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TAG FinTech
Welcome!
Be sure to check back soon for a list of upcoming 2012 events!
Click here to view video from the TAG FinTech GA 2011 event
Did you know that...
- Georgia FinTech companies have produced more than $83 bilion of shareholder value since 1995?
- Georgia FinTech company revenues are more than $34 billion annually, which places us third in the nation behind New York and California?
- Together the banking, insurance and capital markets consistently spend more on technology than any other industry?
Atlanta, along with the surrounding areas of Georgia, has evolved to become the epicenter of a growing segment of the financial services industry - a sector often known as Financial Technologies, or FinTech. This sector encompasses the product and service companies that support the technology needs of the financial services industry and, ultimately, the payment-processing infrastructure ofthe economy.
TAG FinTech was formed in early 2010 to focus on the specific needs of companies, individuals and investors serving the financial industry both domestically and abroad.
Visit TAG Fintech's community group page here!
Click here to view a map of Georgia's FinTech companies.
Our Mission
TAG FinTech's mission is to build recognition of Georgia as the hub of choice for the world's leading financial technology providers (a counterpart to Silicon Valley for technology or Hartford for insurance) with the goal of accelerating the accumulation of capital by its members.
We will accomplish this by fostering a business environment conducive to the ongoing success of the community's companies, employees, service providers, educational institutions, entrepreneurs and investors, helping them create, build, and maintain innovative financial services that meet their customers' growing needs.
To continue expanding the hub, FinTech will empower a collaborative culture that attracts and retains innovation, jobs, partnerships, and capital, and where successful entrepreneurs can reinvest in the local ecosystem to help sustain the space.
View the TAG FinTech Strategic Plan here
Our Audience
The TAG FinTech Society is a group of professionals representing a broad range of financial technologies as well as a variety of roles within the industry, including executive management, solution specialists, sales and marketing, industry entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. We also encourage participation of partners and other investors from the FinTech Community. Benefits for each of the audience are as follows:
- Companies/Executive Management/Corporate Sponsors - Financial technology companies with employees, contractors and/or partners in Georgia recognize the wealth of talent, innovation and extensive financial industry network in the state. The favorable business climate and lifestyle for employees are major reasons for doing business in the state. TAG FinTech is the only professional organization serving the needs of financial technology businesses in Georgia. As such, TAG FinTech provides a unique forum for executives, rising stars and supporting companies to discuss the evolving landscape and issues impacting financial institutions.
- Individuals - TAG FinTech Society is highly focused on serving the needs of individuals who work with technologies, information or other services supporting the financial industry. The organization provides individuals with valuable networking, career development and educational opportunities geared toward their profession and industry.
- Investors - As a leading technology state, Georgia has a vibrant financial technology or FinTech community. TAG FinTech is an organization which provides investors with unequaled access to people and companies shaping the financial industry. The favorable business climate and workfroce talent is why companies more or expand operations in Georgia and why others secure funding for innovative new ventures.
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
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| 11/16/2011 |
TAG FinTech Georgia 2011 For more information, please click here |
| 08/18/2011 | TAG North Metro & TAG FinTech Society Present: Maryann Goebel, EVP and CIO, Fiserv |
| 08/10/2011 |
TAG FinTech- Mobile Payments: Tipping or Slipping
Click here for details about the speakers For a review of the event by the moderator, click here |
| 06/17/2011 |
The FinTech Technology Leadership Panel - How leading FinTech technology executives are evolving their platforms to support rapidly changing market demands. |
| 05/18/2011 |
TAG FinTech and Venture Atlanta Spring Mixer |
| 11/8/2010 | TAG FinTech Symposium |
| 09/16/10 | FinTech Community Networking Event |
| 07/13/10 | TAG Fin-Tech Regulatory Issues and Risk Management |
| 05/19/10 | Chat with Jack Guynn, Former CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
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04/20/10 |
Where Can I Find Credit Now? |
Connect with TAG FinTech!
Thank you to our Gold Society Sponsors:
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TAG FinTech Steering Committee
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Company |
Representative |
Title |
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TTV Capital |
Sean Banks - Committee Chair |
Principal |
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Interacting Dynamics |
Deborah Cox - Committee Secretary |
Principal |
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Atlanta Capital Bank |
Janet Boyst |
EVP, Operations and Technology |
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CRE Secure |
Kevin Lee |
President |
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Cartera Commerce |
Sarah Arvin |
VP, Loyalty Programs |
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ControlScan |
Heather Foster |
VP, Marketing |
| Crowe Horwath |
Laura Snyder |
Director, Marketing |
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Egon Zehnder Intl. |
Eric Anderson |
Partner |
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Elavon |
Amelia Fox |
SVP, Strategic Planning |
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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Mike Chriszt |
AVP, Research |
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FinTech Strategy |
John Hayes |
Principal |
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FTRANS |
Dan Dreschel |
CEO |
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Global Concepts (A McKinsey Company) |
Glen Sarvady |
Senior Expert |
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Global Payments |
Sidharth Singh |
SVP and Global Head, Product |
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Grant Thornton |
Beth Westbrook |
Marketing Manager |
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Grant Thornton |
Brett Williams |
Partner |
| Greenbush Consulting |
Mike Reidenbach | Partner |
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Habif, Arogeti & Wynne |
Daniel Schroeder |
Partner |
| InComm | Nicole Ibbotson |
Associate General Counsel |
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Market Platform Dynamics |
Margaret Weichert |
Managing Director |
| Metro Atlanta Chamber |
Gregg Simon | Sr Project Manager, Technology Industries |
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Metro Atlanta Chamber |
Larry Williams |
VP, Technology Industries |
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Morris, Manning & Martin |
David Calhoun |
Partner |
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Morris, Manning & Martin |
Ann McDonald |
Director, Business Development |
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Morris, Manning & Martin |
Sandra Sheets Gardiner |
Partner |
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP |
Charles Vaughn |
Partner |
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NOWaccount Network |
Kim Humphreys |
VP |
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Performance Processing |
Lorne Greenfield |
CEO |
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Porter Keadle Moore |
Mike Morris |
Partner |
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Raymond James Financial |
Steve Hufford |
SVP, Investment Banking |
| RSA |
Paul Kleinschnitz |
GM, Merchant Solutions |
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Seergate |
Jim Fancher |
COO |
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SunTrust Bank |
Steve Karp |
SVP, Enterprise Payments Strategy |
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TSYS |
Virginia Ann Holman |
Group Exec/Corp Marketing & Communications |
| TSYS |
Alvin Mayers |
Director, Product Strategy |
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VayuMedia |
Jennifer Dunphy |
VP, Sales & Marketing |
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Virtual Management Technologies, Inc. |
Don Campbell |
President & CEO |
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William Mills Agency |
Scott Mills |
President |
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Windham Brannon |
John Carpentier |
Partner |
For more information regarding the TAG FinTech Society, please contact Derek Howard , or call 404-920-2009.
