Finovate2009 Kicking Off in NYC

Bryan Derman

September 29, 2009

I am attending Finovate 2009 in NYC today – a whirlwind of financial innovation. Each company has seven minutes to demo their latest and greatest technology; no PowerPoint allowed!  I’ll do my best to keep up and give you real-time updates on the presentations.

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Finovate events are organized by Online Financial Innovations which also writes the well-known research publication Online Banking Report and the popular blog NetBanker. Here at Glenbrook we are big fans of Jim Bruene and Eric Mattson and look forward to the Finovate events.

The following companies will be presenting today:

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Links to my live coverage (will be updated throughout the day):

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