The final countdown has begun to Finovate in San Jose, a conference that ranks as my favorite show for learning and recharging that vision vibe, especially in key areas of fintech that I’ll outline shortly.

The Canadian fintech startup scene has exploded and the banks are working hard to innovate and provide enhanced offerings. I’ve been working with Canadian banks and solution providers for many years and had the privilege of joining the judging panel...

In what has become a classic story in the fintech space, the start-ups that were initially created ostensibly to compete with and disrupt banks are now evolving to rely on partnering with them for distribution, access to investment and loan capital...

For many years the lack of traditional conference framework has been part of Finovate’s appeal. Attendees have always felt a bit like Nicolas Cage, searching for buried banking treasures in the vendor showcase, with nothing more to guide them than...

There has been a fair amount of controversy and press in recent weeks around alternative lending, and it raises questions about the viability of the space, the role of alternative providers and how/if banks should consider approaching the space....

Coverage of the Best Of Show Winners from the Finovate Spring 2016 Show, along with three additional honorable mentions

Finovate is a place where you can find 72 solutions to 72 problems. I’ll be heading to Finovate, though, to see how fintech innovators can help financial institutions address the big problem that technology itself created: How can financial...

The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency laid out eight guiding principles for “responsible innovation” that show how it aims to more effectively work with banks and non-banks toward the goal of improving and broadening access to financial services for...

At Finovate Spring, Moven demoed Bank 4.0. Moven is a reloadable debit card and mobile app. Just like Fitbit tracks your physical activity, Moven tracks your spending by category and will compare your current spending with your past spending...

Every few years I like to go back and re-read a clever little article called Imagining the Google Future. In 2006, CNN tapped a group of tech gurus and futurists to cook up four visions for the company’s evolution. With a decade of hindsight, a few...