Founded in 2007 by the French Public Authorities, FINANCE INNOVATION is the unique cluster for innovation in the French financial sector. It has directed concrete actions to accelerate the creation and development of innovative projects devoted to economic, societal and environmental challenges in the service of growth and employment.
With over 600 members (our members are primarily innovative SMEs, bank and insurance corporation but also major universities, research labs, public authorities), FINANCE INNOVATION seeks to address the key barriers and opportunities in the financial ecosystem:
- Promote and support the French Fintech ecosystem locally and internationally, while building bridges with the other Fintech hubs
- Advocate for a democratic and inclusive financial services industry
- Support SMEs of the territory in their search for capital and funding
- Attract greater investment
Bernard Gainnier
Chairman
FINANCE INNOVATION
Maximilien Nayaradou
CEO
FINANCE INNOVATION
Key figures
+ 500 Members
+ 140 Corporates (Bank, Insurance, Asset management, others industries) + 300 Fintech & SME’s + 30 Academics (Universities & Labs) + 40 VC’s
+ 2000 innovative projects
received and studied by the 600 experts of the Cluster since 2007
+ 600 FINTECH certified
by FINANCE INNOVATION
+ 5000 visitors
in FINANCE INNOVATION Cluster’s Events per year
+ 300 M€
raised for the projects
+ 150 events
per year
Key figures
+ 600 Members
+ 140 Corporates
(Bank, Insurance, Asset management, others industries)
+ 300 Fintech & SME’s
+ 30 Academics (Universities & Labs)
+ 40 VC’s
+ 2000 innovative projects
received and studied by the 600 experts of the Cluster since 2007
+ 600 FINTECH certified
by FINANCE INNOVATION
+ 5000 visitors
in FINANCE INNOVATION Cluster’s Events per year
+ 300 M€
raised for the projects
+ 150 events
per year
Since 2016, FINANCE INNOVATION is member and coordinator of the French Tech Fintech Thematic Network supported by Public Authorities. The goal is to provide structure for sector ecosystems to favor startup growth and help tomorrow’s mid-sized companies get off to a good start.
Our strategic missions
Provide our members with essential information, networks, and resources
those include ongoing competitive intelligence, training, partnerships, funding solutions and project reviews
Develop a factory of innovative proposals
carried by startups, SMEs, big businesses or researchers, adding great value to the finance sector;
Test and Distribute funding tools to SMEs
in the territory by using innovative or less known methods to facilitate access to funding and to propose diversified solutions;
Facilitate reflection and an ecosystem of innovation
by bringing together researchers with financial and industrial leaders to take on great economic and social challenges for new means of economic growth.
OUR MARKETS
Insurance
Banking
Asset management
Audit & Consult
Real Estate
Sustainable green financement
FINTECH SECTORS IDENTIFIED AND TREATED BY FINANCE INNOVATION
Technology & Big Data
- Blockchain
- Predictive modelling
- Cyber Security
- Cloud Computing
- Artificial intelligence
- Digitalisation
- Robot-advisor
- eHealth
New financing tools
- Scoring
- Crowdfunding
- Financing tools and platforms
- Reverse Factoring
Payment
- Money transfers
- Contactless payment
- M-Payment
- Flow and traceability management
Risk Management
- Operational risk
- Asset Allocation / Portfolio Management
- Asset/Liability Management
- HR Risk
Financial analysis & assessment
- Disintermediated financing tools
- Data processing
- Cash management
- Financial performance
- Immaterial assets evaluation
New Usage/Product/Service
- Personal Financial Management
- Connected objects
- Prevention
- Wealth Management
Social and Sustainable Economy
- Smartgrid
- Silver Economy
- Services to dependant person
- Climate
- Smart city
- Clean tech
- Smart bulding
- Complementary currencies
About French competitiveness clusters
What is a competitiveness cluster?
A competitiveness cluster brings together large and small firms, research laboratories and educational establishments, all working together in a specific region to develop synergies and cooperative efforts.
The goal of competitiveness clusters is to build on synergies and innovative, collaborative projects in order to give partner firms the chance to become first in their fields, both in France and abroad.
Key figures in France between 2005 and 2016 :
1681 collaborative R&D projects received public financing of €6,8 billion including more than €1.7 billion granted by the French State through the dedicated fund (FUI)
€1 billion granted by local authorities
Clusters in France
Internationally active
Dedicated to Finance
contacts
Gisela SANCHEZ
Head of European projects and Business Development
+33 1 73 01 93 80
Lucile ANIKSZTEJN
Europe & Sustainable and Solidarity Finance Project Manager
+33 1 73 01 93 93
