Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

Cachet Financial Solutions to Power Tyfone’s Remote Deposit Capture Offering

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Cachet Financial Solutions, Mitek, Tyfone

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Remote deposit capture solutions company, Cachet Financial Solutions announced today that it has partnered with mobile banking expert, Tyfone.

Through this partnership, Cachet’s remote deposit capture (RDC) solution, which uses Mitek’s technology to format check images, willThumbnail image for tyfone.jpg enable Tyfone to provide RDC services for its FI customers.

Midwest-based CoVantage Credit Union is the first to implement this solution, allowing its members to remotely deposit funds into their accounts.

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To learn more about Cachet Financial Solutions, watch its FinovateFall 2012 demo. Tyfone demoed at Finovate Startup 2008 and Mitek demoed at FinovateSpring 2012.

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PlayMoolah Launches Moolah It, a New iOS App

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Categories: PlayMoolah

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Children’s financial education platform, PlayMoolah announced on its blog today the launch of a new iOS app, Moolah It.

The free app is aimed at helping children budget and prioritize their wish list.

Here are some screenshots:

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Screenshots from appshopper: <http://appshopper.com/lifestyle/moolah-it> Jan. 9, 2013

To learn more about PlayMoolah, watch its FinovateFall 2012 demo.

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InComm Acquires Digital Gift Card Company, Giftango

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: InComm

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Today, prepaid product company InComm announced it has acquired digital gift solutions company, Giftango.

This is expected to expand InComm’s reach into the digital gift card industry, giving it access to Giftango’s relationships with more than 150 brands and network of more than 80 partners.

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Giftango, which was acquired for undisclosed terms, will become a subsidiary of InComm and will continue its operations in Portland, Oregon.

To learn more about InComm, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

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Emida to Provide Mobile Payment Services in Myanmar

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Emida

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Prepaid mobile wallet provider Emida announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide prepaid services in Myanmar.

As a part of the agreement, the prepaid network has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the following parties:

    • Blue Ocean Operating Management (BOOM)
    • Myanmar Technologies Investment Corporation (MTI)
    • Oceanic Communications Ltd (OCL)

Emida is now operating in 37 countries scattered throughout the globe, supporting a network of more than 54,000 retailers and seeing annual payments of over $1.5 billion.

To learn more about Emida, watch its FinovateFall 2012 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 8, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Acculynk, Banno, Credit Karma, Experian, Fiserv, Heckyl Technologies, LearnVest, Manilla, Mitek, Pageonce, PayPal, ProfitStars, ShopKeep POS
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgThe Financial Brand investigates how Mitek’s bill payment service can aid customer account switching.
  • ShopKeep POS partners with Griffin Technology to launch iPad POS system with a built-in magnetic card reader.
  • Fiserv selects Aconite’s Smart EMV Manager solution to enhance EMV card processing systems.
  • LearnVest app reaches 100,000 downloads.
  • SEO-Cart integrates PayLeap from Acculynk Direct, a division of Acculynk.
  • Profile of Banno CEO in American Banker highlights recent partnership with ProfitStars.
  • Phillip Capital signs Heckyl Technologies to integrate News and Sentiment analytic platform.
  • CreditKarma, PayPal, Experian, Pageonce, and Manilla earn spots on Netbanker’s top 50 iPhone and iPad finance apps.
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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Dwolla Makes it Easy to Pay for School Lunches Online

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Dwolla

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Alternative payment system Dwolla announced on Friday it has partnered with a school district in Iowa to enable online payments for school lunches.

After signing up for Dwolla, parents and guardians withDwollaSchoolLunch2.jpgchildren attending Iowa schools in the Beaman, Conrad, Liscomb, Union, and Whitten (BCLUW) district can pay for lunches online on a weekly, bimonthly, or monthly basis.

There is no transaction cost for parents, and because Dwolla only charges 25 cents for payments over $10, it can save schools a significant amount of money on credit and debit card fees.

According to the blog post, Dwolla is seeking additional partnerships with school districts.

To learn more about Dwolla, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo.

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Monitise Appoints Brad Petzer as New CFO, Executive Director

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Monitise

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Mobile banking solutions company, Monitise, announced the appointment of a new CFO and Executive Director today.

The company has selected Brad Petzer (pictured) to replace John Brougham after his MonitisePetzer.jpgretirement in October of last year. Petzer will take up the position of CFO in April of 2013.

