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Tracking fintech, banking & financial services innovations since 1994
FinovateEurope 2024 takes place at the InterContinental O2 London over February 27 and 28.
FinovateEurope will feature 35+ innovative companies forging the future of fintech across retail banking, sustainability, wealth management, business banking, and more.
Take a look at the first wave of demoers joining in 2024 – this is just the beginning.
Using Delega, companies efficiently manage the cumbersome process of managing banks’ signatory rights, while reducing operational and audit risk.
Easylodge offers a nimble, configurable, and cost-effective origination and loan management platform for new or growing lending operations.
EmbedWealth democratizes wealth with tech that makes wealth simple and accessible to anyone who wants to grow their money.
EQUE’s ecommerce fraud prevention and identity verification solutions secure online transactions, eliminate chargebacks and false declines, and reduce cart abandonment with friction-free, one-click transactions.
The NayaOne Digital Sandbox helps banks, credit unions, and insurers partner with fintechs to accelerate innovation.
NF Innova supports onboarding and lending process automation while driving simple interactions between banks and their clients on any digital touchpoint.
Realmonitor’s white-labeled mobile application eases entering the housing ecosystem for banks and financial institutions using a state-of-the-art, AI-based B2C mobile app for home buyers.
ShareID’s multi-factor authentication software detects the authenticity of government-issued IDs in the digital world, guarantees liveness, and validates all the personal data shared with a simple smile.
SkenarioLabs helps banks, investors, and insurers better understand the links between risk, value and ESG performance for all buildings, everywhere – even those with little or no data.
Taktikal helps SMEs in regulated industries address the risks and regulatory challenges of building and automating digital onboarding and other contractual and compliance-driven processes.
Torus improves financial and operational efficiency through data-driven insights using billing and transactional data companies already have on hand.
Tradelite’s game-based solution improves financial literacy and inclusion while driving user engagement and retention for financial service providers.
FinovateEurope 2024 takes place at the InterContinental O2 London over February 27 and 28.
Those who’ve been to a Finovate know the demos are unique. They are not pitches or presentations. They are seven-minute technology showcases without use of slides, videos, and mockups. They do not happen in the expo or on a stream stage. They are on the main stage during the general session without competing content. This approach delivers the highest ROI to demoers and ensures all attendees can experience the technology and discuss next steps.
There’s a competitive application process to demo at FinovateEurope next February, and the final early-bird deadline is Friday, November 24. When companies apply by this date and are selected, they receive a £1,000 to 2,000 discount on the demo fee.
When reviewing submissions and curating a demo lineup, the Finovate team looks for several things: Technology from across banking and financial services industry; companies ranging in age, size, culture, and geo footprint; recent launches or significant advancements in existing technology; partnership and other media announcements; and, of course, innovation and the competitive landscape.
For selected companies, the demo opportunity at FinovateEurope includes the 7-minutes on stage, a plug and play stand in the expo area over both event days, speaker tickets, lead gen scanning and reports, coaching calls with Finovate’s host and resident expert, and marketing and media exposure.
To move forward, review the online demo details, then submit the confidential application. Applications will be accepted after November 24 but will not receive the early-bird discount.
For companies with female founders, person-of-color founders, or a focus on ESG, check out our demo scholarship program.
FinovateEurope 2024 takes place at the InterContinental O2 London over February 27 and 28.
FinovateEurope has delivered an exceptional line up of must-see demos for over 10 years. 2024 is no exception.
With a focus on innovation, Finovate remains the primary choice for fintechs looking to establish their presence and a valuable platform for those showcasing new technology and partnerships. Whether it’s their first, second, or even fifth appearance on stage, all selected organizations are keeping the fintech industry plugged in to the latest trends and innovations.
Each event brings a new wave of demo deals and successes. Here are just a few from 2023 demo alum:
A month after FinovateEurope, London-based fintech NayaOne won tender from the Financial Conduct Authority to build a digital sandbox.
Europe alum and bank orchestration platform Numeral partnered with core banking provider Tuum to help FIs and fintechs launch and grow across Europe and the U.K.
ConnectEarth, an environmental data company, raised $5.6M in Seed funding less than two weeks after the London event.
Weeks after demoing, AutoRek, an end-to-end financial data control platform, was selected by the U.S. Federal Reserve to feature in its provider showcase.
Natural language analytics innovator and Best of Show winner SESAMm returned to the Finovate stage in March. Clearly a winner all around as they secured $37M in Series B funding that same month.
And newcomer StockRepublic raised $2.81M for its social trading platform after demoing this March.
This is your chance to join the 2024 demo lineup and add your own success story to the list. Apply by Friday, October 13 for early-bird discounts.
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
Payitoff is a leading provider of embeddable tools designed to help turn consumer debt blockers into business outcomes.
Features
Link: Connect consumer debt accounts with a phone number
Guide: Provide the best next action to improve their financial outcomes
Act: Money-saving actions taken in-app by customers
Why it’s great
This debt guidance technology achieves remarkable outcomes while maintaining an efficient use of developer resources as a no-code solution with options for embeddable and API-first implementations.
Presenter
Bobby Matson, CEO & Founder Matson turned his student loan frustration into an automated debt management system, providing clarity to millions with the institutions they trust. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
Fyle’s no-code expense management platform offers a modern fintech-like experience on bank-issued card programs.
Features
Real-time card integration with instant transaction data & notifications
Direct card enrollment (independent of banks, aggregators)
No code platform with no dependency on bank tech stacks
Why it’s great
Real-time card integration with transaction data and instant notifications via SMS.
