Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

San Francisco Business Times Ranks 4 Alums Among the Area’s Best Places to Work

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Gusto, Intuit, Signifyd, WePay, ZenPayroll

The Bay Area is one of the hottest cities in tech right now, and with a city full of companies vying to hire the best talent comes plenty of competition in the form of job perks. The San Francisco Business Times recently released its list of the best places to work in the Bay Area in 2016.

The 125 companies that made the list were selected from a group of 400 nominees. Quantum Workplace created the rankings from survey data received from employees of nominated companies. The rankings are numeric, based on Quantum’s scoring process.

Four Finovate alums in four categories made the list:

Category: largest companies

Intuit

Rank: #4 in largest companies
2015 rank: #6 in largest companies
Founded: 1983
Best perks:

  • 8 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Subsidized rates for child care and elder care
  • Programs for pet-sitting and dog-walking

Intuit’s Mint demoed at FinovateSpring 2013 and its developer group presented at our 2015 FinDEVr event on the West Coast.

https://finovate.wistia.com/medias/1qojxlxidj

Category: large companies

Gusto (formerly ZenPayroll)

Rank: #5 in large companies
2015 rank: #1 in small companies
Founded: 2011
Best perks:

  • A ticket to visit anywhere in the world after an employee’s one-year work anniversary
  • New-hire workshops that expose employees to all aspects of the organization
  • Bimonthly meetings that openly discuss Gusto’s growth and financial situation

Gusto demoed (as ZenPayroll) at FinovateSpring 2014:

Category: mid-size companies

WePay

Rank: #20 in mid-size companies
Founded: 2009
Perks:

  • Free lunch and snacks
  • Gym membership
  • Family ski trip for all employees and their families

WePay demoed at FinovateSpring 2014

Category: smallest companies

Signifyd

Rank: #7 in smallest companies
Founded: 2011
Perks:

  • Catered lunch
  • Specialized coffee
  • Game room

Signifyd demoed at FinovateSpring 2013

To see the newest in fintech from the Bay Area, check out FinovateSpring, which comes to San Jose on May 10 & 11. Tickets are going fast so register soon.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

First Data’s Clover Launches Ecommerce Solution

First Data’s Clover Launches Ecommerce Solution
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Clover Network

CloverHomepage2016

Payment-processing company Clover, which was acquired by First Data in 2012, announced it will soon launch the Clover Online Store, a complete ecommerce platform for small businesses.

The offering is an all-in-one solution that delivers professional-looking web design and secure ecommerce capabilities. Clover is integrating the ecommerce offering with its in-store POS terminals, which range from a simple dongle to a fully-fledged countertop station. The combined solution will enable Clover to deliver an omnichannel shopping experience for end-customers and a comprehensive view of sales metrics and management capability across channels for small businesses.

CloverPOS

Similar to Square’s ecommerce offering, the Clover Online Store lets users select from a variety of professionally designed web templates and guides them through the steps needed to create a responsive-design website and online store. Businesses can start accepting payments directly on their website using Clover’s open API.

Booker, an online scheduling platform for service-oriented small businesses, is the first third-party to build on the Clover API. Josh McCarter, CEO of Booker, is excited about the new capabilities the Clover Online Store will bring to its client base, “The combination of the Clover Online Store and Booker is a game-changer for SMB service businesses that will benefit from the first completely integrated business management and payment solution, allowing business owners to focus on the work they enjoy.”

Clover debuted at FinovateSpring 2012. The Clover Online Store is launching next month and will be available for free to small business customers until the end of this year.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Cachet Financial Solutions to Power Mobile Account Opening for PAYTOO

Cachet Financial Solutions to Power Mobile Account Opening for PAYTOO
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Cachet Financial Solutions

CachetFinancialHomepage2016

New clients of mobile wallet service PAYTOO can save tedious mobile keystrokes for their next text message, thanks to a new partnership with SaaS mobile-banking-technology provider Cachet Financial Solutions. This week, the Minnesota-based company announced that PAYTOO has selected Cachet to power mobile account opening for its mobile wallet solution.

