• CMS Wire reports: Linkable Networks: Improving the Customer's Path to Purchase.

• Lighter Capital appoints Jeff Seely to board of directors.

• Pymnts.com reports: BillGuard Acts As Antivirus For The Disease Of Fraud.

• Expensify to begin new pricing structure.

• Global Finance magazine names Taulia the best worldwide invoice discount management solution.

• Expensify will soon be made available to over 250,000 Citrix enterprise customers.

• BillFloat extends SmartPay pilot program with Radio Shack partnership.

• Newfination interviews Mitch Fox, co-founder of GoodApril.

• Wired's Beyond the Beyond column features OpenCoin in a report from the Bitcoin 2013 business convention.

• ProfitStar's iPay Solutions named among best places to work in Kentucky.

• Stock Pick Previews takes a look at TradeKing.

• Billhighway adds the Friends of Birmingham Historical Museum & Park as new client.

• TransferWise wins a spot on Mashable's list of "20 Hot London Startups You Need to Watch."

• Yodlee and Check (formerly Pageonce) are among the companies highlighted in American Banker column on reimagining PFM for mobile.

• Capital Access Network has provided SMBs access to more than $3 billion in working capital and facilitated 100k transactions since its inception.

• Online CV certification service Veritas Vitae enlists miiCard to help eliminate CV fraud.

• Forbes highlights BillGuard as 1 of 7 Tel Aviv-based startups.

• Finextra reports Yorkshire Building Society taps eWise for PFM service.

• Affinity Solutions to discuss brand loyalty, transaction-enabled marketing at Loyalty Expo 2013.

• ACI Worldwide assures that it will maintain roadmaps, commitments to ORCC customers in wake of acquisition.

• AdvisorOne takes a look at Jemstep Portfolio Manager.

• Bazaarvoice chooses Cohn & Wolfe as agency of record for North America.

• Cachet Financial Solutions integrates with CU Mobile Apps, a provider of mobile banking solutions.

• Finextra reports SafetyPay opens up to German-speaking markets.

• Lendio reports 2012 growth metrics.

• Expensify listed as 1 of 4 apps to helps save and manage your money.

• TechFaster interviews BillGuard CMO Mary Anne Keegan.

• Business Insider interviews Josh Reich, Simple founder and CEO.

• Xero makes Bank Reconciliation available to Android users.

• edo Interactive's new Marketplace platform targets small, local businesses.

• Check out Finovate's infographic of FinovateEurope 2013 innovation themes.

• Billhighway named as finalist in the 2013 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

• SigFig-powered USA Today Money Portfolio Tracker launches in app store.

• CashStar reports record holiday season; 800% increase in mobile eGift Card purchases.

• Continuity Control partners with Community BancService Corporation.

• TSYS technology at work in Visa's Saral Money program in India.

• Rabobank launches Figlo-powered widgets for online banking homepage.

• BrightScope ranks top 25 law firms with highest-rated 401(k) plans.

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• HelloWallet launches new design for web app.

• TIO Networks signs 5 yr agreement with City Utilities of Springfield to provide financial services.

• TechCrunch reports Tradeshift Lands Huge Global Client For Its New CloudScan Product.

• FutureAdvisor wins Bronze in Best in Biz Awards 2012.

• Finextra reports Artisans' Bank chooses Andera oFlows for online deposits.

• American Banker reports CFPB to Collaborate with Startups BillGuard, Plastyc and Simple.

• Ping Identity ranked Number 166 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500.

• Braintree expands to Australia, Providing Sophisticated Payment Tools for Australian Merchants.

• Virtual Piggy, PayPal team up.

• Kony Solutions opens Brazilian office, announces Itau Unibanco as a client.

• Allfiled today announced the addition of miiCard verified identities to its personal data service platform.

• Finextra reports Connect.Me and miiCard team on verified social reputation card.

• American Banker interviews Yaron Samid, BillGuard CEO, on How BillGuard Plans to Create A National Dispute Database for Banks.

• Kony becomes the mobile platform of choice for Banco Itau Unibanco, 1 of the World's top 10 banks.

• Tech in Asia considers how tech demonstrated at FinovateAsia relates to banks.

• Former PayPal President Scott Thompson joins PaySimple Board of Directors.

• Deloitte names SecureKey as one of Canada's Companies-to-Watch in the 2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards.

• peerTransfer expands international payment services into Australian Markets.

• Bank Innovation reports: Online Financial Services Provider Holvi Partnering with Crowdfunding Site Mesenaatti.

• Vator News features Kevin Cimring, CEO of Jemstep.

• Bill Dwight, CEO of FamZoo, interviewed by Unlock Your Wealth Radio.

• TechCrunch reports BillGuard Teams Up With Lemon's Mobile Wallet, Will Alert Users To Fraudulent Charges.

