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Earlier today France-based Cortal Consors announced the expansion of Hopee, its platform for an online community that exchanges recommendations, analyses, and tips on investments.

"The Community's new version, launched this October, includes a range of new features such as theScreener, an independent risk assessing indicator for stocks." 

The free platform has 50,000 members in France and 60,000 members in Germany and recently launched in Spain, where it was positively received.

To learn more about Cortal Consors and Hopee, watch the FinovateEurope 2011 demo.

Institutional Investor's Tech 50 List ranks technological leaders and innovators in the financial 
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industry. It includes nominations and input from industry experts and is finalized by the editors and staff of Institutional Investor who assess the nominees on 4 attributes:

  • Experience and contributions over the course of a career
  • Scope and complexity of responsibilities 
  • Influence and leadership inside and outside one's organization
  • Technological innovation or achievement
Below are the three Finovate alum chosen for this year's Tech 50 list.

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Founded: 2007
Located: New Orleans, LA with offices in New York
Funding: $29.8 million from Fidelity Ventures, Prism VentureWorks, RedPoint Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures
Market: Online Accounts Receivable Trading
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Founded: 1969
Located: Worldwide with headquarters in Singapore
Market: Global Bank
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Founded: 2003
Located: Paris
Market: Online Trading and Investments
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Last week, AlwaysOn released its 2011 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies List that represents the top emerging companies Worldwide. Twelve Finovate Alumni were selected:
  • BillFloat
  • Bling Nation
  • Boku
  • Cardlytics
  • ClairMail
  • Expensify
  • IDAnalytics
  • Lending Club
  • SecondMarket
  • Wikinvest
  • Wonga
  • Yodlee
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In other Alumni News:

Aptys Solutions
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Aptys Solutions announced that the ACH functionality in its PayLogics payment platform provides same-day settlement. Link 

Balance Financial
  • Balance Financial launched Balance Certified Pro, a new software that is geared toward professionals. Link
  • Balance Financial released an iPhone App. Link
BillGuard
TechCrunch reported that BillGuard's "Anti-virus for Bills" is now completely free for users. Link

BrightScope
CNNMoney's article, Simplify Your Retirement Savings, pointed to BrightScope to provide a clear understanding of retirement savings. Link

ChargeSmart
ChargeSmart announced that its Bill Payments customers can now pay many of their utility bills with an American Express card. Link

Continuity Control
Continuity Control raised $1.1 million in financing from convertible promissory notes and warrants. Link

Cortera
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The Miami Herald reported that Cortera's Risk Data and Reporting is now an SAP-endorsed business solution. Link

Cortal Consors
Institutional Investor ranked Oliver Le Grand, CEO of Cortal Consors, number 13 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

Credit Karma
Credit Karma's new feature, Credit Alerts is available for free to the first 200 people to click the link. Link

Credit Sesame
The Hands On Home Buyer blog recommended Credit Sesame for its interactive property taxes tool. Link

Currensee
The Business Insider reported that Currensee plans to launch its Trade Leaders program in China. Link

Dwolla
  • The E-News publication, Business Record, commented on Dwolla's positive impact on Iowa's startup culture. Link
  • Financial Plus Credit Union adopted Dwolla's FiSync integration. Link
Dynamics
Dynamics revealed its angel investors in Series A and Series B funding rounds. Link

Guardian Analytics
  • American Banker reported that Guardian Analytics is planning to launch an outsourced fraud prevention service that will help financial institutions meet new FFIEC guidelines. Link
  • Guardian Analytics introduced its FraudDESK service to provide fraud analytics support to financial institutions. Link
  • Guardian Analytics is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday that will explore FFIEC guidance. Link
iPay Technologies
iPay Technologies helped Generations Community Federal Credit Union increase bill pay adoption and its number of transactions. Link

Lending Club
  • San Francisco ABC News Channel 7 explained the benefits of P2P loans from Lending Club. Link
  • Finextra news blog discussed Lending Club's success. Link
  • American Banker reported that, in June, Lending Club saw an increase of 7% in loans originated that totaled a record $20 million. Link

Lodo Software
The Silicon Prairie News reported that Lodo Software is seeking to raise $5 million in a round of Series D funding. Link

mFoundry
Columbia Credit Union announced that it deployed mFoundry's mBanking, a mobile banking platform. Link

Mitek
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MSN Money reported that Mitek Systems began a NASDAQ market listing on July 14th, and is trading under the symbol MITK. Link

Monitise 
  • CNBC reported that Monitise's ReliaCard will be offered to U.S. Bank's Visa cardholders in some states. Link
  • Monitise, US Bank, and FIS announced that they are planning to offer a mobile app for Visa's ReliaCard users. Link
Prosper
  • San Francisco's ABC News Channel 7 explained the benefits of P2P loans from Prosper. Link
  • Finextra news blog discussed Prosper's success with its P2P lending service. Link

Q2ebanking
Q2ebanking's director of security solutions, Ward Howell, published an article detailing a Credit Union's perspective of the FFIEC guidelines in The Credit Union Times. Link

Receivables Exchange
Institutional Investor ranked Justin Brownhill and Nicolas Perkin, Co-Founders of The Receivables Exchange, as number 42 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

Standard Chartered
Institutional Investor ranked Jan Verplancke, CIO of Standard Chartered, as number 37 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

TILE Financial
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Daily Finance interviewed Amy Butte, CEO of TILE Financial. Link

TradeKing
TradeKing announced the public availability of its API. Link

Tyfone 
CoVantage Credit Union chose to implement Tyfone's mobile wallet solution. Link

Zopa 
  • Zopa founder Giles Andrews was interviewed on BBC's The Bottom Line. Link
  • Finextra news blog discussed Zopa's success as a P2P lending service. Link

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