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Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator

In partnership with the Arkansas Bankers Association

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Empowering the future of financial services

The Venture Center and the Arkansas Bankers Association present the Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator (ABSA), which aims to drive financial innovation and position Arkansas as a global leader in banking. Join us for virtual visits with the ten selected companies in the inaugural cohort.

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This initiative is designed to significantly boost financial innovation and position Arkansas as a leader in the global banking industry. By offering a robust support platform, ABSA aims to empower financial technology entrepreneurs with the tools they need for substantial business success and growth. The Venture Center and its sponsoring partners are deeply committed to this transformative effort.

  • Meet one on one with hundreds of bankers to advance your go-to-market
  • Access to Arkansas Banker’s Association and The Venture Center’s leadership knowledge and expertise to accelerate revenue growth
  • Engage with dozens of high-impact venture capital firms seeking fintech opportunities
  • Present at Demo Day to hundreds of Arkansas Banker’s Association leaders, financial institutions, and investors
  • Access to The Venture Center’s Fintech-focused Network
  • Accelerated revenue growth

 

The Arkansas Banking Solutions Accelerator founding companies:

Cirrus Secure

People over Paperwork: Cirrus orchestrates documents for the financial enterprise.

  • Website: https://www.cirrussecure.com/
  • Email: db@cirrussecure.com
  • Key contacts: COO, SVP Operations, VP of Loan Operations

    • Coverbase

    Coverbase uses generative AI to automate third-party vendor assessments.

  • Website: https://www.coverbase.com/
  • Email: clarence@coverbase.ai
  • Key contacts: Chief Risk Officer, CISO, CIO

    • Graphio

    Graphio: An insights driven employee scoring designed to track flight risk, future leaders and engagement

  • Website: https://graphio.ai/
  • Email: dn@graphio.ai
  • Key contacts: Head of HR, CFO, COO, CIO

    • Grounded

    Grounded is a marketplace that allows large depositors to move their cash into community financial institutions.

  • Website: https://www.groundedft.com/
  • Email: ​​danae@groundedft.com
  • Key contacts: Head of Liquidity, Head of Commercial, CFO, Head of Deposits, Head of FIG

    • LexAlign

    LexAlign boosts treasury customer fraud prevention, retention, sales and deposits.

  • Website: https://lexalign.com/
  • Email: trevor@lexalign.com
  • Key contacts: Treasury, Operations, Risk

    • LendingFront

    LendingFront is an embedded cross-sell platform that helps banks build more effective relationships with their hard-to-reach SMB customers.

  • Website: https://lendingfront.com/
  • Email: jorge@lendingfront.com
  • Key contacts: Head of Retail Banking, Head of Small Business Banking, Head of Commercial Banking, Customer Engagement

    • Lumio

    Lumio Insight helps banks maximize ROI on their data assets.

  • Website: https://lumioinsight.com/
  • Email: Jeff.fink@lumioinsight.com
  • Key contacts: CFO, CTO, Chief Lending Officer, Chief Data Officer, Head of Retail Banking

    • Posh AI

    Posh AI assistants empower frontline staff and transform customer interactions.

  • Website: https://www.posh.ai/
  • Email: martin.barbee@posh.tech
  • Key contacts: COO, CIO, Customer Engagement

    • Revio

    Revio: Customer insights solution for banks that uncovers deposit and revenue growth opportunities.

  • Website: https://revioinsight.com/
  • Email: brian@getrevio.ai
  • Key contacts: Chief Deposit Officer, Chief Treasury Officer, Chief Commercial Officer

    • Smart Eye Technology

    Smart Eye Technology prevents unauthorized access with continuous facial recognition.

  • Website: https://getsmarteye.com/
  • Email: dexter@getsmarteye.com
  • Key contacts: CISO, IT, Risk

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