Back to Blog

Alumni News — Week of January 17, 2011

To see Finovate alumni company news in real-time, follow our feed on Twitter here
Acculynk brings PaySecure PIN security to mobile devices. – The mobile PIN payment system should be available to consumers in first quarter 2011. http://bit.ly/finovate119113
AlphaClone is mentioned on Wall Street Journal front page article, “Pack Mentality Grips Hedge Funds.” – The story ran Jan 15, 2011 and details the similar strategies in hedge fund management. http://bit.ly/finovate118113
Backbase opens a New York City office to house field operations staff and help to serve East Coast financial institutions. http://bit.ly/finovate117112
Bill.com partners with Track1099 for easy, paperless IRS-1099 filing. – Users can report independent contractor payments in two easy steps direct from their bill.com page. http://bit.ly/finovate118112
iPay Technologies launches Biz 2.0 Crossover to help small businesses convert to business online bill payment. – The system identifies businesses using consumer online bill pay and targest them for upgrade to the business version. http://bit.ly/finovate119111
Kasasa adds Neighborhood Credit Union to the fold. – NCU is the largest credit union in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. http://bit.ly/finovate117114
Kony solutions raises $19.1 million for mobile application platform. – Kony creates mobile applications for numerous industries including banking and investments. http://tcrn.ch/finovate119115
Frost and Sullivan names mFoundry “Entrepreneurial Company of the Year” in the mobile banking category. http://bit.ly/finovate121114
Mint and TurboTax team up to make taxes easier. – Mint allows for tagging of deductible transactions and free e-filing via Turbo Tax. http://bit.ly/finovate121111
SilverTail Systems is hosting a Webinar on Jan 27 covering the differences between ecommerce and online financial Fraud. — http://bit.ly/finovate117111
SmartyPig’s cash rewards card wins Paybefore award twice. – Congratulations to Smartypig for winning in two categories, “best general purpose reloadable program” and “best consumer value in prepaid.” http://bit.ly/finovate12112
Joseph Leone, former vice chairman and CFO of CIT Group, joins the board of advisors at The Receivables Exchange. – Leone is a nationally recognized expert in commercial lending.  http://bit.ly/finovate118111