With our FinovateStartup conference just a month away (April 28), I wanted to alert readers to the upcoming early-bird deadline. This Tuesday, March 31, is the last day to save $100 by purchasing tickets for the early-bird price of $895 each. Registration is here.

You've seen the amazing lineup of 52 participating startups (latest four here plus previous 48 here), but I also wanted to point out there is an equally impressive lineup of attendees already registered for the event (see selected logos below).

Whether you work for a tech company, bank, credit union or other financial services company, there is no better way to be exposed to so many new ideas in just a single day. It can be extremely thought-provoking to view the market through the lens of focused, energetic and creative startup. It's an entire day thinking outside the box. 

Some of the ideas you'll experience April 28:

• Opportunities with decoupled debit
• Social savings, lending and investing
• Helping consumers find the best financial solution to fit their needs
• How to leverage the community to help solve financial problems 
• The grand reopening of person-to-person lending
• New mutual funds targeting retail investors
• The best ideas for online personal financial management
• New ways to help users find and track investments
• Using PIN-debit online
• How to help consumers manage their total debt
• Small business solutions for managing expense reports online
• iPhone applications that help you engage customers
• An online solution for accounts-receivable financing
• Using the credit report/score as a jumping off point to targeted offers
• New ways to increase actual and perceived security
• Mortgage optimization engine

Sample of registered attendees for FinovateStartup 2009

Participating startups at FinovateStartup 2009