Plug Into FinDEVr San Francisco 2014

Plug Into FinDEVr San Francisco 2014

Think you’re fully prepared for FinDEVr? Aside from watching some of the top names in fintech present their latest tech and coding alongside others attending the multiple workshops, there will also be plenty of time for networking.

Get a head start by downloading Bizzabo and searching “FinDEVr”. From there, you can see key information about the conference, join the FinDEVr community, and even send in-app messages to other attendees.

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This native app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. There’s also a web app for Windows phones and web interfaces.

After you’ve downloaded the app, search “FinDEVr” and join the community using LinkedIn or the email address you used to register for the conference.


If you haven’t picked up your ticket yet, there’s still time. Get yours here.

Alumni News– September 18, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgLighter Capital increases capital base to $17 million & completes 50th loan.
  • Mint launches on iOS 8 with Touch ID.
  • miiCard participates in NSTIC Pilot for State of North Carolina eID Program.
  • Billhighway wins 2014 “Metropolitan Detroit Best & Brightest Company to Work For”.
  • Ping Identity raises $35 million in round led by KKR.
  • MasterCard announces launch of SimplifyCommerce in Ireland.
  • Monitise and BlackBerry launch BBM Money service for Indonesia consumers using Android, iOS, or BlackBerry smartphones.
  • Coinbase unveils its open source, bitcoin API, Toshi.

This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Alumni News– September 17, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCorrection: FreeAgent surpasses 2,000 customers in a single partnership deal.
  • Insuritas customer Denali Alaskan FCU increases revenue by 22% over the past 2 years from Insuritas solutions.
  • Cortera announces Cortera Score, a predictive risk measurement that extends the Cortera Pulse service.
  • App Annie expands mobile app analytics platform with analytics for Facebook Ads.
  • InComm partners with the Virginia Department of Transportation to launch the Virginia E-ZPass Reload Card.
  • Zooz and Alipay partner to give merchants access to Chinese customers.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

FinovateFall 2014 All Mapped Out

FinovateFall 2014 All Mapped Out
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FinovateFall is generally one of our most geographically diverse events. Next week at the Hilton Midtown in NYC, we’ll see companies take the stage from all over the United States.

While 10 companies are based in New York City itself, not everyone will have such an easy travel schedule to the New York Hilton Midtown, where the action begins September 23. In fact, of 72 companies debuting their newest tech, 18 companies from 10 nations are from outside of the U.S. 

Check out the map to see the full geographical array (click map to enlarge).

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We are nearing a sellout, but you can still get yours today.

Interested in meeting some of these companies in person, or just seeing who else will be attending? If you’re registered for the show, connect with the Finovate community:

1) Download the Bizzabo app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. You can also access it from the web interface.

2) Search “Finovate” and sign in using the same email address as the one you used to register for the conference. 

Alumni News– September 16, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgGoogle Cloud Platform profiles mCASH. Check them out at FinovateFall next week.
  • Credit Sesame wins two Stevie Awards in The 2014 American Business Awards.
  • Blackhawk Network acquires CardLab as Part of Incentives Expansion Strategy.
  • Bloomberg TV: How Check Point Stays on Cutting Edge of Cyber Security.
  • FreeAgent surpasses 2,000-customer landmark.
  • Tripwire’s The State of Security takes a look at Rippleshot’s ability to monitor and detect fraudulent transactions and security breaches.
  • Algomi adds Charles Teschner, Boston Consulting Group senior partner, to its board of directors.
  • Rebtel blog lists Toshl Finance among its best, free, “must-have apps” for people moving overseas.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

Alumni News– September 11, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgArcher Daniels Midland deploys Tradeshift’s Collaborative Workflow system.
  • Coinbase opens its doors to European customers in 13 countries.
  • Dealstruck and Lendio partner to provide capital to Jidan Cleaning.
  • Oink releases v 2.0 of its app to improve mobile shopping experience and allow users to favorite retailers.
  • LightCyber partners with Check Point Software to provide breach detection and response.
  • Stitch Labs features Xero on its list of four apps for multichannel sellers this holiday season.
  • Forex Magnates takes a look at the latest upgrades to Darwinex’s trading platform.
  • Kalixa partners with Millicom to launch new payments service venture in Latin America and Africa.
  • Top Image Systems announces new subsidiary TIS Australia.
  • PYMNTS: Braintree CEO Bill Ready talks about ApplePay with MPD CEO Karen Webster.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

FinDEVr Preview: MasterCard Developer Zone

FinDEVr Preview: MasterCard Developer Zone
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Global payments company, MasterCard, will be showing off its Developer Zone at FinDEVr in San Francisco this September 30 and October 1.

