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Finovate Alumni News-- April 16, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on April 16, 2012 10:59 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgDes Moines Register reports Dwolla to establish small New York City satellite office.
  • Armada Data Solutions adds Check Point Software Technologies' firewall services to security practice.
  • TSYS signs payment services agreement with Pivotal Payments.
  • AOL UK lists CurrencyFair as 1 of 5 ways to transfer money abroad.
  • The Washington Post lists Expensify as an app that can make life at work a bit easier. Come see their new tech at FinovateSpring.
  • Blaze Mobile awarded another patent for NFC payments. See its live demo at FinovateSpring.
  • Credit Union Times looks at Filene-backed SaveUp. Come see its live demo at FinovateSpring.
  • Chicago Sun-Times highlights Authentify's technology.
  • The Wall Street Journal discusses P2P lending networks Prosper & Lending Club.
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-- March 5, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on March 5, 2012 11:16 AM
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  • The Washington Post lists Kabbage as an alternative source of funding to bank loans.
  • Identity Theft 911 receives a 2012 International Stevie Award & an Excellence in Financial Literacy Education award.
  • Dwolla launches update to fix accidental transfers.
  • Silicon Republic profiles CurrencyFair CIO David Christian.
  • Main Street profiles Credit Sesame CEO Adrian Nazari.
  • American Banker reports BancVue sells credit card arm to First Arkansas.
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-- February 15, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on February 15, 2012 11:24 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker reports SmartyPig adds office in India.
  • American Banker reports PayPal digs even further into the prepaid card market.
  • TechCrunch Europe covers ETRONIKA's FinovateEurope presentation.
  • VentureBeat lists Danny Shader, CEO of PayNearMe, as an entrepreneur using startups to change the world.
  • Since Aptys Solutions 2010 launch, over 1,000 commercial banks now use PayLOGICS platform to process payments.
  •  Diversinet Corp. appoints Dr. Hon Pak as the company's CEO.
  • Cartera Commerce named to OnMedia 100 Top Private Companies List.
  • AccMan looks at how CurrencyFair solves multi-currency cost issues.
  • INDYCAR partners with Segmint to reward race fans.
  • MasterCard forms alliance with Silver Tail Systems.
  • Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures contributes to Xero's recent $16.6 million in funding.
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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FinovateEurope 2012 in the Press

By Julie Schicktanz on February 10, 2012 4:41 PM
Here's a look at press coverage from FinovateEurope on Tuesday:

ABA Banking Journal
Innovative payment startups, 2012 Edition

ArcticStartup
ETRONIKA Creates Kinect-Based Security For Online Banking
by Greg Anderson

Backbase Blog
FinovateEurope 2012: a brief review 
by Jelmer de Jong

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Bank Innovation
7 New Services Launched at FinovateEurope 2012
by Mary Wisniewski

Banking Technology 
Finovate Europe packs in the punters

Blick Log 
Finanzinnovationen von der Finovate
by MNOCKERL 

bobsguide
Finovate Europe points way to the future
by Neil Ainger

Celent
Another take on Finovate
by Gareth Lodge

FinovateEurope 2012: More Payments and Mobile, Less PFM
by Zilvinas Bareisis

Innovative Payments Startups, 2012 Edition
by Zilvinas Bareisis

Commercial Integrator
Etronika Unveils Improved Microsoft Kinect-Based Online Banking
by Rachel Cericola

Finance 2.0
Finovate 2012: Der erste Eindruck
by Boris Janek

Financial Services Club Blog
The best of innovation in finance: #Finovate Europe 2012
by Chris Skinner

Finextra
Live at Finovate
by Pat Carroll

Finovate
AcceptEmail's Service Creates an Electronic Bill that Can Be Paid by Mobile

