Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

StrategyCorps’ BaZing Helps Financial Institutions Bring in Fee Income from Checking Accounts

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2013, StrategyCorps
This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.

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Next, StrategyCorps demonstrated its BaZing solution:
“Every financial institution needs more fee income. The challenge is how to get more without ticking off customers. Thoughtlessly slapping a new fee on an existing traditional service isn’t the answer (remember the $5 debit card fee debacle). BaZing, through its mobile and online delivery platforms, smartly provides consumer-demanded benefits so relevant and appealing, customers gladly pay for it. 
How much? On average, about one-third of your consumer checking relationships will pay nearly $75 per year. BaZing brings customer-friendly, non-overdraft related fee income like no other retail banking service. BaZing is the new cha-ching!”

Product Launch: April 2012
Metrics: 43 FTE employees, 1M full fee paying users, 350,000 partial fee paying users, & 200 financial institution clients
Product distribution strategy: Through financial institutions & through other fintech companies and platforms
HQ: Brentwood, TN
Founded: November 2001
Twitter: @StrategyCorps
Presenting Mike Branton (Managing Partner) and Dave DeFazio (Partner)
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The full demo video will be available at finovate.com in mid-September.

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Yodlee Debuts TANDEM to Help Groups Manage and Discuss Shared Finances

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2013, Yodlee
This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.

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Yodlee took the stage next to debut its new TANDEM product:
“When it comes to finances, where you stand depends on which “hat” you’re wearing. Most people have several “shared finances” in their life. Elderly parents. Spouses. Children. Friends. Now, through a single app, you can manage them all. Yodlee created TANDEM to enable safe and meaningful dialogue about finances between individuals and among groups. 
With its unique tools to access, learn, manage, project, and control, TANDEM empowers you to make financial decisions as a family, a couple, a group, or a parent.  And making financial decisions has never been more rewarding or more actionable. Close, Closer, Closest. Regardless of the relationship(s), you get one app, different views, full financial control.”
Product Launch: September 2013
Metrics: Yodlee is a global financial leader with 600+ customers, 50M+ users, and more than 700 employees worldwide. From leading financial institutions to Fortune 500 consumer service companies to the coolest startups, Yodlee powers innovative digital services shaping the future of customer interactions. With 25%+ year-over-year revenue growth, Yodlee continues to expand in existing and new markets globally.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B), through financial institutions, & through other fintech companies and platforms
HQ: Redwood City, CA
Founded: February 1999
Website: yodlee.com
Twitter: @yodlee
Presenting Anil Arora (President & CEO) and Katy Gibson (VP Applications)
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The full demo video will be available at finovate.com in mid-September.

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Capital Access Network Launches “Mobile Funder” Tool

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Capital Access Network, FinovateFall 2013
This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.

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Capital Access Network launched Mobile Funder:
“Mobile Funder is a tablet-based tool enabling time-starved, “on the move” financial sales/ISO representatives selling alternative capital to small businesses with the ability to complete their sales process in one visit. 
Mobile Funder empowers reps to securely pre-qualify prospects, authorize credit checks, propose multiple finance options and submit applications in minutes, eliminating paper applications and the need for multiple visits. The result: This all-in-one tool gives small business finance reps the power to close more deals and deliver capital faster.”
  
Product Launch: September 2013
Metrics: CAN has helped small businesses access $3B+ in over 120,000 transactions. CAN operates with 425 employees in 4 locations. CAN secured $30M in venture funding from Accel Partners in 2012 and expanded its credit line by $165M in May 2013, bringing its total line to nearly $500M.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B)
HQ: New York, NY
Founded: 1998
Twitter: @CANCapital
Presenting Daniel DeMeo (CEO) and Brent Harrison (Director of Marketing, Alliance & Partnerships)
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The full demo video will be available at finovate.com in mid-September.

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Luminous Banking Debuts Business Loan PreApprover Technology

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2013, Luminous
This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.

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Then, Luminous showed how its PreApprover helps financial institutions efficiently screen potential borrowers:
“Online business loan PreApprover is a customer-driven, self-service tool that identifies suitable loan customers from unsuccessful applicants with minimal effort from the bank. PreApprover reduces the amount of resources spent on the screening process and enables more business customers to apply for loans.”
Product Launch: February 2013
Product distribution strategy: Through financial institutions
HQ: Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded: 2009
Twitter: @luminousbanking

Presenting Andrew Buchanan (Global Head of Sales) and Andrew Teversham (CTO)
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The full demo video will be available at finovate.com in mid-September.

