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. Eight companies 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 Saturday, March 12. Three of those eight companies will be asked to return on day two, Sunday, March 13, to present to a new group of co-emcees and judges. A grand prize winner for each category will be selected at the end of day two 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 t...
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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. Eight companies 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 Saturday, March 12. Three of those eight companies will be asked to return on day two, Sunday, March 13, to present to a new group of co-emcees and judges. A grand prize winner for each category will be selected at the end of day two 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.
Emcees
Robin Wauters- Tech.edu
Niki Manby- Citi Ventures
Judges
Cyan Banister-Venture Hacks
Andrew McLaughlin- Betaworks/Path/Digg
Christine Herron- Intel Capital
Chroma
chroma.fund
Portland, OR
Chroma.fund is a block chain-based exchange for trading stocks and bonds issued by early stage companies. Our software is used by financial firms who wish to build and trade software-defined ETFs. We're a Techstars company based in Portland, OR.
crnsy
crnsy.com
New York, NY
crnsy is the world’s first platform which allows travelers to evaluate all options available when looking to exchange currency through the aggregation of existing currency exchanges and the facilitation of both cash and electronic P2P exchanges. The average saving is 20-40 percent!
Income&
incomeand.com
San Francisco, CA
Income& is a financial technology company focused on disrupting the traditional fixed-income investment marketplace. Its revolutionary PRIMO investment product, sold through the company’s proprietary platform, provides investors with lower risk and superior yield.
InSpirAVE
Inspirave.com
New York, NY
InSpirAVE multiplies your Savings, placing your Aspirations — important purchases for life’s special moments — within reach! Our Internet-of-Saving platform empowers you —discovers your Aspiration. Ensure its Fulfillment. Inspired by your well-wishing network, go farther! Ecosystem merchants/banks benefit via expanded, engaged customer-relationships.
Round #2 Payment and FinTech will be pitching at 5:00pm in Salon B
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