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  • BrightScope adds Josh Brown, financial advisor & author to advisory board.
  • AppStorm shares how Enloop can help you move your business into the VC world.
  • GigaOM rumors that PayPal will launch a mobile payment dongle to compete with Square and Intuit.
  • The Urban Twist lists HelloWallet as one of seven scorching hot tech startups in D.C.
  • INTTRA, independent transactional network for ocean freight, and Tradeshift partner to help manage ocean freight invoices.
  • Entrepreneur lists Kashoo & Xero as 2 of 4 online apps that can be handy for tax time.
  • Backbase announces most successful year to date, doubling software revenue & adding multiple tier-1 customers.
  • eToro closes $15 mil funding round led by spark capital.
  • CashStar upgrades web gifting interface.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You
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  • The Ecologist recommends Zopa as a source for a P2P loan.
  • Western Union signs agreement with InComm to expand its GoCash service.
  • TechCrunch explores enloop's business plan creation platform.
  • Good Financial Cents reviews Prosper.
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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Boku
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CNNMoney examined Zong's competition with Boku. Link

BrightScope
  • The Forbes blog recommended BrightScope as a tool to check your financial advisor's history. Link
  • The Washington Examiner discussed how BrightScope helps consumers make informed decisions about their 401(k) plan. Link

Clairmail
Clairmail increased its security by using authentication from the RSA Secured Partner Program. Link

Credit Karma
The Forbes blog recommended Credit Karma as a tool to track and monitor your credit score. Link

Credit Sesame
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The Forbes blog recommended Credit Sesame as a tool to track and monitor your credit score. Link

Dwolla
Dwolla updated its iPhone app to allow customers to send money via email. Link

Dynamics
American Banker discussed Dynamics' adaptability to the mobile payment world. Link

Enloop
Small Biz Technology outlined three of Enloop's features. Link

eToro
AlphaTrade Finance discussed eToro's CopyTrader network. Link

Expensify
Expensify's app was listed as Gearburn's App of the WeekLink

Finsphere
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GeekWire reviewed Finsphere's new round of $1.75 million funding. Link

Geezeo
American Banker reported that Geezeo's partnership with Sharetec Systems will help Geezeo reach more credit unions. Link

Guardian Analytics
The Street reported that Guardian Analytics' Anomaly Detection & Fraud Monitoring will help financial institutions meet updated FFIEC guidelines. Link

Kony Solutions
Kony Solutions announced a partnership with Donriver for the delivery of multi-channel mobile apps. Link

Mint.com
The Quickbooks blog examined Mint.com's PFM tool. Link

Monitise Americas
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Monitise developed two banking apps designed for the iPad for NatWest and RBS. Link

PayNearMe
The Paypers interviewed Avangate and PayNearMe regarding their partnership and various future endeavors. Link

PayPal
TechCrunch speculated that eBay's acquisition of Zong  will advance PayPal's mobile payments. Link

ProfitStars
Credit Union Times discussed ProfitStars' partnership with Corporate One Credit Union. Link

Prosper
The Social Lending Network reviewed Prosper's new Quick Invest feature. Link

Q2ebanking
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Q2ebanking commented on the security implications of the new FFIEC guidelines. Link

RobotDough
The Motley Fool highlighted RobotDough as a powerful new tool for individual investors. Link

SilverTail Systems
  • Credit Union Times reported that SilverTail Systems' capabilities enable financial institutions to comply with FFIEC guidelines. Link
  • Homeland Security Television profiled SilverTail Systems. Link

ThreatMetrix
ThreatMetrix enhanced its security in anticipation of FFIEC guidelines. Link

TradeKing
Stockbrokers4u.com analyzed TradeKing's services. Link

Xero
Xero hired a CFO onto to its team. Link
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Yodlee
  • Yodlee released its new MoneyCenter app. Link
  • Quickbooks' blog examined Yodlee's PFM tool. Link
  • TechCrunch reported that Yodlee reached 30M users. Link

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AcceptEmail
AcceptEmail partnered with WorldPay to launch an e-billing and online payment service. Link

Balance
GeekWire interviewed Balance Financial CEO, Devin Miller. Link

BancVue
BancVue executives won Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Link

BankOns
Examiner.com referred to BankOns as the new GroupOn. Link
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BillShrink
BillShrink was featured in The New York Times. Link

BrightScope
Forbes reported on BrightScope's list of exchange-traded funds held in America's 401k plans. Link

CheckFree
CheckFree expanded its functionality to support account-to-account and peer-to-peer transfers. Link

