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Fintech South 2023 is a world-class summit with its nexus in Atlanta live and in-person, a global financial technology hub that is home to more than 200 fintech companies. The top 15 public fintech companies in Georgia alone generate more than $100 billion in revenues. On September 12th & 13th, 2023, at the Georgia World Congress Center, we welcome fintech leaders from around the world for an amazing experience designed to help you make the most of the opportunities of the fintech revolution.
This is fintech's moment, don't miss out on this event!
Fintech South is a place to Engage, Connect, Interact, and Learn
2023 Featured Speakers
Featuring
Stacey Abrams
Fintech Investor & Entrepeneur; New York Times Bestselling Author; Co-Founder
Now®
Lara Hodgson
Co-Founder, President & CEO
Now®
Lynne Laube
2021 Georgia Fintech Hall of Fame Inductee; Co-Founder, Cardlytics; Partner
Valor Ventures
Marcilio Oliveira
Co-founder & Chief of Growth
Sensedia
Robert Park
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer
IEX Group, Inc.
Michael Reed
Senior Vice President, Division President Payments
Deluxe
Scott Sandland
Co-Founder & CEO
Cyrano.ai
Jeff Sloan
Global Payments; Board Member, Private Equity and Venture Capital Investor; Retired CEO
Global Payments
Mainstage sessions featuring the best in fintech from around the globe.
Innovation Challenge
Innovation Challenge is an annual program that recognizes innovative U.S. fintech startups with ties to Georgia. Eligibility for the program, which includes both cash and in-kind awards for the winning company, is limited to founders of early-stage companies who have raised less than $1.5 million in funding and are based in (or committed to relocating to) Georgia. Learn more here.
ADVANCE Awards
The TAG Fintech ADVANCE award program recognizes innovative U.S. fintech companies with ties to Georgia. Click here for more information.
Innovation Alley
Braindates @ Fintech South
Dedicated time for meetings, each day of Fintech South.
One of the most important aspects of events is engaging with other industry stakeholders to learn, grow your business, and advance your career – but we know your time is valuable and you need to make the most of it. That’s why we’re partnering with Braindate for a powerful new curated meetings program at Fintech South 2023!
What is a braindate?
It is your opportunity to learn from your peers and make the right connections! Braindates are one-on-one or small group conversations based on topics posted by you and fellow participants in the Braindate Topic Market. They can be used to brainstorm, solve challenges, share expertise or experiences while meeting new (brilliant!) people.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Then post a topic yourself and invite others join a group discussion where you are the host. Haven’t signed up yet? Need some help getting engaged? Then stop by the Braindate check-in desk located just outside the Georgia Ballroom on Level 2 and our expert team will guide you each step of the way.
Here’s what to do:
- Log in to the TAG Events App to book your braindates as soon as the Braindate platform is launched in September.
- Once Fintech South begins, you’ll connect with your braindates on-site in the Braindate Lounge. Our Learning Concierges will be available to assist you in the Lounge!
Learn more about networking at Fintech South HERE
Deep Dive Tracks on the Hottest Fintech Trends
Artificial Intelligence
Featuring
Marva Bailer
Vice President
Globality
Dorothea Bozicolona-Volpe
Principal
Social Espionage
Demi Knight Clark
Head, Strategy & Biz Dev
TidalWave
Yogs Jayaprakasam
SVP, Chief Technology and Digital Officer
Deluxe
Jethro Lloyd
CEO
iLAB
Siraj Alimohamed
Director - Data & AI
Experion Technologies
Dr. Mark Moyou
Senior Data Scientist
NVIDIA
John Ripma
Founder, Technical Ink, LLC; Senior Consultant
Experion Technologies
Kareem Saleh
Founder & CEO
Fairplay AI
Erin Schilling
Digital Editor
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Pradeep Vancheeswaran
Global Head - BFSI
Experion Technologies
Bill VanCuren
President
BVC Advisors
Sponsored by
From ChatGPT to Roboadvice: How AI is Transforming Financial Services
Tuesday, September 12
Room 205
The Rise of AI in Fighting Financial Crime
- Siraj Ali Mohamed, Experion Technologies
- Sudhir Nair, AmeriSave Mortgage; loanDepot
- Pradeep Vancheeswaran, Experion Technologies
Intelligent Automation in Financial Services: New Efficiencies and Workforce Realities
- Jethro Lloyd, iLAB
- Yogaraj (Yogs) Jayaprakasam, Deluxe
- Demi Knight Clark, Tidalwave.ai
- Dr. Mark Moyou, NVIDIA
Real-World Impact of Generative AI: Bend the Productivity and Savings Curve by Optimizing Company Spending
- Bill VanCurren, NCR Corporation; BVC Advisors LLC
- Marva Bailer, Globality
Scaling Fairness-as-a-Service: How to Reduce Algorithmic Bias in Financial AI
- Kareem Saleh, FairPlay AI
- Erin Schilling, Atlanta Business Chronicle
B2B Fintech
Featuring
Guy Berg
VP Payments, Standards & Outreach Group
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Timara Frassrand
VP of Strategic Partnerships
Transcard
Robin Gregg
CEO
RoadSync
Lizzie Guynn
Partner
TTV Capital
Ernie Martin
Board Member, Digital Business Network Alliance; Founder & CEO
Receivable Savvy
Mike Neumeier
CEO
Arketi Group
Joshua Silver
Founder & CEO
Rainforest
Aleksandra Teichman
Head of Acquiring, BD and Strategy
Cross River
B2B Fintech: The Unsung Heroes Powering Next-Gen Financial Solutions
Wednesday, September 13
Room 201
Modernizing Business-to-Business Payments Through Enhanced interoperability & Connectivity
- Ernie Martin, Digital Business Network Alliance; Receivable Savvy
- Guy Berg, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Coming Revolution in Embedded Payments
- Robin Gregg, RoadSync
- Joshua Silver, Rainforest
- Aleksandra Teichman, Cross River
- De’Havia Stewart, Serena Ventures
- Lizzie Guynn, TTV Capital
Scaling a Fintech Business
- Stephen Walsh, Keeper Solutions
- Maria Gagic, Enterprise Ireland
Banking Innovation
Featuring
Aloke Agarwal
Director, Industry Cloud for Banking Product Owner
PwC
Natalia Cruz
Head of Open Finance
Sensedia
Stephanie Foster
Managing Director, ThinkTECH Accelerator
ICBA
Brandon Horne
GM Strategic Partnerships
Greenlight
John Jenkins
Founder/Fintech Consultant
Overseas Technology Consulting Corp
Lane Martin
Principal
PwC
Julie Offen
Executive Director
JP Morgan Payments
Marcilio Oliveira
Co-founder & Chief of Growth
Sensedia
Matt Pierce
Founder & CEO
Immediate
Steven Riddick
VP, Client Success
Visa
Christina Bechhold Russ
Head of Strategic Investment Initiatives, Truist Ventures
Truist
Kattia Sigui
Chief Operating Officer
Maast
Filipe Torqueto
Head of US Solutions Architect
Sensedia
Sponsored by
Open Banking & Finance: Data Sharing, Innovation & Access
Wednesday, September 13
Room 205
Nothing Immediate About Getting the Greenlight: Two Fintechs’ Journeys to Bank Partnerships
- Brandon Horne, Greenlight
- Julie Offen, JPMorgan Chase
- Matt Pierce, Immediate
- Christina Bechhold Russ, Truist
- Stephanie Foster, Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)
Accelerating Digital Transformation in Banking: What Leading FIs Are Doing to Keep Pace and Harness the Latest Technologies
- Aloke Agarwal, PwC
- Steven Q. Riddick, Visa
- John Jenkins, Western Alliance Bank
- Lane Martin, PwC
- Kattia Sigui, Maast
Why “Open” is Not a 4-Letter Word in Banking: What Banks in the U.S. Can Learn from the Rest of the World
- Eduardo Goni de Oliveira, Rendimento/pay
- Filipe Torqueto, Sensedia
- Natalia Cruz, Sensedia
Blockchain & Web3
Featuring
Nicholas Baes
Head of Software Engineering - Crypto
Bakkt
Shannon Diesch
CEO
Quarter
Zenobia Godschalk
Founder, ZAG Communications; SVP Communications
Swirlds Labs, growing the Hedera ecosystem
JoAnn Holmes
Founder
Holmes@Law
Gregory Johnson
Co-Founder & CEO, Rubicon Crypto; Professor, New York University
Rubicon Crypto
Sandeep Kaur
Director of BFS DLT Solutions
Innova Solutions
Mina Khattak
Senior Director, Crypto & Web3
Worldpay
Digital Assets, DeFi & Web3: Why the Future of Financial Services Is Still Powered by Blockchain
Wednesday, September 13
Room 203
DLT is Transforming the Financial Services Industry: Where Are You Going?
