It’s a pleasure to be back at the Finovate Conference in NYC, my fifth one, I think.

The turnout is just unbelievable — over 1,000 attendees registered and something like 64 companies presenting their demos. I’ll do my best to keep up in case you weren’t able to join us this year.
Major kudos to organizers Jim Bruene and Eric Mattson for turning this into one of the premier fin tech events of the year!
Live Blogging so far:
- Day One / Session One
- Day One / Session Two
- Day One / Session Three
- Day One / Session Four
- Day Two / Session One
- Day Two / Session Two
- Day Two / Session Three
- Day Two / Session Four
- Best in Show and Glenbrook Perspectives
Companies presenting:
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During his 30-year career in financial services, Bryan has developed new strategies and innovative business models for banking technologies ranging from mobile payments deployment and online payment security to remote ATM operations and healthcare payments. Before becoming managing partner at Glenbrook, Bryan served as vice president of strategic development for Cyota and worked for First Data Corporation (FDC) as senior vice president for deposit access products at First Data Merchant Services.
Earlier in his career, Bryan established the Electronic Banking Division as a senior vice president at NatWest Bancorp in New York and worked as chief financial officer and head of strategic planning for NatWest’s retail bank. He performed similar duties within Citibank. Bryan began his career as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he managed strategy development engagements for large financial institutions. He also worked as an equity research analyst covering large capitalization bank stocks at Morgan Stanley.
