Futures Industry Association

FIA promoting innovation and entrepreneurship

The FIA is pleased to sponsor the The Innovators Pavilion to promote collaboration between our membership and FinTech start-ups.

Summary

FIA promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the derivatives industry

The Innovators Pavilion is an integral part of the Futures Industry Association’s (FIA)annual Futures and Options Expo, the cleared derivatives industry’s most widely-attended event. Since 2015, FIA has featured 57 FinTech start-ups in the Innovators Pavilion that harness innovation and entrepreneurship in financial markets technology. A panel of industry experts from venture capital companies and FIA member firms selected these companies through a competitive application process. In 2016, FIA added an additional level to the competition, organizing a ‘Meet the Innovators’ pitch contest where five start-ups vie for the title ‘FIA Expo Innovator of the Year.’

However, to maintain interest and focus on innovative FinTech firms across the year, the FIA is pleased to sponsor this Open Innovation platform to promote collaboration between our membership and FinTech start-ups.