Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

Cardlytics Shows Merchants Where the Revenues Are

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Cardlytics, FinovateSpring 2012

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Afterwards, Cardlytics showed its geographical revenue visualization for merchants:

“Cardlytics will be demonstrating the impact of showing merchants how and where their revenues are being generated on a geographical representation.”

Product Launched: 2012 (Early Q3)
HQ Location: Atlanta, GA
Company Founded: February 2008
Metrics: Since its founding in 2008, Cardlytics has been a leader of innovation with recent accolades, including being named one of the 100 most innovative private companies in the world by Red Herring. The company has also raised over $60 million in venture capital from leading investors in both Silicon Valley and Boston and a strategic investment from the world’s leading loyalty company, Aimia.
Introducing Jason Brooks (Managing Director, UK) and Rod Witmond (SVP, Product Management and Marketing)

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Flint Mobile Helps Businesses Acquire Customers through Social Media Marketing

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2012, Flint Mobile

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Then, Flint Mobile demonstrated how it helps businesses accept credit cards and acquire customers:

“Flint is introducing its first product offering. We will be demoing our end-to-end service that seamlessly integrates easy mobile payments with word of mouth marketing through the biggest social networks.”

Product Launched: May 2012
HQ Location: Redwood City, CA
Company Founded: April 2011
Metrics: Announcing the company and our Beta at FinovateSpring 2012
Website: flintmo.com
Introducing Greg Goldfarb (CEO and Co-Founder) and Venkat Subramanian (VP Engineering) 

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Keynote DeviceAnywhere Lets You Test Your Platform on Mobile Devices

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2012, Keynote DeviceAnywhere

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Next, Keynote DeviceAnywhere showed off its solution for browser-based testing across multiple devices and platforms:

“Real device or browser-based testing? It’s a common dilemma for enterprise mobile app developers and QA professionals. While most agree that testing on real devices is optimal for understanding the true mobile user experience, there are also some very practical efficiency and automation benefits to be gained from browser-based testing. 

TCE Automation with HTML5 Web Testing allows you to test on real mobile devices with all the ease of browser-based testing and automate across different mobile devices and platforms. These capabilities enable you to accelerate time to market for new apps and platforms while saving substantial time and cost.”

Product Launched: May 2012
HQ Location: San Mateo, CA
Company Founded: January 2003
Introducing Bryan Segale (Senior Technical Account Manager)

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BehavioSec Uses Behavioral Analytics to Tackle Mobile Security

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BehavioSec, FinovateSpring 2012

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Second up, BehavioSec demonstrated its mobile security solution that uses behavioral analytics:
“BehavioSec is showing the answer to the mobile security problem.
It’s no longer sufficient to enter the correct PIN code or pattern; it has to be entered in the correct way.
BehavioMobile adds a layer of behavioral analytics to a financial app (such as a banking application), making sure it can only be accessed by a typing or swiping sequence that is uniquely connected to that person’s biometrics.
Anyone attempting to access the app has to use the correct pressure, velocity, and acceleration, and they must combine this with the correct sequence speed and key-flight before they can access it.”
Product Launched: December 2011
HQ Location: Lulea, Sweden
Company Founded: 2009
Metrics: $1.5 million raised to date, 7 employees
Introducing Neil Costigan (CTO)

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Wipit Enables Consumers to Make Mobile Payments with Cash

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2012, Wipit

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Starting off day two of the conference, Wipit demonstrated how users can load prepaid funds onto a mobile wallet using cash:

“Wipit is a mobile payment service that allows users to quickly and easily make payments from their smartphone or online using cash. Users can create a free mobile wallet account via their handset or online and can load prepaid funds by visiting over 10,000 retail locations nationwide. Loaded funds are instantly available to make payments on mobile apps or websites that accept Wipit as a payment option. Users authorize all payment transactions via a simple, single click payment process. Account information and transaction history can be viewed and managed from Wipit’s free mobile app or online.”

