2009 Banking Innovation & Insight Day Roundup

Celent held its 2nd Banking Innovation and Insight Day last Wednesday. The event was a great success, and attendance was up 10% over the 2008 event. That's a mighty impressive feat given current economic conditions. The Celent/Oliver Wyman team delivered very interesting and captivating presentations:

• We opened up with a great presentation by Celent SVP, Bart Narter, who gave a comprehensive summary of the top technology trends in the banking space.
• Celent Senior Analyst, Red Gillen, captivated the audience with his review of the healthcare banking space. This was no easy task as Red's presentation was just after lunch
• Oliver Wyman Partner, Aaron Fine, gave the audience a fresh perspective on deposit gathering

There were also 2 interactive panel discussions. Both had a great set of panelists

• Mobile Banking for the Masses, moderated by yours truly. Bank Systems & Technology was in the room (along with many other press folks), and published a great piece called Mobile Banking is Now a Must-Have for Banks. This article is a summary of the panel session. 4 great panelists provided their take on the evolution of mobile banking:
  • Andy Arshad, Mobile Channel Manager, USAA
  • Douglas Brown, Mobile Product Executive, Bank of America eCommerce
  • Matt Dill, SVP, Head of Digital Ventures, Western Union
  • Carl Snyder, President, Zions Internet Bank

• Alternative Payments Go Mainstream, moderated by Bart Narter. This eclectic group provided an innovative take on the payments space and explained how the market is evolving:
  • John Barbella, Senior Vice President, The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group
  • Chris Britt, Chief Product Officer, Green Dot Corp.
  • Dan Schatt, Head of Financial Innovation, PayPal
  • Mike Skinner, President of Coin and E-Payment Services, Coinstar

The event concluded with the Model Bank Awards. I had the honor of handing out awards to the 18 banks who were selected for our recent Model Bank Report. We would like to thank those that attended, and we look forward to seeing you all next year! If you would like to submit a nomination for the 2010 Model Bank Report, we invite you to visit www.celentmodelbank.com