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MoneyDesktop Introduces GuideMe

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2013, MoneyDesktop
This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.

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Next, MoneyDesktop brought GuideMe to the stage:
“GuideMe is integrated directly into MoneyDesktop’s award-winning PFM platform and draws from an account holder’s daily spending habits to help suggest a path for achieving future financial goals such as paying off a loan, saving for a child’s college education or preparing for retirement. 
Fully customizable, GuideMe clearly presents financial goals by implementing a similar approach to the companie’s patented BubbleBudget concept, allowing account holders to track progress within each individual goal while visualizing the immediate importance of each long-term objective based on variable size and location on the tool’s virtual time line. Unlike many financial planning solutions, GuideMe automatically updates the progress of each goal based on the change or realization of another. For example, GuideMe will update the suggested path for a longer-term goal, such as saving for a new car, once a more immediate goal like saving funds for an emergency needs account is met.””
Metrics: Triple digit growth over the past 3 years, 27 Online Banking/Core/Payment Network Partners, 400+ FI Clients, & 90+ employees

Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B) & through financial institutions

HQ: Provo, UT
Founded: March 2010
Twitter: @moneydesktop
Presenting Ryan Caldwell (CEO & Founder) and Matt West (VP Sales)
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The full demo video will be available at finovate.com in mid-September.

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Kofax Showcases its Loan Origination Solution

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2013, Kofax

KofaxLogo.jpgThis post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.


Next, Kofax took the stage with its loan origination solution:

“Kofax will demonstrate how lenders can engage borrowers directly on mobile devices enabling them to interact with the loan origination process. Specifically when loans are not in good order and trailing documents are required, the solution engages customers providing them multiple channels to accelerate and supply the complex underwriting process. 
While mobile is the preferred channel, an omni-channel approach is realized using web, email, or fax. Additionally as these supporting documents are processed, analytics technology provides real-time dashboards and visibility across channels of customer engagement and adoption highlighting patterns, trends, bottlenecks, and efficiencies for right channeling customers and improved decisions.”

Product Launch: March 13, 2013
Metrics: Subsidiaries: 30 countries, employees: >1,200, channel partners: 800+, products: available in 70+ countries, customers: 20,000+, London Stock Exchange: KFX, revenue: $262.5M, adjusted EBITA: $48.5M, adjusted diluted EPS: $0.38, & cash: $81.1M

HQ: Irvine, CA
Founded: 1985

Twitter: @Kofax

Presenting Bruce Orcutt (Sr. Director, Product Marketing) and Dimitri Snowden (Visual Strategist)

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Backbase Launches the Commercial Banking Edition of its 2.0 Portal

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Backbase, FinovateFall 2013

This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.

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Then, Backbase launched its commercial banking offering:

“We are launching Backbase for Commercial Banking. Think PFM for Corporates and UX for the CFOs. Backbase is offering the latest best practices in UX design and cross device customer journeys. The goal of the Commercial Banking Edition is to drastically bring down time-to-market for online and mobile banking projects. The Commercial Banking Edition comes pre-optimized for use on regular browsers, tablets, and smartphones and is completely manageable by the banks’ digital team. 
Backbase for Commercial Banking is seamlessly integrated with the Backbase App Center, offering apps such as:
        • Cash Management Dashboards
        • Invoicing
        • Entitlement and workflow
        • Financing
        • FX Trading
        • Multi-currency ready”
Product Launch: September 2013
Metrics: Privately funded, 150+ employees, offices in New York, Amsterdam, London, Singapore, & Moscow
Product distribution strategy: Through financial institutions & licensed
HQ: New York, NY
Founded: April 2013
Website: backbase.com
Twitter: @backbase
Presenting Dave den Bleyker (VP Sales) and Jelmer de Jong (Global Head of Marketing)
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The full demo video will be available at finovate.com in mid-September.

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Finovate Alumni News– September 6, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Braintree, Doxo, Fiserv, Geezeo, MoneyDesktop, Narrative Science, PayPal, Yodlee
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgFiserv launches Predictive Scores tool that models customer behavior. Come see Fiserv at FinovateFall next week.
  • First Federal Savings Bank implements PFM through MoneyDesktop. Check out MoneyDesktop’s new solution at FinovateFall in NYC.
  • PayPal Updates iOS And Android Apps With The Ability To Order Ahead, Pay Restaurant Bills, Access Bill Me Later And More.
  • Woodinville Water District Achieves Significant Increase in Paperless Water Bills in the First 90 Days of doxo Implementation.
  • Members Choice CU To Offer PFM Powered By Geezeo.
  • Braintree adds new layer of fraud protection for merchants.
  • Finovate alumni driving growth in online investment advisory industry.
  • Forbes features article on Narrative Science’s
    Quill. Come see them at FinovateFall next week.


