Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com

  • “Finicity Acquires Aurora Financial Systems”

Around the web

  • Temenos and Accenture team up to help Nordea replace its core banking system.
  • Vantiv named as merchant services solution provider for Rabobank.
  • Let’s Talk Payments interviews Currency Cloud CEO Mike Laven. Join Currency Cloud in October for FinDEVr 2015 San Francisco.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions unveils its Select Mobile Money turnkey payroll program for corporate clients.
  • Checkout.com adds SafetyPay to its list of payment options for merchants in the Latin American market.
  • BankNXT encourages banks to follow the lead of Fidor Bank when it comes to “community and openness.” Join Fidor Bank in San Francisco for FinDEVr 2015.
  • Human Resource Executive Online highlights DoubleNet Pay in a look at financial wellness programs in the workplace.

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: EVO Snap*

FinDEVr Preview: EVO Snap*

FinDEVr2015LogoV2DateFinDEVr Previews highlight companies presenting new developer tools, platforms and integrations at FinDEVr 2015 San Francisco, 6/7 Oct. Early bird savings end Friday, so pick up your tickets today.

Are you ready for EMV? Discover how to quickly add secure EMV global transaction-processing to your mPOS applications with the EVO Snap* Commerce Driver.

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Why it’s a must-see

October represents a major EMV liability shift for POS transactions, which means retailers need to be prepared to accept EMV transactions. With the EVO Snap* Commerce Driver—a pre-certified plug-and-play SDK—developers can instantly enable EMV-compliant transactions and get solutions to market quickly and securely.


Check out more of today’s FinDEVr previews:

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com

  • “What’s Trending at FinovateFall?”

Around the web

  • PayPal’s new PayPal.me gives users a customized URL to request money.
  • BigRentz and Kabbage partner to offer equipment-rental financing.
  • Forbes: “PayPal’s Small Business Lending ‘Accelerating‘ On The Way To $1 Billion”
  • EVO Payments purchases Citigroup’s merchant-acquiring business in Mexico.
  • ThetaRay launches its new credit-risk model for online lenders. See ThetaRay at FinovateFall 2015 in September.
  • Boku sells its pay-by-call business to DaoPay.
  • YA partners with InComm to enhance client program delivery.
  • Expensify now enables users to import Items from QuickBooks Online and use them in place of categories for expenses on policies.
  • Kony opens new company headquarters in Austin, Texas.
  • Adobe’s mobile marketing platform is combining Adobe Analytics and Adobe Target, to help app developers and marketers better understand, attract, and retain users. Come see Adobe’s live demo at FinovateFall.
  • itBit adds former NYDFS general counsel Danny Alter as chief compliance officer and general counsel.
  • First Internet Bank unveils Eyeprint ID authentication from EyeVerify for its mobile banking app.

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.

 

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FinDEVr2015LogoV2DateAre you building new financial technology? Be sure to register soon for the only event exclusively for fintech developers, FinDEVr 2015, 6/7 Oct, in San Francisco.

Industry news

  • Expensify launches new fintech investment fund.
  • Yodlee hosts webinar on how to build financial apps to meet evolving customer expectations.
  • The Full FinDEVr: “A Look at the Final Line-up for FinDEVr 2015 San Francisco”

The latest from upcoming FinDEVr 2015 presenters

  • Wallaby Upgrades Credit Card Optimization Solution with Spend Monitor.
  • Backbase-powered Touch Bank goes live in Russia.
  • PayPal hires new CFO John Rainey, a former United Airlines executive.
  • EVO Snap* to fast track EMV migration for software vendors and retailers; partners with Handpoint.
  • NerdWallet looks at Personal Capital in feature on how automation is disrupting investing.
  • BehavioSec mentioned as one “wild invention of the future” that the Pentagon is behind.
  • OnDeck rolls out mobile app for account management on-the-go.
  • PYMNTS looks at how PayPal’s Paydiant is powering Subway’s mobile payments app.

Alumni updates

  • Market Visual integrates with Tradier’s API to enable investors to manage stock portfolios and trade on a single platform.
  • Tradier announces 75+ investor platforms and advisers now integrate with its API.
  • Let’s Talk Payments interviews CEO Jeremy Almond of PayStand.
  • In its latest podcast, Payments Views talks with Doug Yeager, HCE inventor and CEO of SimplyTapp.
  • Mobile Payments Today looks at InComm’s drive to bring open-loop prepaid to mobile wallets.
  • PayNearMe partners with The California Department of Child Support Services to offer a new payment option for cash-paying customers.

Stay current on daily developments by following FinDEVr on Twitter.

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com

  • “Wallaby Upgrades Credit Card Optimization Solution with Spend Monitor”; come see Wallaby at FinDEVr, San Francisco, 6/7 Oct.

