Barclays Signs Contracts with Six Companies from New York Accelerator Program NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After thirteen weeks of intensive product development, mentoring and networking, 10 companies will today showcase their innovative FinTech propositions at a demo day in New York, marking the culmination of the second New York class of the Barclays Accelerator. The 10 teams were selected from a pool of nearly 800 applicants, making this the most competitive Barclays Accelerator program to date.
"This second New York class of the Barclays Accelerator program has been an outstanding success," said Michael Harte, Group Head of Innovation. "Our partnership with Techstars uniquely enables our network and partners to foster entrepreneurship inside and outside Barclays, and across our customers and clients. Our program together opens doors to mentorship and business development, and enables us to all learn, grow and create value together." An audience of more than 500 industry leaders, entrepreneurs, senior executives and corporate partners will attend the event to hear from the 10 companies. Each of the companies will present their propositions on how they are shaping the future of financial services, and will outline the progress they have made over the 13 weeks since the start of the program.