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.

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Think You’re Prepared for FinovateFall Next Week? Download the Upgraded Finovate App to Be Your Guide

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateFall 2013

To help you prepare for FinovateFall in New York on September 10 and 11, download the new Fall edition of the Finovate app, now FF13iphoneIMGSm.jpgavailable in the Apple app store and Google Play store. 

To download, search “Finovate” in the app store or use the links below:

With this improved version, you’ll have all the information about FinovateFall at your AndroidMan.jpgfingertips on your iPhone, Android, or tablet device.

If you’ve previously downloaded the app on your mobile device, be sure to update to the new version prior to the conference.

Features include:

    • Full agenda 
    • Link to Finovate Connect networking tool
    • Presenting company descriptions & contact info
    • Company categories 
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New interactive elements include:

    • My Finovate: Save personalized notes & ratings for each company and email them as a Trip Report
    • Contact button: Ask questions and schedule followups with presenters 
    • Scheduler: Manage your conference schedule 
    • Register for upcoming conferences, find Finovate alums, follow Finovate tweets, and more 

Tickets to FinovateFall are sold out, but please email fall@finovate.com if you would like to be placed on the waiting list, as we may have cancellations.

If you have any questions about the event, see our event page or check out our FAQ here.

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Finovate Alumni News– September 5, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Betterment, Float Money, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, LearnVest, MiiCard, Personal Capital, Ping Identity, Q2ebanking, Wealthfront, Wipit, Xero
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgThe Austin business Journal ranks Q2ebanking #29 of Austin-based Largest Private Companies.
  • City National partners with cloud accounting platform Xero.
  • Forrester Research names Ping Identity a leader in Identity and Access Management Suites, Q3 2013 report.
  • Allre and miiCard partner for First Complete Platform to Sell a Home Purely Online.
  • Wipit-powered Boost Mobile Wallet to provide Quick Check Service.
  • WSJ column takes a look at online investment advisors like Wealthfront, Personal Capital, Jemstep, and FutureAdvisor that use algorithms. Meet FutureAdvisor at FinovateFall in New York.
  • Float Money partners with credit reporting agency eCredable to offer consumers interest-free loans. See Float Money at FinovateFall in New York next week.
  • Finovate alums Betterment and LearnVest highlighted in Wall Street Journal column on innovations in the online investment advisory business. Watch LearnVest demo their technology next week at FinovateFall.
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.

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Capital Access Network Names Former GE Capital Executive, Shiladitya Ray, New CFO

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Capital Access Network

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Capital Access Network, a platform that provides working capital to small businesses, announced the addition of a new CFO, Shiladitya (“Shila”) Ray.

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Ray is the former CFO of Global Operations for GE Capital Americas. According to his LinkedIn profile, Ray is a:

“Strategic Finance leader with global experience in leading finance and business operations. Served as CFO for multiple businesses with 15+ years of executive leadership and experience in global organizations.”

In his new position, Ray will help develop long-range growth strategies.

Capital Access Network’s former CFO, Daniel DeMeo, is now its Chief Executive Officer.

In May of this year, Capital Access Network provided U.S.-based small businesses access to $66 million. In the month of July it provided access to more than $74 million.

To learn more about Capital Access Network, come see its live demo in New York at FinovateFall next week. Or, watch its FinovateEurope 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– September 4, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Cardlytics, Check, Credit Sesame, Kabbage, Manilla, Mint.com, Monitise, TSYS
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker reports: Cardlytics Announces First U.K. Bank Customer. Come watch Cardlytics’ live demo at FinovateFall in NYC next week.
  • IBM partners with Monitise to provide software, technology services and consulting to improve Monitise’s core services.
  • NPR’s Tell Me More mentions ImpulseSave, Mint, and Manilla as 3 apps to help manage your money.
  • TSYS signs long-term payment processing agreement with Anovia Payments, LLC.
  • Check (formerly Pageonce) secures $24 million in Series C financing round.
  • Information Week highlights Credit Sesame and Kabbage in column on social media and credit worthiness.
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.

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