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Alumni News– January 30, 2015

By David Penn Posted on January 30, 2015
Categories: BehavioSec, Betterment, Bitbond, Blackhawk Network, Bolstr, Cloud Lending, Entersekt, EyeLock, EyeVerify, MasterCard, Mint.com, Mitek, Nymi, Personal Capital, SimpleTuition, TSYS, Valore, wipro

Wipro wins multi-year, IT outsourcing contract from Allied Irish Banks (AIB). Join Wipro in London for FinovateEurope 2015 next month.

The Financial Services Blog features more than 20 Finovate alums in its look at the 50 most innovative FinTech firms.

MasterCard PayPass partners with St. Petersburg Metro to bring contactless payments to Russian subway.

Blackhawk Network unveils Blackhawk Engagement Solutions to build customized incentive and rewards programs.

FinovateEurope 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 6 is now up.

American Banker highlights Cloud Lending’s role with banks.

PYMNTS interviews TSYS Merchant Solutions’ Tom Boyer about changes in the payments acquiring space.

Bolstr Raises $1.7 Million in Seed Funding.

The blog herald shares an infographic detailing online security methods: Nymiband, Myris, Eyeverify, BehavioSec, Entersekt.

Lifehacker features Betterment, Mint, Personal Capital as tools to manage your investments.

Bitcoinist features Bitbond. Check them out at FinovateEurope February 10 & 11.

BetaBoston: After a successful 2014, student services company SimpleTuition rebrands as Valore.

Mitek Q1 revenue up 21% YOY; reports 3,300 financial institutions now signed & 2,700 live.

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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Finovate Alumni News– November 21, 2013

By David Penn Posted on November 21, 2013
Categories: BancVue, Banno, Betterment, Holvi, IDology, Kasasa, Manilla, SimpleTuition, Tagit, Toopher, TransferWise

HPC Wire takes a look at the partnership between Toopher and Texas Advanced Computing Center.

Regulators green light IDology plans for New Jersey expansion.

Jackson Free Press uses data from Manilla to source column on student loan debt.

Michigan-based ECCU introduces a responsive designed website powered by Banno.

MyBankTracker reports: SimpleTuition’s SmarterBank to Shut Down Due to Low Participation.

International Business times considers how Holvi and TransferWise are revolutionizing banking.

Tagit powering Maybank P2P m-payment Service in Singapore.

BancVue’s Kasasa wins Five 2013 MarCom Awards.

Betterment CEO Joe Stein talks about the online RIA industry with RIA Biz.

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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Finovate Alumni News– June 18, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on June 18, 2013
Categories: Currensee, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, EyeVerify, ID Analytics, Intuit, Q2ebanking, Realty Mogul, SecureKey, ShopKeep POS, SimpleTuition, TransferWise, VoiceTrust

ID Analytics and IdentityMind partner to reduce online fraud and stop merchant account creation fraud.

SimpleTuition adds 10 U.S. colleges as partners.

United Texas Bank selects Q2ebanking platform to accelerate unified virtual banking for anytime anywhere access.

SecureKey and Intel beef up authentication for MasterPass.

ShopKeep POS grows To 6.5K+ merchants.

Fairwinds Credit Union chooses Intuit for digital banking.

Realty Mogul and Entrepreneurial Finance Lab selected as 2 of 5 SWIFT Innotribe finalists of Startup Challenge New York.

Bank Innovation features how Entrepreneurial Finance Lab and VoiceTrust can combine psychographics and biometrics to revolutionize financial services.

ForexSmash reviews Currensee Social Trader.

Kansas City Business Journal profiles EyeVerify founder and CEO Toby Rush.

GigaOM Pro Blog takes a look at TransferWise through the lens of traditional Hawala informal money transfer networks.

My Money Blog reviews Realty Mogul and the concept of fractional investment property ownership.

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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Finovate Alumni News– June 7, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on June 7, 2013
Categories: Arxan Technologies, Betterment, Boku, Dynamics, Emida, Kofax, Mint.com, Mitek, Personal Capital, ReadyForZero, SimpleTuition, TipRanks, TransferWise, Xero, Zooz

Xero and Stripe partner to simplify online payments for small businesses.