Cachet’s Select Mobile Money will enable PAYTOO clients to open an account by using the camera on their smartphone or the ID scanner on a PAYTOO kiosk to take a picture of their state ID. Cachet uses the image to verify the user’s identity and prefill application-form fields, which helps reduce abandonment.

Cachet debuted Select Mobile Money at FinovateFall 2014, showing how its prepaid card offerings power a full suite of mobile financial services, including expedited bill pay, card-to-card transfer, remittance, and mobile deposit.

Last year, Cachet integrated Select Mobile Money with Apple Pay, allowing consumers to add a prepaid card to their Apple Wallet. In February, the company appointed Bryan Meier as its new CFO.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

CUneXus to Power Digital FCU’s Mobile Lending Platform

CUneXus to Power Digital FCU’s Mobile Lending Platform
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: CUneXus Solutions

CUneXusHomepage2016

CUneXus, creator of sales and marketing technologies for lenders, recently partnered with Massachusetts-based Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU), who will integrate the California-based company’s cplXpress into its mobile platform.

The partnership will enable DCU to send its 550,000 members personalized loan offers based on their behavior, location, and credit. The “click-to-accept” functionality of cplXpress delivers preapproved loan offers to reach the client at their point of decision.

CUneXus has also teamed up with mobile-app personalization-platform MobileRQ, which will add geo-targeting and personalized messages that factor in behavior, time, and geography, to DCU’s loan offers. MobileRQ CEO Tyler McKinley speaks to the power of the blended solution, “Combining the CUneXus on-demand lending solution with MobileRQ’s data-driven, mobile personalization platform enables financial institutions to drive multiproduct revenue growth and to simply service customers and members better.”

CUneXusAutoXpress

In addition to integrating cplXpress, DCU will pilot AutoXpress, which CUneXus will debut at FinovateSpring next month. AutoXpress, the result of a partnership between CUneXus and Edmunds, is an in-app car-purchasing experience that lets buyers view local dealers’ inventory, select a pre-approved loan option in a single click, and review payment preferences, all within the lender’s online platform.

CUneXus launched in 2011 and last presented cplXpress at FinovateSpring 2015. The company has raised a total of $1.7 million and recently partnered with Digital Insight.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

BioCatch Appoints Eyal Goldwerger as CEO

BioCatch Appoints Eyal Goldwerger as CEO
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BioCatch

BioCatchHomepage

BioCatchCEO2016Behavioral biometrics threat-detection company BioCatch has selected Eyal Goldwerger to take the place of Benny Rosenbaum as CEO. The new appointment, the company states, is to guide BioCatch through a time of “significant growth” now that the company has signed several of the world’s largest banks as clients.

Goldwerger comes to the Israel-based company with experience as CEO of TargetSpot and XMPie, both of which have been successfully acquired. He is currently a chairman on the board of Ufora, an open-source software company, and serves as a board member of Galil Software, an R&D and Q&A outsourcing company.

BioCatch’s behavioral analytics helps prevent fraud by tracking how users interact with web and mobile applications. Throughout a client’s session, BioCatch posts what it calls Invisible Challenges that authenticate without interfering with the user experience.

At the close of 2015, the company reported that its behavioral biometrics authentication is monitoring more than 1 billion transactions per month to protect more than 33 million banking customers around the globe.

Founded in 2011, BioCatch debuted Invisible Challenges at FinovateFall 2014.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

FinDEVr APIntelligence

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Avoka, EdgeVerve Systems, Envestnet, Evo Snap*, FICO, FinDEVr APIntelligence, Green Key Technologies, Hyperwallet, Markit, MasterCard, Nexmo, PayPal, Xero

FinDEVrSV16-LogoV2(wdate)Our FinDEVr New York developer showcase last week was a success! FinDEVr Silicon Valley will be held October 18 & 19 in Santa Clara. Register today and save.

