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FinovateSpring 2013 Best of Show Winners

By Julie Schicktanz on May 16, 2013 6:52 AM
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After the final demos wrapped up on two fintech-packed days at FinovateSpring 2013, the audience voted for their favorite demos to ultimately decide who would be named Best of Show. The top 5 overall took home the trophies.

The winners (in alphabetical order):

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FamZoo, for its prepaid card family pack

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LendUp, for its LendUp Ladder loan platform that helps the underbanked build credit
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MoneyDesktop, for its Target and Insight back-end data analytics and marketing platform

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PayNearMe, for launching the white-labeled version of its cash payments platform

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TipRanks, for its solution that brings transparency to individual investors, helping investors decide who to trust

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We'll have the videos of all 72 demos posted on Finovate.com in a few weeks.

Thanks to everyone who joined the audience and came to be a part of our largest show so far. And thanks to the 77 innovators* who braved the Finovate stage. 

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*Five demos hosted a co-presenting company, including Visa, MasterCard, USAlliance Credit Union, Intuit, and Paydiant

Notes on methodology:  
1. Only audience members NOT associated with demoing companies were eligible to vote. Finovate employees did not vote.     
2. Attendees were encouraged to note their favorites during each day. At the end of the last demo, they chose their three favorites.    
3. The exact written instructions given to attendees: "Please rate (the companies) on the basis of demo quality and potential impact of the innovation demoed."  
4. The five companies appearing on the highest percentage of submitted ballots were named Best of Show.  
5. Go here for a list of previous Best of Show winners.

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Finovate Alumni News-- May 16, 2013

By David Penn on May 16, 2013 6:30 AM
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  • FamZoo, LendUp, Money Desktop, PayNearMe, and TipRanks win Best of Show honors at FinovateSpring 2013 in San Francisco.
  • Blaze Mobile earns three NFC mobile payment patents.
  • OpenCoin announces completion of an angel funding round from Google Ventures and IDG Capital Partners.
  • ForexThink interviews QuantConnect founder and CEO Jared Broad.
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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MoneyDesktop Reveals New Data Analytics Marketing Platform

By Julie Schicktanz on May 14, 2013 3:01 PM
This is a part of our live coverage of FinovateSpring 2013.

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Next, MoneyDesktop took the stage to unveil two products in its new marketing platform:

"Along with their industry leading PFM, MoneyDesktop has developed, and will be revealing, its powerful back-end data analytics and marketing platform. Comprised of two products, Insight and Target, the new platform equips financial service organizations with easy-to-consume user insights that can effortlessly be transformed into targeted marketing campaigns -- leading to higher conversion rates, greater wallet share and increased loan volume. 

Insight leverages aggregated PFM user data to create customizable marketing segments based on users' growth, demographics, accounts, spending, interest rates on competing financial products and more. 

Target turns insight into action by enabling financial institutions to continually create and send targeted marketing content and product offerings that are hyper relevant to their user base. Together - Insight and Target provide financial institutions a groundbreaking new way to market and drive adoption of their most valuable account types."

Product Launch: June 2013

HQ: Provo, UT
Founded: March 2010
Metrics: Triple digit growth over the past 3 years, 27 Online Banking/Core/Payment Network Partners, 400+ FI Clients, 90+ Employees
Twitter: @MoneyDesktop

Presenting Ryan Caldwell (CEO & Founder) and Matt West (VP Sales)

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Finovate Alumni News-- May 8, 2013

By David Penn on May 8, 2013 9:00 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgThe Wall Street Journal takes a look at "bitcoin startups" including OpenCoin. Come meet them at FinovateSpring in San Francisco.
  • Currensee announces launch of Trade Leaders managed fund.
  • US Bankcard Services now providing AuthenticID service to its merchants.  See AuthenticID demo at FinovateSpring next week.
  • Check Point introduces 600 Series security appliances for SMBs.
  • Forbes lists SoMoLend as 1 of 10 top crowdfunding sites for fundraising.
  • Investor Junkie reviews Jemstep. Come see what's new at Jemstep at FinovateSpring next week.
  • MoneyDesktop honored with Bronze award in the Telly Awards, which recognize the finest video, film, & web commercials. See them demo at FinovateSpring.
  • Business Insider names BillGuard as 1 of the 20 hottest startups from Israel.
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-- April 30, 2013

By Julie Schicktanz on April 30, 2013 8:53 AM
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCortera now offering free Cortera Business Directory accounts.
  • Lendio announces record year-over-year revenue growth of 97% for the first quarter of 2013.
  • Zopa launches Safeguard offer that protects lenders from faulty borrowers through a fund held by a non-profit.
  • PayMyStudentLoans.com reviews ReadyForZero can help students save money in college.
  • PA Consulting Group will deliver identity verification solutions using miiCard.
  • MoneyDesktop launches new version of PFM & updates MoneyMobile app.
  • South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank is the fifth Bangladeshi bank to deploy Temenos T24 banking software.
  • Leaf announces Leaf Membership Network. Join Leaf in San Francisco for FinovateSpring in May.
  • Financial Advisor introduces Finect. Come see Finect demo their technology at FinovateSpring.
  • appPicker reviews Kashoo Accounting for iPad.
  • Small Business Association of Michigan selects Billhighway Give as its mobile fundraising solution.
  • Intuit releases Android tablet banking app. Come to FinovateSpring to watch Intuit unveil its new technology.
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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FinovateSpring 2013 Sneak Peek: Part 3

By Julie Schicktanz on April 23, 2013 6:22 PM
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This is the third part in our continuing Sneak Peek series that gives a glimpse into what each company will demo live on stage at FinovateSpring.

Don't miss part 1 and part 2 published earlier this month. 

See the full demos live at FinovateSpring next month. Get your ticket here. 

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Better ATM Services' groundbreaking technology enables ATMs to dispense new, flexible prepaid cards just like cash, opening the world's fleet of 2.3 million ATMs to the prepaidBetterATMLogo.jpg marketplace.

Features:

    • Visa and others are adopting this new distribution channel
    • Consumers love the 24/7 convenience of ATMs for prepaids
Why it's great: Financial institutions can recapture 50%+ of customers now going elsewhere for prepaids, increasing their share of the $549 billion prepaid market.


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Bright Funds is a solution for effective charitable giving management, combining the sophistication of investing with the intuitive, engaging experience of modern web services.

Features:
    • The Bright Funds Charitable Giving Portfolio
    • The Bright Funds Impact Timeline
    • Bright Funds Public Profiles for Giving
Why it's great: Bright Funds brings an investment approach to charitable giving.


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FamZoo's online family banking system helps parents teach kids good money habits.

Features:
    • Family pack of affordable, widely accepted prepaid cards
    • Integrated family finance tools build good habits
    • Co-branded option delivers targeted offers
Why it's great: FamZoo solves the "kids and money" problem for parents: prepaid cards that work together, not alone.


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Intuit delivers banking software and technology solutions for financial institutions.

Features:
    • Gives banks better insight to serve customers
    • Blurs lines between PFM/banking 
    • Learn what Mint has in store for personal business
Why it's great: Intuit now offers the best PFM solution for all users - whether it is through Mint.com or financial institutions.


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LeapScore is financial advice for the rest of us.

Features:
    • Tailored help and advice for each individual
    • Empowers people to take more control over finances
    • Sets meaningful goals
Why it's great: a comprehensive score that, for the first time, represents "who" you are financially.


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MicroStrategy provides online banking without usernames or passwords, instant identity validation over the phone: Usher radically changes the way IDs, cards, and keys are issued and carried.

Features:
    • Mobile phone-based digital credentials
    • Multi-factor verification including voiceprints
    • Secure out-of-band authentication
Why it's great: Usher: an extraordinary array of identity-management services that reduce fraud, protect identities and improve customer experience.


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MoneyDesktop redefines the way millions of people interact with their finances by developing technologies that drive financial engagement between account holders and financial institutions.

Features:
    • Leverage aggregated PFM user data 
    • Segment and target your user base
    • Increase conversion rates and loan volume
Why it's great: Insight and Target provide financial institutions with a groundbreaking new way to market and drive adoption of their most valuable services.


OneID eliminates the need for usernames and 
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passwords, while delivering a secure, compliant identity system that's easy for your customers to use.

Features:
    • Secure, one-click login with no password
    • Customizable two-factor authentication
    • Easy cross-selling with automatic form-fill
Why it's great: Convenience of one-click login. Security of public key cryptography. Flexibility to meet financial institutions' needs. Identity as it should be.


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Quantopian is the world's only browser-based algorithmic trading platform, democratizing finance by reducing barriers to entry and providing quants the tools and support needed to profit from their ideas

Feature:
    • Combines historical data, algo simulation, live market data, brokerage integration and algo development into a simple workflow
Why it's great: Allows quants to put their ideas and algorithms to work and profit from them with the click of a button


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Refundo is designed to revolutionize the way people do banking and extend mainstream banking advantages to underbanked and unbanked communities across the nation.

Features:
    • Open an FDIC-insured bank account in seconds using your smartphone. 
    • Send money to your friends and family quickly and securely.
Why it's great: Finally a new way to manage your money. And by new, we mean better.


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Yandex.Money's Twym is a quick and convenient way to send money via Twitter.

Features:
    • Easy-to-use interface for collecting money
    • You don't have to leave Twitter
    • Other users can repeat payments in one click
Why it's great: Twym makes transferring money simple and fun.


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Yseop's artificial intelligence software writes just like a human being, but at a speed of over a thousand pages per second and in multiple languages.

Feature:
    • Yseop boosts the productivity of your business teams by automating the delivery of best practices and personalized expertise.
Why it's great: Yseop creates a new age where financial services delivered to customers are driven by artificial intelligence and human collaboration.
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For more information on being a part of FinovateSpring 2013, see our FAQ. To register, visit out FinovateSpring page here.
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Finovate Alumni News-- April 22, 2013

By Julie Schicktanz on April 22, 2013 10:08 AM
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBoulder Valley Credit Union introduces Tyfone Mobile Banking Financial Services.
  • Nerdwallet reviews Personal Capital.
  • Center for Financial Inclusion blog features Entreprenurial Finance Lab's technology.
  • Payments News reports Blackhawk Network completes IPO.
  • Community Credit Union releases MoneyDesktop 4.0 to its members.
  • eToro helps new users to connect with people on OpenBook by unlocking their feed.
  • Newfination hosts Carl-Henrik Somp, Trustly COO, to discuss the startup's service.
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-- April 19, 2013

By David Penn on April 19, 2013 9:21 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgArvest Bank to deploy IntelliResponse Virtual Agent technology. See them demo at FinovateSpring in May.
  • GMC Software Technology founder Rene Muller wins Lifetime Achievement award.
  • PrivatBank to provide service to customers wearing Google Glass.
  • American Banker interviews Pageonce COO Steve Schultz on the company's goal to be the "go-to financial app on the phone".
  • Mountain America CU launches MoneyDesktop's My Money Manager PFM.
  • Blackhawk Network prices of its IPO of 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at $23 per share.
  • American Banker reports: Planwise Courts Bank Partners.
  • Black Enterprise features Bolstr as Tech Startup of the Week.
  • American Banker reports BillGuard has flagged $50M in suspect charges.
  • The Globe and Mail considers how eToro can benefit investors.
  • TechCrunch reports: SMB Inventory Management Startup TradeGecko Partners With Xero Accounting.
  • Rebirth Financial unveils white-label crowdfunding platform.
  • Trustly has now processed 10 billion SEK in payments since it began in 2008, has fully rolled out Direktbetalning in Sweden 
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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Mountain America Credit Union Launches MoneyDesktop's My Money Manager PFM

By Julie Schicktanz on April 18, 2013 10:04 AM
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Money Desktop, creator of the Bubble Budget PFM, announced today that Mountain America Credit Union launched its My Money Manager PFM solution.

Mountain America launched the solution 6 weeks ago, and has since seen 13% of its active online user base (more than 22,000 members) sign up for the service. It provides the solution to its members for free.

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Mountain America selected the PFM solution for its "wow-factor" and multiple benefits:

    • Presents all financial accounts in one location
    • Allows members to visualize spending habits
    • Monitors net worth month-to-month
    • Helps users manage debt by generating spending reportsMoneyDBubbleBudgets.jpg
    • Presents data in real-time 

The Financial Brand featured the Utah-based company's Bubble Budgets on its blog today, and noted these stats:

    • From 2011 to 2012, its number of customers grew almost 80%, recurring monthly revenue increased almost 4.5X
    • More than 400 FIs have selected MoneyDesktop as their PFM provider
    • Recently, it signed more than 270 new clients, added 22 tech partners in the fintech industry

To learn more about MoneyDesktop, watch its FinovateFall 2012 demo and come to see its new tech launched at FinovateSpring next month in San Francisco. Get your ticket here.

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Nineteen Finovate Alums Win 2013 PYMNTS.com Innovator Awards

By Julie Schicktanz on April 1, 2013 1:01 PM
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PYMNTS.com, a website owned by Business Wire and Market Platform Dynamics, recently published the winners of the 2013 Innovator Awards.

Three Finovate alums were selected as overall Best in Show winners:

First place: Pangea Payments
  • Innovation: A new way to send money anywhere, at a flat fee, instantly, leveraging the prepaid rails.
  • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15
Second place: Waspit 
  • Description: Combining mobile payments with social media channels to empower and inform the user in everyday purchases.
  • Finovate demo: FinovateFall 2012
Third place: Leaf
  • Description: Small business payments solution
  • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15

In addition, five Finovate alums took home Gold awards, five won Silver awards, and seven were awarded in the Bronze category. Here is a summary of all of the winners:

Gold

    • Category: Most innovative
    • Innovation: PayPal POS Initiatives that leverage its worldwide digital wallet accountholder base.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateEurope 2012
    • Category: Best credit
    • Innovation: The consumer's advocate for demystifying credit with a range of tools and information resources to help them monitor and manage their financial health.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateStartup 2009
    • Category: Best B2B innovation
    • Innovation: Online working capital for small businesses.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateEurope 2013
    • Category: Best SMB innovation
    • Innovation: Small business payment platform integrated with Quickbooks.
    • Finovate demo: Finovate 2009
    • Category: Best innovation via ACH
    • Innovation: Cash flow management, accounts payable/ receivable management platform
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
Silver
    • Category: Most invisible
    • Innovation: Platform-as-a-Service that powers POS 2.0 commerce solutions.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2012
    • Category: Best credit
    • Innovation: Offers consumers "more time to pay" their bills on time to help avoid late fees, overdraft charges, service termination and high cost loans.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
    • Category: Best cash
    • Innovation: Enables consumers to shop online and pay with cash easily for a wide range of goods.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
    • Category: Best SMB innovation
    • Innovation: Cloud-based, small business platform that integrates invoicing and payment acceptance in one system.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2012
    • Category: Best comeback
    • Innovation: Alternative business financing that helps businesses tap into the capital it needs to run the business.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateEurope 2011
Bronze
    • Category: Most disruptive
    • Innovation: Mobile checkout service that enables one touch payments across multiple applications.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
    • Category: Best technology
    • Innovation: OneID lets people sign in without usernames and passwords, yet delivers authentication solutions with non-repudiation, keeping both people and businesses safe from today's biggest identity and personal information threats.
    • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15
    • Category: Best newcomer
    • Innovation: Aggregates financial account information and allows users to manage their money in one place, online or with a mobile device.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2012
    • Category: Best credit
    • Innovation: Brings together investors with creditworthy borrowers to reduce the cost and complexity of traditional lending.
    • Finovate demo: Finovate Startup 2009
    • Category: Best debit
    • Innovation: Reinventing personal banking with modern online and mobile experiences, no surprise fees, and great customer service.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateFall 2011
    • Category: Best prepaid
    • Innovation: A new way to send money anywhere, at a flat fee, instantly, leveraging the prepaid rails.
    • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15
    • Category: Best check
    • Innovation: Mitek's patented mobile imaging technology allows users to remotely deposit checks from anywhere, at anytime by snapping a picture with their camera-equipped smartphone or tablet, and has become the "gold standard" for mobile check deposit.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2012
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Finovate Alumni News-- March 27, 2013

By David Penn on March 27, 2013 8:37 AM
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  • 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.
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 21, 2013

By Julie Schicktanz on February 21, 2013 8:55 AM
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCommunityLend grows FinanceIt team.
  • Cartera Commerce appoints Brian Michon as CTO.
  • Mitek granted new patent for its mobile photo bill pay capabilities.
  • Geezeo partners with OSG Statement Services to develop a statement option that will allow PFM data to be leveraged in eStatements and printed statements.
  • GoBankingRates reviews Simple's banking service.
  • American Banker reports: Maine's Katahdin Trust Company selects Fiserv's core banking platform.
  • MoneyDesktop reports record year with customer growth of nearly 80% from 2011 to 2012 and a 4.5X increase in recurring monthly revenue.
  • Hallmark chooses Taulia to provide e-invoicing, dynamic discounting and supplier self-services.
  • FamZoo's prepaid card family pack featured in TIME.
  • Torsion Mobile integrates with Dwolla's payment network.
  • Dallas Business Journal reports that Device Fidelity has raised $1 million in debt financing.
  • TSYS to begin processing ATM transactions through the LINK network in the UK.
  • Azimo CEO Michael Kent explains the social remittance business in Pymnts.com Q&A.
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-- January 18, 2013

By Julie Schicktanz on January 18, 2013 9:06 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker reports: ImpulseSave Launches Chrome Plugin to Encourage Savings.
  • SaveUp allows users to vote for potential prizes.
  • SmartyPig introduces the SmartyPig OneClick Chrome extension.
  • Get Rich Slowly blog features Tuition.io.
  • Forbes covers Virtual Piggy, calling it PayPal for Kids. Come see Virtual Piggy demo at FinovateEurope.
  • Springwise features Movenbank. Come to FinovateEurope and see Movenbank's live demo of its new platform.
  • American Banker reports: STAR Financial Bank Rolls Out PFM Software from MoneyDesktop.
  • Virgin Mobile, C Spire test BillFloat as financing option.
  • Mastercard moves to ease EMV migration within U.S.
  • Azimo announces £300,000 ($480,000 USD) angel investment round. Come see their demo at FinovateEurope in February!
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-- January 2, 2013

By Julie Schicktanz on January 2, 2013 9:43 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker features Banno CEO Wade Arnold, calling him a "coder in the cornfields."
  • American Banker names PayPal and Wonga 2 of 8 non-banks to watch in 2013.
  • Mint.com encourages users to add goals by holding $500 sweepstakes.
  • Deccan Herlad examines Yodlee's plan to move into India.
  • Forbes considers the best job titles of 2012: Min Xuan Lee, PlayMoolah's Princess of Possibility named #1.
  • MoneyDesktop to power Cubus Solutions' online banking services.
  • Geezeo to power Wings Financial PFM.
  • Billion Success blog interviews David Barrett, Expensify CEO.
  • OneDayGlobal blog profiles Entrepreneurial Finance Lab.
  • Silicon Prairie reports: Dwolla-powered Koala Pay aims to help merchants, customers connect.
  • Andera adds Gesa CU & Central Star CU for online account opening, loan applications.
  • Marketing Technology Blog highlights Flint Mobile and its camera-based payment processing system.
  • Ixaris completes move to new offices in San Gwann.
  • TSYS announces ProPay acquisition now complete.
  • Experian is offering a searchable consumer credit database.
  • Locaid Technologies wins FastPitch competition at Locations & Beyond Summit 2012.
  • Billhighway provides mobile donation services for Make A Difference animal rescue event.
  • Huffington Post features WattzOn among its best apps for tracking home energy use.
  • The Tennessean takes a look at the rebranding of Portfolio Football as Sports Lever.
  • LifeHacker quotes SmartCredit.com president of consumer education on credit and credit scores.
  • Betterment and PageOnce earn spots in TechCrunch's feature: "7 Apps That Will Keep Your New Year's Resolutions Alive".
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-- December 19, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on December 19, 2012 9:07 AM
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  • Bolstr featured on Fox Small Business News.
  • InComm and Dollar General launch Microsoft Xbox LIVE Prepaid PIN on receipt service.
  • BMO Bank of Montreal and Monitise partner on mobile money solutions for BMO Customers.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions and PSCU partner to provide remote deposit capture technologies to Nation's Credit Unions.
  • Dating service Soul2Match selects miiCard to combat fraud and help members prove they are real people.
  • MoneyDesktop develops partnership with CUBUS Solutions for online banking PFM integration.
  • Church Community Builder to integrate with ProfitStars Remote Deposit Capture.
  • SGEntrepreneurs.com talks TradeHero on the iPhone.
  • Fuze Network surpasses 3.5 million mark in processing cash-to-card transactions.
  • Motley Fool features BrightScope and the best 401(k) plans of 2012.
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-- December 4, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on December 4, 2012 10:36 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker looks at how UMB is implementing Dynamics' ePlate card technology.
  • peerTransfer rolls out international payment solution to the K-12 (kindergarten through twelfth grade) education market.
  • InComm Canada launches No-Fee Vanilla Prepaid Product Line.
  • The CUNA Technology Council presents MoneyDesktop with Best of Show Award at the 17th Annual CUNA Technology Council Conference.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions powers Simple's Remote Deposit Capture.
  • STL Beacon reports SoMoLend blazes new funding path in St. Louis through loans.
  • Expensify launches new feature: Commercial Card Reconciliation.
  • Desert News reports Virtual Piggy helps parents control children's online spending.
  • VentureBeat reports Equifax buying CSC's credit-services biz for $1B in cash.
  • Banno partners with ProfitStars to offer remote deposit, integrated bill pay.
  • Thomson Reuters upgrades user interface, functionality for FX Matching platform.
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 29, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on November 29, 2012 9:48 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMetaforic unveils Latest Software Protection Technology.
  • Monitise in talks to raise up to 100 million pounds ($160 million USD).
  • miiCard launches online identity trust challenge for Scotland's university students.
  • American Banker looks at My Community FCU's experience with MoneyDesktop.
  • Zopa exceeds a quarter of a billion pounds ($400 million USD) in P2P loans.
  • Forbes reports that Corduro is seeking to raise $10 million in series B funding.
  • Pageonce adds File Cabinet, Scheduled Payments to improved Money & Bills app.
  • Epson expands global deployment of Bazaarvoice platform.
  • Matchfund wins place in Yodlee Interactive Incubator Program.
  • Experian announces renewed data, analytics deal with Hitachi Capital UK.
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 26, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on November 26, 2012 10:30 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker reports MoneyDesktop aims to make PFM more appealing.
  • Bass Pro Shops and Zappos.com added to Virtual Piggy's digital distribution channel.
  • The Austin Statesman reports: Workers Praise Q2ebanking's "Family-Type Environment".
  • TransCard to use DeviceFidelity's NFC tech to offer a new white-label mobile wallet. 
  • Kashoo Accounting version 2.0 for iPad now available on iTunes. 
  • Tech in Asia calls TradeHero "probably one of the best startup ideas in Singapore."  
  • Ian McKenna takes a detailed look at innovations demoed at FinovateAsia.
  • Shamir Karkal, Simple CFO, explains where Simple's ideas came from and how the project got off the ground.
  • The Banker interviews Bailey Klinger, Co-founder and CEO of EFL.
  • BancBox to set up a development center in Chandigarh, India.
  • Greedful.com features WeSeed: "The Stock Market Game that Pays Off". 
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 20, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on November 20, 2012 11:21 AM
  • Backbase introduces My Backbase Academy, online training program.
  • Virtual Piggy signs agreement with Active Ride Shop to bring its youth payments technology to their online store.
  • Bank Innovation reports: MoneyDesktop Officially Releases Its MoneyMobile PFM App.
  • Billhighway honored with 2 workplace awards.
  • Compass Plus launches instant issuance solution on TranzAxis.  

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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Alumni Updates from BAI Retail Delivery 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on October 17, 2012 5:54 PM
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Last week, I attended BAI Retail Delivery in Washington D.C. where over 200 exhibitors lined the trade show floor of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

There were 31 Finovate alums on the expo floor, and even more in attendance. My schedule was packed, but I was able to catch up with a handful of Finovate alums.

Here's what I learned.

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The card-linked offers company is in the middle of a successful mobile deployment effort with BofA, PNC, Regions, and a few other unnamed FIs. After launching their respective rewards programs on mobile, the FIs have seen an increase in user engagement and an increase in the number of online banking visits per user.

It is also working on International expansion. So far the top 3 European card issuers have signed.

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BofA's BankAmeriDeals on tablet interface


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BofA's BankAmeriDeals on iPhone mobile app


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The consumer credit reporting agency recently launched its Insight Score for Retail Banking, a solution that will help FIs generate a risk score for underbanked individuals with no credit data or history. It does this by using non-FI-related payment data from companies like Telco and other TV and cable providers.