Actiance's Socialite Engage Helps Advisors Manage Social Media

Aimia and Cardlytics Help Merchants Track Offers and Revenue

Backbase Improves Bank 2.0 Portal Manager

Business Centric Services Group Launches CreditHQ

Brokertainment's StockBattle Lets Users Engage in Social Betting on Stocks

CurrencyFair Launches QuickTrade Feature

Dynamics Shows Off Smart Credit Card

eToro Introduces Guru Finder, Launches iPad App

ETRONIKA Revolutionizes How Users Interact with their Online Bank

Fenergo's Deal Manager Helps with Client On-Boarding and Account Opening

Figlo Makes Financial Planning Accessible on Any Device

FinovateEurope 2012 Live Twitter Transcript

Finsphere's Solutions Keep Online Banking Secure

Fiserv Introduces Mobiliti M-Cash

Handpoint Launches Secure Payment Solution for Tablets and Smartphones

Holvi Unveils Group Account Technology

IND Group's Banking-Front Office Gamifies Personal Finance

InvestorBee From DCisions Helps Users Make Sound Investment Decisions

Ixaris Demonstrates Customizable Card Program in a Box

Kabbage's ScoreKard Gives Online Merchants a Dashboard of Health

Liqpay's Zip.liqpay.com Allows for Easy Online Payments

Luup's Wallet System Facilitates the Internal Authorization Process

Meniga Upgrades PFM to Align with How People Think About their Money

miiCard Launches Open Beta of a Digital Passport for Online Identification

Mootwin Enables Users to Better Manage Mobile Apps

Nutmeg Offers a Tailored Investing and Saving Experience

PayPal Demonstrates Instant Account Creation

Ping Identity Shows How Financial Institutions Can Use Social Networking Logins

Sandstone Launches Mobile Banking App

Serverside's Technology Creates Viral Marketing Through Facebook

Service2Media Enables Secure Mobile Payments

Striata Launches Paperless Adoption Technology

Tradeshift's Instant Payments Gives Businesses a Faster Way to Receive Cash from Invoices

VALid from ValidSoft Uses Voice Authentication

Wipro Brings Customer Acquisition to the Tablet

ForresterLogo.jpgForrester Blogs
Finovate Europe 2012: Innovation In Digital Financial Services
by Benjamin Ensor

FSTech
Finovate Europe: best of show winners
by Scott Thompson

Hotwire PR blog
Finovate Europe 2012 - the aftermath
by Ben L

I Programmer
Kinect The Ultimate Security Device
by Harry Fairhead

Inside Brunei fm
ETRONIKA Brings online banking to Gesture Control, But Why?
by Roshan Jerad Perera

miiCard Blog
Impact of Financial Services in 2012, from FinovateEurope
by Cassie Anderson

A Cookie for Your Thoughts
by Cassie Anderson

Mircea Mihaescu Blog
Finovate London-- More Old News?
by Mircea Mihaescu

Money Marketing 
Ian McKenna: Technology the key to building scale
by Ian McKenna

Ian McKenna: The new wave of FS tech
by Ian McKenna

My Bank Tracker
Wave Your Arms in the Air: Etronika's Gesture-Based Banking
by Willy Staley

Nutmeg Blog
Nutmeg wins 'Best of Show' at Finovate Europe
by Aisha, Jono and Nick

OCTO Talks!
Innovation dans les services financiers: Retour sur Finovate 2012
by Joseph Glorieux 

Partners in Prepaid
Finovate 2012: New Kids on the Block
by Duygu Tavan

Payment Observer 
Trends and Innovation in Finance: FinovateEurope 2012
by Martin Schuppelius

psfk
Kinect-Powered Online Banking Logs You In With Your Face And Voice
by Emma Hutchings

Slash Gear
ETRONIKA produce Kinect-based online banking
by Chris Burns

TechCrunch Europe
Lithuanian company develops Kinect-powered online banking system
by Mike Butcher

TekFin
Financial Services and Data exhausts
by Yann

Ubergizmo
Kinect based online banking from Etronika a reality now
by Edwin Kee

Visible Banking
Cardlytics: Merchant Coupons within Online Banking [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

Currency Fair: the P2P Marketplace to Exchange Currency on your Terms [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

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Etronika: Kinect Banking at the Branch, Minority Report Style [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

etoro: Copy Trading, Gamification and Personal Branding [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

Finovate Europe 2012 (Photos, Videos, Crowdsourced Blog Coverage)
by Christophe Langlois 

Holvi: One Stop Shop for Groups - Crowdfunding, Budgeting, Expensing
by Christophe Langlois

iBrokr's StockBattle: the World's First P2P Option Game [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois 

IND Group: Bringing Gamification into the Online Bank [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

Kabbage: for SMEs, More Social Media Engagement = More Cash [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

LiqPay's Zip: a Payment Details Shortener 'bit.ly Style' [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

Meniga's CEO: PFM Fully Integrated to Online Banking [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

Nutmeg: Providing Private Banking Services to the Masses [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

Ping Identity: Tapping Social Media to Customize Customer Experience in Banking
by Christophe Langlois

Serverside Group: Customize your Card Design on Facebook [INTERVIEW]
by Christophe Langlois

Vision Research Lab
Finovate-- look out for these companies
by Duygu Tavan

Finovate-- Who to look out for
by Duygu Tavan

Finovate: Hot stuff from Finland - meet Holvi
by Duygu Tavan

Zawya
Luup launches Mobile Travel Authorisation & Budget Management Service
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FinovateEurope 2012 Live Twitter Transcript

By Julie Schicktanz on February 9, 2012 11:41 AM
FEUBadge.jpgHere's @Finovate's live Twitter stream from FinovateEurope on Tuesday, February 7.