- Sandeep Kaur, Innova Solutions
How One of the World’s Largest Payments Companies is Working to Bring DeFi to the Masses
- Mina Khattak, Worldpay at FIS
- Zenobia Godschalk, ZAG Communications; Hedera Hashgraph
Tokenized Economies: Use Cases for Digitization of Real World Assets
- Nicholas Baes, Bakkt
- JoAnn Holmes, HOLMES@LAW, LLC
- Shannon Diesch, Quarter
- Zenobia Godschalk, ZAG Communications; Hedera Hashgraph
Financial Health & Inclusion
Featuring
Tal Clark
CEO
Instant Financial
Kim Ford
SVP, Government Relations
Fiserv
Jessica Kemp
SVP, Product & Marketing
Highline
Michael Lewandowski
Principal, FS Lead
Method
Gregg O’Neill
Chief Revenue Officer
in/PACT
Alexandra Raymond
Finance Product Manager
Amazon Studios
Brian Tate
President & CEO
Innovative Payments Association
Mary York
Chief Executive Officer
York Public Relations
Sponsored by
Inclusive Fintech: Closing the Gaps, Serving the Underserved
Wednesday, September 13
Room 201
Fintech Goes to Work: Powering Financial Health in the Workplace
- Tal Clark , Instant Financial
- Kim Ford, Fiserv
- Jessica Kemp, Highline
- Brian Tate, Innovative Payments Association
Inclusion As An Innovation Strategy: Boosting Profitability Through Inclusive Design
- Alexandra Raymond, Amazon Studios
Doing Well By Doing Good: Where Impact Meets Opportunity for Financial Institutions
- Gregg O’Neill, in/PACT
- Michael Lewandowski, Method
The Future of Commerce
Featuring
Sebastian Builes
Co-Founder and CEO
Arcum
Jay Clarke
Director of Operations
Southern Proper Hospitality Group
Maija Ehlinger
Editor-in-Chief
Hypepotamus
Will Graylin
Founder, Chairman & CEO
OV Loop
Barclay Keith
CEO & Co-Founder
Momnt
Melissa Schmidt
SVP, Head of Sales and Marketing, Buy Now Pay Later | POS Lending
US Bank
Nandan Sheth
CEO
Splitit
Caroline Ward
US Sales Manager
sunday
Sponsored by
The Future of Commerce: Fintech for Where, When, and How People Will Shop Tomorrow
Tuesday, September 12
Room 203
Serving Up Fintech: A Prominent Atlanta Restauranteur’s Perspective On How Seamless Payments Drive Customer Loyalty
- Caroline Ward, sunday
- Jay Clarke, Southern Proper Hospitality Group
AI-Powered Personalization for Proactive Customer Retention
- Sebastian Builes – 2022 Innovation Challenge Winner; Arcum
Getting in the Loop for Seamless Commerce: Building a Community Empowered Super-App
- Will Wang Graylin, OV Loop
- Maija Ehlinger, Hypepotamus
Putting Customers’ Needs First: What’s Next for Buy Now Pay Later & Real-Time Lending?
- Barclay Keith, Momnt
- Nandan Sheth, Splitit
- Melissa Schmidt, Elavon
Identity & Fraud
Featuring
Michael Breslin
Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton; General Counsel
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Mark Burnside
Director, Financial Services
FORVIS
Scott Harkey
Global Head of Marketing and EVP of Financial Services & Payments
Endava
Yuelin Li
Chief Product Officer
Onfido
Jennifer Louis
End User Computing Specialist, Enterprise Southeast
Amazon Web Services
Vlad Loungenov
Founder and CEO
Mbanq
Joe Radest
Co-Founder and COO
FP Omni Technologies
White Hats, Black Hats: The Art and Science of Fighting Financial Crime
Tuesday, September 12
Room 201
Next Gen Regulatory Compliance for Digital Banks: What Happens When AI Meets Regulation?
- Vlad Lounegov, Mbanq
- Scott Harkey, Endava
How Fintech is Unlocking Growth in the Cannabis Industry: Transacting in a Compliant and Lawful Manner
- Michael Breslin, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton; FP Omni Technologies
- Joe Radest, Radest Ventures; FP Omni Technologies
The Power of Real Digital Identity: Putting Digital Trust at the Core of Every Customer Interaction
- Yuelin Li, Onfido
- Mark Burnside, FORVIS
Money Management
Featuring
Dara Albright
Host, Decent Millionaire Podcast; Founder
Dara Albright Media
Paula Grieco
Senior Vice President
Commonwealth
Eleni Delimpaltadaki Janis
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Equivico
Sabrina Lamb
Founder and CEO
Wekeza
Allyson Laurance
VP, Market Intelligence
Prudential Financial
Pedro Moura
CEO & Co-Founder
Flourish Fi
Sally Outlaw
Founder & CEO
Worthy Financial
Brandon Tepper
SVP & Global Head of Data
Nasdaq
The Evolution of Money Management: Growing, Protecting, and Sharing Wealth
Wednesday, September 13
Room 203
Changing the Relationship Between People and Money: How Fintech Can Influence Smart Financial Decisions
- Pedro Moura, Flourish FI
- Paula Grieco, Commonwealth
Nasdaq’s Global Head of Data On Enabling Global Investors to Build Generational Wealth By Unlocking Access to U.S. Markets
- Brandon Tepper, Nasdaq
Fairer Finance: Fintechs Providing Access for Underserved Investors and to Underserved Competitive Markets
- Eleni Delimpaltadaki Janis, Equivco
- Sabrina Lamb, WorldofMoney.org; Wekeza
- Sally Outlaw, Worthy Financial
- Dara Albright, Decent Millionaire Podcast; Dara Albright Media
Payments Innovation
Featuring
Daniel Baum
SVP, Head of Payments Product for FedNow
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Dondi Black
EVP & Chief Product Officer
TSYS, a Global Payments company
Hillery Champagne
Director
Fintech Atlanta
Dave Excell
Founder
Featurespace
Scott Grimes
Co-Founder & Chairman
Cardlytics
Audrey Hall
Chief Product Officer
Brightwell
Sven Hinrichsen
President & GM of AP Automation
Corpay, a FLEETCOR company
Elizabeth McQuerry
Partner
Glenbrook Partners
Michael Reed
Senior Vice President, Division President Payments
Deluxe
Crypto, Cross-border, Social & Real-time: The Next Chapter for Digital Payments
Wednesday, September 13
Room 205
Unlocking Growth by Sharing Payments Data: Opportunities and Guardrails
- Dondi Black, TSYS, a Global Payments company
- Dave Excell, Featurespace
- Scott Grimes, 2021 Georgia Fintech Hall of Fame Inductee; Cardlytics
The Need for Speed: The Launch of the FedNow Service and Industry Perspectives on the Impact of Instant Payments
- Daniel Baum, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Audrey Hall, Brightwell
- Sven Hinrichsen, Corpay, a FLEETCOR company
- Michael Reed, Deluxe
- Elizabeth McQuerry, Glenbrook Partners
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