• MyBankTracker reviews Betterment's gift registry feature.

• Tech in Asia describes why Striata caught its eye at FinovateAsia.

• Personal Loan Finder looks at SocietyOne.

• BetaKit reports ShopKeep adds employee time tracking feature to iPad POS system.

• SecureKey launches Online Authentication Service for Government of Canada.

• TechCrunch reports Lending Club Surpasses $1B In Personal Loans, Hits Profitability.

• PaySimple Launches ReceivablesPro Turnkey Private-Label Solution.

• Campaign Asia reports London-based Innovation Agency launches in Singapore.

• At FinovateAsia, Barclays announces the launch of PFM powered by Strands.

• SG Entrepreneurs covers Perfectsen's launch of The Hook at FinovateAsia.

• Des Moines Register covers Dwolla's MassPay.

• e27 lists 3 finance startups that caught their eye at FinovateAsia 2012.

• Pando Daily reports Bazaarvoice replaces its CEO and acquires Longboard Media.

• Finextra reports Authentify opens Japanese subsidiary.

• ZipZap to power global cash payments for omba.

• Forbes mentions Credit Sesame, Tuition.io, PayTap, Digital Mailer as 4 tools to help you manage your money.

• Capital Access Network closes $295 mil credit that to serve the small business community.

• PYMNTS chats with Kabbage's co-founder & chief operating officer, Kathryn Petralia.

• GambleID taps Locaid for geolocation services.

• PC World features Yodlee, ShopKeep POS, Bolstr, PaySimple, CommunityLend, & Billhighway.

• CU Times reports Mortgagebot Launches First Credit Union on Integrated Platform.

• SafetyPay, in conjunction with the Bank of Montreal, the RBC, TD Bank & Scotia Bank, offers online payment service via Canadian Interac network.

• Fiserv selected as Affinity Provider in FPA Practitioner Resource Guide.

• CNet features Giftly's iPhone app.

• Currensee delivers PAMM Replacement Solution for CTAs and Money Managers.

• Netbanker: BillGuard is first financial service to Integrate with the New iPhone Passbook Wallet.

• Compass Plus partners with WorldWide Financial Services.

• SimpleTuition acquires textbook marketplace ValoreBooks to help college students save

• Virtual Piggy partners with skateboard brand, GoldCoast. Come see Virtual Piggy's live demo at FinovateFall.

• Acculynk wins Lion's Den competition at the ATPS Latinoamerica in Miami.

• Planwise gives a sneak peek demo of platform upgrades.

• The Sydney Morning Herald reports UBank wins 2012 Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Award for its variable home loan. Come see UBank at FinovateAsia in Singapore.

• Digital Trends looks at how (Bank)Simple is jumping through regulatory hoops.

• NY Times suggests FamZoo to help children & parents manage allowance.

• Millennial Vision and Cachet Financial Solutions partner to remarket mobile remote deposit solution. Come check out Cachet Financial at FinovateFall this week in New York.

• Huff Post reports: Andera CEO Charlie Kroll Builds Business To 'Help Small Banks Compete Against The Big Guys'.

• TechCrunch interviews BillGuard CEO Yaron Samid.

• TechCrunch reports: Doxo Uses QR Codes To Bridge The Gap Between Paper Bills And Mobile Payments.

• SoMoLend launches small business competition.

• The Next Web features Raphael Ouzan, BillGuard founder and CTO.

• The Washington Post looks at HelloWallet's move to D.C.

• TBA Services Company renews endorsement of Q2ebanking's services.

• Credit Union Journal reports Franklin Mint FCU Adds Geezeo.

• Braintree acquires Venmo for $26 mil, ranked 415 on Inc 500 list.

• Virtual Piggy adds security service for parental consent of website use.

• Cincinnati.com reports how SoMoLend helped a local business receive funding.

• CU Times examines how Northwest FCU is using Digital Mailer's web-based deposit box solution. Come see Digital Mailer at FinovateFall.

• Barron's looks at TradeKing's post-merger plan.

• ZDNet considers Taulia's innovation.

• Huffington Post examines how BillGuard uses crowdsourcing.

• Fins Technology interviews Dwolla CEO, Ben Milne.

• CU Times reports: Kasasa Bids to Go Nationwide.

• Dynamics certified as payment card production vendor on MasterCard network.

• Lighter Capital hires BJ Lackland as new CEO.

• Go Daddy acquires Outright.com.

• Netbanker reports: BillGuard Puts Extra Effort into Contacting Customers.

• Lazy Man and Money blog features SaveUp.

• TechCrunch reports Credit Karma app becomes #1 Financial app in Apple App Store and #22 overall, only 1 day after debut.

• TSYS signs 6 year agreement to provide BofA processing services for consumer credit card portfolios in the U.S.

• Credit Karma releases Free iPhone App.

• PayPal acquires mobile credit card scanning startup, Card.io.