Around the web

  • Backbase-powered Touch Bank goes live in Russia. Check out what Backbase has for developers at FinDEVr San Francisco on 6/7 October.
  • Top Image Systems appoints Andrew Pery as new CMO.
  • Campus FCU integrates Alkami Technology’s ORB Platform into its core banking system.
  • Green Dot launches mobile cash-processing technology.
  • Security First Bank picks FIS to provide core banking system.
  • PayPal hires John Rainey, former United Airlines executive, as new CFO.
  • Fox Chase Bank to deploy SilverLake core system from Jack Henry.
  • “Cachet Introduces Express Mobile Deposit Solution for Small Financial Institutions”
  • EVO Snap* to fast track EMV migration for software vendors and retailers; partners with Handpoint.
  • Macquarie Capital Securities and TradeHero launch Warrant Hero, a virtual warrant competition, with RM100,000 in prize money to be given away.

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

  • Xero and ZenPayroll Win Honors at CPA Practice Advisor 2015 Reader’s Choice Awards
  • Finovate Debuts: Using Financial Media Solutions’ MAPPS to Create Videographics

Around the Web

  • MasterQueue, powered by Intellaegis, partners with Whitepages Pro.
  • Bitpost lists Coinbase and Blockchain as 2 of the top 5 bitcoin wallets on Android.
  • EVO Payments partners with Boomtown to simplify tech support for POS developers and merchants.
  • Fintech Today reports: With Paydiant, PayPal Will Be a Huge Hit with Merchants.
  • Blackhawk to integrate Kofax Mobile Capture SDK into its digital services platform.
  • Team One CU to pilot MShift’s AnyWhereMobile payment-network with a locally owned restaurant in Michigan.
  • SecondMarket’s Bitcoin Desk Relaunches as Genesis Trading.
  • Taulia named by AlwaysOn as a 2015 OnFinance Top 100 Company.
  • According to Gartner, Check Point Software Technologies lead the worldwide market share for firewall equipment in Q4 2014 and FY 2014.

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– February 20, 2015

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgInComm to offer Hip Digital access to selection of gift cards and delivery options.
  • Betterment Raises a Fresh $60 Million in Round Led by Francisco Partners.
  • FPS GOLD Partners With MX for Personal Financial Management.
  • US News features MaxMyInterest, Moven, and Level Money in a feature on money-saving and simplifying tools.
  • Alkami Technology Brings its Digital Banking Platform to Patelco Credit Union.
  • Samsung Acquisition of LoopPay Puts Apple Pay on Notice.
  • FIS earns new ISO certification.
  • TheStreet.com column on new security technologies for banks features EyeVerify and Digital Insight.
  • EVO offers processing to underserved direct response merchants.
  • Moneyweb mentions Entersekt’s role in South African-based fintech.
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– October 24, 2014

  • Smarty Pig featured in Washington Post column on ways to save on holiday gift shopping.
  • Wealth Management.com talks with Motif Investing CEO Hardeep Walia on tech trends in the financial services industry.
  • TransferWise and CurrencyFair are highlighted in Forbes review of ways to save on foreign currency exchange.
  • Bob’s Guide profiles cloud-based market data provider, Xignite.
  • Technology Tools for Today interviews Tom Nally, president of TD Ameritrade Institutional.
  • Pymnts interviews EVO Snap* CEO Peter Osberg about Apple Pay.
  • Fitsmallbusiness.com highlights OnDeck, PayPal, & other Finovate alums as small business lending innovators.
  • D3 Banking brings in $7 million, with $3 million more on the way.
  • ABA Banking Journal looks at Karrot, the automated online lending service demoed by Kabbage last month at FinovateFall 2014.
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.

FinDEVr2014: EVO Snap* Shows Developers How to Build Custom Loyalty Programs from a Single API

FinDEVr2014: EVO Snap* Shows Developers How to Build Custom Loyalty Programs from a Single API
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This post is part of our live coverage of FinDEVr San Francisco 2014.

EVO Snap* launched EVO Snap* Connect, showing how easy it is to build customized loyalty programs with its technology that  combines payment data and marketing.

DIY Offers and Rewards – Closing the Digital Loyalty Loop
Activate and deepen relationships with customers by linking consumer data with payment and marketing services to create customized loyalty programs, card-linked offers and real-time rewards at point-of-sale.
Presenters: Peter Osberg (SVP) & Darren Adelgren (VP, Product & Customer Care)
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About
EVO Snap* is one-stop shop for application integration, merchant underwriting and international payment processing. Our developer platform provides single-integration access to omni-channel payment processing and value-added services through one API – making it easy for developers to support merchants.
Website: evosnap.com
Twitter: @CanYouSnap

FinDEVr Preview: Eshtapay, EVO Snap*, Intuit Partner Platform, and Xignite

FinDEVr Preview: Eshtapay, EVO Snap*, Intuit Partner Platform, and Xignite

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In the weeks ahead of FinDEVr San Francisco, we’re taking a closer look at the companies that will share their technology through presentations and workshops on September 30 and October 1.

Today, we have two installments. In the first, we looked a Avoka, Financial App, Incomm, and Xero. In part two, we’re featuring:

There’s still time to pick up your ticket to join in on the first event for fintech developers.