Clairmail
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Clairmail joined the RSA Secured Partner Program to provide secure access to mobile banking. Link

doxo
  • doxo CEO explained paperless billing in a video interview, highlighting the mobile app. Link

  • doxo was featured on the Top Productivity Apps website. Link

  • Northwest Innovation reviewed doxo's mobile app. Link
Dwolla
TechCrunch reported that Dwolla hit a milestone of $1M in transactions per week. Link

Enloop
  • Business News Daily interviewed Enloop CEO, Cynthia McCahon, about creating a "living business plan". Link

  • Huffington Post spotlighted Enloop. Link
eRollover
eRollover launched an online solution for financial advisors to grow practices. Link

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eWise announced its partnership with Affirmative Technologies to speed the adoption of alternative payment methods. Link

Kiboo
Kiboo launched a public site called "Know Your Money".  Link

Lending Club
  • Lending Club posted a video of their five-word acceptance speech at the Webby Awards. Link

  • The Wall Street Journal noted Lending Club as leading the way in P2P lending. Link
mFoundry
  • mFoundry helped Starbucks build an app for Android. Link

  • mFoundry passed the 400 customer milestone. Link
Mitek
Mitek's mobile check deposit was cited as the number one feature that would cause you to switch banks. Link

Monitise
  • ComputerWeekly discussed the survey Monitise conducted on mobile banking. Link

  • Forbes discussed Monitises' deal with Visa. Link
peerTransfer
  • peerTransfer is hosting a free webinar on international student payment processing this Wednesday, June 22. Link

  • peerTransfer won the Innovation Award from Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange. Link
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  • Prosper announced that it is giving away an iPad2 to new investors. Link

  • The Wall Street Journal noted Prosper as leading the way in P2P lending. Link
SafetyPay
SafetyPay was selected by BorderJump as its preferred payment solution for cross border transactions. Link

SmartyPig
Fox Business News suggested using SmartyPig.com as a tool to help "pump up" savings. Link

Tagit 
Tagit helped Commonwealth Bank launch its first mobile app. Link

ThreatMetrix
  • ThreatMetrix announced its cloud-based fraud prevention platform. Link

  • ThreatMetrix launched "ThreatMetrix Fraud Facts," a free downloadable report. Link
Tyfone
  • Tyfone was awarded an NFC over-the-air and over-the-wire seminal patent. Link

  • American Banker reviewed Tyfone's mobile payment patent. Link

  • NFC Rumors looked at how Tyfone uses SD cards to enable NFC transactions. Link

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Andera
  • Andera launched FortiFI, a new fraud prevention system. Link 
  • Andera CEO Charlie Kroll discussed the release of FortiFI. Link 
ChargeSmart
  • ChargeSmart launched ChargeSmart Direct to provide customers with additional access to support staff. Link 
  • Fox Business News highlighted ChargeSmart and PlasticJungle's gift card trading service as a way to make savings fun. Link   
Check Point Software Technologies 
Check Point announced the 2012 version of ZoneAlarm. Link 

Currensee 
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  • Forex Crunch outlined the benefits of Currensee, describing its profitability as "significantly high". Link 
  • The Street highlighted Curensee as a startup that "rocks" the financial house. Link 
doxo
  • Chicago Tribune discussed doxo's step toward a paperless society. Link 
  • TechCrunch & VentureBeat featured the launch of doxo's mobile app, a mobile digital filing cabinet. Link  and Link 
  • Macworld took a closer look at doxo's new app. Link   
Dwolla
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  • Dwolla released Grid, a feature that protects personal user information. Link 
  • The Street highlighted Dwolla as a startup that "rocks" the financial house. Link 
  • The Next Web interviewed Dwolla about its API. Link 
Enloop 
StartUp Beat profiled Enloop. Link

eWise 
eWise raised $14 million in funding. Link

Expensify 
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CNNMoney named Expensify as one of five best apps for businesses. Link

FreeMonee 
CardTrak.com examined FreeMonee's gift network. Link

Ftrans 
Ftrans raised $650,000 in equity financing. Link

GoalMine 
GoalMine won The Core Underbanked Innovators Challenge at the 6th Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum hosted by Core Innovation Capital. Link

Jemstep 
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Jemstep launched a new version of its service that features many improvements. Link

mFoundry 
The Washington Post reported that mFoundry's mobile deposit service is its most requested feature. Link