On FinDEVr.com

  • “EVO and Verifone Partner to Make EMV Payments Feasible at Restaurants”
  • “GreenKey Unveils New CEO and May Launch of Instant Messenger Aggregator”
  • “FICO Launches Score Simulator; Adds New CIO Claus Moldt”

The latest from FinDEVr New York 2015 presenters

  • Celent recognizes EdgeVerve Systems as one of two model bank vendors for 2016.
  • “Finovate Debuts: Nexmo Brings Seamless Multi-Factor Authentication to Mobile Banking Apps”
  • Hyperwallet to help expert freelancers on OnFrontiers network get paid.
  • Markit to power Thornburg Investment Management’s enterprise data-management solution.
  • Beyond Bank wins Celent’s model bank award for 2016, courtesy of its customer-engagement platform from Avoka.
  • “PayPal Marks Rollout of PayPal Credit in the U.K. with Interest-Free Financing”

Alumni updates

  • MasterCard unveils new remittance service in Bangladesh with partners, Western Union, bKash, and BRAC bank.
  • Xero and Waddle team up to combine cloud accounting with invoice financing.
  • “Finovate Debuts: Envestnet “Advisor Now” Offers Robo-Tools for Wealth Management”

Stay current on daily news from the fintech developer community! Follow FinDEVr on Twitter.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Atsora, BioCatch, CUneXus Solutions, EdgeVerve Systems, Evo Snap*, Fenergo, Fiserv, Infosys, Jack Henry, Larky, Temenos, TickSmith, Virtual StrongBox, Zooz

On Finovate.com

  • “BioCatch Appoints Eyal Goldwerger as CEO”
  • Check out this week’s FinDEVr APIntelligence.
  • “CUneXus to Power Digital FCU’s Mobile Lending Platform”— Come see a live demo from CUneXus at FinovateSpring next month.
  • “Where Are They Now: FinovateSpring Alums Raise More Than $326 Million in a Year”

On FinDEVr.com

  • “EVO and Verifone Partner to Make EMV Payments Feasible at Restaurants”

Around the web

  • Celent recognizes EdgeVerve Systems as one of two model bank vendors for 2016.
  • Virtual StrongBox granted third patent which allows users to select, view and store private documents on mobile devices.
  • Larky powers the GoLocal rewards app from St. Helens Community Credit Union.
  • Polish startup Atsora wins global Emirates NBD Group FinTech Challenge 2016.
  • National Bank of Canada deploys TickVault big-data platform from TickSmith.
  • ICBC Standard Bank chooses client lifecycle management platform from Fenergo.
  • Infosys Finacle announces its first core banking platform client in Myanmar: Asia Green Development Bank.
  • Fiserv teams up with Cisco to help banks improve customer engagement and internal collaboration via improved communications technology.
  • Jack Henry sells its deposit-automation business to Battery Ventures, a U.S./Israeli venture capital firm.
  • ACI Worldwide hires new SVP for business development, Hannes van Rensburg.
  • Temenos’ T24 core banking system goes live at Bermuda Commercial Bank.
  • Zooz integrates eCommerce, CRM, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and other payment solutions from Nodus Technologies into its 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.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: IBM

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: IBM
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2016 Sneak Peek, IBM

IBMHomepage

FS2016-wdateA look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on May 10 & 11. Register today.

IBM’s Client Insight for Wealth Management is bringing ground-breaking, pre-built cognitive and advanced analytics solutions to the wealth management industry.

Features:

  • Create dynamic client segmentations based on a client’s behavioral profile
  • Determine and predict client attrition and life events
  • Identify product opportunities

Why it’s great
IBM Client Insight for Wealth Management is bringing the future of cognitive and advanced analytics to the wealth management industry.

IBMPresenter1Presenters

Rob Stanich, IBM Global Wealth Management Offering Manager
Stanich brings extensive experience in financial markets and wealth management, having worked nearly two decades on Wall Street and with IBM.
LinkedIn

IBMPresenter2Alex Baghdjian, Senior Offering Associate | Financial Markets and Wealth Management, IBM
Baghdjian is a senior offering associate for financial markets and wealth management. He focuses on creating IBM’s newest cognitive and analytics solutions for the financial services industry.
LinkedIn

Check out all of today’s sneak peeks:

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: Flybits

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: Flybits
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2016 Sneak Peek, Flybits

FlybitsHomepage

FS2016-wdateA look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on May 10 & 11. Register today.

Flybits will announce the release of new context sources that enable financial enterprises to further personalize mobile experiences for their customers, without coding.

