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Congratulations to the fourteen now and soon-to-be Finovate alums recognized by the Fintech Innovation Awards 2015. Four alums took home top honors in their categories. Nutmeg won two categories: “Fintech Marketing Campaign of the Year” and “Fintech Startup or Early Stage of the Year”. Nutmeg CEO Nick Hungerford was also a finalist in the “Fintech Read more…
Flowers are breaking into bloom here in the Pacific Northwest. It must be time to introduce the presenting companies of FinovateSpring 2015! We spent the weeks since our last conference reading applications, listening to pitches, and talking with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and founders. We met with startups committed to reducing friction in payments, and emerging companies leveraging Read more…
Business Standard looks at the partnership between TradeHero and OANDA. P2Binvestor reaches $50 million invoices-funded milestone. Ripple Labs adds former State Department policy official, Anja Manuel, as advisor. peerTransfer picks Digital River to provide payment processing. Trustev Wins Most Disruptive Technology Award at SXSW. WattzOn to participate in Georgetown University Energy Prize competition to help Read more…
Bitbond’s peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform connects small businesses looking for loans with lenders in search of a fixed-income investment. Because it uses Bitcoin, Bitbond has three advantages over traditional P2P lending companies: Global Since Bitcoin works across country borders, it doesn’t charge foreign exchange fees. Instant Instead of relying on ACH money transfers, the funds travel at the speed Read more…
FinovateEurope 2015 concluded last week and was a huge success. Not only did we host a record-breaking audience, we also saw the most press coverage. Thanks to all of the contributors who worked hard to document the great technology demonstrated on stage. A special thanks to the analysts at Datamonitor for their extensive coverage. Here’s Read more…
February is only a few days away, which means that the first Finovate conference of the year – FinovateEurope 2015 – is almost here. We are well on our way to surpassing last year’s record crowd of 1,000. So don’t delay, get your tickets to join us in London on February 10 and 11. We’ve just Read more…
We’ll be in London three weeks from today, where drinks will be served, networking will be in full force, and we’ll be wrapping up the first day of FinovateEurope 2015 (get your ticket here). To help you prepare for the onslaught of 70+ live demos full of new technology, some of the presenters provided us a Read more…
FinovateFall 2014 alum, Global Debt Registry operates in what may be the final frontier of finance: charged-off consumer debt. When consumers get into financial trouble, they find themselves not just battling debt, but struggling to deal with often aggressive – and sometimes unscrupulous – debt collectors. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Global Debt Read more…
It’s hard to believe, but it’s true: we’re less than one month away from the first Finovate show of the year. FinovateEurope 2015 is returning to Old Billingsgate Market Hall in London for what promises to be our biggest event in Europe yet. We hope you will be able to join us as 70 companies Read more…
Global Debt Registry has secured $7 million in Series A financing. The company plans to use the new capital to help drive sales growth and expand operations. The latter includes both increased marketing as well as a move into new asset classes in the consumer debt market. The individual investors were not immediately disclosed. Global Read more…
With the presenter roster set for FinovateEurope, we’ve begun our global search for the financial technology innovations that will be showcased at FinovateSpring in Silicon Valley on May 12 & 13. Last year, FinovateSpring welcomed a record crowd of 1,300 executives who witnessed 70+ new fintech innovations debut via our signature demo-only format. This year, Read more…
With the presenter roster set for FinovateEurope, we’ve begun our global search for the financial technology innovations that will be showcased at FinovateSpring in Silicon Valley on May 12 & 13. Last year, FinovateSpring welcomed a record crowd of 1,300 executives who witnessed 70+ new fintech innovations debut via our signature demo-only format. This Read more…