Finovate Alumni News– May 21, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCU Times reports Ensenta & MShift partner in joint mobile banking & RDC deployment at 5 CUs.
  • Pacific Daily News recommends Mint.com Buxfer, or Budgetpulse for new grads to keep track of spending.
  • BankNXT looks at FinovateSpring Best of Show demos and Simple’s new app.
  • Taulia & SAP partner for dynamic discounting services.
  • Seattle’s KOMO News covers BillGuard.
  • Wall Street Journal suggests Mint, Credit Karma, HelloWallet & LearnVest as tools for financial novices.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– May 18, 2012

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  • Business Insider examines how SigFig, JemStep, and FutureAdvisor can help manage your investments.
  • Work Goes Strong recommends using Planwise to help get out of debt.
  • Huffington Post interviews Bill Harris, Personal Capital CEO.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– May 17, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgSoMoLend raises $1.17 in Seed Funding.
  • TradeKing and Zecco announce agreement to merge.
  • The Economist names CurrencyFair as an option for transferring money abroad.
  • The Economist looks at how Wonga, Mint, SaveUp, and ReadyForZero use Big Data.
  • Xconomy reports Kony Solutions receives $15 mil in Series C financing.
  • Finextra reports SafetyPay takes e-commerce cash payment service global.
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.

SoMoLend Raises $1.17 in Seed Funding

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After finishing up a Best of Show win at FinovateSpring last week, SoMoLend announced yesterday that it has raised a round of $1.17 million in seed funding.

The round was lead by CincyTech and also included:

    • Queen City Angels
    • North Coast Angel Fund
    • Blue Chip Partners
    • Shaker LaunchHouse
    • Eldar Investment LLC
    • Clarion Direct Investment LLC
    • Numerous individual investors 

The newly-launched startup plans to use the cash to complete the alpha version of the software, create market underwriting standards, and work on their capitalization plan.

To learn more about SoMoLend, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo, coming soon to Finovate.com

Finovate Alumni News– May 16, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBill.com integrates with NetSuite to deliver seamless, cloud-based financial management.
  • Inc.well interviews Candace Klein, CEO of SoMoLend, about crowdfunding.
  • Virtual Piggy partners with World Industries.
  • American Banker considers if Dwolla is a threat or opportunity for banks.
  • Soshable covers Klarna, CoverHound, Giftly, ZipZap, BillGuard, Dwolla and Virtual Piggy.
  • The Next Web takes a closer look at the tech that powers LearnVest.
  • BCSG partners with Sage to offer MyBusinessWorks customers the bookkeeping application Sage One Accounts.
  • ValidSoft announces partnership with Spindle to provide advanced payments security solutions to US-based customers.
  • Fast Company names Laura Mather, Founder and Chief Visionary of Silver Tail Systems, as one of the Most Creative People in Business.
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.

FinovateSpring 2012 in the Press

Here’s a look at press coverage from FinovateSpring 2012 in San Francisco last week. For comprehensive coverage, be sure to check out Erin McCune’s live blog on PaymentsViews, which covers all 63 presenting companies:

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2 Minute Finance
2MF @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference
by Bobby Lee
Link

BillGuard Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee
Cardlytics Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee
Concur Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee
Flint Mobile Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 2)
by Bobby Lee
Mitek Systems Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee
TIO Networks Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee
WattzOn Demo @ Finovate Spring 2012 Conference (Day 1)
by Bobby Lee
Bank Innovation
5 Finovate Demo-ers’ News Catching Our Eye
by Mary Wisniewski

4 More Finovate Products We Like
by Mary Wisniewski

Bank Technology News
Best of Finovate Spring Day 1
by Penny Crosman
Best of Finovate Spring Day 2
by Penny Crosman

Dwolla Pitches Fast Fund Transfers, but Bank Participation is Vital
by Sean Sposito
Edo to Harness Payment Data to Spur Consumer Spending
by Victoria Finkle