While MasterCard has a long history in fintech, it is also on the cutting edge of future technologies (as seen with its recent partnership with Apple). At FinDEVr, MasterCard will showcase APIs in its presentation and three workshops.

Early bird pricing ends this Friday, September 12 so get your ticket now to save.


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MasterCard is a technology company in the global payments industry. It operates the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.

MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.

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Why it’s great for developers:

1) Robust, proven and secure. That’s what businesses and developers need and are focused on. MasterCard provides it like no one else.
2) MasterCard offers services to address improving the shopping experience or making it safer. It is more than payment. MasterCard is a Technology Company and its expertise is a valuable tool for any developer.

3) MasterCard Developer Zone is the window into MasterCard technology. This is where it offers access to a suite of APIs, Tools and SDKs, including its popular Simplify Commerce or the digital wallet, MasterPass, sophisticated payment processing, peer-to-peer payments – all, and more, are now available, for the first time.

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Come and discover how MasterCard has become a technology company and is sharing its resources with developers.
Workshops:
1) MasterCard Developer Zone: Under the Hood – Building a developer product and program
2) MasterCard Developer Zone: Selecting the right APIs and driving innovation
3) A Big Company in a Startup World (Building a global digital payment network with regions in mind)

Here are some previews you may have missed over the past few weeks:

We’ll also preview the remaining 46 companies in the weeks leading up to FinDEVr, so keep a look out for those, as well.

iQuantifi Partners with MoneyDesktop to Use its Aggregation Engine

iQuantifi Partners with MoneyDesktop to Use its Aggregation Engine
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It’s quite common for Finovate alums to partner. It is more rare, however, for two previous Best of Show winners to work together.

That is what happened this week with iQuantifi and MoneyDesktop, two companies who will demo at the

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upcoming FinovateFall show in New York. As a part of the partnership, iQuantifi will use MoneyDesktop’s aggregation technology to help iQuantifi users gain an even more comprehensive view of their finances.

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iQuantifi, whose aim is to help users achieve their financial goals, is known for its platform that helps consumers create a holistic financial plan. Specifically, it will use MoneyDesktop’s technology to help:

    • Simplify on boarding, making it easier and faster for users to pull information from all their financial accounts
    • Enhance transaction categorization
    • Make goal tracking more accurate

iQuantifi launched its platform at FinovateSpring 2012, where it won Best of Show.

MoneyDesktop, a 4-time Best of Show winner, last demonstrated at FinovateFall 2013.

Alumni News– September 10, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker: TSYS and Visa have announced their tokenization technology will support Apple Pay http://bit.ly/WIBIwx
  • Credit Sesame and Prosper partner.
  • Cachet Financial receives order from top tier credit union in the U.S. for mobile money management platform, Select Mobile Money.
  • AcceptEmail selects Worldpay to power its international e-billing solutions.
  • Trustly releases open source alternative messaging technology for FIs, BankAPI.
  • Loop co-founder and CTO George Wallner weighs in on Apple Pay in Time.com Money column.
  • Visa teams up with the National Football League to promote Visa Checkout. See Visa at FinDEVr this fall.
  • Braintree to support Apple Pay. Come see Braintree at FinDEVr this September 30 through October 1 in San Francisco.
  • Business Insider profiles Christian Lanng, Co-Founder and CEO of TradeShift.
  • Dwolla CEO and Founder Ben Milne talks about the role of Apple as a new entrant in the mobile payments industry.
    This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

    FinovateFall 2014 Sneak Peek: Part 7

    FinovateFall 2014 Sneak Peek: Part 7
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    In the final FinovateFall Sneak Peek of our series, we’re showcasing nine companies: eMoney Advisor, Finovera, Luxoft, Minetta Brook, P2Binvestor, SAS Games, SelfScore, Sender, and Top Image Systems

    These companies are coming to the Finovate stage in New York from all over the globe to showcase their newest fintech on September 23 and 24. Tickets are going fast; get yours here to be a part of it.
    Want to see more of what to expect at FinovateFall? Here are some companies you may have missed:

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    With eMoney Advisor, if you’re a salesman with a practice selling products, it’s not for you. eMoney is built for advisors running a business based on relationships.

