Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

StockTwits Integrates with Chart.ly

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

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StockTwits, a social platform for the investing community, announced late last week that it has integrated social charting service, Chart.ly, onto its platform. StockTwits purchased Chart.ly back in 2009, but this is the first integration of its capabilities.

The integration enables users to easily upload charts and record screenshots by using the Include Media button.

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It also makes it easy for members to search, view, and share the charts and videos, and even has the capability to filter for charts and screencasts on the StockTwits stream.

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Upon clicking the chart or video, users can see a larger view where they can zoom in and comment.

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Because all Chart.ly functionality has been ported to StockTwits, the Chart.ly site now redirects to StockTwits.

To learn more about StockTwits, watch its FinovateEurope 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– July 30, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: AcceptEmail, Backbase, Boku, peerTransfer, Simple, Virtual Piggy, Xero
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgVirtual Piggy integrates its youth payment system into Arbor Collective’s ecommerce operations.
  • AcceptEmail featured in The E-invoicing Market Guide 2012.
  • BOKU receives A+Trust rating from the Better Business Bureau.
  • Barnard College partners with peerTransfer to streamline international education payments.
  • Simple begins on-boarding customers, loses CTO Alex Payne.
  • Xero reaches 100k paying customers, discloses additional metrics.
  • Tinkoff Credit Systems launches new online banking on Backbase.
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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Xero Reaches 100k Paying Customers, Discloses Additional Metrics

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

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New Zealand-based cloud accounting software company, Xero, recently held its annual meeting where it released some interesting metrics and announced it has reached 100k paying customers.

Here’s a summary of what it disclosed:

    • While it took 5 years to reach its first 50k paying customers, it took only 10 months to acquire the second 50k paying customers
    • Its annualized committed monthly revenue had increased to $34.5 million, up from $25.5 million at the end of March 2012
    • It is considering a dual listing on the Australian Security Exchange (ASX) to facilitate Australian shares purchasing

To learn more about Xero, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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SecureKey Appoints Charles Walton as New CEO

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

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Hardware and software security solutions company, SecureKey Technologies, announced today it has appointed Charles Walton as new CEO.

Walton, who comes to SecureKey with over thirty years of experienceThumbnail image for CharlesWaltonIMG.jpgin the security industry, has served as INSIDE Secure’s General Manager and EVP of the NFC and Secure Payments Business since 2005.

He will begin his new role at SecureKey next month.

To learn more about SecureKey, watch its FinovateEurope 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– July 27, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Continuity Control, Credit Sesame, Lending Club, Prosper, SecondMarket, SecureKey, Tuition.io
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgSocial Lending Network considers the futures of Lending Club & Prosper.
  • Continuity Control receives remaining $1 million of its $2 million series B funding round.
  • Credit Sesame announces the launch of its new Android App. Come see the live demo of their newest at FinovateFall.
  • SecureKey appoints Charles Walton as new CEO.
  • Business Insider names Tuition.io as a creative idea to help manage student loans. Come see their live demo at FinovateFall.
  • SecondMarket names former U.S. Congressman Scott Murphy to Board of Directors.
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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Simple Begins On-Boarding Customers, Loses CTO Alex Payne

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

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Finance startup, Simple (formerly BankSimple), quietly made a couple of announcements today.

First, a few weeks ago it began the process of on-boarding the 125k customers on its wait list. To give you a reference of how long that is expected to take, TechCrunch reports that those who request an invite today can expect to receive their card in the mail sometime this Fall.

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In addition to this, it announced one of its co-founders and CTO, Alex Payne, is leaving the company to pursue his interest in programming languages and developer tools. He will, however, fill the role as the startup’s advisor.

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

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Forbes Publishes Facts and Stats about Payment Gateway, Braintree

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

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Earlier this week, Forbes featured an article on payment gateway, Braintree. Throughout the two-page piece, the author reveals some interesting facts about the Chicago-based company.

