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 Expensify makes Reconciliation and Central Administration features available for American Express corporate cardholders.
- Micronotes providing series of marketing campaigns for USAlliance FCU to help cross-selling efforts.
- Palo Alto Software announces launch of EntrepreWorld, a virtual environment to test business plans in a virtual world of avatars. Come see Palo Alto demo its latest technology at FinovateSpring.
- Consumers CU chooses Andera's oFlows platform for online account opening and lending.
- Lighter Capital appoints Molly Gregg Otter as Vice President.
- Bloomberg looks at how Jemstep, SigFig, and FutureAdvisor help manage your portfolio online. See Jemstep's new tech at FinovateSpring.
- Forbes takes a close up look at London's FinTech Innovation Lab, including participants BehavioSec, Kiboo, and Open Bank Project.
- Huff Post blog considers Lighter Capital's Revenue Loans as alternative to VC funding.
- GCN looks at Dwolla's use in government.
- Huff Post blog considers automated report-writing software company, Narrative Science. See its new tech at FinovateSpring.
- Y C Universe profiles Trust Egg. See them demo at FinovateSpring in May.
- MicroStrategy signs technology alliance agreement with MapR.
- Berry Review takes a look at Pageonce Money and Bills on Blackberry 10.
- Times of India highlights Klarna's growth in Europe.
- Incentive Mag previews the launch of CashStar's table gifting solution.
- Eye Verify announces results from biometric standard, performance and assurance lab survey. Join them in San Francisco for FinovateSpring.
- IntelliResponse selected by KMWorld as one of "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management" for 2013. Come see them in action at FinovateSpring in May.
- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially 'opened the doors' to On Deck Capital's new NYC HQ.
- Global Payments and edo Interactive launch pilot for card-linked offers network.
- Boston Business Journal interviews Leaf CEO Aron Schwarzkopf. See Leaf's demo at FinovateSpring in San Francisco.
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.
 Cachet Financial Solutions integrates with CU Mobile Apps, a provider of mobile banking solutions.
- Finextra reports SafetyPay opens up to German-speaking markets.
- Lendio reports 2012 growth metrics.
- Expensify listed as 1 of 4 apps to helps save and manage your money.
- TechFaster interviews BillGuard CMO Mary Anne Keegan.
- Business Insider interviews Josh Reich, Simple founder and CEO.
- Xero makes Bank Reconciliation available to Android users.
- edo Interactive's new Marketplace platform targets small, local businesses.
- Check out Finovate's infographic of FinovateEurope 2013 innovation themes.
- Billhighway named as finalist in the 2013 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
- SigFig-powered USA Today Money Portfolio Tracker launches
in app store.
- CashStar reports record holiday season; 800% increase in mobile eGift Card purchases.
- Continuity Control partners with Community BancService Corporation.
- TSYS technology at work in Visa's Saral Money program in India.
- Rabobank launches Figlo-powered widgets for online banking homepage.
- BrightScope ranks top 25 law firms with highest-rated 401(k) plans.
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.
 Cortera rated higher than competitors in perceived value according to industry survey.
- Al Rajhi Bank launches online banking platform built with Backbase Portal. Come see Backbase at FinovateEurope Feb. 12 & 13.
- Brian Madden touts Metaforic's app immune system.
- TechCrunch reports: SigFig Crosses $50 Billion In Assets Managed Through The Platform.
- Bloomberg reports: Fiserv Buys Open Solutions to Grow Financial Services. Come to FinovateEurope to see Fiserv's live demo.
- Zapsibcombank launches loyalty program with technology from Compass Plus.
- Locaid adds Cricket Wireless devices to platform.
- Promo Codes 2013 features the top six promotions at TradeKing.
- Visa in India deploys TSYS technologies to assist in account holder authentication.
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.
- Billcom adds open APIs to banking platform.
- Blackhawk Network Announces New Financial Service Products in Canada.
- Startup Central looks at Heckyl, Clari5 and BankBazaar at FinovateAsia.
- VentureBeat considers SecondMarket's partnership with Angellist.
- M.O. interviews Constancio Larguia, CEO & founder of Weemba.
- SiliconBeat looks at Personal Capital's 401(k) product.
- Kabbage Becomes Exclusive Funding Provider for Bonanza Sellers.
- American Banker reports: Bill.com Ties Cash-Flow Tools to Banks' Small Business Software.
- Finextra reports UBank gathers transaction data for spending comparison site.
- ShopKeep POS announces entry into the quick serve market with full kitchen printing capabilities.
- Mashable lists SimpleTuition, ReadyForZero, and Tuition.io as tools to help minimize student loan debt.
- Capital Access Network moves Headquarters to NYC.
- Crowdfund Insider reports SoMoLend Announces New York Expansion.
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.
- American Banking Journal reflects on FinovateFall.
- USA Today launches portfolio tracker powered by SigFig.
