Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz), Author at Finovate

Finovate Alumni News– November 27, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 27, 2012
Categories: AcceptEmail, ActivePath, Andera, Betterment, BlinkMobile Interactive, DCisions, DeviceFidelity, Experian, Giftly, Holvi, InComm, Jingit, Kapitall, Klarna, Luup, Mortgagebot, On Deck Capital, Personal Capital, SapientNitro, ThreatMetrix, TIO Networks, ValidSoft

Interactive Investor purchases DCisions, closes InvestorBee service.

Jingit raises $7 million.

Finextra reports Rabobank Australia and NZ selects ThreatMetrix to secure online channels.

InComm & SkyMall Ventures partner to launch electronic gift card program.

Opus Research report recognises ValidSoft as leader in voice biometrics.

AloStar Bank of Commerce chooses Andera’s oFlows for online account opening.

TIO adds mobile bill pay app to its suite of services for El Paso Electric.

Radian Mortgage Insurance now available through Mortgagebot’s loan origination system.

E-invoicing Platform features AcceptEmail.

Xconomy examines how Giftly will disrupt traditional gift card market.

Luup signs partnership with Arab Link, provider of money transfer and exchange services in Abu Dhabi.

Personal Capital launches Android app.

Crunched lists On Deck in top 25 startups to work for.

TechCrunch reports Holvi Plans To Disrupt Traditional Bank Accounts With Simple But Powerful Services.

Citi Innovation Lab and SapientNitro honored at National Infocomm Awards in Singapore for next-generation banking experience.

ActivePath merges with PowerInbox.

Experian expands debt-collection product suite with TrueTrace.

DeviceFidelity launches moneto prepaid MasterCard.

BlinkMobile announces five more councils to adopt BlinkForms.

Klarna earns 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year award from European Tech Tour Association.

Money Smart Life reviews Betterment and Kapitall.

American Banker reports Betterment deepens finance advice features.

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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Jingit Raises $7 Million

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 26, 2012
Categories: Funding, Jingit

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Jingit, the startup that pays users to watch ads online, announced last week that it raised $7 million from undisclosed investors.

This comes after the $3.5 million round the Minnesota-based company raised last year, bringing the total investment amount to over $10 million.

Jingit demoed at FinovateFall 2011, where it announced that U.S. Bank will provide the Jingit debit card that users can swipe to spend the cash they earned watching ads. No word on the status of that trial.

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

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Finovate Alumni News– November 26, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 26, 2012
Categories: BancBox, DeviceFidelity, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, Expensify, Kashoo, MoneyDesktop, Q2ebanking, SecureKey, Simple, TradeHero, Virtual Piggy, WeSeed

American Banker reports MoneyDesktop aims to make PFM more appealing.

Bass Pro Shops and Zappos.com added to Virtual Piggy’s digital distribution channel.

The Globe and Mail features SecureKey.

The Austin Statesman reports: Workers Praise Q2ebanking’s “Family-Type Environment”.

TransCard to use DeviceFidelity’s NFC tech to offer a new white-label mobile wallet.

Kashoo Accounting version 2.0 for iPad now available on iTunes.

Tech in Asia calls TradeHero “probably one of the best startup ideas in Singapore.”

Ian McKenna takes a detailed look at innovations demoed at FinovateAsia.

Shamir Karkal, Simple CFO, explains where Simple’s ideas came from and how the project got off the ground.

The Banker interviews Bailey Klinger, Co-founder and CEO of EFL.

BancBox to set up a development center in Chandigarh, India.

Expensify integrates with Dropbox.

Greedful.com features WeSeed: “The Stock Market Game that Pays Off”.

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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On Deck Releases Growth Figures

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 20, 2012
Categories: On Deck Capital

Online lending platform,On Deck Capital, released growth numbers late last week. Here’s a quick summary:

Over the past 6 months the number of On Deck distribution partners has increased by 50%

The partners in the network reach more than 1 million businesses such as:

– banks

– leasing companies

– funding advisors

– accountants

– payroll firms

On Deck has opened offices in:

– Atlanta

– Sarasota

– Chicago

– Los Angles

As of this month, the platform has delivered over $300 million to U.S. small businesses.

To learn more about On Deck, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 20, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 20, 2012
Categories: Backbase, Compass Plus, LearnVest, MoneyDesktop, Virtual Piggy

Fox Business News features LearnVest.

Backbase introduces My Backbase Academy, online training program.

Virtual Piggy signs agreement with Active Ride Shop to bring its youth payments technology to their online store.

Bank Innovation reports: MoneyDesktop Officially Releases Its MoneyMobile PFM App.

Billhighway honored with 2 workplace awards.

Compass Plus launches instant issuance solution
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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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Finovate Alumni News– November 19, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 19, 2012
Categories: Access Development, Andera, Banno, Bazaarvoice, eToro, LearnVest

Shares Magazine recognizes eToro for Best Use of Social Media.

Business Insider tours LearnVest’s New York office.

American Banker reports: Artisans’ Bank Chooses Andera’s Account Opening System.

American Banker looks at how Banno’s (formerly T8 Webware) Help Me Decide feature gives consumers an advantage when selecting which card to use.

Bazaarvoice completes $6.7 million financing related to acquisition.

Zions Bank and Access Development introduce mobile payments app.

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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FinovateAsia 2012 In the Press

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 16, 2012
Categories: FinovateAsia 2012

Here’s a look at the press coverage from FinovateAsia 2012 last week in Singapore:

Campaign Asia

London-based brand innovation agency northandsouth launches in Singapore

by Racheal Lee