Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

miiCard Partners with Consumer Data Company Callcredit

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

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This morning, online identity verification service miiCard announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with UK-based Callcredit:

“Blending the identity validation and authentication services of miiCard with the consumer data and identity verification services of Callcredit will create a new kind of online identity service that not only provides convenience for the consumer but cost savings, fraud protection and increased conversions for in the industry.”

The two companies aim to be the first to provide the UK with an online identify verification service.

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

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Finovate Alumni News– January 9, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ActivePath, BrightScope, HelloWallet, MiiCard, Prosper, ReadyForZero

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  • Prosper launches web app for Apple and Android Mobile devices.
  • ActivePath appoints former President & CEO at Oversee.net, Jeff Kupietzky, as CEO.
  • Investment News recommends advisors introduce HelloWallet to their clients.
  • The Huffington Post names BrightScope a “civic startup.”
  • miiCard partners with consumer data company Callcredit.
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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Prosper Launches Web App For Apple and Android Mobile Devices

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

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Yesterday, P2P marketplace Prosper unveiled a web app that enables borrowers and lenders to access their accounts on-the-go in an easy-to-read format. 

The mobile platform will allow users to:

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    • Browse individual listings and invest in the ones they choose
    • Transfer funds to their Prosper account

The app is browser-based so it cannot be purchased from the App Store or the Android Marketplace. To access the mobile app, type prosper.com into the browser on your mobile device (the address will automatically be changed to m.prosper.com).

To learn more about Prosper, watch its FinovateStartup09 demo.

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Intuit Works With Visa to Launch Prepaid Card

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Intuit, VISA

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Visa shared on its blog yesterday that California-based Intuit recently launched a prepaid Visa card called GoPayment:

“Those who use Intuit’s GoPayment mobile acceptance app and reader can now link their GoPayment account to a Visa prepaid card, conveniently separating the funds collected through GoPayment from other finances.”

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Users can make purchases with the card online and in-store, and they can use it to withdraw cash at an ATM.

To learn more about the two companies, watch Visa’s FinovateSpring 2010 demo and Intuit’s Finovate 2009 demo.

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The Receivables Exchange Provides Over $1 Billion in Funding to Businesses

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Categories: Receivables Exchange

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The Receivables Exchange, an online platform for selling accounts receivables, announced a major milestone today. It has provided $1 billion in funding to small and mid-sized businesses since its inception:

“Since the marketplace launched, nearly 2,000 small and mid-sized businesses have signed up to sell accounts receivable on The Receivables Exchange. The largest single receivable sold to date is in the millions of dollars and the smallest is 30 cents.”

Companies using The Receivables Exchange can be found in all 50 states and span across 50 industries.

To learn more about The Receivables Exchange, watch its FinovateFall 2010 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 6, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Fiserv, Intuit, Kony Solutions, Receivables Exchange

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  • Kony Solutions partners with Independence Blue Cross to power its mobile app.
  • Fiserv announces patent infringement lawsuit.
  • The Receivables Exchange provides over $1 billion in funding to businesses.
  • Intuit works with Visa to launch prepaid card.
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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Kony Solutions Partners with Independence Blue Cross to Power its Mobile App

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Kony Solutions

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Yesterday Kony Solutions announced it partnered with Independence Blue Cross (IBC), a Pennsylvania-based health insurance company, to power its mobile app strategy:

“IBC chose Kony for its ability to reach more than 9,000 mobile smartphones/tablets/kiosks and operating systems using its cross-platform mobile development platform, allowing IBC to develop robust mobile solutions for members, providers, and business partners regardless of what type of device they use.”

IBC selected Kony because it enabled the reach of a wider customer audience.

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

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Check Point Software Technologies Works with Amazon Web Services Secure the Cloud

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Check Point

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Security company Check Point Software Technologies announced today that it is working with Amazon Web Services to bring security to the cloud:

“Its security gateways are now available to customers through Amazon Web Services, enabling organizations to extend their security to the cloud with a full range of protections, or Check Point software blades, such as Firewall, Intrusion Prevention, Application Control, URL Filtering and many more.” 

In a separate release, Check Point announced it won the encryption product of the year award for its Check Point Full Disk Encryption product at U.K.’s Computing Security Magazine’s 2011 Computing Security Awards.

To learn more about Check Point, watch its Finovate 2008 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 5, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillGuard, Check Point, Credit Karma, FreeMonee, LearnVest, Linkable Networks, Micronotes, PayPal, ProfitStars, ReadyForZero, T8 Webware

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  • American Banker describes how T8 Webware, Micronotes, and FreeMonee predicts what customers will buy.
  • Seattle’s King 5 News highlights Linkable Networks’ digital coupons.
  • TechCrunch reports Credit Karma enrolls 100,000 users for its credit monitoring service in one day.
  • Business Insider recommends using BillGuard to prevent credit and debit card fraud.
  • BetaBeat looks at what LearnVest is doing with its $19 million round of funding.
  • ReadyForZero introduces its New Year’s challenge.
  • TechCrunch reports John Donahue, Ebay CEO will serve as PayPal’s interim president since PayPal President Scott Thompson left for Yahoo.
  • ProfitStars reaches milestone of providing image & data conversions for 1,000 FIs over the past 5 years.
  • Check Point Software Technologies works with Amazon Web Services secure the cloud.
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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Cortal Consors Announces New Version and Expansion of Hopee

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Cortal Consors

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Earlier today France-based Cortal Consors announced the expansion of Hopee, its platform for an online community that exchanges recommendations, analyses, and tips on investments.

“The Community’s new version, launched this October, includes a range of new features such as theScreener, an independent risk assessing indicator for stocks.” 

The free platform has 50,000 members in France and 60,000 members in Germany and recently launched in Spain, where it was positively received.

To learn more about Cortal Consors and Hopee, watch the FinovateEurope 2011 demo.

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Geezeo Signs 5 Credit Unions During the Last Week of 2011

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

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In the final week of 2011, financial management platform provider Geezeo announced that five credit unions signed on to provide its white-label PFM solution and engagement banking platform to their clients.

The credit unions include:

    • NavyArmy Federal Credit Union, Texas
    • Chesterfield Federal Credit Union, Virginia
    • Ascentra Credit Union, Iowa
    • Kohlr Credit Union, Wisconsin
    • Hiway Credit Union, Minnesota

To learn more about Geezeo, watch its Finovate 2007 demo.

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Expensify Gives Users 10 Free Scans Per Month

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

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Yesterday, San Francisco-based Expensify announced that it gave the name SmartScan to the scanning system it launched in May. The startup states it has since fixed a lot of errors and has already scanned hundreds of thousands of SmartScan items.

On the Expensify blog, it also announced a couple of other changes:

  1. Users now receive 10 free SmartScans per month, instead of the one-time installment of 10 free scans.
  2. All receipts scanned in excess of the 10 free monthly receipt scans will be charged at the end of the month instead of before.

Other than those changes, the platform and price remain the same. To learn more about Expensify’s pricing structure, check out my post from last November.

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

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