Flybits’ Experience Studio enables developers and marketers to create and change mobile experiences on the fly, using any and all context sources, such as calendar, language, age, gender, and weather.

Why it’s great
Using Flybits is the easiest way for app developers and mobile marketers to go beyond location and enhance their apps to deliver and manage rich, personalized mobile experiences.

FlybitsPresenter1Presenters

Jerry Rudisin, Chief Executive Officer
Rudisin joined Flybits with 30 years of executive experience at enterprise-software companies, including Schooner, Agitar, and NightFire. Jerry earned an MS in Computer Science from UCLA.
LinkedIn

FlybitsPresenter2Hossein Rahnama, Founder & Chief Product Officer
Rahnama is a recognized figure in ubiquitous and pervasive computing. He has a Ph.D. in computer science from Ryerson University, and is a visiting scholar at the Human Dynamics group at MIT Media Lab.
LinkedIn

Check out all of today’s sneak peeks:

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: WealthForge

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: WealthForge
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2016 Sneak Peek, WealthForge

WealthforgeHomepage

FS2016-wdateA look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on May 10 & 11. Register today.

WealthForge is powering the next generation of private capital markets. The WealthForge Network connects issuers and intermediaries to syndicate opportunities and improves the ability to raise capital.

Features:

  • Post an offering to the Network Showcase
  • Enlist a selling syndicate to distribute your offering via Dynamic Tombstones
  • Track all investments brought in through the Network with the Issuer Dashboard

Why it’s great
We believe that empowering market participants to work together further breaks down the barriers in private capital markets and WealthforgePresenter1improves transparency and efficiency, allowing more capital to be raised.

Presenters

Mat Dellorso, Co-founder
With his passion for innovation and financial technology, Delores drives forward WealthForge’s vision. He leads company strategy and invigorates growth by being a frequent speaker on private capital markets.
LinkedIn

WealthforgePresenter2Arthur Weissman, Head of Sales
Weissman oversees sales and business development at WealthForge. He previously served as a co-founder of Market76, an industry-leading, financial advising technology-platform.
LinkedIn

Check out all of today’s sneak peeks:

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: Fintonic

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: Fintonic
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2016 Sneak Peek, Fintonic

Screen Shot 2016-04-18 at 9.51.42 AM

Fintonic is a mobile-centric consumer-banking platform. Customers sync their existing banking relations into Fintonic and benefit from pre-approved loans, improved credit profile and superior tools.

Features:

  • Superior user experience
  • 1,000+ high-quality financial data points per user
  • Industry-leading, advanced analytics

Why it’s great
Fintonic combines a one-stop shop for financial information and control with a fully integrated scoring and loan-contracting process in a unique mobile experience.

FintonicPresenterPresenter

Sergio Chalbaud, CEO & Founder
Chalbaud has 15+ years of experience in the financial sector, holds an MBA from Chicago Booth and is a CFA (certified financial analyst) and an FRM (financial risk manager). Prior to Fintonic he founded IDEON, a technology and consulting firm.
LinkedIn

Check out all of today’s sneak peeks:

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: CallVU

FinovateSpring Sneak Peek: CallVU
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: CallVU, FinovateSpring 2016 Sneak Peek

CallVUHomepage

FS2016-wdateA look at the companies demoing live to 1,500+ fintech professionals on May 10 & 11. Register today.

CallVU provides its Mobile Digital Engagement Platform that combines rich digital, interactive media and voice into a new customer journey to deliver an engaging and collaborative customer experience.

Features include:

  • Bring digital to callers and non digital customers
  • Reuse existing digital assets for new engagements
  • Advance to a collaborative environment with your customers

Why it’s great
The win-win solution provides a better customer experience through enhanced engagement. Existing assets can be used to increase revenues and thereby reduce costs to the bank.t is a win-win solution, provides better customer experience, engagement and revenues while utilizing existing assets and reducing costs to the bank.

Presenters
Ori Faran, Founder and CEO
CallVUPresenter1LinkedInCallVUPresenter2Amitai Ratzon, VP, Global Sales
LinkedIn

Check out all of today’s sneak peeks:

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook