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What does it take to create an event with true gender diversity? In this piece, Finovate Content and Strategy Director Adela Knox, who was recently named the Goodwill ambassador for the European Women Payments Network (EWPN), explains how she gets the balance right. Finance leaders have predicted this year could mark a turning point for Read more…
African American comedian Richard Pryor joked after seeing the classic, 1976 movie Logan’s Run that the future didn’t look so bright to him. Why? Well, with no black people cast in the futuristic sci-fi flick, the legendary funny man surmised that, perhaps, “White folks ain’t planning on us being here.” A similar thought comes to Read more…
At Finovate, we believe that fintech has the potential to benefit people all around the world, helping with fundamental problems like access to capital, basic banking services, investment opportunities, and more. In order for fintech to make a difference on a global scale, though, it’s vital to get diverse opinions, experiences, and insights into the Read more…
According to reporting in the Financial Times, JPMorgan Chase is the latest financial institution to pledge a pivot toward tokenization to make it easier and safer for customers to access third party financial solutions. Tokenization enables FIs to securely send only the limited amount of data necessary to complete transactions, and limits the exposure of Read more…
FinovateSpring is right around the corner! Our week of live fintech demos, insightful discussions, and passionate debates is one of the best – and most entertaining – ways to get up to speed on everything you need to know about the state of fintech today. With a special, pre-show Summit Day on Tuesday, May 7, Read more…
AGENDA SPEAKERS DEMOERS Book by Friday, March 29 – save up to $700 FinovateSpring 2019 is rapidly approaching, and we’re announcing new demoing companies daily. Finovate is a first stop for fintech firms as they gain traction. Each of this year’s demoers is hoping to follow in the illustrious footsteps of some of FinovateSpring’s previous presenters, Read more…
As 2018 moves into the rearview and 2019 starts to take shape, financial services innovation shows no signs of slowing. At this rapid pace, there has to be at least one category of innovation per letter of the alphabet: A is for artificial intelligence, B is for blockchain, C is for compliance, D is for Read more…
We’ve asked our FinovateFall demo companies to use a Mad Libs fill-in-the blank format to describe themselves in order to get to the heart of the matter: What have they built? What problems are they solving and for whom? And, finally, how do they do it? The demoing companies that will take the stage this Read more…
Deciding how to best use your marketing budget is a big decision driven by three small letters: ROI. And for fintech companies pushing the envelope, Finovate is the event where you get maximized return on your investment, or what we call Return on Demo Investment (RODI). Most conferences stick you on a 4- or 5-person Read more…
Volatility in cryptocurrency markets continues to spell opportunity for digital asset trading platform and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The company announced on Friday that it was launching a new venture fund called Coinbase Ventures to support crypto-based startups. “We’ll be providing financing to promising early stage companies that have the teams and ideas that can move Read more…
Autumn has made its appearance here in the U.S. which is a welcome reminder that our annual Hong Kong conference is just around the corner. FinovateAsia tickets are on sale now, so pick yours up while you still can and join the 450+ gathering in Hong Kong on November 7 & 8 (plus, save $300 off the list Read more…
Klarna is having quite a summer. On Friday the company reported sales and profit results for the first half of 2017 that represented gains of 21% and 138%, respectively. The strong financials come amid a series of headlines that show the Swedish payments company making strides on a number of fronts. This includes rumors that Klarna Read more…