Program Highlights of the Year
2024, the Accelerator successfully fostered meaningful connections between banks and financial technology startups through tailored, 1:1 demo sessions. Bank representatives met startup founders in 30-minute focused meetings designed to:
- Explore tech-driven solutions selected to address the specific needs of Arkansas banks.
- Engage in in-depth discussions about innovation strategies.
- Experience real-time demonstrations of how these solutions can transform banking operations.
These highly efficient sessions allowed banks to accomplish a year’s worth of research and development in a single day, accelerating their ability to adopt innovative technologies.
The program not only provided banks with insights into emerging financial solutions but also gave startup founders a platform to present their innovations directly to decision-makers. This collaborative environment drives growth for both banks and startups, ensuring the Arkansas banking industry stays competitive in the rapidly evolving financial landscape.
Are you a financial technology startup with a solution tailored to the banking industry? Or a bank ready to embrace innovation and enhance your services? Join us for the next Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator cohort!
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The Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator founding companies:
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Company Name
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About
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Vertical
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Cohort
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| Cirrus Secure |
People over Paperwork: Cirrus orchestrates documents for the financial enterprise. |
2024 ABSA | |
| Coverbase |
Coverbase uses generative AI to automate third-party vendor assessments. |
2024 ABSA | |
| Graphio |
An insights-driven employee scoring designed to track flight risk, future leaders, and engagement. |
2024 ABSA | |
| Grounded |
Grounded is a marketplace that allows large depositors to move their cash into community financial institutions. |
2024 ABSA | |
| LendingFront |
LendingFront is an embedded cross-sell platform that helps banks build more effective relationships with their hard-to-reach SMB customers. |
2024 ABSA | |
| LexAlign |
LexAlign boosts treasury customer fraud prevention, retention, sales and deposits. |
2024 ABSA | |
| Lumio |
Lumio Insight helps banks maximize ROI on their data assets. |
2024 ABSA | |
| Posh AI | Posh AI assistants empower frontline staff and transform customer interactions. |
2024 ABSA | |
| Revio | Customer insights solution for banks that uncover deposit and revenue growth opportunities. |
2024 ABSA | |
| Smart Eye Technology |
Smart Eye Technology prevents unauthorized access with continuous facial recognition. |
2024 ABSA |
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