MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo, Autobooks, National Bank of Canada, Ignite Sales and mBank are winners in Barlow Research’s 2018 Monarch Innovation Awards. The winners were chosen based on their innovative products and features.
The Monarch Innovation Awards (www.MonarchInnovationAwards.com) are unique and coveted. The 2018 Monarch Award nominations are scored based on uniqueness, stickiness, defendability, ease of use, value and their ‘wow’ factor. This year’s winners were judged by a panel of four jurists: Nick Miller, Clarity Advantage; Mary Beth Sullivan, Capital Performance Group; Russ Fearing, IBM; and Dan Rosenbaum, Oliver Wyman.
Overall Most Innovative Award: Wells Fargo Gateway APIs
The
Wells Fargo Gateway developer portal makes it fast and easy for
customers to integrate application programming interfaces (APIs) that
access their financial data, transactions and information in real time,
all from within their own system, website, mobile app or other
technology. Businesses can use Wells Fargo’s APIs to deliver seamless
digital payments and servicing experiences for their customers, create
operational efficiencies or competitive differentiators.
Most Innovative Industry Partner: Autobooks Integrated Invoicing,
Payments and Accounting Software
The small business banking
software combines invoicing, payments, accounting and bill-pay,
synchronized and integrated with the financial institution’s core and
online banking. Financial institutions can now move beyond bill-pay to
provide an integrated receivables and payment solution that reduces
costs, saves time, improves financial insights and accelerates cash flow
for their SMB clients.
Most Innovative Product/Feature Award: Easy Pay National Bank from
National Bank of Canada
National Bank Easy Pay transforms a
smartphone into a payment terminal without the need for any additional
hardware. In addition to this, multiple users can be managed with
distinct roles directly on the phone as well as sending receipts and
generating reports via email.
Industry Partner Honorable Mention: Ignite Sales TM Discovery
TM
DiscoverySM AI-engine empowers Relationship Managers with the
tools needed to effectively and efficiently assess the corporation’s
treasury management and cash management needs providing a prioritized
and monetized gap assessment, value-based needs assessment and 100%
accurate recommended solution set.
Product/Feature Honorable Mention: mBank mPower Business Starter
mPower
Business Starter is an implementation used to set up a new business. It
is an end-to-end solution that makes setting up the company an intuitive
and natural experience. mPower Business Starter is designed not only for
tech specialists but also for unexperienced and non-technical users.
Most importantly, it allows the user to create a new business online
while guiding the client through intricacies of many laws and
regulations via robo-advice and professional accountants.
For more information, contact Emily Cade, Barlow Research Associates, 763-253-1817 or ecade@barlowresearch.com
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