SXSW Accelerator pitch event presented by 24/7 Intouch is a platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. Three companies that have advanced from the previous day and earlier round within the Payment and FinTech Technologies category will dazzle a live audience, panel of three judges and co-emcees with their ideas, innovations, product and/or service on Sunday, March 13. A grand prize winner for each category will be selected at the end of the day as part of the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony.

Payment and FinTech technologies that deliver new consumer or business payment methods, including new forms of currency; that deal with the extension of credit and other lending processes; equities trading; transaction processing; asset management, insurance and any other functions traditionally provided by banks and investment banks are welcome in this category. Major Banks is themselves beginning to create “iBanks” – evidence that there is considerable entrepreneurial opportunity for disruption in this category.

Emcee
Bob Metcalfe
Leah Hunter

Judges
Paige Craig- Arena Ventures
Anis Uzzaman – Fenox VC
Sylvain Carle – Real Ventures

SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 13th at 7:00pm in Salon AB.