• MainStreet features "stock tip truth-o-meter" and FinovateSpring 2013 Best of Show winner TipRanks.

• GMC Software Technology enters partnership with PostConnect to deploy Inspire technology.

• AppScout takes a look at Flint's mobile app for iPad and iPhone.

• Yandex.Money integrates with Еuropean payment provider Skrill.

• Banking Business Review reports: Handpoint introduces Chip and PIN MPOS systems.

• Newfination visits the Personal Capital offices, interviews Head Of Advisory Services, Kyle Ryan.

• American Banker mentions how Lendio and Lighter Capital are changing the face of small business lending.

• Internet Retailer reports: ThreatMetrix helps EMerchantPay reduce its clients' chargeback rates.

• Klarna named "most innovative company" at annual Media Momentum Awards arranged by GP Bullhound.

• Heckyl Technologies named fastest growing enterprise startup in Indian brokerage industry.

• InvestorPlace interviews Flint Mobile CEO and co-founder, Greg Goldfarb.

• EyeVerify raises $2.3 million in Series A round. See them demo at FinovateSpring in San Francisco this week.

• Advanced Trading takes a look at Quantopian and the rise of the new quants. Meet them at FinovateSpring.

• FIS to provide core banking, back-office processing support to UK-based Sainsbury's Bank.

• Acculynk to provide UnionPay International UPOP authentication service via PaySecure.

• GMC  Software Technology's GMC Inspire now available as a complete solution with Xerox devices.

• Klarna AB wins SEK 150 million contract with EVRY.

• Finextra reports East River FCU & Ishpeming Community FCU to integrate Geezeo's PFM product.

• International Business News reports Aditi Technologies and TIBCO Software announce strategic alliance to bolster enterprise social and e-commerce solutions.

• Lend Academy reports: Lending Club adds monthly income and loan ID filters.

• American Banker reports: Harleysville Savings chooses Q2ebanking's online banking platform.

• TIO Networks surpasses 1 million transactions across all TIO Wallet members.

• BankersLab launches Collections Edition of its Bank-it mobile game.

• Bell State Bank deploys Fiserv's mobile banking system.

• Banking Technology looks at Kiboo's participation in London's fintech Innovation Lab.

• Wilson Bank & Trust introduces MoneyDesktop to members.

• TIBCO Software acquires Maporama Solutions.

• P2P lending comes to real estate courtesy of Realty Mogul.

• Small Business Computing takes a look at Flint's pursuit of "highly mobile small businesses."

• Retail Touch Points features Jingit and a conversation on the importance of in-store marketing ROI.

• Bank Crerdit News talks compliance with Fenergo CEO Marc Murphy.

The battle to liberate merchants from card reader hardware and proprietary mobile wallets just recorded another victory.

Flint Mobile has announced that they will bring their swipe-free mobile payments solution to Fidano, a subsidiary of merchant service provider NXGEN

Flint's app enables merchants to accept credit card payments via iPhone. While the cardholder information passes through the app (the app scans the card numbers and is used to enter verification data) no information is stored on the phone itself.

Fidano's partners will be able to take advantage of Flint's platform in the second quarter of 2013. The company, which made the partnership announcement at the PYMNTS.com Innovation Project today, reports strong usage growth of its iOS app over the past six weeks. The app has been available since November 2012.

Flint Mobile was last on the Finovate stage in 2012 at FinovateSpring.  See them in action here.

• The Economist highlights TransferWise. See them demo at FinovateEurope next week.

• Strategic Shopping blog, November Sunflower, features Jingit.

• Top Technology News takes a look at the Flint mobile payment system.

• Linkable Networks now offers deals at Lunds and Byerly's Minnesota Grocery stores.

• Virtual Piggy opens London office. Come watch its live demo at FinovateEurope next week.

• Xero's Report Packs go live for Australian partners.

• Bloomberg looks at how StockTwits is adjusting to Twitter changes.

• eToro updates Trader for iOS to allow for native and social registration.

• SMC Securities, Global Capital to integrate Heckyl Technologies platform. See them demo next week at FinovateEurope.

• Finovate Alumni abound in Payment Source's list of 11 major mergers in payments technology.

• TechCrunch reports Braintree's New Payments Layer Lets Users Sign Up For Apps Without Re-Entering Their Credit Card Data.

• Mitek and Allied Payment Network Expand Availability of Mobile Photo Bill Pay.

• Backbase and iQStore sign partnership agreement for Russian market.

• Xero integrates with Harvest, a time tracking and invoicing software company.

• CNBC's Squawk on the Street features BOKU.

• HID Global partners with BehavioSec to improve fraud detection system.

• FIS acquires mFoundry for $120 million.

• Facebook integration, customer management features added to Flint mobile app.

• ACI Worldwide to buy Online Resources for more than $120 million.

The latest upgrade to Flint's mobile payments app looks to leverage both sides of the merchant/customer transaction.

The new iPhone app allows merchants to set up pre-set lists to make inputting transactions faster and more efficient. Customizable receipts make it possible to search and organize customers based on transaction details like product type and card used. These features potentially provide additional marketing tools, allowing, for example, targeted loyalty offers to selected receipts.

The new app also sports Facebook integration so customers to directly post ratings and reviews. For the those businesses that have avoided social marketing due to time limitations or integration concerns, Flint's app makes it easier to get the customer to do some of the work.

More than 20,000 users have downloaded Flint since it was first available late last year, opting for the dongle-free approach to taking payments on the go. The average transaction has been more than $100.

Watch Flint's most recent demo from FinovateSpring 2012 here.

• From online to the desktop, Bill.com is now fully integrated with Quickbooks.

• FIS announces deal with VW Credit for North American loan and lease processing.

• New team at Capital Acess Network to build online lending engine, CapTap.

• AppAdvice.com highlights Flint Mobile Pay.

• MasterCard launches 'cash electronification' service rePower in Europe.

• Monitise and Intuit partner to bring Mint to financial institutions.

• International Adviser features The Currency Cloud.

• Time Magazine looks at P2P lending strategies with Prosper and Lending Club.

• ThreatMetrix Wins Bronze for the Enterprise Product of the Year in Best in Biz Awards 2012.

• Blackhawk Network reaches multiyear agreement with Facebook gifting app, Wrapp.

• Vestas Wind Systems signs with Tradeshift.

• Bazaarvoice appoints CFO Steven Collins to CEO.

Here's a look at press coverage from FinovateSpring 2012 in San Francisco last week. For comprehensive coverage, be sure to check out Erin McCune's live blog on PaymentsViews, which covers all 63 presenting companies:

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2MF @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference
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"Flint is introducing its first product offering. We will be demoing our end-to-end service that seamlessly integrates easy mobile payments with word of mouth marketing through the biggest social networks."