press: Ann Reichert, Director of Marketing, [email protected],
Sarah Schulz, MIX Public Relations, [email protected]
Sales: Keith Gray, VP Sales, [email protected]