Entries appear in chronological order:

Session 1

  • Here's the first Finovate demo. Nutmeg launch: "Investing the way it should be." LinkThumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for TwitterBird.jpg
  • Nutmeg walking through investment goal setup; red popup tells you if you are drifting away from your goals and what to do about it.
  • Ping Identity launching methods for banks to integrate with social networks.>> huge priority for future. Link
  • Ping Identity demoing Facebook integration in account-opening process; has a number of integration ideas in the works with clients.
  • At Finovate, PayPal and la Caixa are launching PayPal account opening in 30 seconds by choosing email address and password. Link
  • Have found that PayPal account opening within la Caixa Bank environment increases account setup success by 2x to 3x. 
  • iBrokr AG, unit of Fidor Bank, is launching Stockbattle: Social betting on stock market. Link
  • iBroker demoing 1-euro bet on the stock value of a German company; has Facebook integration to share the bet to find a counter bet.
  • iBroker is easy, transparent, fun and accessible. A wildly innovative service to offer within an online banking or investment account.
  • BCSG is launching CreditHQ represents, a better way for small businesses to handle credit management. Link
  • BCSG's CreditHQ demoing credit management dashboard; has integration with collection agency to help followup with late payments.
  • Backbase launching major new features in Bank 2.0 portal including targeting to customer segments. Link
  • Backbase has cool widgets targeted to segments, showing student page mockup. Working with ABN AMRO, ING, DB, Barclays, and Visa.
  • Fenergo demoing "deal manager," client on-boarding and KYC compliance solution for corp banking/investments. Link
  • Fenergo showing dashboard to build the "credit pack" to pass to underwriting and back office departments; shows work-flow backlogs.
  • Service2Media and Rabobank introduce mobile payments via an existing banking application. Link
  • Service2Media showing cool mobile features: OCR recognition, "drag and drop" coins across page; "shake to clear."
  • CurrencyFair launching peer-to-peer foreign exchange transfers with its QuickTrade. Link 
  • CurrencyFair demoing a foreign exchange transaction, in this example a 68 GBP savings on 2000 GBP exchange; great user interface.
  • CurrencyFair has processed 90 million Euros, currently doing 0.5 million per day and growing quickly.
  • Holvi demoing "group account" replaces bank account with smart payment account designed for any group. Link
  • Holvi account assists groups with raising money, distributing cash, processing expense reports and tracking/ categorizing/ sharing it.
  • Holvi can also be used for group to setup online store for donations, t-shirt sales and so on; 58% of consumers involved in groups.

Session 2

  • We are back from break with Etronika showing voice, face and gesture recognition technology. Link
  • Etroinka demoing logging in via voice intro then authenticated with facial recognition; also showing gesture/voice navigation.
  • miiCard demoing new online Identity verification system to ease account opening and ID authentication. Link
  • miiCard demoing how it takes existing banking relationship to validate your identity; done in 5 to 10 minutes; then can share.
  • Mootwin launching one-stop-shop for mobile financial needs; demoing iPad app. Link
  • Mootwin showing streaming video on tablet; can communicate directly with financial adviser within UI; working with Cortal Consors.
  • Actiance showing dashboard for publishing to social media networks. Link
  • Actiance demoing dashboard in Socialite Engage that shows engagement with users; has tools to track overall program across company.
  • Fiserv is showing Mobiliti M-Cash service in use by ANZ; demoing mobile payment to non-ANZ customer. Link
  • Fiserv demoing M-Cash white label mobile payment service; entire process takes about 30 seconds; now showing online m-payment.
  • Aimia & Cardlytics launching transaction-based marketing platform; Aimia is investor in Cardlytics. Link
  • Cardlytics demoing their in-statement-offer UI within a live PNC Bank account; highlighting Burger King 20% cash-back offer.
  • Cardlytics demoing merchant dashboard; real-time results of spend of customers in entire category with offers vs those without.
  • Liqpay, with 1.5 mil customers, launching http://Zip.liqpay.com, payment detail shortener for SMS and email Link
  • Liqpay "payment detail shortner" is similar to bit.ly for URLs; showing how it works at Privatbank; increases accuracy and safety.
  • DCisions launching InvestorBee to take guesswork out of investing with understandable risk vs. return info. Link
  • InvestorBee will make investing benchmarks available free to consumers; believe simple facts will disrupt investing.
  • ValidSoft demoing secure m-banking with out-of-band four-factor authentication and transaction. Link 
  • ValidSoft demoing voice-based authentication to confirm trans; system calls mobile number and customer answers to confirm... nice!
  • Dynamics showing battery-powered card that is "first mobile wallet that works everywhere plastic accepted." Link
  • Dynamics showing how to press a button on card to get a disposable number to use online; or request rewards points be used at POS.
  • Dynamics launching today Chip & Choice for Europe, allows multi-app card to be used with single-app software infrastructure.

