- Virtual Piggy expands merchant base with Blee Inara’s handcrafted original jewelry.
- Umbel forms NetAlliance partnership with Akamai. Come to FinovateFall to see Akamai’s live demo.
- Fast Company talks with Alexa Von Tobel, LearnVest CEO. Check out LearnVest’s live demo at FinovateFall.
- USA Today features Social Money’s SmartyPig.
- Startup America features Bolstr. Come see Bolstr’s live demo at FinovateFall.
- The Independent looks at how CurrencyFair helps cut cost of cash transfers abroad.
- Xero acquires Spotlight Workpapers.
- The Financial Brand looks at how ImpulseSave hopes to create spontaneous savers.
- GigaOM reports Corduro aims to win over big organizations that want to modernize their payment systems.
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