RESEARCH
Join our research community for FinServ innovators
Gain exclusive access to real-time research, deepen your understanding of relevant innovation and emerging industry trends, and make more informed decisions.
Schedule your sessionPraxent will donate $100 to Feeding America for 1 hour of your time to participate in our research study.
Share your knowledge + get access to research findings and all future releases.
Use insights to deepen your understanding and make better decisions.
“Financial services innovation” shouldn’t be an oxymoron.

If you’re like most executives and digital product owners in such industries as insurance, wealth management, lending, and real estate, you want to be seen as a savvy and pragmatic innovation leader.
In order for that to happen, you have to stay ahead of the technology trends that impact financial services. The problem is, these trends change constantly, and you’re too busy focusing on staying innovative yourself in an industry that can be, let’s just say, resistant to change.
Networking events and conferences allow you to share your experiences and learn from your peers, but they’re sporadic, rarely offer lasting value, and often don’t go deep enough.
You need a community of like-minded FinServ professionals, where you can share your knowledge and expertise and get back real-time research and insights you can use. And we need you.
You should join our research community if:
- You are or want to become a thought leader in your industry.
- You have valuable insights to share based on your experience as a financial services leader and innovator.
- You’re eager to learn from other top leaders in your field.
- You want exclusive access to real-time research results and all future releases.
How to become a member of our research community.
Step 1. Schedule a 45-minute session.
You’ll meet with Lance Vaughn, who will invite you to share your thoughts and stories related to your experiences as an innovation leader in financial services.
Step 2. Praxent donates $100 to Feeding America
As a thank you for your time and insights, we’ll donate $100 to Feeding America.
Step 3. Get access to research findings.
As a founding member, you’ll get access to all of our research findings. They will contain raw data and insights you can apply right away to deepen your knowledge about financial services and innovation and make better, more informed decisions. You’ll also be the first to hear about all future releases and thought leadership content.
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Who should join our research community?
Financial Services Executives
chief experience officers, chief marketing officers, chief innovation officers, and more
Product Owners + Managers
digital product owners, product management directors, etc.
Thought Leaders
digital innovation and transformation directors, technology officers, and others
What you’ll get as a member.
Upon completing your session
$100 Feeding America donation in your name
Lifetime membership
Every month
An email containing the latest research updates and thought leadership content that’s relevant to you as a FinServ innovator.
For life
Access to research findings in the form of raw data and insights you can use to deepen your knowledge and make better, more informed decisions.

Meet Lance.
Lance Vaughn is Senior Director of Innovation at Praxent and our resident curator of research. In addition to leading the research community, he’s responsible for conducting exploratory interviews, service concept validation with product leaders, webinars, community roundtable events, and internal engagement with Praxent stakeholders. He has extensive experience in leading digital technology, innovation, and product development efforts across industries.
Lance is looking forward to meeting and welcoming you to our research community!
Connect with other FinServ innovators on LinkedIn!
Join the Financial Services Innovators (FSI) group.
Financial Services Innovators (FSI) is an exclusive, professionally moderated LinkedIn community for financial services executives and digital product leaders.
As a member, you’ll get:
- Access to conversations and discussions with your peers.
- Exclusive content focused on helping grow your business.
- A forum to ask questions, share experiences, and learn from some of the top leaders in this field.
You won’t get:
- Spammed by promotions—they aren’t allowed here.
Join today, and start sharing your experience and finding solutions for the greater good. Invite your friends and colleagues!