    Features:
      • With EMX, you’ll work smarter, not harder
      • Integrations and ease of use are the future
      • eMoney’s latest technology will define advisor success
    Why it’s great:
    With so many enhancements, it’s easy to focus on eMoney’s features–but it’s more important to remember the benefits: eMoney solidifies the advisor/client relationship.
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    Presenters:

    1) Chad Porche, Senior User Interface Designer  
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    2) Kyle Wharton, Director of Business Development  


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    Finovera is transforming Online Bill Pay into holistic personal financial management with eBills and payments at its core designed for banks and credit unions.

    Features:
      • Receive, view and pay all bills – on bank site
      • Enables bill pay with credit cards – Banks get paid for offering Bill Pay
      • Great user experience – simple, convenient, attractive and mobile
    Why it’s great
    Transform your bill pay from cost center into revenue center

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    Presenters:

    1) Purna Pareek, Founder and CEO
    Pareek is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the company. He founded Finovera to bring simplicity, efficiency and convenience to household bill and information management.
    2) Amanda Zepeda, Marketing Manager  


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    Luxoft’s Horizon is a cutting-edge data visualization framework for financial institutions. It enables executives to quickly identify and resolve problems in multiple domains such as risk and regulation.

    Features:
      • A fast and intuitive access to data
      • Ability to collaborate across roles and teams
      • Radically shortens the decision-making time
    Why it’s great:
    Horizon – executive dashboards that give you back control. There is no need to hide.
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    Presenters:

    1) Przemek Berendt, Global Marketing Vice President
    Global Marketing Vice President at Luxoft (NYSE: LXFT) responsible for its B2B, B2E, and CSR strategies. Berendt led Luxoft’s winning presentation at Finovate London 2014.
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    2) Fabrice Aresu, Head of Business Support Group

    Aresu is Luxoft’s Horizon Product Manager, focusing on Advanced Data Visualization; he worked 15 years in Finance & Risk software, at Thomson Reuters and Oracle.





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    Minetta Brook’s KNEWSAPP allows trading and investment professionals to take advantage of news related market inefficiencies by surfacing tickers, topics, and stories that are currently developing in the news.

    Features:
      • Track news, blog & tweet VELOCITY around your portfolio tickers, in real-time
      • Use its linguistics based STORY SCORES to prioritize what you read
      • Get to key active topics quickly, with STORY DNA
    Why it’s great:

    Track news, blog and twitter stories as they develop, well before they become headlines.
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    Presenters:

    1) DB (Deepak) Bharadwaj, Founder & CEO
    Technology pioneer at Microsoft & Sun. Built and ran multiple multi-hundred million dollar businesses. Over 20 years of technology expertise with specialty in operations & turnarounds.
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    2) Viplav Nigam, Head of Engineering

    Built & ran NASDAQ’s trading system. Developed ultra low latency news feeds for trading at RTT News. Over 20 years of financial technology experience.





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    P2Binvestor (P2Bi) is a crowdlending platform for receivables-backed working capital that is supported by a crowd of accredited investors.

    Features:
      • Integrates with QuickBooks Online (API sync)
      • Streamlines the online application and lending process
      • Facilitates better account management and underwriting
    Why it’s great:
    P2Binvestor makes it really easy for borrowers to apply, get funded, and grow their credit line as their business evolves. Up to $5MM available.
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    Pressenters:

    1) G. Krista Morgan, President and Cofounder
    Morgan has an extensive background in digital marketing and account leadership for blue-chip brands at some of London’s top interactive agencies. COO for P2Binvestor since 2012.
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    2) Clay McIlrath, CTO

    McIlrath is a seasoned technologist with more than a decade of experience developing software applications and working with start-up companies. 



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    SAS Games’ TiViTz College $avings Game-a-thon is a fully automated, easy-to-use, market-disrupting, patent-pending, activity-based fundraising tool for children’s college savings.

