It's a week for big news around our Finovate conference series. On Tuesday, we announced the expansion of FinovateFall 2010 to two days. And today, I'm thrilled to share the news that we'll be holding the first international Finovate Europe conference early next year in London.

On February 1, 2011, FinovateEurope will showcase the best new innovations in banking, payments and financial technology at the historic Business Design Centre. The event, like all Finovates, will mix fast-paced demos (no slides allowed) from handpicked fintech companies with high-quality networking. It's a potent blend that has won rave reviews from thousands of bankers, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, analysts, and press over the last several years. 

Since the first Finovate in 2007, we've been lucky enough to host a number of innovative presenters with European roots (Zopa, Backbase, MoBank, Wonga, etc.) and attendees (BBVA, HSBC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, ING Direct, etc.) at our U.S. conferences, and they've always brought great insights and a global perspective. A whole event focused on fintech innovation in the financial capital of Europe is going to be amazing.

We've released a small number of special "founder" tickets with a discount of £400. Register now to get yours before they run out and lock in your spot to see the future of European (and global fintech) debut live on stage next February!

P.S. If you're interested in potentially doing a demo of your newest fintech innovation next February in London, please email us at demo@finovate.com.

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Eric Mattson is CEO of Online Financial Innovations, the parent company of NetBanker, Online Banking Report and the Finovate Conference Series. He can be reached at eric@netbanker.com.