Product Launched: Q2 2012
HQ Location: Pasadena, CA
Company Founded: 2010
Website: wipit.me
Introducing Richard Kang (CEO) and Lance Taschner (CTO)

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NICE Creates a Smart Customer Service Experience

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2012, NICE Systems

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Concluding day 1 of the conference, NICE demonstrated its Mobile Reach solution:
“NICE Mobile Reach complements mobile banking by intelligently bridging mobile self-service and assisted service, creating a customer service experience that is as smart as customers’ devices. 
    • ENGAGE: It understands customer intent in real-time and recommends, just at the right time, the right channel for fulfilling the customer need. 
    • CONNECT: When needed, it seamlessly connects the customer with the right agent, bypassing the IVR and transferring the context from the mobile device to the agent desktop. 
    • COLLABORATE: During a call with an agent, it adds multimedia collaboration tools allowing the customer and agent to exchange text, images, and documents. 
The results: great customer experience, boost in mobile banking adoption, higher revenue, and lower service cost.”
Product Launched: April 2012
HQ Location: Rutherford, NJ
Company Founded: January 1986
Website: nice.com
Introducing Amit Ashman (Director of Solution Marketing) and Matthew Storm (Director of Innovation & Solutions)

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Concur’s SmartExpense Syncs with TripIt to Make Expense Reporting Easy

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Concur, FinovateSpring 2012

ConcurLogo.jpgToday, Concur showed how SmartExpense connects with TripIt to make expense reporting even easier:

“SmartExpense is an easier way to do expense reports and does a lot of the work for you. Snap photos of business receipts with your smartphone while you travel and SmartExpense will automatically upload them to your expense report. Or, simply forward electronic receipts from hotels, mobile carriers, conferences, and more to receipts@smartexpense.com to easily add them to any expense report. 

To make travel expense reporting even easier, connect your SmartExpense account with TripIt. SmartExpense automatically creates and pre-populates expense reports with flight, hotel, and car rental reservations from your TripIt itinerary, no matter where you book.”

Product Launched: Summer 2012
HQ Location: Redmond, WA
Company Founded: 1993
Metrics: Servicing over 15,000 clients located in more than 100 countries; high client satisfaction with more than 95% client retention; total revenue was $292.9 million for fiscal 2010, up 18% year-over-year; processing over 50 million transactions worth over $50 billion in T&E spend a year; over 10% of the U.S.’s T&E spend processed by Concur solutions; more than 60% of the Fortune 500 are Concur clients, including 6 of the top 10 U.S. companies; over 60% of BTN’s Corporate Travel 100 are Concur clients
Website: concur.com
Introducing Elena Donio (EVP & GM, Emerging Business) and Ruben Alanis (Senior Product Manager)

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eDeposit’s Technology Helps Businesses and Customers Enjoy the Payment Experience

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: eDeposit, FinovateSpring 2012

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Then, eDeposit showed off its payment platform:

“Thousands of businesses seek new payment applications to reduce risk, increase profitability and transform the user experience. eDeposit will demonstrate how its patented technology displaces legacy payment methods with simple web and mobile-integrated solutions. eDeposit sellers say, “Show me the money!” and see funds earmarked before they ship, manufacture, lease, or distribute goods and services. Buyers love the speed, flexibility and control of eDeposit. Our demo shows eDeposit’s unique buyer authorization model, with real-time settlement and reduced risk in B2B, B2C and P2P transactions.”

Product Launched: April 2012
HQ Location: Rockville, MD
Company Founded: 1999
Metrics: eDeposit is privately funded, utilizes a variety of strategic partnerships to develop, host and settle financial transactions and has roughly 2,000 users to date.
Website: edeposit.com
Introducing Bob Craig (CEO) and Neil Williams (EVP, Business Development)

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MShift Demonstrates its FI-Branded Mobile Wallet that Enables Offer and Loyalty Solutions

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2012, mShift

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MShift took the stage to show off its FI-branded mobile wallet solution:

“Welcome to Mobile Banking 2.0 – where financial institutions drive mobile commerce through a community of local businesses and consumers. We’re building FI-branded mobile wallet solutions that, in partnership with local businesses, enables mobile offer, loyalty, and payment solutions directly to consumers.”


