Last week, AlwaysOn released its 2011 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies List that represents the top emerging companies Worldwide. Twelve Finovate Alumni were selected:

• BillFloat
• Bling Nation
• Boku
• Cardlytics
• ClairMail
• Expensify
• IDAnalytics
• Lending Club
• SecondMarket
• Wikinvest
• Wonga
• Yodlee

In other Alumni News:

Aptys Solutions announced that the ACH functionality in its PayLogics payment platform provides same-day settlement. Link 

• Balance Financial launched Balance Certified Pro, a new software that is geared toward professionals. Link
• Balance Financial released an iPhone App. Link

TechCrunch reported that BillGuard’s “Anti-virus for Bills” is now completely free for users. Link

CNNMoney’s article, Simplify Your Retirement Savings, pointed to BrightScope to provide a clear understanding of retirement savings. Link

ChargeSmart announced that its Bill Payments customers can now pay many of their utility bills with an American Express card. Link

Continuity Control raised $1.1 million in financing from convertible promissory notes and warrants. Link

The Miami Herald reported that Cortera’s Risk Data and Reporting is now an SAP-endorsed business solution. Link

Institutional Investor ranked Oliver Le Grand, CEO of Cortal Consors, number 13 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

Credit Karma’s new feature, Credit Alerts is available for free to the first 200 people to click the link. Link

The Hands On Home Buyer blog recommended Credit Sesame for its interactive property taxes tool. Link

The Business Insider reported that Currensee plans to launch its Trade Leaders program in China. Link

• The E-News publication, Business Record, commented on Dwolla’s positive impact on Iowa’s startup culture. Link
• Financial Plus Credit Union adopted Dwolla’s FiSync integration. Link

Dynamics revealed its angel investors in Series A and Series B funding rounds. Link

• American Banker reported that Guardian Analytics is planning to launch an outsourced fraud prevention service that will help financial institutions meet new FFIEC guidelines. Link
• Guardian Analytics introduced its FraudDESK service to provide fraud analytics support to financial institutions. Link
• Guardian Analytics is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday that will explore FFIEC guidance. Link

iPay Technologies helped Generations Community Federal Credit Union increase bill pay adoption and its number of transactions. Link

• San Francisco ABC News Channel 7 explained the benefits of P2P loans from Lending Club. Link
• Finextra news blog discussed Lending Club’s success. Link
• American Banker reported that, in June, Lending Club saw an increase of 7% in loans originated that totaled a record $20 million. Link

The Silicon Prairie News reported that Lodo Software is seeking to raise $5 million in a round of Series D funding. Link

Columbia Credit Union announced that it deployed mFoundry’s mBanking, a mobile banking platform. Link

MSN Money reported that Mitek Systems began a NASDAQ market listing on July 14th, and is trading under the symbol MITK. Link

• CNBC reported that Monitise’s ReliaCard will be offered to U.S. Bank’s Visa cardholders in some states. Link
• Monitise, US Bank, and FIS announced that they are planning to offer a mobile app for Visa’s ReliaCard users. Link

• San Francisco’s ABC News Channel 7 explained the benefits of P2P loans from Prosper. Link
• Finextra news blog discussed Prosper’s success with its P2P lending service. Link

Q2ebanking’s director of security solutions, Ward Howell, published an article detailing a Credit Union’s perspective of the FFIEC guidelines in The Credit Union Ti
mes. Link

Institutional Investor ranked Justin Brownhill and Nicolas Perkin, Co-Founders of The Receivables Exchange, as number 42 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

Institutional Investor ranked Jan Verplancke, CIO of Standard Chartered, as number 37 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

Daily Finance interviewed Amy Butte, CEO of TILE Financial. Link

TradeKing announced the public availability of its API. Link

CoVantage Credit Union chose to implement Tyfone’s mobile wallet solution. Link

• Zopa founder Giles Andrews was interviewed on BBC’s The Bottom Line. Link
• Finextra news blog discussed Zopa’s success as a P2P lending service. Link