FinovateStartup – 1


Caught  a few of the participants this morning and as we wait for the next few rapid fire presentations, some highlights.  Note there are 350 in the audience: Lending Club: highlighted some lender functionality, paricularly in the secondary market showed the ability of lenders to compare their returns to other lenders Tempo Debit Card; decoupled debit card sign up online, with 90% approval success offers rewards on your debit card aim to to be the MBNA of debit cards Wesabe: always my favourite – Gabe showed off the new web interface highlighted accounts, and discussions ability to dig deeper aggregate … Continue reading FinovateStartup – 1

FinovateStartup will return to San Francisco on April 28, 2009


Looking forward to following FinovateStartup tomorrow.  While the big banks languish in the worry about their balance sheets, and the losses they still have to recognise, it will be refreshing to see examples of the future of financial services. FinovateStartup FinovateStartup will return to San Francisco on April 28, 2009 with an innovative new format that mixes fast-paced demos (no slides allowed!) from handpicked innovators with networking sessions featuring the largest group of financial technology startups ever assembled in one place. Continue reading FinovateStartup will return to San Francisco on April 28, 2009