HQ Location: Fremont, CA
Company Founded: 1999
Website: mshift.com
Introducing Jeff Chen (Vice President, Business Development) and Audra Robles (Marketing Analyst)

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The ProfitStars Budget Manager Creates an Efficient Budgeting Process

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2012, ProfitStars

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Afterwards, ProfitStars demonstrated how its Budget Manager can help financial institutions streamline the budgeting process:

“Budget Manager is a distributed budgeting tool that allows budget administrators to easily obtain input from the front line and seamlessly incorporate those inputs into the PROFITstar ALM/Budgeting application. This newly redesigned browser-based version enables users to construct and manage a more efficient budgeting process, including how to tackle more difficult items like salaries and fixed assets. Budget Manager provides for ongoing accountability and buy-in from all individuals throughout the organization. The application has reporting capabilities that allow for sharing of actual results throughout the budget year.”

Product Launched: May 2012
HQ Location: Monett, MO
Company Founded: June 1976
Metrics: Jack Henry serves over 11,800 clients, employs approximately 4,400 in over 40 locations, with revenues in excess of $1 billion annually.
Introducing Martin Webster (Sales Director) and Stacie Jokumsen (Product Marketing Specialist)

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TIO’s MobilePay Enables Customers to Pay Bills Using a Credit Card

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: FinovateSpring 2012, TIO Networks

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Later today, TIO Networks demonstrated how its MobilePay solution allows customers to pay their bills using a credit card:

“TIO MobilePay is the first mobile application in North America to offer customers the ability to pay thousands of telecom, utility, financial service and insurance bills safely and conveniently using their Visa or MasterCard credit/debit card. By offering same-day expedited payment processing, we help our customers avoid expensive late fees and service interruptions. 

Unlike traditional online and mobile banking applications, TIO MobilePay is the only smartphone application that lets customers pay all their bills in one place with their credit card, keeping cash in their pocket longer while earning reward points.”

Product Launched: May 2012
HQ Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Company Founded: August 1997 (founded as Infotouch Technologies Inc.)
Metrics: Over $1 billion in transactions processed per year; Over $42 million in annual revenues; Over 1.5 million transactions per month; 180,000 TIO Members powered by the TIO Wallet; Top 10 Finance App in Apple App Store (PG&E Mobile Bill Pay, powered by TIO); Reach 10K billers electronically
Introducing Conal Campbell (Director, Business Development) and Rob Goehring (Chief Marketing Officer)

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SaveUp Helps Banks Gamify Consumer Saving

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

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First on stage in today’s final session, SaveUp demonstrated how financial institutions can use its platform to instill positive saving habits in members:
“Using innovative game mechanics, SaveUp encourages financial success for its users with positive suggestions and better financial product offerings. Financial institutions and financial content providers can use SaveUp as a customer acquisition channel and as a way to educate potential customers about product offerings. 
Our demo showcases the customized version of SaveUp that financial institutions can use to:
        • Engage with existing customers
        • Provide a custom set of prizes and rewards for their depositors
        • Feature customized educational content
        • Relevantly cross-sell their own products and services
        • Understand their customer base
Currently, twenty financial institutions are participating in a pilot program to promote the customized version of SaveUp to their customers. They include Bank of the West, Plastyc, Upside Visa Prepaid Card, and Eli Lilly Credit Union.”
Product Launched: November 2011
HQ Location: San Francisco, CA
Company Founded: April 2011
Metrics: $2 million (April 2011), 7 employees
Website: saveup.com
Introducing Priya Haji (CEO and Co-Founder) and Sammy Shreibati (CTO and Co-Founder)

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