Bank Innovation reports: Mitek Launches V 2.0 of Mobile Photo Bill Pay solution.

Boku teams with PlayJam to bring mobile payments to smart TVs.

SimpleTuition partners with College Parents of America to bring student loan and loan comparison insight from SimpleTuition its members.

Creditnet.com ranks the Best Personal Finance Software of 2013 (So Far): 1) Personal Capital, 2) Mint.com 3) ReadyForZero.

Emida adds Colombia to list of operating countries.

Kofax launches Analytics for Capture business intelligence solution.

Pymnts.com interviews TransferWise co-founder Kristo Kaarmann.

RightStartups takes a look at Betterment as a “new concept in a very traditional industry.”

Dynamics launches “Everything Else is Just Plastic” TV Ad.

TradeBox Media reviews Zooz’s retail app plug-in.

International Business Times looks at how Arxan’s technology is used to protect mobile banking apps from attacks.

Newfination interviews Uri Gruenbaum, co-founder and CEO of TipRanks.

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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Finovate Alumni News– May 22, 2013

By David Penn Posted on May 22, 2013
Categories: Capital Access Network, CashStar, Comarch, Locaid, Service2Media, SimpleTuition, Swipely, Temenos, Wipit

Bangor Daily News blogger interviews CashStar CEO Steven Boal.

Service2Media announces implementation of mobile app development platform.

Locaid CEO Rip Gerber wins CTIA “Ingenious Innovator” award for product and service innovation.

Temenos unveils DataSource, their new enterprise data management system.

Take a peek at the new look of Comarch Smart Finance.

Swipely earns $12 million in Series B funding.

Big banks boost Capital Access Network’s lending capacity by more than 50%.

SimpleTuition announces $4 million Series D round.

Wipit powered wallet now available to Boost Mobile customers.

Pandai brings on John Porter as Chairman.

PandoDaily reports: Google closes Checkout, pushing thousands of merchants into Braintree’s arms.

Cardlytics pulls in $40 million.

Arxan’s mobile app integrity protection platform now supports the Tizen OS, protecting Tizen apps from cyber threats.

eToro reaches 50 million trades landmark.

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SimpleTuition Announces $4 Million Series D Round

By David Penn Posted on May 21, 2013
Categories: SimpleTuition

SimpleTuition’s job of providing resources to help students responsibly borrow, maintain, and retire student debt just got $4 million easier.

The $4 million in venture funding comes from a trio of previous investors in the company: Atlas Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, and North Hill Ventures. The additional capital brings SimpleTuition’s funding total to more than $21 million, excluding $5 million in debt financing from August of last year.

With tools like Student Loan Comparison, SmarterBank, and SmarterBucks, SimpleTuition provides students and their families with resources to help them make informed decisions about financing higher education. The company’s recent acquisition of ValoreBooks allows them to help students minimize the cost of textbooks, as well.

SimpleTuition plans to invest its new capital in marketing and development initiatives in each of its three main lines of business: student loans, textbooks, and rewards. They presented their technology as part of FinovateStartup back in 2008. Learn more about them here.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 23, 2013

By David Penn Posted on January 23, 2013
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Bazaarvoice, Bill.com, DemystData, Dwolla, Expensify, EZBOB, Fiserv, Holvi, Intuit, LearnVest, Monitise, Pageonce, SimpleTuition, Temenos, TradeKing, Tradeshift

Temenos wins praise as “top advisor solution” from Aite Group. Come see their demo at FinovateEurope in February!

Spredfast announces Bazaarvoice integration.

Pageonce reaches $1 million mark in daily mobile bill payments processed.

A look at TradeKing after the merger.

ACI Worldwide‘s Money Transfer System helps FIs with Dodd-Frank compliance.

EZBOB forms partnership with ChannelGrabber. Watch EZBOB in action at FinovateEurope!

Monitise and CGI Logica form mobile FS alliance to target European retail banks.

Tradeshift partners with Intuit to bring its social invoicing platform to more than 5m QuickBooks users.

American Banker reports: Fiserv extends relationship with BofA. Come to FinovateEurope in London to see its live demo.

CNBC talks with Alexa Von Tobel, LearnVest CEO.

