Alumni News– July 14, 2014

  • Webster Bank to deploy online banking platform from ACI Worldwide.
  • MasterCard’s e-commerce enabler MasterPass launches in Poland.
  • Wall Street Journal features Klarna and its plans for expansion.
  • WSJ features BehavioSec. Get a closer look at BehavioSec at the very first FinDEVr.
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– June 2, 2014

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTop Image Systems partners with K2 to blend capture and mobile imaging technology with BPM.
  • On Deck reports $3.4 billion, $22K job impact on economy courtesy of its small business lending platform.
  • Eurasian Bank to deploy mobile banking technology developed by Monitise Create.
  • MasterCard launches MasterPass in Singapore.
  • Forbes features Xero, looks at why it will keep growing.
  • Finextra considers how The FCA plans to foster UK fintech innovation companies like Monitise, TransferWise, and Nutmeg
  • Apple opens TouchID to third parties,
    shows TouchID login example using Mint app in iOS 8 demo.

  • Dashlane reaches two million users milestone.

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– May 19, 2014

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgGeezeo announces HTML5-inspired redesign of mobile PFM app.
  • Dashlane raises $22 million; announces 2 million users, $1 billion in transactions enabled.
  • Raymond James Bank N.A. chooses Fiserv for extensive enterprise banking.
  • MasterCard to acquire Indian payments processor, ElectraCard Services, for undisclosed amount.
  • Kony releases new Mobile Backend-as-a-Service
    (MBaaS)
    to reduce the cost and complexity of building enterprise mobile apps.

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– May 9, 2014

  • Q2ebanking releases first quarter results with 2014 Q1 revenue of $16.8 million, up 31% YOY.
  • Stockr voted Top 100 Website by PC Magazine.
  • Dell Services improves enterprise mobility offerings with Kony partnership.
  • Silicon Slopes: MoneyDesktop snags AtTask executive for EVP of Sales.
  • MasterCard launches “auWallet” prepaid card program for APMEA region in partnership with KDDI.
  • Nymeo Federal Credit Union to deploy account processing technology from Fiserv.
  • Klarna, Provenir launch project to combine fraud risk decisioning with compliance, risk management automation.
  • Entrepreneurial digital startup hub, 1871, features Rippleshot.
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– May 8, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBoku partners with Deutsche Telekom to power the MNO’s payments offerings, provide it with a mobile app, and give customers the ability to pay for digital goods and services simply using their existing mobile phone account.
  • ProfitStars named among the 2014 Best Places to Work in Kentucky.
  • American Banker: Andera Acquisition to Bolster Bottomline’s Digital Banking Business.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions files initial registration statement with the SEC looking to raise $20 million through a public stock offering.
  • MasterCard Accelerator for European startups announces May 16 deadline.
  • Motif Investing raises $35 million in move toward wealth management market.
  • RevolutionCredit announces $10 million investment from Accion Venture Labs.
  • Coinbase’s acquisition of Kippt to bring usability to bitcoin.
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.

MasterCard Accelerator for European Startups Announces May 16 Deadline

MasterCard Accelerator for European Startups Announces May 16 Deadline

Are you a European startup with seed funding and a beta program ready to go?

If so, MasterCard’s Start Path Accelerator program may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

The Start Path Accelerator program will give up to eight startups the opportunity to spend four months in Dublin working with MasterCard. The companies will also be mentored by program partners like Asos and Capital One. The goal of the program is for each startup to develop a pilot project with MasterCard or a MasterCard partner during the period.
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Startups will also receive €35,000 to help cover expenses while working in Ireland.
MasterCard says that companies participating in the program will have “direct access” to the company’s wealth of knowledge and experience. We also know that MasterCard’s knowledge and experience with incubators and accelerators likely has been enhanced through their work with other successful programs such as FinTech Collective and Techstars.
If you’re interested, there’s no time like the present to apply. The deadline for applications is Friday, May 16.