- Tagit appoints new CEO, gears up for rapid expansion.
- American Banker looks at Dwolla's ACH alternative.
- Moment NYC blog considers tech from FinovateFall.
- GigaOM reports Outright teams up with PayPal and Expensify.
- Inc. Magazine features financing from Lighter Capital as a way to expand small business.
- Huffington Post reports Kabbage faces competition from Amazon's new lending service.
- InComm partners with Ifeelgoods to offer electronic gift cards.
- WSJ names ThreatMetrix to "Next Big Thing" list. Ranks among top 50 startups in US.
- Singapore-based PlayMoolah announces partnership with OCBC Bank.
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.
- Banno's new solution eases cross-channel headaches for FIs.
- Virtual Piggy's kid-friendly online payment platform.
- ID Theft 911 partners with Cincinnati Insurance Company.
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.
- American Banker looks at how Simple (@Simplify) is using open source technology.
- Bloomberg Businessweek features SigFig CEO, Mike Sha, discussing SigFig's business model.
- Social Lending Network reports Lending Club breaks $50 million in loans, Prosper issues a record $13.6 million in new P2P loans In June.
- Southwest Airlines' Spirit magazine features FutureAdvisor.
- ABA Subsidiary and Mortgagebot agree to extend Alliance Agreement.
- American Banker explains how SecondMarket is helping a privately-held bank in Texas find buyers for its stock.
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.
 Online investment management site, SigFig, released mobile versions of its platform for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices today. The free, native app enables users to: - See all of their investment accounts in one place
- Track their stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs in real-time
- Use charts to check performance, allocation, and risk
- Use SigFig's investment advice engine to quickly optimize their portfolio
- Sync with over 60 brokerages
To learn more about SigFig, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.
- Cartera Commerce recognized with a Golden Link award for its OfferLink network.
- Coffee Not Included blog looks at how Buxfer approaches money management.
- Madame Noir interviews Blaze Mobile CEO & Founder, Michelle Fisher.
- InComm to continue the sale of gift card products in all new jersey stores.
- Virtual Piggy appoints John Paul DeJoria to board of advisors.
- Lighter Capital invests in 3 new companies.
- SigFig Launches Native Apps for iOS, Android.
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.
- Simple sends out a wave of new beta invites, including one to Square's co-founder.
- The Financial Services Club explores how Fidor Bank is innovating in the traditional banking space.
- Wall Street Journal looks at Doxo's role in the bill payment space.
- Barrons examines how SigFig's portfolio managers work.
- American Banker reports BankSimple Aims to Simplify Opening Online Accounts using Andera's SDK.
- The Wall Street Journal examines innovation in fintech.
- Dwolla's FiSync goes live.
- Geezeo signs Missouri Credit Union.
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.
- O'Reilly Radar takes an in-depth look at FutureAdvisor, interviews CEO Bo Lu.
- Business Insider recommends Mint & BillGuard as worthy personal finance apps to help you control your finances.
- Strands Finance, selected as tech partner of PostFinance, a Swiss FI & payment transactions provider.
- HIT Consultant features Diversinet CEO on Newest Podcast.
- Security Service FCU selects Tyfone to deliver next gen mobile services.
- PaySimple named to JMP Securities Hot 100 Software Companies 2012.
- Austin's Statesman.com asks: Can Bazaarvoice IPO be catalyst for new wave of startups?
- Altoona's Hearld-Index profiles T8 Webare.
- Barron's looks at SigFig as A Take-Charge Portfolio Manager.
- InComm & Absolute Software form partnership.
- The Examiner looks at how Virtual Piggy is protecting kids online & interviews Founder & CEO, Dr. Jo Webber.
- Check out the latest founder interview: Laura Mather of Silver Tail Systems.
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.
- Bank Technology News reports WattzOn Helps Banks Help Customers Save on Energy Bills.
- Fast Company reports Personal Capital's beautiful app convinces the wealthy to trust their money to strangers.
- TechCrunch reports that Mint.com updated its app to allow users to split transactions.
- Crain'sNewYorkBusiness.com describes how BillGuard fits into the Big Data scene.
- How DCisions, Personal Capital, SigFig, FutureAdvisor, and Jemstep Are Shaking Up Wealth Management.
- Klarna adds Nigel Morris, co-founder of Capital One, and Anton Levy, MD of General Atlantic, to its board of directors.
- Westmoreland Community FCU chooses Geezeo for PFM.
- StockTwits debuts new social signals features.
- Kony Solutions announces $15 million series C financing.
- Mitek enables $10 billion worth of mobile deposits.
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.
