The Finovate conferences, organized by the folks who publish the Online Banking Report and NetBanker blog, bring together dozens of companies to give 7-minute demonstrations to investors, bankers, analysts and fintech nerds.

FORBES: Picking Favorites At Finovate Fall 2011

So in the end, the FACT Act may steer consumers towards buying more credit monitoring services, as they become more aware of the credit risks and limitations of looking at one credit report per year, says Jim Bruene, publisher of the Online Banking Report, an industry newsletter.

FORBES: Paying For Peace Of Mind

Netbanker recently released its year end report: Online and Mobile Banking Forecast and that was part of how he decided to take a look at what was happening in the Apple iTunes store.

FORBES: 10 Leading Finance And Banking Apps For iPhone And iPad