Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com

  • Finablr Takes Majority Stake in Digital Gifting Innovator Swych.
  • Simple Appoints Former Amazon Exec as CEO.

Around the web

  • Analyst Ian McKenna highlights six Finovate alums – Access Softek, Bucket Technologies, Systelos, BlueRush, Tinkoff, and Golden – in his roundup of “fintech innovators making waves.”
  • Marketing Technology Insights interviews CallVU CEO Ori Faran.
  • Hydrogen, iProov, Ocrolus, and James Finance are among 20 startups competing for top honors at the India FinTech Awards 2018.
  • The Constant Investor’s Crypto Watch interviews Identitii CEO Nick Armstrong on the role of blockchain technology in fighting cybercrime.
  • Tinkoff Mobile extends service to seven additional areas of Russia including Smolensk and the Republic of Mordovia.
  • Kofax pays $400 million in cash to buy Nuance’s imaging division.
  • Walmart’s in-store Direct2Cash service gives PayActiv users instant cash access to earned wages.
  • Kony enhances Kony AppPlatform to support progressive web apps.
  • CEO Review magazine features AdviceRobo CEO Diederick Van Thiel.
  • BehavioSec launches new features for version 5 of its behavioral biometrics platform.

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.

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com

  • Credit Karma Buys Mortgage Platform Company.

Around the web

  • Coin Telegraph: Ripple partners with three crypto exchanges as part of XRapid solution
  • Insuritas partners with Alabama One Credit Union and Alabama One Agency Insurance Services to provide insurance offerings for members.
  • figo receives ZAG license and enables ‘License as a Service’ through RegShield.
  • NPR features how PayActiv helps Americans avoid payday loans.
  • MX named one of fastest growing companies in Utah for 2018.

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 Sneak Peek: Bucket Technologies

FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Bucket Technologies

FinovateFallA look at the companies demoing live at FinovateFall on September 24 through 26, 2018 in New York. Register today and save your spot.

Bucket is a technology platform that integrates with existing POS systems to facilitate coinless cash transactions at retail locations.

Features

  • First global aggregator of coin currency value
  • Coinless cash transactions
  • A new way to save money

Why it’s great
Bucket is the solution to the world’s coin currency problem. By mobilizing the value of coins, Bucket is empowering individual consumers and re-injecting idle cash into the global economy.

Presenter

Francis Hwang, CEO
Hwang has over a decade of experience in launching and managing successful businesses. He is committed to eliminating coins and alleviating the stresses from the production of coin currency.
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