BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PYMNTS.com, the premier source of news and commentary on innovation in payments, has revealed the first round of 40 hand-selected exhibitors who will be demonstrating the latest in FinTech innovations from its inaugural event: The Innovation Project™.
Harvard University’s Science Center will serve as the ideal backdrop to reveal what start-ups such as Storeplacer, LendUp, OneID, WePay and Shopkeep are doing to change the course of payments and commerce while competing for the title of “Best in Show” and a cash grant from PYMNTS.com. In fact, many of these companies will be debuting their products to top executives for the very first time. A complete list of announced exhibitors can be found here.
Dan Rosen, Founder and General Partner at Commerce Ventures and judge for the PYMNTS.com Innovator Awards, has stressed the importance for start-ups to network and forge partnerships with the senior executives who will be attending the event. “The Innovation Project is a unique, two day collective that unites payments and commerce startups with the partners, investors and regulators who may be critical to their long-term growth and success” says Rosen. “Entrepreneurs will have the chance to network with partners from financial institutions, merchant processors, payment networks and mobile operators. Industry executives can identify and connect with the game-changing startups that threaten to disrupt their market leadership or might lead them to explosive, new growth opportunities.”
In addition to joining luminaries including Warren Buffett, Al Gore, Eric Ries and Steve Levitt, Rushcard’s Russell Simmons and Rob Rosenblatt will select 12 of the 40 start-ups to pitch their business concept in-front of the Innovation Project’s audience of attendees and receive, in real time, feedback from two of the payments industry’s most decorated entrepreneurs.
For more information about The Innovation Project and for details on how to become an exhibitor, visit the website. The site is currently accepting requests for invitations and applications to exhibit.
About The
Innovation Project
Over two days, and through five
different modules, 100 of the industry’s most elite
innovators will take the conversation about “what’s next in
payments” to an entirely new level, and reshape the future of this
multi-trillion dollar industry. This invitation only convening will
gather the senior players from both established and emerging companies
to lay the groundwork for working thru some of the industry’s toughest
issues, acknowledging the contributions of those who are blazing new
trials and hailing those who have changed – or will – the shape of this
industry. The 2013
PYMNTS Innovation Awards is the most prestigious recognition in
payments and includes a rigorous submission, selection and voting
process. The deadline for submissions is January 31 and nominations are
being solicited in 15 categories.
About PYMNTS.com
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is reinventing the way in which companies in payments share relevant
information about the initiatives that shape the future of commerce and
makes news. This powerful B2B platform is the #1 site for the payments
industry by traffic and the premier source of information about “what’s
next” in payments. C-suite and VP level executives turn to it daily for
these insights, making the PYMNTS.com
audience the most valuable in the industry. It provides an interactive
platform for companies to demonstrate thought leadership, popularize
products and, most importantly, capture the mindshare of global
decision-makers. It’s where the best minds and best content meet on the
web.