New ways to manage your money

Finovate 2008 introduced an assortment of new financial technologies, many aimed at small business owners.

EMAIL  |   PRINT  |   SHARE  |   RSS
 
google my aol my msn my yahoo! netvibes
Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader
See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS (close)

Photos
Optimize your budget Optimize your budget Optimize your budget
Struggling to keep your finances straight? These 7 new technologies can help business owners compare credit cards, analyze budgets and get funding.
It hasn't been officially called, but do you think we're in a recession?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- At this month's Finovate 2008 gathering in New York City, two dozen companies showed off new and upcoming financial services technology, some of it catering to the needs of small business owners.

This year's conference, the second annual outing for Finovate, was geared toward banks looking to improve their online banking options. While some presenters demoed technology aimed straight at consumers, like credit-card comparison tools and online lending platform, much of the technology was aimed at the banking market, offering features like better security and expanded mobile access.

"It was a good mix of traditional and new companies," said Kevin Lynch, senior vice-president of e-commerce at 1st Mariner Bank in Baltimore. "I'd like to take advantage of this stuff."

Jim Bruene, founder of the Finovate series, accepted 24 companies out of 50 applicants to present their product or service. (Companies accepted to the show paid a fee to participate.) The 400 audience members - twice last year's count - represented financial institutions, venture capital firms and high-tech enterprises.

"A lot of these tools are good for managing what you have better and more efficiently," said Bruene. "It's hard to look past the economic crisis, but it's nice to see there are so many good ideas."

For a look at 7 new services touted at Finovate that are tailored for small business owners, check out our roundup: "Optimize your budgetTo top of page

To write a note to the editor about this article, click here.




QMy dream is to launch my own business someday. Now that it's time to choose a major, I'm debating if I should major in entrepreneurial studies or major in engineering to acquire a set of skills first. Is majoring in entrepreneurship a good choice? More
Get Answer
- Spate, Orange, Calif.

Sponsors
More Galleries
10 of the most luxurious airline amenity kits When it comes to in-flight pampering, the amenity kits offered by these 10 airlines are the ultimate in luxury More
7 startups that want to improve your mental health From a text therapy platform to apps that push you reminders to breathe, these self-care startups offer help on a daily basis or in times of need. More
5 radical technologies that will change how you get to work From Uber's flying cars to the Hyperloop, these are some of the neatest transportation concepts in the works today. More

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.