Here are some highlights:

    • Customers include OpenTable, Fab.com, Airbnb, Uber, Angry Birds, and Living Social
    • The name Braintree comes from a town in Massachusetts that was home to Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams
    • By the end of 2012, Braintree will employ at least 100 people
    • Braintree’s mobile client libraries are now at nearly $1 billion in mobile volume 
    • Braintree’s clients are in 30 countries in Europe, Latin America, and Asia (its staying out of China and Japan because of regulatory issues)

CEO Bill Ready strives to make Braintree the iOS of payments. Forbes reports:

“He wants Braintree’s technology to be like Apple’s (AAPL) operating system — a way to make all the complexity of the payments infrastructure easier for developers to access without requiring them to know all of its nuts and bolts.”

To learn more about Braintree, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– July 26, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Boku, Braintree, HelloWallet, Locaid, Stocktwits, Taulia
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTaulia provides Dynamic Discounting platform to Northgate Information Solutions.
  • OANDA’s trading app integrates StockTwits social commentary on currency & forex markets.
  • TMC reports Locaid aids enterprises with secure location needs.
  • Forbes publishes facts and stats about payment gateway, Braintree.
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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DemystData and Chexar Implement New Consumer Scoring Algorithm

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

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Social data startup, DemystData, announced yesterday that it and Chexar Networks have implemented their new consumer scoring algorithm with select beta clients.

The two companies have spent a year testing and modeling Chexar’s data on consumer check cashing with the data DemystData has around online, social, and mobile interactions. The intent of the tests is to help Chexar determine the riskiness of a new bank customer by using a map that correlates customer-level characteristics and risk outcomes.

With the map, Chexar is now able to help underbanked consumers coming into the banking world by assessing the data that exists about them online.

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

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SaveUp Raises $5 Million, Voices Usage Stats

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

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SaveUp, a free rewards program to help consumers get out of debt, announced a $5 million round of financing yesterday, which comes after the initial $2 million seed round from Blue Run Ventures and True Ventures it closed in November of last year.

Existing investors participated in the new round, and the remaining contributors are undisclosed. So far, SaveUp has closed $4 million of the $5 million, and is looking for prominent angel investors to close out the round.

Along with covering the announcement, TechCrunch disclosed the following stats:

    • 20% of users sign in daily
    • 45% of users sign in weekly
    • 68% of users sign in once a month
    • Users have registered over half a billion dollars in debt in the system, including:

– $317 million in mortgage debt
– $45 million in credit card debt- $148 million in loan debt

    • Since launching, its helped users pay down $74 million in debt and save $93 million

SaveUp will use the funding to increase distribution of the product and expand to new platforms.

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

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Taulia Provides Dynamic Discounting Platform to Northgate Information Solutions

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

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Earlier this week, dynamic discounting platform, Taulia announced a partnership with Northgate Information Solutions.

Through the partnership, Taulia will provide self-service capabilities to Northgate’s supplier base, including:

    • E-invoicing
    • Full automation of purchase-to-pay processes
    • Comprehensive visibility into the invoice process

To accomodate Northgate’s global supplier base, Taulia’s platform integrates with Northgate’s SAP ERP system to enable invoice compliance across country borders. This allows Northgate to provide the same level of extensive functionality, automation and visibility to its vendors regardless of their country.

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

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Finovate Alumni News– July 25, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ActivePath, Fiserv, FutureAdvisor, Giftly, SaveUp, TIO Networks, Wipit
  • Fiserv launches mobile app for debit and credit card rewards program.
  • Investment News features FutureAdvisor.
  • TIO Networks signs deal with MAPCO Express to deploy bill pay kiosks across Tennessee.
  • Wipit enables e-commerce websites to accept cash payments.
  • ActivePath’s ActiveMail reaches major milestone with 500,000 downloads.
  • SaveUp raises $5 million, voices usage stats.
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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