Prior to accepting the role as CFO, Petzer served as Group Financial Controller at Europe-based Telecity Group.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 4, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Andera, Comarch, CR2, Fiserv, Jwaala, Kashoo, Klarna, Monitise, Nomis Solutions, Pageonce, SaveUp
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBremer Bank to implement Fiserv’s mobile banking and payment technology.
  • Boeing Helicopters Credit Union moves to Andera’s oFlows for online account opening.
  • SaveUp launches a no spend challenge: a financial detox.
  • Pageonce featured in Gentle9.com’s Top 10 Apps of the week.
  • Jwaala helps Michigan First Credit Union improve remote deposit capture services.
  • The Swedish Wire lists Klarna as one of Sweden’s more popular employers among young professionals. 
  • Nomis Solutions announces Global Pricing Forum in April.
  • Monitise appoints Brad Petzer as new CFO, Executive Director.
  • Alior Bank to deploy Comarch Smart Finance.
  • AllAfrica.com interviews CR2 CEO, Martin Dolan about Nigeria’s Cashless Lagos Project.
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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Clover Raises $3.3 Million From Undisclosed Investors

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

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Last month, point of sale payment system, Clover, filed an SEC form indicating it raised $3.3 million for its cloud-based POS system. VentureBeat first picked up the story on Thursday.

The investors in this round have not yet been disclosed.

This new round, combined with last March’s installment of $5.8 million from Andreessen Horowitz and Sutter Hill Ventures, brings the California-based company’s total funding up to almost $10 million.

To learn more about Clover, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo.

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Tuition.io Exits Private Beta, Aims to Make Student Loan Management Easier

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Tuition.io

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Student loan repayment platform, Tuition.io, launched to the public today.

During a four month private beta period, the 

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SantaMonica-based startup helped 1,500 users from more than 130 different universities manage a combined $100 million in debt from 10,000 student loans.

Along with the public beta, Tuition.io introduced EasyOptimize, a feature that suggests products to help users pay off their loans faster.

It also announced two partners to help build an audience for the platform:

    • Student Veterans of America
    • OurTime.org

According to PandoDaily, additional high-profile partnerships are in the works.

To learn more about Tuition.io, watch its FinovateFall 2012 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 2, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Andera, Banno, Betterment, Billhighway, Dwolla, Dynamics, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, Expensify, Experian, Flint Mobile, Geezeo, Ixaris, Locaid, Mint.com, MoneyDesktop, Pageonce, PayPal, PlayMoolah, smartcredit.com, Sports Lever, TSYS, WattzOn, Wonga, Yodlee
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker features Banno CEO Wade Arnold, calling him a “coder in the cornfields.”
  • American Banker names PayPal and Wonga 2 of 8 non-banks to watch in 2013.
  • Mint.com encourages users to add goals by holding $500 sweepstakes.
  • Deccan Herlad examines Yodlee’s plan to move into India.
  • Forbes considers the best job titles of 2012: Min Xuan Lee, PlayMoolah’s Princess of Possibility named #1.
  • MoneyDesktop to power Cubus Solutions’ online banking services.
  • Geezeo to power Wings Financial PFM.
  • Billion Success blog interviews David Barrett, Expensify CEO.
  • OneDayGlobal blog profiles Entrepreneurial Finance Lab.
  • Silicon Prairie reports: Dwolla-powered Koala Pay aims to help merchants, customers connect.
  • Andera adds Gesa CU & Central Star CU for online account opening, loan applications.
  • Marketing Technology Blog highlights Flint Mobile and its camera-based payment processing system.
  • Ixaris completes move to new offices in San Gwann.
  • TSYS announces ProPay acquisition now complete.
  • Experian is offering a searchable consumer credit database.
  • Locaid Technologies wins FastPitch competition at Locations & Beyond Summit 2012.
  • Billhighway provides mobile donation services for Make A Difference animal rescue event.
  • Huffington Post features WattzOn among its best apps for tracking home energy use.
  • The Tennessean takes a look at the rebranding of Portfolio Football as Sports Lever.
  • LifeHacker quotes SmartCredit.com president of consumer education on credit and credit scores.
  • Betterment and PageOnce earn spots in TechCrunch’s feature: “7 Apps That Will Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions Alive”.
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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Planwise Releases First Mobile App

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: planwise

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PFM platform planwise recently launched an iPad app; its first move into the mobile environment. We tested it out earlier this week.

Our favorites

1) Simplicity of the money in, money out structure
Planwise doesn’t aggregate financial data, so users need to manually enter their financial information. Fortunately, the San Francisco-based startup keeps things simple by limiting input to three items: income, expenses, and debt.
2) Adjustable plans feature
When the user creates a plan, like going on vacation or buying a car, the cash projection is automatically lowered or raised to reflect the impact (see below). We like how easy it is to turn on or off different plans because it allows the user to test multiple “what if” scenarios.
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Noteworthy elements

1) Products
Planwise has partnered with Perkstreet Financial to provide users with debit card offers. Here’s what our offer looked like:
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And here’s how the offers are calculated:
 

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2) Alerts
This section contains both positive and negative alerts in the following categories:
    • Critical
    • Warning
    • Suggested action
    • Plan
    • Upcoming events
    • Products/ service
    • Statistics
    • Celebration
Here are some alerts we received
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To learn more about planwise, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

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