Mitek
  • Mitek Systems was granted 4 more patents for its mobile deposit feature. Link 
  • Bank Technology News discussed Mitek's new patents. Link 
Monitise
  • Monitise launched its services in India. Link 
  • The Wall Street Journal covered Monitise's 5-year agreement with Visa. Link 
  • TechCrunch examined Monitise's recent deal with Visa. Link  
Prosper 
Prosper raised $17.5 million in funding from investors. Link

RobotDough
The Street highlighted RobotDough as a startup that "rocks" the financial house. Link

SecondMarket 
CNBC interviewed Barry Silbert, CEO of SecondMarket, regarding its role in IPOs. Link

Silver Tail Systems 
Silver Tail Systems raised $20M in a Series B funding round. Link

Striata 
Striata partnered with POCiT to enable bill payments. Link

Sybase 
Sybase was named the most successful database software vendor in China. Link

ThreatMetrix  
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ThreatMetrix collaborated with USA ePay to provide fraud prevention to online retailers. Link

TradeKing 
TradeKing partnered with CoolTrade for automatic stock trades. Link

UBank 
UBank voiced that it will change the banking industry by using the web and mobile technology. Link

Zopa 
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BBC's Radio 2 interviewed Zopa CEO Giles Andrews about P2P lending. Link 

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Betterment
Medill Reports discussed the benefits of Betterment and Currensee, claiming that the social networking craze changes the way some people invest. Link

BrightScope
BrightScope announced the top 10 treasury inflation protected securities funds in America's 401ks. Link

ChargeSmart
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Fox News' Studio 10 reviewed ChargeSmart, PlasticJungle, and Bills.com and found a number of money saving tools and ideas. Link

Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies won The Ten Best Web Support Sites of 2011 Award from The Association of Support Professionals for its exceptional web support design, implementation, and customer experience. Link

ClairMail
ClairMail announced record customer expansion with a 300% year-over-year growth in users. Link

Corduro
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The New York Times reported that Corduro's cloud platform challenges PayPal and Square's mobile payment services. Link

Credit Sesame
The Wisdom Journal depicted Credit Sesame's services as more than just credit scores. Link

Currensee
See Betterment above.

doxo
  • doxo explained how to use its online filing cabinet and "due date" alerts to help organize GroupOn, Living Social, and other daily deals. Link
  • TheFinancialBrand.com discussed Oregon Federal Credit Union's use of doxo and discussed other usage ideas such as uploading a scan of your passport prior to travelling. Link
Dwolla 
  • Credit Union Times listed Dwolla as a contender in the P2P payment space. Link
  • Dwolla rallied community efforts to gather donations for the tornado-stricken town of Joplin by selling its t-shirts and accepting donations. Link
  • Omaha World-Herald covered Dwolla's arrival into Nebraska. Link
Enloop
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  • About.com highlighted Enloop's business plan creation service. Link
  • Forbes blog discussed "How Not to Fail" by using Enloop to assess the potential success of a business plan. Link
Geezeo
Call Federal Credit Union, based in Richmond, VA, selected Geezeo for its PFM solution. Link

Guardian Analytics
Guardian Analytics positioned by Gartner in the "Visionary" quadrant for web fraud detection. Link

HelloWallet
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom urged residents to improve their money management by using HelloWallet. For every five subscriptions purchased, HelloWallet will give away one subscription to a family in need. Link

Hidden Levers
Financial Advisor Blog discussed using Hidden Levers to build better portfolios, highlighting risk management and accuracy of the service. Link

Lending Club
  • Lending Club exceeded a quarter million dollars in cumulative loans and is offering cash bonuses. Link
  • Wall Street Journal blog discussed growth of P2P Lending sites Prosper and Lending Club. Link
Lendio
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Lendio raised $2 million in debt financing. Link

PayNearMe
PayNearMe founder Danny Shader, in an interview with Vator News, revealed the service is used beyond the unbanked population, including teens who prefer to pay with cash and consumers who would like to keep their online transactions private. Link

Prosper
See Lending Club above.

RobotDough
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Dow Jones Financial reports that a UCLA professor backed RobotDough. Link

SecondMarket
The Washington Business Journal discussed SecondMarket's recent popularity. Link

Sybase
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Sybase launched the M-Commerce Guide, a publication for examining global market opportunities for mobile network operators, advisors, and FIs. Link

TradeKing
TradeKing CIO Dan Raju discussed security issues that may arise with the NYSE cloud community, citing its security. Link

Tyfone
Tyfone contracted with Star One Credit Union to use its NFC technology. Link

UBank
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CEO of UBank examined security concerns and competitors during an interview with ZDNet. Link

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