Barlow Research Announces 5th Annual Monarch Innovation Awards

September 12, 2011

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Barlow Research Associates, Inc. (www.BarlowResearch.com) announces the opening of the call for entries for the fifth annual Monarch Innovation Awards. The awards honor innovation in the financial services industry and seek to recognize financial institutions and industry partners that provide the most innovative products to business customers.

Financial institutions that offer services to business customers and vendors supplying products/services to financial institutions or directly to business customers are eligible to enter. Winners will be announced in early 2012.

The call for entries begins September 12 and is open until December 2, 2011. Nominations will be accepted from banks for the product and feature categories. Vendors may nominate their products and features under the Industry Partner category. Organizations interested in making a nomination can obtain more information from www.MonarchInnovationAwards.com or by calling 763-253-1806.

About the Monarch Innovation Awards:

Developed to recognize innovation in the financial services industry, the award is named after the monarch to symbolize the rebirth that results when old formulas and methods give way to new ways of doing things. www.MonarchInnovationAwards.com

About Barlow Research Associates, Inc.:

Barlow Research Associates, Inc. (BRAI) was founded in 1980 to provide research and consulting services to the banking industry in the U.S. and overseas. BRAI specializes in custom research, strategic consulting and syndicated research programs in small business, middle market and Internet banking. BRAI has a wide range of experience in many financial markets, and knows the questions to ask and the issues to probe. www.BarlowResearch.com