The wealth management industry has seen increased press coverage lately. Take, for example, The Economist's recent piece discussing how increased competition from startups has tempted clients into moving assets to lower-cost alternatives. The article mentions DCisions, a startup tackling the big data around client portfolios. It also highlights Personal Capital, which launched at FinovateFall. The Economist states that the startup's online platform:   "... tries to straddle the world between cheap online wealth management and the old world of private banking"
Aside from the cost, one of the largest benefits of moving your millions into a startup like Personal Capital is that the investment advice is unbiased. This is a topic that Business Insider covered last week, voicing concerns that clients' brokers are "royally screwing them over." 
"With no other fees to compare your own to, you could wind up paying for far more than you should - especially if your broker's working on commission."
To ease this concern, the article recommends using DIY tools such as SigFig, FutureAdvisor, or Jemstep. These tools help you see how your funds are performing and how much you're paying in fees. To learn more about these companies, watch DCisions' FinovateEurope 2012 demo, Personal Capital's FinovateFall 2011 demo, SigFig's FinovateFall 2011 demo, FutureAdvisor's FinovateSpring 2012 demo (coming soon), or Jemstep's FinovateSpring 2010 demo.
- Business Insider examines how SigFig, JemStep, and FutureAdvisor can help manage your investments.
- Work Goes Strong recommends using Planwise to help get out of debt.
- Huffington Post interviews Bill Harris, Personal Capital CEO.
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.
- TechCrunch hosts Jon Stein, Betterment CEO, to talk about the future of investing.
- Backbase signs Higher One, a leading financial services provider for colleges & universities.
- Bank Technology News reports Yodlee opens a workshop to boost startups.
- TechCrunch reports SigFig launches.
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.
- CashStar brings eGifting platform to the UK.
- Service2Media signs AppCenter Partner agreement with HintTech.
- Clairmail appoints former Apple executive, Mitch Stein as new Director of Innovation and Design.
- Lazy Man and Money blog covers SigFig, calling it the best way to track your investments.
- Wonga launches Easter Egg hunt on Facebook.
- eToro's OpenBook wins 2011 Superior Trading and Resource (STAR) Award.
- WSJ's MarketWatch suggests using HelloWallet to help employees build wealth.
- Relevantly Speaking highlights Offermatic in a podcast.
- NY Times Bucks blog describes the experience of using Citi's rewards card powered by Dynamics.
- Finextra looks at Mint, HelloWallet, and Lodo to consider benefits of implementing a PFM.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You
 Earlier this week, SigFig announced that it was one of eight startups to win the Windows 8 First Apps Contest. The contest gave developers three weeks to create an app for the Windows 8 platform that would be available for demo on the Windows 8 consumer preview.  The Windows 8 contest judges were impressed with SigFig: "SigFig Portfolio allows you to track your financial portfolio from various brokerage accounts, get related news, see how investments perform against major indexes, explore various analytics, track movement in your portfolio, and get investor recommendations. The SigFig team took the opportunity to deliver exciting new features to the SigFig Portfolio app for Windows 8 that they haven't yet released on the SigFig website."
 To learn more about SigFig, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.
- Netbanker reports: Prosper markets to small businesses.
- InComm patents "Value Insert" solution for more effective RFID card products and services.
- Business Insider rumors that Ashton Kutcher, an Iowa native, participated in Dwolla's recent round of funding.
- BOKU announces another partnership: teams with Vindicia for mobile carrier billing.
- TechCrunch lists Holvi as 1 of 5 startups to watch from Seedcamp's demo day.
- Confident Technologies joins McAfee security innovation alliance.
- miiCard shares its incentive for predictions from the FinovateEurope audience of the top 2012 trends.
- SigFig wins windows 8 First Apps contest.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You
- StockTwits now powered by Revere Data.
- PC World includes HelloWallet in its list of software that does it all.
- Investment News looks at SigFig's free service.
- American Banker examines Dwolla's role in digital disintermediation in the banking industry.
- Technorati explains how Kabbage can help small businesses. Come to FinovateEurope to see its live demo.
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.
 Next this afternoon is SigFig, which demonstrated how it provides consumers with concrete, free, and actionable advice on how to improve thier investment portfolio:
"Because of the wealth of data we import from users' brokerage accounts when they sign up for our portfolio service, we are in a unique position to offer specific and actionable advice.
- The entire product is powered by sync - you don't have to enter data, we automatically analyze your historical behavior.
- If you own a bad mutual fund or ETF, and there's a better one in the same category, we'll recommend a switch.
- We analyze the fees your brokerages charge you -- across dozens of categories -- and simulate your behavior at other brokerages in our system to see how much money you could save money.
- We'll automatically provide tax loss harvesting advice to help you optimize on taxes.
- If you have a financial advisor, we'll automatically detect that and compare his or her performance to all others in our system and recommend a switch if warranted.
- We'll analyze your behavior & style and recommend changes where warranted (such as too-frequent trading)."
Product Launched: October 2011
HQ Location: San Francisco, CA Company Founded: July 2007 Metrics: 25 employees, 1M unique visitors
Presenting Parker Conrad (Co-Founder)
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