Forgive me for being a Finovate fanboy. But when Apple unveiled its Apple Pay technology last fall, one of my first thoughts was about Finovate alum and digital mobile wallet innovator, LoopPay.
Apparently, Samsung was thinking the same thing.
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Forgive me for being a Finovate fanboy. But when Apple unveiled its Apple Pay technology last fall, one of my first thoughts was about Finovate alum and digital mobile wallet innovator, LoopPay.
Apparently, Samsung was thinking the same thing.
The last many of us had heard about Alkami Technology was its appearance as part of Gonzobanker’s five-part, all-star dream banking app:
So which vendor’s functionality would make it into my product? I would take the marketing functionality from Alkami’s ORB (Online Relationship Builder)…”
With our first conference of the year wrapped up in London, we’re gearing up to bring the show stateside in May for FinovateSpring 2015.
Last year, we had an all-star cast on stage. Just look at what they have been up to in the last nine months.
A major infusion of capital has put the total funding for Pindrop Security at more than $42 million.
The leader of the $35 million Series B round was described in the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a “new West Coast investor.” The Chronicle adds that the new investor has valued Pindrop at more than $200 million.
In a round led by Silicon Valley Bank and featuring participation from current investors, Bill.com has added $50 million in new capital.
The investment takes the company’s total funding to more than $120 million.
Because most businesses still rely on manual processes for accounts payable and accounts receivable, Bill.com CEO and founder René Lacerte believes there is a “significant market opportunity” for Bill.com and its banking partners. Jacob Moseley, senior market manager for Silicon Valley Bank, praised Bill.com’s growth and put the company “at the center of the digital payments space.”
“Bill.com tackles a problem that plagues small business,” Moseley says, “and distills it down to a simple solution for paying bills and getting paid.”
Existing investors also participating in the round were:
Lacerte said the funding will help the company grow its core technology and offer its services across the United States.
Forbes.com contributor, Ben Kepes writes “that’s a lot of cash for something as unsexy as bills.” But the investment strongly suggests that sexy is as sexy does. According to the company, Bill.com is used by three of the top-10 U.S. banks and 35 of the top-100 accounting firms, and is seated “at the intersection point between banks, the accounting software providers, and businesses.” More than 600,000 network members use the technology to process more than $19 billion in payments a year.
CNBC’s coverage of the funding includes a breakdown of Bill.com’s previous funding rounds, as well as a peek into the company’s growth plans (190 employees by the end of 2015, up from the current 140), and potential IPO (“two to three years” away). The CNBC column quotes Mozilla CFO Jim Cook, whose company spends “thousands of dollars a month” on the technology, citing both cost-savings and a superior audit trail as reasons why he finds the technology “easier and more robust.”
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Bill.com demoed its technology as part of FinovateSpring 2012.
Our biggest FinovateEurope to date is in the books. Thanks to all our presenters, sponsors, partners, and, of course, our record-setting attendees.
A special thanks to our scribes in social media. Our Twitter feed (#Finovate) continues to be a great way to hear and be heard—from the first demo on Tuesday through the naming of the Best of Show winners Wednesday afternoon. Here’s a sampler of some of the more colorful commentary and insightful observations from FinovateEurope 2015.
Thanks to everyone who participated and we’ll see you in San Jose for FinovateSpring 2015 in San Jose!
If there is anything more exciting than the first Finovate conference of the year, it’s seeing who will be the year’s first Best of Show award-winning companies.
After two days of fintech presentations and demonstrations, our audience of more than 1,100 has shared its opinion on which technologies at FinovateEurope 2015 stood out from the rest of a truly impressive pack.
Notes on methodology:
This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateEurope 2015.
We created LifePay to merge all of our products into one ecosystem that will support B2B and B2C financial services through the entire customer journey for both merchants and individuals.
LifePay is rolling out business solutions to new markets in Asia and Europe, including:
- mPOS
- Cash Register with LifePad and MDM system
- Merchant portal with CRM and sales analytics
- Online acquiring
- Credits for merchants
- POS credits for individuals
Presenters: CMO Anna Yanchevskaya; Vlad Pyatak, manager of special events; Anna Filatova, marketing specialist
This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateEurope 2015.
KPAX is a powerful tool developed for strategic automated regression testing and reconciliations for financial services as well as data users in other sectors. KPAX automatically runs comparisons between data sets, thereby removing manual processing and providing an advance in the speed and quality of data.
KPAX can be installed as a virtual machine, on servers, or via the cloud.