Bill.com and Expensify announce product integration.

GrowthBusiness profiles Holvi. Comes see Holvi’s new tech at FinovateEurope next month.

Fast Company reports you can now pay taxes in Iowa using Dwolla.

SimpleTuition reports 2012 success metrics for SmarterBucks program.

DemystData a finalist in AWS Global Startup Challenge.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 9, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 9, 2012
Categories: BankBazaar, Bill.com, Blackhawk Network, Capital Access Network, CustomerXPs, Heckyl Technologies, Kabbage, Personal Capital, ReadyForZero, SecondMarket, ShopKeep POS, SigFig, SimpleTuition, SoMoLend, Tuition.io, UBank, Weemba, Xero

Bill.com Featured in USA Today.

Billcom adds open APIs to banking platform.

Blackhawk Network Announces New Financial Service Products in Canada.

Startup Central looks at Heckyl, Clari5 and BankBazaar at FinovateAsia.

VentureBeat considers SecondMarket’s partnership with Angellist.

M.O. interviews Constancio Larguia, CEO & founder of Weemba.

SiliconBeat looks at Personal Capital’s 401(k) product.

Kabbage Becomes Exclusive Funding Provider for Bonanza Sellers.

Entrepreneur features SigFig.

American Banker reports: Bill.com Ties Cash-Flow Tools to Banks’ Small Business Software.

Finextra reports UBank gathers transaction data for spending comparison site.

Xero to dual list on ASX and NZX.

ShopKeep POS announces entry into the quick serve market with full kitchen printing capabilities.

Mashable lists SimpleTuition, ReadyForZero, and Tuition.io as tools to help minimize student loan debt.

Capital Access Network moves Headquarters to NYC.

Crowdfund Insider reports SoMoLend Announces New York Expansion.

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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Finovate Alumni News– October 23, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 23, 2012
Categories: Affinity Solutions, Bill.com, Dwolla, Equifax, modoPAYMENTS, Plastyc, ReadyForZero, SimpleTuition, Stocktwits, The Receivables Exchange, TIBCO Software, Xero

Dwolla upgrades iPhone app and adds ability to pay money requests.

The Receivables Exchange appoints Henry Allen as New CEO.

SimpleTuition launches Private Student Loan Refinance Center.

Xero and Bill.com enable integration, ease transactions and cash management.

Now Plastyc’s UPside Visa customers can add cash to cards instantly at Walmart.

NFU Mutual automates paper processes with Tibco. Check out Tibco’s live demo at FinovateAsia.

Equifax selected byIRS as one of first eTranscript Pilot Vendors.

ModoPayments and Alliance Data partner to offer mobile solutions to retailers and U.S. Consumers.

Bill.com wins Sleeter ‘Awesome Application’ Award.

Kiplinger features ReadyForZero.

San Diego North County Times reports StockTwits: Howard Lindzon takes stock talk to new level.

Bridge2 Solutions and Affinity Solutions launch mobile app.

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Finovate Alumni News– September 10, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 10, 2012
Categories: Acculynk, Andera, BillGuard, Cachet Financial Solutions, Doxo, FamZoo, planwise, Simple, SimpleTuition, UBank, Virtual Piggy

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.

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Finovate Alumni News– August 31, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 31, 2012
Categories: Dwolla, On Deck Capital, Ping Identity, SimpleTuition, SoMoLend, Xero

ReadWriteWeb seeks advice from Candace Klein, SoMoLend CEO, on winning startup competitions.

Dwolla wins Startup of the Year, CEO Ben Milne wins Startup Exec of the Year in Silicon Prairie Awards.

Xero Touch wins a Mobie Award at the 2012 Australian Mobile Awards.

PC World interviews Ping Identity CTO, Patrick Harding.

SimpleTuition lands $5 million from Horizon Technology Finance Corp.

On Deck lands $100 mil.

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E-Loan Partners with Credit Karma, Lending Club, and SimpleTuition

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 21, 2012
Categories: Credit Karma, Lending Club, SimpleTuition

Late last week online loan institution, E-Loan, made public that it has partnered with Credit Karma, Lending Club, and SimpleTuition after rebranding itself.

Here’s what the integrations look like on E-Loan’s site: