• Temenos to partner with Caisse Financial Group, providing T24, Insight, Temenos Connect.

• ACI Worldwide completes Online Resources Corporation acquisition.

• Standard Chartered Bank moves Africa headquarters from Dubai to Johannesburg.

• TechCrunch reports: Intuit launching Intuit Pay mobile payments service in the UK.

• FIS completes acquisition of mFoundry.

• LearnVest aims to hit 100 planners by year-end.

• Xero introduces payroll essentials.

• TechCrunch reports: PayPal Here takes on Square Register with new iPad payments app.

• SafetyPay and giropay join forces to secure internet payments in Germany.

• TIBCO enhances real time loyalty marketing platform.

• PrintWeek interviews GMC Software Technology COO Michael Watts.

• CSI Enterprises set to announce updates to its globalVCard pay systems solution at the Innovation Project 2013 in March.

• MasterCard announces MasterPass, enabling one-touch transactions with payment cards and devices.

• BankNxt takes a look at Finovate Europe 2013.

• Service2Media launches new version of App Lifecycle Platform, M2Active 4.0.

• TSYS extends payment processing contract with Green Dot.

• lovemoney.com features Azimo's money transfer service.

• Continuity Control releases regulatory compliance management system for small- to mid-size credit unions.

• Kantox adds spot transactions to FX to offer a full range of FX services to corporate clients.

• Kony opens EMEA office, enhances mobile CRM product.

• Market Consensus reviews BillGuard.

• New Zealand-based bank, ASB, supports automagic bank feeds into Xero.

• Next Advisor compares TrustedID with competitor.

• Des Moines Register reports: Open atmosphere, passion for product help Cedar Falls' Banno grow.

• SafetyPay to power Computop's Paygate payment platform.

• VoiceTrust and Finantix partner to provide voice-driven, secure mobile solutions.

• Upstart Business Journal reports ShopKeep and LevelUp partner to keep up with the competition.

• FamZoo introduces Family Pack of prepaid cards through partnership with TransCard.

• Monitise collaborates with Blackberry & Permatabank to launch mobile payments service on Blackberry Messenger in Indonesia.

• Lend Academy features Interview with New Prosper CEO Stephan Vermut.

• SafetyPay partners with Computop to offer SafetyPay as part of its Paygate payment platform.

• EnStream to enable the support of SecureKey's authentication, identity & online payment solutions on mobile phones in Canada.

• Virtual Piggy & WorldPay integrate to deliver youth payment solution internationally.

• Luminous partners with Nihilent Technologies to sell Luminous' solutions in India.

• Tuition.io featured in this week's Venture Capital program.

• Mortgagebot expands space in Mequon with lease for new building.

• PayPal to stop personal payments in Singapore on February 20 due to regulatory instructions.

• iMore.com interviews Kashoo CEO Jim Secord at MacWorld|iWorld 2013.

• TSYS announces acquisition of NetSpend in deal worth more than $1 billion.

• ProfitStars announces year-over-year growth in P2P users, payments for its iPay Solutions service.

• Metaforic's product line now available for mobile apps written in Objective-C, the most commonly used language on iOS platform.

• Delaware Online hails eDeposit as a boon for small businesses.

• ACI Worldwide launches ACI Proactive Risk Manager to help FIs detect payment fraud.

• Bazaarvoice builds new research and development unit, Bazaarvoice Media Labs.

• Jack Henry & Associates add remote deposit capture to Android and iPhone versions of goDough app.

• Opencart announces full integration of Klarna invoice and partial payment system.

• Android Does takes a look at the latest update to Pageonce Money & Bills app.

• ACI Wordwide announces winners of its Excellence Award for 2013.

• Payelp Global partners with SafetyPay to expand online payment options for merchants and customers worldwide.

Online payment solution company SafetyPay recently announced that its payment platform can now be used to purchase Facebook Credits:

"SafetyPay will be a payment option for Facebook Credits in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Spain, Canada, United States, Austria, Germany and Brazil starting on December 9th, 2011. Facebook Credits can be purchased through SafetyPay without a credit card and without disclosing any personal financial information, which provides a safe online buying experience."

Users can redeem the credits for virtual in-game elements, movies, Target gift cards, and more.

To learn more about SafetyPay, watch its FinovateSpring 2010 demo.

Just a quick reminder that the early-bird ticket prices for FinovateSpring 2010 (May 11, San Francisco) will expire at the end of March (less than 2 days from now). If you register by March 31, you'll save $100 on your ticket and lock in your spot to see debuts and demos of dozens of new financial and banking technological innovations. 

We've handpicked an amazing list of companies to demo their latest including:

Tickets are selling well with hundreds of registered attendees from great organizations like: 

FinovateSpring is one of our twice-yearly showcases of the best new ideas in banking and financial technology. The show is built around a unique blend of fast-paced demos of actual technology (no slides!) and high-quality networking with an audience of senior FI executives, fintech entrepreneurs, VCs, press, industry analysts and bloggers. It's an awesome environment to find your next competitive edge.

Don't miss out on the early-bird price on your ticket to this great show. Register now!

P.S. Online Banking Report subscribers are entitled to an extra discount to our Finovate conferences. Email me to get it.

We're very pleased to announce the lineup for the upcoming FinovateSpring 2010 conference. Taking place on Tuesday May 11 in San Francisco, the conference will showcase dozens of handpicked companies debuting and demoing their latest and greatest fintech innovations. The quality of the new ideas that will be demoed on stage is very high this year and we're incredibly excited to showcase them to you.

The demoing companies selected (that we can reveal so far) are:

These companies will be showcased to an audience of senior financial/banking/credit union executives, influential press, industry analysts, venture capitalists, bloggers, tech companies and entrepreneurs.

A sampling of the great organizations already registered to attend includes: AARP, Aite, Alliant Credit Union, BNP Paribas, Capital One, Celent, Discover, Experian, Fidelity, Filene, Forrester Research, Google, Highland Capital, Intuit, Javelin Strategy, Jack Henry, Mechanics Bank, Motley Fool, NY Times, PayPal, Tower Group, USAA, US Bank, Venrock, Wells Fargo, and Wired Magazine.

We'd love to have you join us at the spring event and watch the future of finance/banking unfold onstage. If you register today you'll save $100 via the early-bird ticket discount. Please note that the early-bird prices expire at the end of this month and space is limited so lock in your spot now!