REAL INNOVATION ISN'T ABOUT CHASING SHINY OBJECTS
IT'S ABOUT CREATING VALUE
Balancing the pressures of innovating in a highly regulated environment while responding to the rapid changes in the dynamic fintech landscape is hard.
We help financial institutions create real value through our FIRE™ process that balances creativity with compliance. More importantly, it gets results fast.
Learn more about how we can help you move from potential to performance



Highly Regulated Environment >
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
CAUGHT IN THE SQUEEZE
Where are you on the Innovation Maturity Curve?
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Efforts are ad-hoc, informal, or inconsistent
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Change mandate may be new
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Need internal alignment and foundational frameworks
Engagement
"Help me get started"
Emphasis
"Help me focus our efforts"
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Tackling a lot of things at once
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Often playing catch-up from past underinvestment
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Current program may be ineffective or stalled
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Need to prioritize competing projects with limited resources
Effectiveness
"Help me get better"
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Putting innovation into regular practice
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Current program may be ineffective or stalled
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Extending and defending core products/services
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Need experienced resources to get to ROI faster
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Need curated and screened fintech partners
Efficiency
"Help me do more"
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Typically more advanced teams
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Maybe focused on big strategic bets and/or proprietary ideas
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Creating viable options and building emerging businesses
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Considering or making strategic investments
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Need efficiency and network effect of a consortium approach

Our empirical approach adds value fast,
no matter where you are in the process.
LEADERSHIP
The FinTech Forge team includes some of the most respected names in fintech and financial services. The team has decades of experience working inside and alongside financial institutions of all sizes, and in advising and investing in fintech companies.
We also have strategic relationships with top global providers of compliance, regulatory, legal and security services that support our national and global perspective on best practices and emerging issues for financial institutions.


Jason Henrichs
Founder
JP Nicols
Cofounder
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