Finovate Alumni News- May 2, 2014

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  • PayPal partners with checkout app MyCheck.
  • SafetyPay teams up with Brazil’s UOL Boa Compra to bring online payments to gamers in Latin America.
  • SEC filings show Jack Henry’ & Associates’ $28 million cash expense for Banno acquisition.
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– April 18, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTuition.io brings in funding, surpasses $1 billion in loans under management.
  • eWeek talks to Pindrop Security about scams during tax season.
  • PYMNTS.com chats with miiCard CEO James Varga about identity theft.
  • Financial Samurai interviews FutureAdvisor CEO, Bo Lu.
  • Lending Club raises $115 million in debt and equity; acquires Springstone Financial.
  • Kabbage blog features Expensify in its list of the 10 best mobile apps for small businesses.
  • MasterCard to acquire APAC-region loyalty and rewards provider, Pinpoint.
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 Alums Make Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative in Finance

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Who knew? More than half of the world’s top 10 most innovative companies in finance are Finovate alums.

Don’t just take our word for it. Fast Company published its roster of innovation in the financial space as part of their quest to find those companies that are “creating radical new approaches to move cash from one place to another.” 

And among such widely-known and talked-about entities as Square and Bitcoin, we find more than a handful of innovators who have used the Finovate stage to help show their technology to the world.

Take a look at the companies below, accompanied by Fast Company’s take on just what makes each innovator truly unique.

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Fast Company: “For connecting banks and other clients to frazzled end users when problems arise.”

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Fast Company: “For daring to take on the fee-laden credit card establishment.”

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Fast Company: “For slashing pesky foreign-exchange costs by creating a transparent peer-to-peer network.”

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Fast Company: “For establishing a single login for web users and taking a giant leap toward eradicating the scourge of the Internet: passwords.”
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Fast Company: “For luring international customers with a mobile-payment network that lets them purchase with a simple click.”

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Fast Company: “For creating a social network that lets traders emulate those with skin in the game.”
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Finovate Alumni News– April 4, 2014

  • MasterCard partners with SIX Payment Services to bring MasterPass to Switzerland.
  • Texas Bay Area Credit Union to deploy Fiserv payments solution suite.
  • New agreement means MasterCard EMV debit cards will run on First Data’s STAR Network.
  • Pymnts News: Equifax partners with Jumio for Mobile Commerce.
  • Actiance’s partnership with Trustlink to give it access to a growing market in Africa.
  • D magazine interviews Yseop CEO John Rauscher. See Yseop demo at FinovateSpring in San Jose.
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– March 28, 2014

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMambu wins Cloud Computing Innovation of the Year awards at 2014 FStech Awards.
  • eToro launches new version of OpenBook.
  • Nostrum Group ranked 9th in GP Bullhound’s Northern Tech 50.
  • Global Payments to offer MasterCard’s MasterPass digital payments solution.
  • New partnership means V&D customers will be able to pay via Klarna.
  • Innotribe interviews Kantox’s CEO, Philippe Gelis.
  • The Financial News features BehavioSec.
  • BBVA and Google sponsor developer competition for SME business apps geared toward Spanish, Latin American markets.
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 — March 26, 2014

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgProfitStars’ Gladiator ranks #36 in MSPmentor’s top 501 managed service providers.
  • Kofax Mobile Capture platform wins “Elegant Implementation” category of Housing-Wire magazine’s HW TECH 100.
  • Online TV host Doug Sleeter interviews Xero CEO, Rod Drury.
  • Jumio wins 2014 METAward in “established” category.
  • miiCard bringing its ID verification technology to eMerchantPay.
  • WTOP News asks: is the credit card with keypad from Dynamics is the “card of the future”?
  • MasterCard selects Anna Yip as head of Hong Kong and Macau.
  • Digital Insight to expand online banking portfolio to include shared access and small business payments. Come see Digital Insight demo at FinovateSpring next month.
  • Kraken, the digital currency exchange platform used by Fidor Bank, raises $5 million.
  • ZipZap pauses UK cash-to-bitcoin transfers through its platform.
  • Boku partners with sunhill technologies to enable direct global carrier billing for sunhill’s services.
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.