Presenters
Yashwanth Madhusudan, Co-Founder & CEO With an extensive background in customer experience, Madhusudan has a passion for product development and solving problems that have a large scale business impact. LinkedIn
Sivaramakrishnan Narayanan, Co-Founder & CTO Narayanan has been part of two acquired startups and has authored 15 publications and 9 patents. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
Union Credit is the first marketplace for credit unions to deliver firm credit approval and one-click loan activation to new members embedded within their daily activities.
Features
Helping credit unions promote their products to millions of credit-worthy consumers
Providing publishers/merchants with a new revenue source
Why it’s great
Union Credit will change the game for credit unions, helping them serve locally while also reaching into new markets with easy, one-click consumer lending.
Presenters
Barry Kirby, Co-Founder & CRO Prior to Union Credit, Kirby was the SVP and Managing Director of CuneXus. He has an extensive background in fintech and the credit union space. LinkedIn
Stefan Ionescu, Engineering Lead Ionescu is the engineering lead at Union Credit, driving the development of the company’s flagship product. Before that, he led the development of the innovative DecisionLender4 loan origination system at TCI.
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
NayaOne provides the fastest way for banks to work with tech providers.
Features
Find the right partner with 350+ vetted fintechs
De-risk integration upfront in 6 weeks
Build product propositions for customers with fintechs fast
Why it’s great
NayaOne is the fastest way to go to market with any tech provider.
Presenters
Karan Jain, CEO & Founder Jain is the former CIO of a multinational bank and a highly regarded technologist and practitioner now solving a problem in the market he experienced firsthand. LinkedIn
Oli Platt, Product Manager Platt is a data led product manager with a data science background driving NayaOne’s product development and adoption with some of the largest banks and the best vendors in financial services. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
Agtools is a dynamic data science firm that delivers key, curated market data on thousands of commodities used by financial firms to mitigate risk in the lending process.
Features
Accuracy and speed of commodity analysis to optimize lending in the $178B agriculture and food market and the 23 aligned industries
APEX phenological weather patterns ASKS visibility on ESG metrics
Why it’s great
Agtools, winner of ML and AI awards, gives users visibility of major commodity trends, opening an opportunity in the $178B agriculture lending market.
Presenters
Martha Montoya, CEO With over a 30-year career, Montoya has held multiple C-level positions in the Supply Chain, Telecom, and Ag industries. LinkedIn
Charles Harrison, CFO Harrison leads compliance and financial growth, the key source of commodity market data. He’s a former North American GM for an international leader in the financial industry linked to hospitality. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
Purpose built for homeowners, Chimney Home provides data, tools, and portfolio insights needed to build lifelong relationships and generate more deposits and loans.
Features
Data to identify opportunities, monitor portfolios and speed up approvals
Proven digital engagement for mobile apps
Automated campaigns to cross-sell homeowners
Why it’s great
Homeowners can track home value, see available equity, and receive personalized offers within online and mobile banking, regardless of who holds their mortgage.
Presenter
Chase Neinken, Co-Founder Neinken is a new dad. He’s also an award winning tech founder and passionate about saving the planet. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
The True Digital Platform helps banks and credit unions discover, qualify, implement, monitor, and troubleshoot vendors and their products.
Features
Discover, vet, and monitor vendors via FI-verified vendor data
Connect with peers for candid references
Compare tech stacks for integration compatibility
Why it’s great
The Platform is a conduit to collaboration in strengthening the relationships financial institutions have with technology, vendors, and each other.
Presenter
Patrick Sells, Co-Founder & CEO Sells is an award-winning entrepreneur, Digital Banker of the Year winner from American Banker, and thought leader in the financial services industry. He is a catalyst for change in how FIs innovate. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
AI Squaredis a platform for product owners, data scientists, and enterprise leaders. It empowers them to accelerate predictive and generative AI projects, measure their benefits, then iterate and improve them to drive significant revenue growth and cost reduction.
Features
Speed to Market: Faster model LLM integration into business applications driving increased adoption of foundational models and LLMs across the organization
Increased Efficiency: Increased foundation model & LLM accuracy using feedback from end users to auto-tune
Built-In Privacy and Security: Designed with financial services organizations in mind, protecting the data for their organization and customers
Why it’s great
Data is a competitive moat and AI Squared helps users harness it with both predictive and generative AI.
Presenters
Michelle Bonat, CTO Bonat boasts two decades in finserv. Formerly an AI CTO and Head of AI Innovation at JPMC, she’s now shaping the next wave of financial AI innovation. LinkedIn
Andre Llewellyn, Advisory Board Member Llewellyn is an award-winning experienced marketing exec at AI Squared with previous roles at Instagram and P&G. He’s an expert in AI-driven marketing innovation. LinkedIn
A look at the companies demoing at FinovateFall in New York on September 11 and 12. Register today and save your spot.
Autobooks’Tap to Pay on iPhone enables businesses and non-profits to accept contactless payments, directly from the financial institutions’ existing mobile banking apps.
Features
Contactless payment acceptance
Available directly from financial institutions’ mobile banking apps
Payments deposited directly into customers’ existing accounts at FIs
Why it’s great
To lock in customer deposits and relationships, financial institutions need to offer easy ways for businesses and non-profits to accept online and in-app payments.
Presenters
Steve Robert, CEO & Co-Founder Robert helped found Billhighway, a financial platform for organizations, in 2003. After Billhighway was acquired in 2016, Steve founded Autobooks. LinkedIn
Derik Sutton, CMO Sutton is a product and marketing executive with a track record of helping to build, market, and sell products in the financial industry. Sutton joined Autobooks in 2018. LinkedIn