    Features:
      • Complements existing financial savings vehicles
      • Creates new college savings accounts and relationships
      • Enhances CRA outreach and provides a marketing tool for consumer and business banking 
    Why it’s great:
    The Game-a-thon provides families a solution to afford higher education by significantly increasing children’s savings, while improving their math skills and financial literacy.
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    Presenting:

    1) Siobhan Mullen, CEO
    Former aerospace executive and Special Adviser to the NASA Administrator, experienced high-tech entrepreneur in launch services, satellite communicatio
    ns and data distribution.
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    2) Steve Scully, President

    Serial entrepreneur and investor with a focus on children’s education through games, inventor of the TiViTz educational games and tournaments.

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    SelfScore is a disruptive consumer analytics solution that supplements FICO scores and informs a wide array of data-driven decisions.

    Features:
      • SelfScore measures consumers in better ways using more information
      • Online profiles, phone data, and questions inform the score
      • Providing insights to users and contextual information to businesses
    Why it’s great:

    SelfScore uses a proprietary algorithm to attain a more timely and accurate picture of consumer behaviors that benefit both consumers and businesses.
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    Presenters:

    1) Kalpesh Kapadia, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
    Kapadia’s professional career in finance and technology spans 20 years. Before co-founding SelfScore, managed Equanum Capital, a technology fund, from 2007 to 2012 and was the WSJ #1 Analyst in 2005.
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    2) Michael Hallinan, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

    Hallinan’s professional career spans more than 12 years of strategic innovation. Before co-founding SelfScore, he worked at U.S. CyberCommand and consulted Wall St. firms while at Booz Allen Hamilton.

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    Sender is the first messenger for businesses, enabling direct chat communication with customers. Sender – like Google’s Search Bar with endless possibilities. Sender – the last and only app.

    Features:
    • Creates 2-way communication of business with customers like in usual chat
    • Provides possibility for businesses to create business processes without developers and endless softwareApps updates
    Why it’s great
    People communicate with each other via chats with similar interfaces. Businesses communicate with people via apps with various unique interfaces and user experiences. 
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    Presenters:

    1) Kristina Chaiykovskaya, Department Head of E-business in PrivatBank
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    2) Maria Gurina, Liqpay Business Development Manager at PrivatBank 

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    3) Egor Avetisov, Creative director at Sender 


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    Top Image Systems’ next-generation mobile image capture and processing solutions, like GlassCapture, are designed to make account opening, bill payment and other mobile-initiated process simple and fun!

    Features:
      • Optimal user experience leads to customer loyalty
      • Upfront validation ensures the image is correct 
      • Perfect image capture enables straight-through processing in the backend
    Why it’s great:
    FIs that establish a reputation for mobile innovation are likely to benefit in the future from greater market share and more loyal customers.

    Alumni News– September 5, 2014

    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCachet Financial Solutions will deploy its Select Business RDC merchant solution for leading regional bank.
    • Lending Club opens to investors in Vermont.
    • Forbes talks with Simple CEO Josh Reich on how a bank can be a brand you love.
    • MasterCard provides payment services for Basware Pay, an automated supply chain finance system. See MasterCard at FinDEVr in San Francisco.
    • Fenergo announces expansion into Asia-Pacific region.
    • Trustev to deploy its anti-fraud technology in RadioShack stores and online.
    • Courtesy of Nasdaq.com, NerdWallet features Prosper and Lending Club in its look at the rise of P2P lending.
    This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

    Alumni News– September 4, 2014

    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgThreatMetrix to provide location-detecting solution help institutions meet the Treasury Office’s international business regulations.
    • LifeHacker: ReadyForZero tracks your debt and helps manage your credit score.
    • Graphic Packaging Holding selects Taulia to provide its Business Exchange program to optimize the organization’s payables process.
    • BiometricUpdate.com features BehavioSec. Come see its presentation at FinDEVr.
    • Jane J. Thompson joins OnDeck Board of Directors.
    • Wallaby Financial launches Android Wear app.
    • PayPal extends fingerprint authentication to Samsung Note 4 and Gear S.
    • EverBank partners with FIS to bring PeoplePay to its banking customers.
    • Forbes.com features Check among three nightmare-reducing money disruptors.
    This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.