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Eshta develops and operates Eshtapay as a financial platform that can act as online payment system, e-wallet, escrow system, and self-service payment terminal back-end. Eshtapay (due to its very flexible architecture) is a Swiss-Army knife for the online banked and unbanked alike.

Keynote: Eshtapay: The Financial Swiss-Army Knife
Eshtapay is directly operated in Ukraine and Egypt and also used online from Dubai to France to power self-service payment kiosks, service vending machines, service marketplaces, and ATMs. With less than 6 months time to market for deployment, Eshtapay exhibits remarkable versatility and efficiency.
Workshop: Eshtapay: 80M People Market Case Study
Eshta CEO Catalin Braescu is offering a detailed break down of the customization and deployment of Eshtapay for the 80-million-person Egyptian market. Expect a colorful presentation, Indiana Jones situations, breakneck deadlines, and a Hollywood happy ending!
Why it’s great for developers:
    • Suspiciously easy to integrate
    • Dangerously fast to deploy
    • Tempting pricing

Your company + Eshtapay = fast access to billions of developing world consumers.



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EVO Snap* is a one-stop shop for application integration, merchant underwriting and international payment processing. Our developer platform provides single-integration access to omni-channel payment processing and value-added services through one API – making it easy for developers to support merchants.

Keynote: DIY Offers and Rewards – Closing the Digital Loyalty Loop

Description: Activate and deepen relationships with customers by linking consumer data with payment and marketing services to create customized loyalty programs, card-linked offers and real-time rewards at point-of-sale.

Workshop: DIY Offers and Rewards API – A Look Under the Hood

Get up close and personal with the EVO Snap* Connect offers and rewards API and discover how to integrate offer publishing and card-linked redemption services into your loyalty app. Learn how to leverage pre-built service modules and explore options for making your bank/app portal more valuable to merchants by offering detailed retail analytics. We’ll crack open the API, review available data, and offer up sample code.

Why it’s great for developers:

  • Simple, fast & easy-to-use payment APIs & integration tools
  • Simplify merchant activation & approval
  • Expand your global footprint and EMV readiness

Acquirer, Processor & Technology Partner – All-in-One. EVO Snap* is a one-stop shop for application integration, merchant underwriting and international payment processing.


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Intuit Partner Platform (IPP) is an open platform that enables developers to integrate with rich financial and transactional data through REST-based APIs and offers unparalleled reach to millions of small businesses through Intuit Apps.com.


Keynote: The Small Business Opportunity
The importance of small business to the global economy can’t be denied. With 600 million small businesses worldwide, the opportunity to drive their success is huge. Reach millions of small businesses by developing for Intuit QuickBooks Online, an open platform for developers that taps into the power of QuickBooks and the cloud. With partners from Square to American Express to Vend, QuickBooks Online allows Intuit and its ecosystem to simplify the business of life for millions of small businesses.
Workshop: Intuit’s Financial Data APIs: Getting Started With the Best Platform to Connect to Small Business and Consumer Financial Data
QuickBooks Online (QBO) has the largest small businesses audience in the world and the QBO API opens up this valuable market to partners and developers like you. The Customer Account Data (CAD) API is the same API that powers Mint.com giving you access to transaction data from over 19,000 financial institutions. In this session we will review the QBO and CAD APIs.
This session is best for developers looking to serve small businesses and accountants.
Key Takeaways:
  • What the QBO Platform offers to you as a partner and developer
  • How to start integrating with the CAD API so you can get started quickly
Why it’s great for developers:

    • QB Apps.com reaches millions of qualified SMB customers & accountants
    • You can easily connect your SaaS app to SMBs
    • Extend the power of QB to handle multiple jobs
Through IPP, developers can extend the power of QuickBooks, join Intuit’
s ecosystem of applications, and tap into millions of existing SMB customers.

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Xignite is the pioneer of cloud-based market data APIs & the provider for leading Fintech innovators Wealthfront, StockTwits, Robinhood & Yodlee. Our APIs cover every asset class, market & data type available & are ideal for integrating data into FinTech mobile apps, websites, and platforms.

Keynote: Kick-Start Your FinTech Business with Xignite Market Data APIs
Xignite powers hundreds of breakthrough FinTech apps and platforms – touching millions of investors & finance professionals each day. Learn how Xignite can help you kick-start your FinTech business, fuel your growth, and power your success with our easy-to-integrate financial data APIs.
Workshop: Power Your FinTech Apps with Xignite Market Data Cloud APIs
Come see how easy Xignite makes it to add virtually any type of financial market data into your app and why the top FinTech start-ups are Xignite customers. Get first-hand experience calling Xignite REST APIs for pricing, reference, and historical market data. Novices and experts are welcome; Xignite experts will be on hand to answer any questions and explain basic concepts (i.e. how to call a REST API) and share best practices (i.e. using our open-source SDKs).

Why it’s great for developers:
• Get going now with our special startup pricing 
• Get to market first – thanks to our easy APIs 
• Huge catalog of market data to fuel your growth
The flagship FinTech companies are winning with Xignite. Shouldn’t you be too?


If you missed any of the previous FinDEVr Preview posts, check them out below: