There’s a definite trend among these tools being presented at Finovate Startup 2008–many of them are very goal-oriented, which I think is cool, and allow users to really track their progress toward reaching those goals. I believe that goal setting–and of course, the ability to execute on a plan to reach those goals–is one of the biggest missing pieces to the puzzle for people today. It’s part of the reason I recently joined the Oregon Council for Economic Education, as well. People need to know how to do some of this basic financial stuff, like goal-setting, and I’m liking that these new technologies are facilitating that. Be sure to check out some of the sites–see reviews from the presenters (including yours truly) at http://blog.banktastic.com.
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Are there presenters that are discussing innovation outside of the Financial Services Space?
No, the innovations were all financially related–most of them (but not all) fell into one of two categories: mobile banking and PFM (personal financial management).
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