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The fintech provider showed me its SpotPay payment dongle and back-end solution. It appears to be Fiserv's response to Square that it will co-brand with FIs. Fiserv is able to on-board FIs with SpotPay in a couple of days, so it is a quick way for FIs to get into the payments game. 

While there is an $8.95 per month fee, it is competitively priced, charging only a 1.99% fee on a swipe, and a 3.19% fee on card-not-present transactions.
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Fiserv's SpotPay dongle being used on an iPhone

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Because volume and sophistication of fraud has grown, Guardian Analytics started bank-sourcing (think crowdsourcing) fraud by bringing multiple institutions together to collaborate on the types of fraud they're seeing so the whole industry will be better at fighting it. Tiffany Riley, Guardian Analytics' VP of marketing tells me they've received positive feedback so far.

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Mobile banking solutions company, mFoundry launched its Fin.X platform. This platform can be thought of as a type of app store for FIs to select which products/services they want to include in their mobile app. 

At BAI, mFoundry announced partnerships with Blackhawk Network, Dwolla, and Micronotes 
to white-label their solutions within the Fin.X platform.

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An example of what the Fin.X app platform could look like on a tablet
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The PFM won CUNA Tech Council's Best of Show Award at BAI. This counts as its 5th Best of Show award.
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MoneyDesktop team with BAI President & CEO, Deborah Bianucci

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After the mobile money solutions company acquired Clairmail 3 months ago, Monitise now has 17 million active users. It is in trials of an NFC solution with a few banks. The solution uses a sticker as opposed to a chip inside of the actual device.

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The electronic banking solutions provider launched Q2clarity, a tablet-optimized dashboard that provides customizable analytics and visibility to how customers are using an FI's mobile and online platform. Providing these metrics to a branch manager, gives them the ability to make more informed decisions about which products and services to offer.

These eight companies are just a fraction of what I saw at BAI this year. For more information on who attended the trade show, visit here.
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Finovate Alumni News-- October 2, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on October 2, 2012 10:34 AM
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  • InComm celebrates 21 years in the payments industry.
  • Backbase introduces My Backbase, a platform supporting integrators, partners, professionals, prospects and customers.
  • ID Analytics and iovation partner to fight online fraud.
  • Yodlee strengthens management team with three key executives.
  • The Financial Brand features SaveUp's saving gamification model.
  • Monitise announces partnership with eMerit Solutions.
  • Fenergo enhances FATCA Compliance Solution with auto-classification.
  • Cortera appoints Gary Brooks as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Entrepreneur Magazine features the success of a business recieving financing through Lighter Capital.
  • Geezeo signs Riverside Community CU.
  • TechCrunch reports: Braintree eases signup process for developers
  • Money Marketing takes an in-depth look at FinovateFall demos.
  • MyBankTracker reports MoneyDesktop launches Sleek Mobile Apps.
  • New Dutch bank uses Figlo Platform to offer online financial overview.
  • Citi using Statement Rewards from Truaxis to bring card linked offers to cardholders.
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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New Online Banking Report Published: The Best of FinovateFall 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on September 28, 2012 7:16 PM
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We wrapped up FinovateFall in New York City about a week ago. Over the course of two days, 64 companies give seven-minute demos to an audience of around 1,100. We've summarized the information and presented in our latest Finovate Report, Fall Edition.

Introducing:

The Best New Products at FinovateFall 2012

This post-show wrap-up is designed to help those that weren't there get a better understanding of the major themes. And for those that were in attendance, it's a box score to compare with your own notes and impressions.

In the report, we looked at the three big trends that emerged at FinovateFall:

    • Small businesses get the same financial tools as bigger businesses
    • Security moves past the PIN 
    • Beyond plastic, the mobile wallet is here
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And we profiled each of the seven companies voted Best of Show by the attendees at the event (note 1):

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About the report
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The Best New Products at FinovateFall (link)
Includes a look at all eight Best of Show winners

Author: Julie Schicktanz, Finovate Group Research Analyst
Editor: Jim Bruene, Finovate Group Founder

Published: 28 September 2012

Length: 59 pages, 12,000 words

Cost: No extra charge to OBR subscribers, US$195 for others

The printed version will be mailed to subscribers next week

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Note:
1. See Best of Show methodology here.

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FinovateFall 2012 in the Press

By Julie Schicktanz on September 17, 2012 5:43 PM
Here's a look at the press coverage from FinovateFall 2012 held September 12 and 13 in New York:
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ABA Banking Journal
Bank Technologists Meet American Idol
by John Ginovsky

AdvisorOne
Stock Picking Goes Social as Stockr, aSpark Debut
by Joyce Hanson

American Banker
Apple Effect Evident at Innovator Gathering
by Mary Wisniewski

Dynamics Adds Another Option for Its High-Tech Cards
by Daniel Wolfe

Payfone Aims to Make Mobile Payments Pain-Free
by John Adams

PreCash to Debut Mobile Wallet for the Underbanked
by Daniel Wolfe

Reporter's Notebook: Day 1 FinovateFall Favorites
by Mary Wisniewski

The Top 10 Tweets of Finovate

Andera blog
Finovate Takeaway: User Experience in Retail Transactions
by Andrea Hunter

Bank Innovation
Finovate Fall 2012: Demo Performance Scores and Reviews
by JJ Hornblass

Wade Arnold, CEO of Banno, Presents Grip
by Phillip Ryan

Bank Systems & Technology
5 Hot Bank Technologies From FinovateFall 2012
by Bryan Yurcan

Banno Releases Updated Grip Product
by Bryan Yurcan

MasterCard Forms New Rewards Program Partnership with Linkables Networks
by Jonathan Camhi

Mobile Commerce Company Payfone Debuts Checkout Solution
by Bryan Yurcan

Business Insider
Financial Planning Startup LearnVest Already Has Millionaire Clients
by Alyson Shontell

The Business Review 
To save or buy is ImpulseSave's question

Celent
FinovateFall 2012 Recap
by Jacob Jegher

Consumer Reports 
Finovate Fall 2012: A solution to the mortgage crisis?
by Tobie Stanger

Finovate Fall 2012: Help with students' loans and seniors' bills
by Tobie Stanger

Finovate Fall 2012: Making, managing and keeping money
by Tobie Stanger

Finovate Fall 2012: Now maybe you'll switch banks
by Tobie Stanger

Contactless News
Dynamics unveils Triple Interface, battery-powered payment card

Credit Sesame Blog
Check Out the Newest Way to Measure Your Credit and Loan Health!
by Erin Renzas

CreditUnions.com
Finovate Dispenses Inspiring Ideas (Part 1)
by Aaron Pugh

Finovate Dispenses Inspiring Ideas (Part 2)
by Aaron Pugh

The Currency Cloud blog
Finovate NY - Video & Photo Diary
by Nasir Zubairi 

CU Soapbox
GUEST POST: Innovation Unveiled In The Big Apple
Alix Patterson

Daily Finance
A Digital Wallet for the Unbanked: Mobile Finance Goes Downmarket
by Ross Kenneth Urken

The Digital Mailer Blog
FinovateFall 2012: A Recap

Discerning Technologist
Best of Show Locked Up? @MoneyDesktop Demo At #Finovate
by Bradley Leimer

Dough Roller blog
The Best Way to Track Your Investments Online (and it's Free!)
by Rob Berger

Dwolla Blog
Dwolla at FinovateFall
by Caitlin

Financial Planning 
LearnVest Becomes an RIA, Plans to Hire Advisors
by Elizabeth Wine

Finextra
EToro launches social trading index

PreCash introduces mobile wallet for underbanked

Fintech Marketing blog
William Mills III, CEO William Mills Agency Live Blog from Finovate Fall NYC 2012-DAY ONE
by William Mills III

William Mills III, CEO William Mills Agency Live Blog from Finovate Fall NYC 2012-DAY TWO
by William Mills III

FintechToday
TOP TEN AT FINOVATE 2012
by Walt Cox

Forbes blog
4 Great New Tools to Manage Your Money
by Richard Eisenberg

Gonzobanker Can Make FinTech Amusing
by Tom Groenfeldt

LearnVest Reinvests In Its Mission: Financial Planning For The 99%
by Meghan Casserly

If You Want to Really Raise Capital, Try This Company and Not KickStarter
by Mark Fidelman

The Problem with Finovate
by Helaine Olen

GigaOM
Forget Mint, LearnVest's new platform takes aim at financial planning industry
by Ki Mae Heussner

Locaid bolsters location service with IP address data
by Ryan Kim

Gonzo Banker
Vendor Dirt: 2012 Finovate Fall
by Scott Hodgins

Huffington Post Money Blog
Online Financial Planning: The Chilling Thing I Found Out About My 70th Birthday
by Catherine New

JP Nicols Blog
Finovate Fall 2012 Best of Show Winners
by JP Nicols

Keeping Nickels
My Tweets from #Finovate
by Nichelle Stephens

Moment NYC blog
Finovate Fall 2012: Less tech, more desire.
by Alexa Curtis

MyBankTracker
Dashlane: Finally Something that Might Actually Make Online Shopping Easier

Dynamics Introduces Card Capable of Swipe, EMV, Contactless Payments

Finovate Wrap-Up: What Can FinTech Do for You? Really?
by Willy Staley

Ideon Choice Unveils Platform for Customer-Created Savings Products

ImpulseSave: Another App to Help You Save

LearnVest Gets SEC Certified, Announces Mobile App, Upgrades
by Willy Staley

Linkable Networks, MasterCard Expand Card-Linked Offers
by Simon Zhen

Locaid: Enter the Digital Panopticon!

MoneyDesktop Connects PFMs Across Multiple Devices

mShift's AnyWhereMobile Wallet Actually Adds Value
by Willy Staley

New Technologies Are Coming for Unbanked, Underbanked
by Simon Zhen

PayTap Debuts Shared Bill Payment Portal

PreCash Announces FlipMoney at Finovate: Mobile Money for the Underbanked
by Willy Staley

SwitchAgent: Bank-Switching Made Easy
by Simon Zhen

Tuition.io -- It's a Pun, Get It?

The New York Times Blog
LearnVest Dips Its Toes Into Investment Advice
by Ann Carrns

Next Avenue
4 Great New Tools to Manage Your Money
by Richard Eisenberg

NYConvergence
FINOVATE: Mobile and Social FinTech Innovations Dominate
by Lauren Keyson

PandoDaily
The Consumerization of Life's Ickiest Chores Continues: LearnVest Injects Its Financial Planning Tools With Steroids
by Erin Griffith

PaymentEye
Payfone launches a mobile commerce checkout solution

PaymentsJournal 
MasterCard Keeps Investing in Rewards, This Time With Linkable Networks

PaymentsNews 
FinovateFall 2012 - Best of Show Winners

Payfone To Launch Mobile Commerce Checkout Solution

PayTap Launches Social Bill Pay Service

PreCash Introduces FlipMoney Mobile Wallet for Underbanked Consumers

The Paypers
Banno adds new features to Grip financial aggregation app

Payfone makes 1 Touch Checkout available, partners CardinalCommerce

PC World
New web apps tackle business finance problems
by Yardena Arar

PYMNTS
Banno Unveils New Features for Grip, Strengthens the Mobile Banking Standard with Pre-Transaction Insights

Silicon Prairie News
Banno unveils upgraded interface, new analysis tools for Grip
by Michael Stacy

Snarketing 2.0
SedUIced
by Ron Shevlin

Advice For Finovate Presenters
by Ron Shevlin

TechCrunch
Credit Sesame Adds Social Comparison Tools, Lets You See How Your Debt Compares With People Like You
by Sarah Perez

Dashlane's Password Management Service Now Alerts Users When Their Accounts May Be Hacked
by Sarah Perez

It's Not Just For Women Anymore: LearnVest Brings Financial - And Now Investment - Planning To Everyone
by Sarah Perez

Money Management Service Personal Capital Wants To Manage Your 401K
by Leena Rao

Telecompaper
Payfone launches m-commerce checkout service

Tier One blog
Finovate: Day One in Review
by Kathy Wilson

FinovateFall Part Two! All about Savings, Security and Slick New PFM Tools
by Sue Parente

The Next Web
eToro launches Social Trading Index for learning from other traders and sharing top techniques
by Jamillah Knowles

LearnVest launches redesigned tools, new financial plans and teases its upcoming iPhone app
by Harrison Weber

Thomson Reuters 
EPAM Systems and Thomson Reuters announced a partnership to develop and host an App Store solution

Upstart Business Journal
Financial planning, iPad app among best at Finovate
by Kent Bernhard, Jr

Get a 401(k), win an iPhone5
by Kent Bernhard, Jr 

LearnVest targets masses for professional financial advice
by Teresa Novellino 

No need to wait for crowdfunding
by Kent Bernhard, Jr

Personal Capital aims to disrupt 401(k)
by Kent Bernhard, Jr

Sci-fi meets finance at Finovate
by Kent Bernhard, Jr

VentureBeat
Financial planning for all: LearnVest gets its biggest update yet
by Devindra Hardawar

Locaid launches Internet and mobile location-tracking service
by Dean Takahashi

Be sure to check back because we'll add more coverage as it is published throughout the week.
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FinovateFall 2012 Best of Show Winners

By Julie Schicktanz on September 13, 2012 9:57 PM
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Our fifth annual FinovateFall in NYC concluded an hour ago. After seeing 64 demos over two packed days, the audience voted for their three favorites each day. The top eight overall were named Best of Show (see notes).