WattzOn Helps Banks Help Customers Save on Energy Bills
by Sean Sposito

BankersLab Blog
CreditLab Launch: Reactions and Responses

BankNXT
Finovate, Simple, and Re-Imagining Banking Applications
by Bradley Leimer
Live at FinovateSpring 2012- day 1
by Jelmer de Jong
Live at FinovateSpring 2012- day 2
by Jelmer de Jong

BetaKit
CoverHound Debuts Comparison Tool for Auto Insurance 
by Cheronne Thurab 

Business Insider
Finally, a Mobile App That Helps You Save Money: Meet Urge
by Willy Staley

Business2Community
What Does $4.6 Billion in Coupon Savings Have to Do with Savvy Consumers?
by Andre Bourque

C’est pas mon idée!
FinovateSpring 2012: quoi de neuf?
by Patrice Bernard

Currency Marketing Blog
Four Conference in Four Days
by Tim McAlpine

Credit Union Times
MoneyDesktop Named Best of Show at FinovateSpring Conference
by Natasha Chilingerian

Daily Disruption
Flint Mobile Announces Beta Launch at Finovate and Closes $3 Million Round of Financing
by Tim Rygh

The Daily Guardian (BillGuard’s blog)
Financial Community Awards BillGuard Best Of Show at Finovate
by Maryanne

DCisions Blog
DCisions at Finovate Spring 2012
by Kritika Ashok

Des Moines Register 
Dwolla offers software for free
by Adam Belz

Des Moines Register Blog
Dwolla, Social Money earn praise at national banking conference
by Marco Santana

Exc
elsior
Kuspit, el primer Finovate mexicano
by Alicia Salgado

Experian Blog
Business IQ Express… what is the media saying?
by Roslyn Whitehurst 

FamZoo Blog
Finovate Winners
by Bill Dwight

Finextra
Flint taps phone cameras for card payments
SoMoLend closes $1.17 million seed round

Forrester Blog
Finovate Spring 2012: Digital Financial Services Innovation
by Tiffani Montez

FP Pad
[Video Spotlight] inStream Solutions CEO Alex Murguia at FinovateSpring 2012
by Bill Winterberg
[Video Spotlight] iQuantifi CEO Tom White at FinovateSpring 2012
by Bill Winterberg
[Video Spotlight] Sarah Carter of Actiance at FinovateSpring 2012
by Bill Winterberg

Iconowatch
Accelerating Innovation at Finovate 2012
by Hans Eisenbeis
Investment News
Personal Capital launches iPhone app
by Davis Janowski
Lazy Man and Money
What’s Hot and What’s Not from Finovate 2012
Mercury News
Money Goes Mobile 
Montreal Gazette
Montreal’s Wall Street Survivor teaches about investing
by Jason Magder
MyBankTracker
Can FinTech Stop You from ‘Showrooming?’
by Willy Staley
MoneyDesktop: How Personalized Deals Shine in PFM Tools
by Simon Zhen
Save Your Wallet, and Maybe the Planet, with WattzOn
by by Willy Staley
On Deck Capital Blog
Photo Journal: Our Finovate Demo
PaymentsNews
Highlights from Finovate Spring 2012 San Francisco 
PaymentsViews
Live Blogging Finovate Spring 2012 San Francisco
by Erin McCune
The Paypers
ZipZap rolls out CashCade payment service
PaySimple Blog
PaySimple at Finovate
by Sarah Jordan
PC World
New Web Apps and Services for Business
by Yardena Arar
QuidLabs
Finovate Best in Show
by Aliisa Rosenthal
SecurityPark.net
BehavioSec voted ‘Best of Show’ for biometric solution by audience at Finovate Spring, San Francisco
Silicon Prairie News
With upgraded FiSync, Dwolla cuts 3-5 day wait to real-time
by Michael Stacy
Silver Tail Systems Blog
Finovate Spring Demonstrates a Growing Richness in Online Interactions
by Laura Mather
Social Lending Network
Roundup of Social Lending News – May 12, 2012
by Peter Renton
TechCrunch 
Capital One Snags Mobile Savings Startup BankOns, Team Moving To Capital One Labs
by Sarah Perez
Flint: A New Mobile Payment App For Small Businesses Picks Up $3M From Storm, True Ventures
by Ingrid Lunden
How Personal Capital Wants To Bring Money Management Into The Internet Age [TCTV]
by Colleen Taylor
Nearing The 1M User Mark, Expensify Adds ‘Trips’ Feature To Mobile Apps
by Colleen Taylor
The Anti-Groupon? Edo Launches Real-Time Local Offers Platform, Tied To Your Bank Card For Instant Credits
by Sarah Perez
Tradestreaming
List Of Winners Of Top Fintech Conference, Finovate
by Zack Miller
World News (wn.com)
Instream Solutions Ceo Alex Murguia At Finovatespring 2012