Session 3

  • eToro, with 2 million users; launching Guru Finder crowdsourcing to find traders to follow and copy. Link
  • eToro demoing trader profiles and community communications; also launching iPad app.
  • Serverside Group launching a Facebook app for banks to provide tangible value. Link
  • Serverside Group app allows customers to upload images from FB to create their own customized credit/debt card; can increase usage.
  • When finished using Serverside app, users can post their cards in FB update; bank could run design competition to "like" cards.
  • Tradeshift demoing how businesses can manage cash flow; launching "instant payments" options. Link
  • Tradeshift showing dashboard controls; onboard process for suppliers and instant payment process; available to entire supply chain.
  • Finsphere, which recently partnered with Vodafone, uses mobile phone location to assist with authentication. Link
  • Finsphere demoing its "risk score" for each transaction; online banking login process; and consumer Pinpoint service.
  • Launching Handpoint Headstart, mobile Chip & PIN payment solution. Link
  • Handpoint demoing payments on mobile phone, table and mobile POS device; also showing Square-like mobile reader option.
  • Wipro Technologies launching tablet-based customer acquisition system. Link
  • Wipro showing interface that sales adviser would use with prospects to explain products and compare options.
  • Wipro app allows adviser to take a screen cap and email the page to the customer >Very cool way to follow-up on initial discussion.
  • Luup launching travel management system for businesses and governments. Link
  • Luup demoing employee registration; using mobile to create trip itinerary and request approval from manager.
  • Meniga, PFM provider, is launching "Peace of mind banking." Link
  • Meniga UI has forward looking cash position, like Simple's "safe to spend" balance; showing "emergency fund" balance tracking.
  • Meniga working to move PFM from a "tab" to the most used part of online banking.

Session 4

  • Striata is launching eConsent "PUSH email billing" with NO registration process. Link
  • Striata demoing process: 1st email is Yes/NO overlay on shaded-out bill. No username or password; use a secret, for example: mobile number and birthday.
  • Striata showing interactive bill, "mini-website" right in the inbox.
  • Sandstone Technology showing modern-looking user interface on iPhone built on HTML5. Link
  • Sandstone Technology showing on multiple phones; demoing how user can personalize app with own picture; change display views.
  • Kabbage launching ScoreKard today, a quantitative view of health of client's online store. Link
  • Kabbage has now loaned $10 million to small online sellers on eBay and elsewhere; showing integration with Etsy.
  • Kabbage showing "social climbing" system where Kabbage analyzes client's social media activity to help in underwriting.
  • AcceptEmail showing MOBILE electronic bill presentment & payment, its "Short Invoice Service." Link 
  • AcceptEmail allows content of sent email to be changed while in client's inbox, eg. after bill paid, status can be changed.
  • Figlo's widget-based platform helps advisers communicate to clients via Facebook. Link
  • Figlo showing integration of online banking with long-range planning; showing table version.
  • Ixaris launching Opn Cardworks, "card system in a box", allows issuer to fully customize. Link
  • Ixaris can get Visa approval for new card within 6 weeks; demoing Ixaris "app store" for building programs.
  • IND Group launching new gamified banking interface " online banking goes from boring to fun" Link.
  • IND iGroup demoing UI which includes points area, achievements, badges (which unlock more rewards); shows totals over time.
  • That's a wrap folks. 35 Finovate demos and no one went over time limit! What a day, see you in the networking hall.
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CurrencyFair Launches QuickTrade Feature

By Julie Schicktanz on February 7, 2012 2:04 AM
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This morning, CurrencyFair showed off its upgraded interface:

"CurrencyFair has completely upgraded its interface, further streamlining the process of peer-to-peer foreign exchange transfers. This includes a new QuickTrade feature, which quotes an 'instant exchange rate' for any given amount, calculated based on the weighted average of the best rates of all opposing customer orders combined with CurrencyFair's own liquidity. This allows any amount, large or small, to be exchanged immediately at exchange rates close to, and in some cases even better than, the interbank rate."

Product Launched: January 2012

HQ Location: Dublin, Ireland
Company Founded: April 2009
Metrics: €1.65 million raised, 6 employees, over €80 million exchanged to date
Website: currencyfair.com

 Presenting Brett Meyers (Managing Director) & Jonathan Potter (Sales & Marketing Director)
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