The winners (in alphabetic order):

  • Credit Sesame for its Financial Fitness Indicator that gives users a comprehensive view of their financial situation
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  • Dynamics for its Triple Interface card, allowing for tap, swipe, or EMV payments
  • eToro for its social trading index 
  • LearnVest for its certified financial planning capabilities and mobile app
  • MoneyDesktop for its PFM platform and bubble budgets 
  • PayTap for its social bill-payment platform
  • ShopKeep POS for its tablet-based POS

We'll have videos of all 64 demos posted at Finovate.com as fast as possible (probably two to three weeks out).

Thanks to everyone who presented, attended, tweeted, networked, blogged, tolerated the Internet hiccups and helped push fintech forward. You are the best! 

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Notes on methodology:
1. Only audience members NOT associated with demoing companies were eligible to vote. Finovate employees did not vote.   
2. Attendees were encouraged to note their favorites as the day went on and choose three favorites from just the demos of that day. Ballots were turned in at the end of the last demo session each day. 
3. The exact written instructions given to attendees: "Please rate (the companies) on the basis of demo quality and potential impact of the innovation demoed. Note: Ballots with more than three companies circled will not be counted." 
4. The eight companies appearing on the highest percentage of submitted ballots were named Best of Show.
5. Go here for a list of previous Best of Show winners.

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MoneyDesktop Introduces Desktop Widgets

By Julie Schicktanz on September 12, 2012 10:32 AM
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Next, MoneyDesktop took the stage with its PFM desktop widgets:

"On average, industry percentages for online banking PFM user adoption and engagement perform far below what is possible. The problem: PFM has been implemented as a mere check-the-box add-on, thus diminishing its huge potential as the core experience for complete money management. With this mindset, PFM in general has struggled to gain meaningful adoption largely because it has remained separate from the complete online banking experience - usually buried deep in a drop-down tab of optional services. A dividing line exists that separates PFM from the rest of the online-banking experience.

MoneyDesktop is officially erasing this dividing line and introducing a seamless PFM solution for the online banking and mobile channels. This will allow financial institutions to:

        • Drive data aggregation with prominent visualizations that prompt users to add outside accounts - leading to even higher levels of loan volume through targeted cross-selling opportunities based on aggregated, user-specific account data.
        • Drastically enrich the online banking experience with eye-catching data visualization that can be framed throughout the online banking interface. 
        • Fuse online and mobile banking with data visualization that is precise and consistent from desktop to mobile devices - giving users timely and rich financial insight when and where it matters most."
Product Launched: September 2012

HQ Location: Provo, UT
Company Founded: March 2010
Metrics: Triple-digit growth over the past 2 years, 25 Online Banking/Core/Payment Network Partners, 310+ FI Clients, 71 Employees
Twitter: @moneydesktop
Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Ryan Caldwell (CEO) and Jason Cragun (Product)
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Finovate Alumni News-- September 5, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on September 5, 2012 11:14 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgJP Nicols, CEO of Clientific advisory firm, mentions Personal Capital, MoneyDesktop, and Actiance as 3 companies to watch at FinovateFall.
  • Former E*TRADE General Counsel joins Lending Club as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.
  • SecureKey teams up with Dell for private cloud expansion.
  • Safeway announces preparations for Blackhawk IPO. Come check out Blackhawk at FinovateFall.
  • Acculynk announces acquisition of PayLeap Gateway & Merchant Services.
  • Mootwin partners with Progress to build mobile apps.
  • Sacramento's Fox40 interviews Priya Haji, SaveUp CEO.
  • South Metro FCU offers members mobile deposits through Cachet Financial Services. Come see Cachet at FinovateFall.
  • InComm announces minority investment by Warburg Pincus.
  • Tradeshift selected by UK-based strategic outsourcing & energy corp to implement e-invoicing solution.
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-- August 14, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on August 14, 2012 10:33 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCortera launches B2B Purchase Insights solution to enable sales, marketing & finance execs to research & understand customers.
  • American Banker reports: Guardian Analytics Offers Behavior-Based Fraud Prevention. Come to FinovateFall to check out its new technology.
  • miiCard joins Open Identity Exchange to help develop online trust standards.
  • Spa & wellness eGift cards by Spa Week available through CashStar's B2B Partner Network.
  • Verallia North America chooses Taulia to provide dynamic discounting to supplier network.
  • Commercial Business Systems & RC Olmstead partner with MoneyDesktop. Come see MoneyDesktop's live demo at FinovateFall.
  • SoMoLend launches small business competition.
  • Mashable features LearnVest. Check out their live demo at FinovateFall.
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-- August 3, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on August 3, 2012 8:26 AM
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  • National Standard Bank goes live with TranzWare from Compass Plus. Come to FinovateFall to see Compass Plus demo.
  • Directions Credit Union selects Andera oFlows for account opening and lending.
  • Monitise partners with U.K.-based Associated Newspapers.
  • ReadyForZero commends the Yodlee team and platform.
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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MoneyDesktop Acquires MoneyReef

By Julie Schicktanz on August 2, 2012 2:50 PM
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PFM MoneyDesktop announced this morning that it has acquired MoneyReef, a financial mobile app development company. This is MoneyDesktop's second acquisition in 8 months.

As part of the acquisition, the MoneyReef design will be incorporated into MoneyDesktop's PFM platform, which will enhance the mobile experience for the clients of its 300+ financial institutions. In addition, the MoneyReef team will be joining MoneyDesktop.

The terms of the deal were undisclosed.

MoneyDesktop also noted that the iPad app it demoed at FinovateSpring will be available in the next month or so.

To learn more about MoneyDesktop, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo and come to FinovateFall next month to check out their new demo.

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Finovate Alumni News-- July 31, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on July 31, 2012 10:57 AM
  • SecureKey named eastern Canada's winner of contest hosted by UK Trade & Investment. See its live demo at FinovateFall in September.
  • American Banker reports Park State Bank clients now have access to MoneyDesktop's PFM.
  • Kasasa accounts have brought $55 million in interest to over 306k account holders at credit unions and community banks nationwide.
  • SecureKey wins one of three inaugural Secure Development Awards from Veracode.
  • Mashable reports StockTwits CEO 'Disappointed' With Twitter's Cashtags.
  • Lending Club appoints former Visa & Morgan Stanley Executive, John MacIlwaine as new CTO.
  • Small Business Trends reports Xero makes changes to improve cloud-based accounting software.
  • Check Point Software launches new appliances for Sri Lanka.
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 29, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on June 29, 2012 9:56 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAustin Business Journal discloses Bazaarvoice reports $104M financing.
  • IBT, FI solutions provider announces the launch MoneyDesktop as its PFM solution.
  • Affinity Solutions Lands $14.5 Million in Funding from Chestnut Hill Ventures.
  • Finovate takes a closer look into the Strands Finance PFM.
  • The WSJ examines how SimpleTuition's SmarterBank help students and alumni pay back student debt.
  • Balance Street becomes an Affiliate Member of the California Bankers Association, will begin a pilot program to bring its debt settlement tool to California banks.
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 5, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on June 5, 2012 10:58 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgInfoWorld looks at Keynote DeviceAnywhere's role in mobile app testing.
  • Busniess News Daily describes SoMoLend as a matchmaker for business.
  • TimesUnion reports Keynote DeviceAnywhere and Worksoft Partners form partnership.
  • Wipro wins 10 year contract from Manipal Health Enterprises to implement Hospital Information System.
  • DemystData and Chexar Networks announce the launch of improved scoring models for underbanked consumers.
  • MoneyDesktop now integrated into the Symitar Episys processing platform at Member Driven Technologies.
  • Kashoo launches MVP program to give accountants & bookkeepers what they need to bring their clients to the cloud.
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 30, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on May 30, 2012 9:28 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTradeshift to Offer Taulia's Dynamic Discounting.
  • Startup Beat interviews CoverHound CEO, Basil Enan.
  • Acculynk and National Payments Corporation of India Announce Internet PIN Debit Partnership.
  • miiCard Launches Twitter Trust Campaign By Verifying Real Identities.
  • PaySimple Named Red Herring Americas Top 100 Winner.
  • Financial Post discusses Kashoo's mobile distribution strategy.
  • High Beam Research reports on DoughMain's financial education pointers.
  • TechCrunch reports BOKU Scales Up, Will Power Carrier Billing For In-App Payments In The T-Mobile Mall.
  • CU Times reports MoneyDesktop Adds 17 Credit Unions as PFM Users.
  • Check Point Introduces New Security Acceleration Module with Advanced SecurityCore Technology for High Performance in Low Latency Environments.
  • CNN Money Launches New Investing Home Page with StockTwits Trending Tickers.
  • Advocate's Studio recommends Enloop for when you need a fast business plan.
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, 2012

By Julie Schicktanz on May 22, 2012 10:11 AM
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgPersonal Capital updates privacy and security policy.
  • Geezeo signs Westmoreland Community Federal Credit Union.
  • Bobber Interactive adds Scott Rigby, Ph.D, Founder of Immersyve Inc., to its executive team.
  • Mortgagebot launches consumer loan product to automate mortgage & consumer loan origination.
  • Pawtucket Credit Union selects Q2ebanking for ebanking services.
  • Virtual Piggy appoints best-selling author, Stedman Graham, to its board of advisors.
  • MyBankTracker comments on Money Desktop's integration of Deals into a PFM.
  • Mobile Payments Today looks at the CSI globalVCard.
  • Business2Community looks at Linkable Networks' technology.
  • Crain's Chicago Business covers Kabbage's Social Klimbing.
  • Acculynk announces a UX upgrade to their graphical PIN pad.
  • Luup powers National Bank of Abu Dhabi's real-time international account-to-account money transfer service via mobile.
  • Figlo wins Best Demo award.
  • SoMoLend wins Startup 2012 business pitch competition.
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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FinovateSpring 2012 in the Press

By Julie Schicktanz on May 15, 2012 10:01 AM

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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2 Minute Finance
2MF @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference
by Bobby Lee
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BillGuard Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee

Cardlytics Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee

Concur Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee

Flint Mobile Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 2)
by Bobby Lee

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FinovateSpring Best of Show Winners Named

By Jim Bruene on May 10, 2012 12:20 AM

Our fifth annual FinovateSpring in San Francisco concluded a few hours ago. After seeing 63 demos over two packed days, the audience voted for their three favorites each day. The top seven overall were named Best of Show (see notes).

The winners (in alphabetic order):

  • BehavioSec for its new security layer based on user typing/swiping patterns
  • BillGuard for its card charge dispute platform, BillGuard FI
  • Dwolla for its FISync service to enable banks to originate real-time payments
  • iQuantifi for its new financial planning & advice tools
  • MoneyDesktop for its PFM platform and integrated "deals"
  • Personal Capital for its iPhone app and interbank funds transfer
  • SoMoLend for its P2P lending platform

We'll have videos of all 63 demos posted at Finovate.com as fast as possible (probably 2 weeks out).

Thanks to everyone who presented, attended, tweeted, swapped biz cards, schmoozed and helped push fintech forward. You are the greatest! 

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Notes on methodology: 
1. Only audience members NOT associated with demoing companies were eligible to vote. Finovate employees did not vote.    
2. Attendees were encouraged to note their favorites as the day went on and choose three favorites from just the demos of that day. Ballots were turned in at the end of the last demo session each day.  
3. The exact written instructions given to attendees: "Please rate (the companies) on the basis of demo quality and potential impact of the innovation demoed. Note: Ballots with more than three companies circled will not be counted."  
4. The seven companies appearing on the highest percentage of submitted ballots were named Best of Show. 
5. Go here for a list of previous Best of Show winners.

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