FinovateAsia 2012 / Luminous
Presenter Profile:
How they describe themselves: Luminous is a boutique, banking innovation company specializing in developing solutions that reduce costs, boost growth, and deliver ROI. Luminous is active in North America, United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, India, and Asia Pacific. Products include: BankFiling, Insights, Business Money Manager, Personal Money Manager, and Merchant Insights.
How they describe their product/innovation: BankFiling is an innovative solution that saves banks millions by automating the timely collection of financial information from business customers with credit exposure to the bank.
Contacts:
Bus. Dev. & Sales: Andrew Buchanan, Global Head of Sales, andrew.buchanan@luminousbanking.com, (ph) +44 207 692 4080, (m) +44 (0) 7766 804968
Press: Philippa Newnes, Head of Marketing, philippa.newnes@luminousbanking.com,
(m) +61 401 915 153
Website: luminousbanking.com
Twitter: @luminousbanking
HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded: 2007
Product Demoed: BankFiling
Product Launch: September 2012
Metrics: Luminous was the first to release a ground breaking solution to deliver in-depth, financial management reports for both the banks and their customers.
- Key Executives
Warren Bond (CEO), Andrew Buchanan (Global Head of Sales), Philippa Newnes (Head of Marketing), Arno van der Walt (CFO), Andrew Teversham (CTO), Morne Norval (COO)
Key Stats
- Key Board Members
Warren Bond (CEO, Luminous), Arno van der Walt (CFO, Luminous), Andrew Teversham (CTO, Luminous), Paulo Froes (Head of Asia Pacific Sales, Luminous), Marc Balkin (Co-Managing Partner, Hasso Plattner Ventures)
- Key Advisory Board Members
Warren Bond (CEO, Luminous), Arno van der Walt (CFO, Luminous), Andrew Teversham (CTO, Luminous), Marc Balkin (Co-Managing Partner, Hasso Plattner Ventures)
- Key Investors
Hasso Plattner Ventures (www.hp-ventures.co.za)
- Key Partnerships
Nihilent Technologies
- Key Customers
First National Bank South Africa, First Rand Bank India, Rand Merchant Bank South Africa, First National Bank Namibia, First National Bank Botswana, First National Bank Zambia