Finovate Alumni News– May 15, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgFinancial services and Big-Data executive Mary Anne Keegan joins rapidly growing BillGuard as CMO.
  • CBS News recommends BillShrink for recent college grads.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions expanding, relocates to new facility.
  • Cartera Commerce links Offers to US Airways Dividend Miles members.
  • The Miami Herald reports Kony Solutions to Power Aetna’s Mobile Application Platform.
  • Ping Identity named a winner of the Midsize Enterprise Summit East 2012 XCellence Awards.
  • Plastyc launches Kindle Fire app for UPside Visa.
  • TradeKing ranked top in customer service for 3 consecutive year in SmartMoney Magazine’s annual broker survey.
  • YuuPay and Virtual Piggy partner to provide secure online and mobile payments for under-18 users.
  • Xconomy reports Yodlee secures $8,309,780 new financing.
  • Farmington Bank selects Q2ebanking’s online banking 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.

Finovate Alumni News– May 14, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCU Insight reports cbanc Network Reaches 10,000 Users Milestone.
  • Bill.com Wins Barlow Research Client Conference Innovation Showcase Award.
  • Clairmail Wins San Francisco Business Times Tech and Innovation Award.
  • AcceptEmail and TrustWeaver announce partnership.
  • PYMNTS News reports Acculynk announces Alaska option issuers enabled with PaySecure internet PIN debit.
  • Aptys Solutions Offers Financial Institutions Affordable Archiving Alternative.
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.

FinovateSpring 2012 Live Twitter Transcript

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for FS2012IMG.jpgHere’s @Finovate’s live Twitter stream from FinovateSpring last week.

Entries appear in chronological order:

Day 1, Session 1
  • Dwolla launching newest iteration of FiSync, a payment system that allows banks to originate real-time transactions. Link
  • WattzOn launching its Personal Energy Management Platform, a service to rack energy usage and expense. Link
  • WattzOn announcing WattzOn Connect which can be integrated into online banking and PFMs.
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for TwitterBird.jpgTaulia unveils Early Payment Network; tools for business, showing online invoicing with dynamic discounting. Link
  • BancBox is an infrastructure platform helping companies build web/mobile payment services. Link
  • BancBox showing how it built TweedlePay, a live payment service built for demo purposes in a few days.
  • Affinity Solutions launching Coupon-on-a-Card today; showing Sovereign implementation. Link
  • Affinity Solutions demoing user receiving discount real-time in the authorization stream via First Data integration at POS.
  • Social Money (aka SmartyPig) launching GoalSaver, social money system. Announced ICICI Bank program in India. Link
  • Social Money demoing the savings goal setup process for “new baby,” includes integrations with Facebook/Twitter.
  • Social Money showing how goal redemption process is fee opportunity for bank by putting on prepaid gift card.
  • Expensify is launching trip tracking with full itinerary management; making it a turnkey travel mgmt app. Link 
  • Expensify new trip tracking is automatically available to all users, no upgrade needed.
  • BillGuard anti-virus for credit cards has now saved users $640,000 in fraud charges; has 2 top-issuers in tests. Link
  • BillGuard launching BillGuardFI today; a card charge dispute management system banks can use to reduce dispute management costs.
  • BillGuard demoing social layer to identify charges, “the wikipedia of transactions” an open database of trans source info.
  • BillGuard showing how card transactions can be resolved without involving a bank in the process.
  • Actiance launching Socialite Engage to help financial advisors share relevant, preapproved & compliant content. Link
  • Actiance demoing library dashboard to select content, put into their own words, & schedule; Raymond James is using the system.
Day 1, Session 2

  • Personal Capital launching full “money remote control” via mobile app with full acct aggregation. Link
  • Personal Capital app has cool UI with iPod like dials; full-screen color; demoing interbank transfer between any FI accts.
  • Personal Capital demoing account enrollment using mobile image capture; closing with live $100 transfer.
  • BankersLab is launching CreditLab, simulation gaming system to train retail bank risk managers. Link
  • BankersLab credit training game focuses on risk management skills, pitting teams against each other to make portfolio choices.
  • edo Interactive introduces GeoCommerce, the ability for a purchase at one merchant to trigger offer at 2nd nearby. Link
  • edo Interactive demoing real-time delivery of 2nd offer in real-time over mobile. Focused not on “check-INs” but on “check-OUTs”
  • IP Commerce launching Multi-Party Payments Commerce Playlist for funds exchange based on exchanges rules. Link
  • IP Commerce demoing the creation of a campaign for a “Derby party” relying on the set of rules governing the exchanges.
  • iQuantifi launching automated & personalized financial advice platform with immediate advice implementation. Link
  • iQuantifi demoing financial planning wizards for goal creation and the immediate delivery of advice; like “financial GPS”.
  • Silver Tail Systems launching Parameter Injection threat score to determine when end user’s machine is infected. Link
  • PaySimple is launching platform for banks to offer cloud-based receivables automation to small biz clients. Link
  • PaySimple has Chase and Western Union distributing its small-biz solution.
  • Linkable Networks debuting “SKU level” offers, users served offers “in the wild” while shopping. Link
  • Linkable Networks demoing offer “coupons” being delivered via mobile; showing sharing capability via Facebook.
  • Mitek Systems launching mobile deposit tech for underbanked to load funds directly on prepaid card with camera. Link
  • MitekSystems demoing capture of drivers license via camera and extraction of data (works in all 50 states).
  • Mitek Systems also de
    moing Spanish version, in Spanish.
Day 1, Session 3

  • Dynamics launching payment card with choice of pmt “experience” by selecting buttons that rewrite mag strip. Link
  • Dynamics demoing ePlate payment experience management; showing gamified payments; revenue sharing 25 BP to developers.
  • Dynamics showing payments API, live today.
  • Bill.com launching CashView for biz customers, dashboard control over cash flow, payables & receivables. Link
  • Bill.com demoing collaboration features; showing mobile app that recreates desktop dashboard.
  • Kabbage has loaned $20 mil to small merchants; launching K-Leaf for Kabbage acct integration with others. Link
  • Kabbage showing integration with Bill.com; increases data going to Kabbage for better underwriting.
  • Kabbage showing email integration, users can email documents into Kabbage for automatic import into user’s acct.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions launching Select Business tablet solution for managing check deposits. Link
  • Cachet demoing mobile check deposit, then integration into backend tablet-based sm biz management app.
  • TASCET launching Financial ICONN to ID customers without SSNs; simplify compliance & reduce fraud. Link
  • TASCET is showing ICONN activation, grabs fingerprints & takes facial scan, then match with database to deliver financial security number.
  • Nomis Solutions showing “better living through math” ie its Pricing and Profitability Management platform. Link 
  • Nomis Solutions showing “price optimizer” to help FI’s with pricing; marries data streams, predictive analytics & user behavior.
  • Experian launching Business IQ Express, service for sm biz to manage customers to get paid faster. Link
  • Experian showing dashboard to help a biz evaluate customers’ credit, incl owner’s credit; includes alerts to changes, collections.
  • Experian makes good point, customer credit management can have MORE impact on small biz than larger biz better able to absorb losses.
Day 1, Session 4

  • SaveUp launching a gamification program to reward financial behavior. Link <full disclosure, i won $5>
  • SaveUp has seen signup rate of 44% of users coming from FIs; high engagement from giveaways = 30% visit daily, 60% weekly.
  • SaveUp’s largest FI is Bank of the West, also being used by a number of CUs.
  • TIO Networks has 60,000 walk-up locations for billpay; launching its first mobile app for billpay. Link
  • TIO Networks processes bill payments for Pageonce; showing how it can get bill paid and account credited via mobile on same day.
  • TIO Networks also launching TIO mobile wallet.
  • ProfitStars launching new system to simplify internal budgeting process; aim to kill the static spreadsheet. Link
  • ProfitStars (from Jack Henry) demoing budget collaboration process.
  • MShift launching mobile banking 2.0, connecting FIs to local merchants with direct transaction. Link 
  • MShft is demoing mobile gift card via Air Force FCU account; has iPhone contacts integration; includes running balance of card.
  • eDeposit is “showing us the money” with launch of its new web/mobile payment app. Link 
  • eDeposit showing “buyer authentication” so payment trans are 100% guaranteed; dashboard displays all transactions in process.
  • eDeopsit showing iPad app for real-time payment system.
  • Concur is launching Smart Expense, expense mgr that integrates with TripIt, a travel app w/ 5 million users. Link
  • Concur “your expense report prepares itself;” showing Tripit mobile with “expense trip” button at bottom of the app.
  • Concur used by 18 mil people w/ 0.5 bill items last yr; demoing import into desktop dashboard including photos of receipts.
  • NICE Systems launching today it’s Mobile Reach solution for mobile-based self-service customer service. Link
  • NICE Systems demoing service options offered via mobile app: user can call in and agent can solve & send details to user’s app.
  • That’s it for the day 1 demos, adjourn to networking hall. Thanks everyone for your attention and tweets.
Day 2, Session 1

  • Wipit starts off day 2 of FinovateSpring; launching mobile payments for “cash preferred” users. Link 
  • Wipit demoing cash taken over the counter, loaded into acct with immediate availability for use at Wipit-enabled site.
  • Wipit working with Ria for cash-based mobile bill pay; replaces walk-up billpay for cash preferred; is live today.
  • BehavioSec launching “behavioral biometrics” adding extra security to remote banking via user behavior. Link
  • BehavioSec demoing on iPad how keyboarding speed/style can positively ID user; can even ID a specific fraudster’s “signature”.
  • BehavioSec ID app is available in app store to test yourself.
  • Keynote DeviceAnywhere launching HTML5 mobile web testing app for developers. Link 
  • Keynote DeviceAnywhere demoing a live test of mobile app which is in the right panel (hosted), with diagnostics on left.
  • Flint Mobile launching new company today to accept cards on the go; also announced series A funding. Link
  • Flint Mobile showing capture of ca
    rd details via phone cam, then enter card security number, email address for receipt & then user signs on app.
  • Flint Mobile has social integrations; also has merchant friendly “Durbin pricing” 1.95% + $0.20 for debit; 2.95% + $0.20 credit
  • Cardlytics launching new merchant tools to show where revenues are being generated via mapping. Link 
  • Cardlytics demoing mobile capabilities as integrated into Associated Credit Union mobile banking app.
  • Transparency Labs launching tool to provide more transparency around 401k and retirement acct. Link 
  • MoneyDesktop launching Deals function, integrated into its PFM app; announcing that Visa is using them. Link
  • MoneyDesktop demoing deals implementation in its mobile phone app.
  • Bazaarvoice launching tools for FIs to better leverage word-of-mouth and its customers social connections. Link
  • Bazaarvoice demoing a user product review; then how it appears on FI dashboard used to see consumer sentiment & segment reviews.
  • Bazaarvoice showing tool for FI to respond to comments which is posted online AND emailed to consumer who made the comment.
  • Kuspit (from Mexico) is launching new trading solution; showing consumer dashboard and data visualization. Link
  • Kuspit demoing community features to follow other investors; has learning tools where each step has to be passed before trade.
Day 2, Session 2

  • Giftly “reinventing the gift card,” launching mobile service to make them personal, social, fun, interactive. Link
  • Giftly demoing mobile app w/ friend list, gifting options, event reminders (eg birthday); shows previous history incl photos.
  • Giftly has redemption innovation; recipient uses gift simply by linking the value to their existing credit card & using anywhere.
  • Portfolio Football launches football-inspired gamification of personal finance & investing. Link
  • Portfolio Football demoing the finance/football game, with scoreboard, teams, and so on; mimics fantasy football interfaces.
  • Portfolio Football demoing how to add an asset to portfolio; the new asset (eg ETF) is a new team member.
  • Wall Street Survivor launching social investing platform, to learn investing through games, missions, simulator. Link
  • Wall Street Survivor demoing “portfolio basics” quiz, includes email of the lesson; create branded game w partners, eg Motley Fool.
  • Virtual Piggy launching payment service to enable kids to buy real or virtual goods online. Link
  • Virtual Piggy demoing “parental controls” for online shopping w/ dollar limits, merchant limits, savings hurdles, charity allocations.
  • Virtual Piggy demoing purchase from the K”Nex website in COPPA compliant manner; platform includes social wish list feature.
  • CSI globalVCard launching virtual MasterCard app for businesses to create single-use acct number. Link
  • CSI globalVcard shows how biz creates num via iPad app, sends to mobile phone for immediate use by recipient; has batch create.
  • CoverHound debuting insurance “storefront” an FI-branded turnkey platform to sell insurance via bank site. Link
  • Coverhound demoing process to select car insurance; includes Facebook profile integration to prefill insurance application form.
  • Coverhound gathers “real” prices from carrier partners & presents accurate price comparisons for better transparency.
  • Swipely launching new payment marketing platform; now adding “card processing” to offers & analytics. Link 
  • Swipely shows typical “printout style” merchant processing statement (yep..ours looks like that), compares to Swipely dashboard.
  • Swipely aims to help small merchants put successful mkt campaigns on “auto pilot”; & “turn cash register into marketing machine”.
  • On Deck Capital launching new “Connect” service to integrate its lending platform with partners such as AEO. Link
  • On Deck Capital has AEO exec on stage to explain partnership; demoing wizard that matches biz applicant with local lender.
  • On Deck Capital, had originated $250 mil on its own, but now looking to power sm biz lending through FIs.
  • DeviceFidelity launch moneto mobile wallet; showing “regular phone” payment via microSD card, swap to iphone. Link
  • DeviceFidelity showing mobile app with locater for PayPass enabled merchants; has “vibrate on payment” option.
  • DeviceFidelity offering full white-label platform for FIs and issuers.
Day 2, Session 3

  • ZipZap launching CashCade, a cash transaction solutions for online/mobile merchants worldwide. Link 
  • ZipZap demoing case where credit card is declined, then its cash option is offered; user then pays cash at local store such as CVS.
  • ZipZap showing how it can be shown at checkout as a payment option like PayPal, MC/Visa.
  • Applause Learning launching Coindexter Club, multiplayer-based virtual world of Econopolis, targeted to kids. Link
  • Applause Learning game includes virtual representation of real-world chores such as washing dishes, or running lemonade stand.
  • Applause Learning game includes virtual bank branches, ATMs; includes stock exchange to learn investing.
  • Applause Learning is licensing to banks/CUs for private-brand; showing Georgia’s Own Credit Union version.
  • inStream Solutions launching financial planning software & marketplace for financial products. Link
  • inStream Solutions showing advisor dashboard, includes cool “mind map,” showing how it’s use to suggest and then sell insurance.
  • Clover Network launching the “Clover OS,” and “open POS” system Link
  • Clover showing how a FI or developer could add a feature (send a bill) to a client’s POS.
  • Serverside Group launching system so FI customers can design a card using an image from their Facebook photos. Link
  • Serverside Group working with BBVA Compass Bank, which has seen good lift; users can share designs with friends on Facebook.
  • Serverside system can be used to have a “card design competition” via Facebook.
  • Pindrop Security launching phone verification, Phone Fraud Call Analyzer; ID callers even w/ spoofed CallerID. Link
  • Pindrop Security demoing caller risk score and dashboard to monitor likely fraud with “anomaly detection engine”.
Day 2, Session 4

  • FutureAdvisor launching “free web service to replace your financial advisor;” after 1 month tracking $1 Bil. Link 
  • FutureAdvisor shows personalized recommendations to improve entire portfolio including retirement & 401(k) plans.
  • FutureAdvisor launching premium service today, which MANAGES the portfolio, automatically making asset adjustments.
  • SoMoLend, “social mobile local lending” launching P2P lending platform for small biz. Link 
  • Key Bank is lending on SoMoLend platform, showing how lenders look at potential borrowers, includes map view.
  • SoMoLend launched in Ohio in November, rolling out nationwide today and looking for partners.
  • Klarna “fastest growing payment co. you’ve never heard of;” trade platform to take risk out of ecommerce transfers. Link
  • Klarna demoing trade experience; takes the fraud/default risk and has experienced under 1% in losses.
  • Thomson Reuters launching App Store solution for buying market data, records & other info. Link
  • Thompson Reuters showing creation of SmartStops widget that can be placed into FI website.
  • Access Development launching “power deals, a micro-redemption product” for daily deals offered via FIs. Link 
  • Access Development showing online deal search & redemption process.
  • DCisions investment info service aggregates 1.5 mil portfolios (in UK) & tracks performance like DJIA. Link
  • DCisions service operates under InvestorBee brand, but can be private labeled for FIs; allows comparison to similar investors.
  • BalanceStreet launching “Priceline for debt settlement” to make collection/settlement more user friendly. Link 
  • BalanceStreet showing debt settlement process; user sees options & debtor can make offers to creditors.

Finovate Alumni News– May 11, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgSocialInSight Acquires SocialPicks for Undisclosed Sum.
  • One Year After its FinovateSpring 2011 Demo, Bankons is Acquired by Capital One.
  • Clairmail Leads New Era of Mobile Banking Security with RSA Certification.
  • TechCrunch reports Wonga Extends Its Payday Loans To Small Businesses In UK.
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.

Balance Street Helps Consumers Settle Delinquent Debt

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The final demo to take the FinovateSpring 2012 stage was Balance Street, who demonstrated how it helps consumers and creditors benefit from delinquent debt settlements:
“Balance Street shows consumers how much their debt costs them (as well as the high costs of debt settlement companies), then provides an easy way for them to enter delinquent credit card debt, save money for settlement, and make, accept, and counter offers from creditors. It’s a free, secure and easy way for consumers to settle delinquent debt that also provides creditors with critical information to help them recover more debt faster. 
Creditors can also benefit from making large, lump sum settlements with blocks of consumers, saving millions in customer service, mail, fax, email and money transfer costs. Furthermore, Balance Street will introduce and sell diverse metrics to the credit industry, derived from the unique transaction engine it built to help struggling consumers and overburdened creditors.”
Product Launched: May 2012
HQ Location: Los Angeles, CA
Company Founded: January 2011
Metrics: Raised $250,000, 3 employees, pre-revenue, 3 registered users, 2 successful settlements. Patent filed for online consumer debt transaction engine.
Introducing Johnny Simon (Founder and CEO) and Michael Lees (Corporate Development)

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InvestorBee Uses Wisdom from the Crowd to Help Users Make Smart Investment Decisions

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Next, DCisions took the stage to demo InvestorBee:
“InvestorBee puts data at consumers’ fingertips so they can make smart, confident investments.
        • It’s fact, not opinion. Users can tap into the database to learn from the experiences of other investors.
        • It’s an investment health check. Users can compare their portfolios and multi-asset products with fact-based, relevant benchmarks to understand whether they receive fair value.
        • It’s simple investing without guesswork. Users can choose an objective risk-based strategy to track what’s right for them in a few easy steps.
Our users extract wisdom from the crowd to make better, simpler investment decisions – all for free at InvestorBee.”
Product Launched: December 2011
HQ Location: London, UK
Company Founded: 2005
Metrics: 15 employees, holds data on approximately 1.5 million investors
Website: dcisions.com
Introducing Graham Mannion (Managing Director & Founder) and Maya Kuzalti (Director, Product & Analytics)

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