• Bazaarvoice to raise $131 million for working capital by selling 8.5 million shares of stock.

• WSJ blog looks at BillGuard's experience at the NY FinTech Innovation Lab.

• JD Supra reports SecondMarket provides new liquidity options for startup investors & employees.

• Business Insider reports Tuition.io aims to help students better manage college loan debt.

• TMC Net interviews Locaid.

• The Greenfield Daily Reporter conducts case study on The Receivables Exchange.

• Wired UK features Nutmeg as startup of the week.

• Two Guys and Your Money podcast features Planwise.

• Business Insider reviews BillGuard.

• University FCU & Bank of Lake Mills deploy the Mortgagebot front-end POS automation.

• Geezeo adds 4 credit unions.

• 2 Minute Finance receives a demo of CoverHound's technology at FinovateSpring.

• Wipit and Punchcard form partnership.

• Albany Times Union reports CSI's globalVCard leads execs out of ID theft and into mobile payments.

• $3.7 bil Patelco CU commits to ThreatMetrix's malware defense software.

• Backbase powering online banking platform for Absa Group, a subsidiary of Barclays.

• American Banker reports Firethorn Mobile to power Burger King's mobile app.

• GlobalCollect offers BOKU as Mobile Payment Checkout to its Merchant Network.

• Financial Services and Big-Data Executive Mary Anne Keegan joins BillGuard as CMO.

• The WSJ reviews FutureAdvisor.

• BillGuard adds premium fee-based options.

• National Journal examines how Simple (formerly BankSimple) is disrupting traditional banking.

• USA Today considers whether the Zecco/TradeKing deal could bring changes to online investing.

• Spectrum explains how ZipZap enables customers to pay online transactions using cash.

• Holvi reveals beta account activity.

• Planwise lands $200K in seed funding.

Beta users will be grandfathered into the unlimited version for free, for life. New users who sign up before June 30 still have this opportunity, also. Use this link to receive the unlimited version for free.

To learn more about BillGuard, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo (coming soon) and FinovateFall 2011 demo.

• O'Reilly Radar takes an in-depth look at FutureAdvisor, interviews CEO Bo Lu.

• Business Insider recommends Mint & BillGuard as worthy personal finance apps to help you control your finances.

• Strands Finance, selected as tech partner of PostFinance, a Swiss FI & payment transactions provider.

• HIT Consultant features Diversinet CEO on Newest Podcast.

• Security Service FCU selects Tyfone to deliver next gen mobile services.

• PaySimple named to JMP Securities Hot 100 Software Companies 2012.

• Austin's Statesman.com asks: Can Bazaarvoice IPO be catalyst for new wave of startups?

• Altoona's Hearld-Index profiles T8 Webare.

• Barron's looks at SigFig as A Take-Charge Portfolio Manager.

• InComm & Absolute Software form partnership.

• The Examiner looks at how Virtual Piggy is protecting kids online & interviews Founder & CEO, Dr. Jo Webber.

• Check out the latest founder interview: Laura Mather of Silver Tail Systems.

• Bank Technology News reports WattzOn Helps Banks Help Customers Save on Energy Bills.

• Fast Company reports Personal Capital's beautiful app convinces the wealthy to trust their money to strangers.

• TechCrunch reports that Mint.com updated its app to allow users to split transactions.

• Crain'sNewYorkBusiness.com describes how BillGuard fits into the Big Data scene.

• How DCisions, Personal Capital, SigFig, FutureAdvisor, and Jemstep Are Shaking Up Wealth Management.

• Klarna adds Nigel Morris, co-founder of Capital One, and Anton Levy, MD of General Atlantic, to its board of directors.

• Westmoreland Community FCU chooses Geezeo for PFM.

• StockTwits debuts new social signals features.

• Kony Solutions announces $15 million series C financing.

• Mitek enables $10 billion worth of mobile deposits.

• CU Times reports Ensenta & MShift partner in joint mobile banking & RDC deployment at 5 CUs.

• Pacific Daily News recommends Mint.com Buxfer, or Budgetpulse for new grads to keep track of spending.

• BankNXT looks at FinovateSpring Best of Show demos and Simple's new app.

• Taulia & SAP partner for dynamic discounting services.

• Seattle's KOMO News covers BillGuard.

• Wall Street Journal suggests Mint, Credit Karma, HelloWallet & LearnVest as tools for financial novices.

• Bill.com integrates with NetSuite to deliver seamless, cloud-based financial management.

• Inc.well interviews Candace Klein, CEO of SoMoLend, about crowdfunding.

• Virtual Piggy partners with World Industries.

• Wonga launches in South Africa.

• American Banker considers if Dwolla is a threat or opportunity for banks.

• Soshable covers Klarna, CoverHound, Giftly, ZipZap, BillGuard, Dwolla and Virtual Piggy.

• The Next Web takes a closer look at the tech that powers LearnVest.

• BCSG partners with Sage to offer MyBusinessWorks customers the bookkeeping application Sage One Accounts.

• ValidSoft announces partnership with Spindle to provide advanced payments security solutions to US-based customers.

• Fast Company names Laura Mather, Founder and Chief Visionary of Silver Tail Systems, as one of the Most Creative People in Business.

• Financial services and Big-Data executive Mary Anne Keegan joins rapidly growing BillGuard as CMO.

• CBS News recommends BillShrink for recent college grads.

• Cachet Financial Solutions expanding, relocates to new facility.

• Cartera Commerce links Offers to US Airways Dividend Miles members.

• The Miami Herald reports Kony Solutions to Power Aetna's Mobile Application Platform.

• Ping Identity named a winner of the Midsize Enterprise Summit East 2012 XCellence Awards.

• Plastyc launches Kindle Fire app for UPside Visa.

• TradeKing ranked top in customer service for 3 consecutive year in SmartMoney Magazine's annual broker survey.

• YuuPay and Virtual Piggy partner to provide secure online and mobile payments for under-18 users.

• Xconomy reports Yodlee secures $8,309,780 new financing.

• Farmington Bank selects Q2ebanking's online banking platform.

• DoughMain launches savings tool for kids.

• Actiance expands platform with vantage for Microsoft SharePoint. Come see Actiance at FinovateSpring next week.

• The Des Moines Register reports Social Money is set to more than double its workforce, hiring 35. Check out Social Money's live demo at FinovateSpring.

• Spend Matters covers Taulia (part 2). Watch Taulia demo at FinovateSpring.

• Your Finances Simplified blog lists the top 11 reasons you should use Yodlee MoneyCenter.

• Gamification of Work blog explains how Bobber Interactive makes personal finance engaging.

• Credit Union Times reports Q2ebanking Integrates Trusteer Malware Protection.

• HiddenLevers updates features.

• TIME features BillGuard.

• Q2ebanking partners with cybercrime prevention company, Trusteer.

• Kasasa's Tunes program pulls in Gen-Y checking customers.

• DR Power Equipment, partners with Bazaarvoice to manage consumer ratings and reviews. Come see Bazaarvoice at FinovateSpring.

• Check Point Software announces Check Point ThreatCloud, a collaborative network to fight cybercrime.

• Plastyc announces you can now add minutes to friends' & family members' phones abroad in 85 countries.

• Holtmeyer & Monson partners with ProfitStars.

• Equifax launches new mobile app.

• Bank Technology News reports Fiserv names Ally financial executive as CIO.

• ABC 7 San Fran covers BillGuard. Come see its live demo at Finovate Spring in San Fran May 8 & 9.

• GigaOM looks at how Braintree powers payments for hot startups.

• OpenCuro's payment module now available for Zen Cart.

• Balance Financial launches Portfolio Reporting, adds 2 board members.

More than 60 leading fintech innovators, both startups and established companies, are gearing up to present at the annual FinovateSpring conference in San Francisco May 8 and 9.

Each company provided a sneak peek of what they'll demo on stage next month. Below is the first installment of these teasers. We'll have more next week.

Don't miss your chance to see the live demo from each company and meet the execs responsible. Get your FinovateSpring ticket here.

Balance Street

The premier direct marketplace between consumers and creditors for the purpose of debt settlement, Balance Street, provides consumers the opportunity to relieve their debt burden without fees. Consumers use its web-based automated system to negotiate with creditors directly, avoiding debt settlement companies who charge exorbitant fees (up to 20% of total debt owed).

Eliminating this 20% market inefficiency makes for a better financial outcome for consumers and creditors. With over $780 billion in credit card debt in the U.S., the Balance Street technology will revolutionize the way debt is settled.

Innovation type: Cards, marketing, PFM

Bazaarvoice

See how leading brands are harnessing the power of online word-of-mouth to boost customer referrals, sales, retention, advocacy, and company innovation while building the world's most powerful social data asset.

Innovation type: Communications, marketing, sales and customer service

BehavioSec

No one wants a complicated process for logging in to online or mobile banking. European banks have been forced to go down this route with hardware tokens and smart cards.

So now when U.S. banks will be rolling out new multi-layered security on the front-end following FFIEC, will we see the same thing here?

With BehavioSec's solution there is a better choice. They add multilayered security through the use of behavioral biometrics. So when the user connects via mobile or online, the technology helps verify that they are who they say they are. Learn more at FinovateSpring 2012.

Innovation type: Identity, mobile, security

BillGuard

BillGuard identifies deceptive, erroneous and unauthorized charges on consumer payment cards using advanced crowdsourcing and big-data mining techniques that harness the collective knowledge of millions of consumers reporting billing complaints online and to their banks.