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Finovate Best of Show Winners: 2007 to Present

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BancVue, BankOns, Best of Show, Betterment, BillGuard, BillShrink, Bobber Interactive, Bundle, Cardlytics, CheckFree, Credit Karma, Credit.com, Dwolla, Dynamics, eToro, Expensify, FamZoo, FeeFighters, Finantix, Intuit, Jwaala, Kasasa, LearnVest, Liqpay.com, Meniga, Mint.com, Mitek, MoneyAisle, Mortgagebot, Nutmeg, Offermatic, oFlows, PayNearMe, Personal Capital, Prosper, SecureKey, Silver Tail Systems, Simplifi, Truaxis, Wikinvest, Yodlee, Zecco, Zopa

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We recently looked back at Finovate’s Best of Show Awards archives and wanted to share the list of the 41 award-winning companies.

Here’s the Best of Show history that stretches back to 2007, the inception of Finovate:

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Held October 2, 2007
Mint: Online PFM for individuals
Mortgagebot’s Mortgage Marvel: Mortgage marketplace
Prosper: P2P lending network
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Held April 29, 2008
First ROI (now BancVue): Develops products and services for community financial institutions
Jwaala: Provides software solutions to help financial institutions compete
Zecco: Online stock and options trading
Zopa: P2P lending network
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Held October 14, 2008
CheckFree: Online banking platform 
Credit Karma: Provides a free and easy way for consumers to understand, monitor and monetize their credit profile
Mint: Online PFM for individuals
Neosaej’s MoneyAisle: Platform where banks compete in live auctions for an individual consumer’s business 
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Held April 28, 2009
BillShrink (now Truaxis): Provides a free cost-savings tool that saves consumers money on everyday bills
Prosper: P2P lending platform
Silver Tail Systems: Predictive analytics to prevent fraud abuse
SimpliFi: A web service that allows anyone to create and update their own financial plan
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Held September 29, 2009
BancVue’s Kasasa: national checking/ savings account brand for community financial institutions
Credit.com: Provides free interactive tools, education, and unbiased comparisons of quality financial products and services
Digital Insight from Intuit: Provides on-demand banking services to help financial institutions serve clients
Silver Tail Systems: Provides online fraud detection platform 
Yodlee: Provides personalized financial solutions to financial institutions
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Held May 11, 2010
Bobber Interactive: Money management platform for youth
Expensify: Online and mobile expense report platform
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
Wikinvest: A platform for investors to share trading tips
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Held October 4-5, 2010
Betterment: Investment account for savings management 
BillShrink (now Truaxis): Loyalty rewards provider
Bundle: Provides socially informed money management for individuals
Dynamics: Produces and manufactures intelligent powered cards
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
PayNearMe: Cash transaction network for the underbanked
SecureKey: Token-based authentication technology
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Held February 1, 2011
eToro: Social investment network
Finantix: Provides sales and advice solutions for financial services 
Liqpay: Payments platform
Meniga: Online PFM for financial institutions
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Held May 10-11, 2011
BancVue: Develops products and services for community financial institutions
BankOns: Mobile app offering consumers real-time savings at local merchants
Dwolla: Online, mobile, and social peer-to-peer payment platform
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
Mitek Systems: Provides apps for smartphones that allow users to deposit checks and pay bills via their devices’ cameras
PayNearMe: Cash transaction network for the underbanked
Wikinvest: A platform for investors to share trading tips
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Held September 20-21, 2011
BillGuard: People-powered antivirus for bills
Dynamics:  produces and manufactures intelligent powered cards
eToro: Social investment network
FamZoo: Online “virtual family Bank”
FeeFighters: Platform that simplifies the process of choosing a merchant account provider
LearnVest: Online PFM for women
Offermatic: Targeted online offers provider
oFlows (Purchased by Andera in 2011): Multichannel paperless solutions for account openings
Personal Capital: Online financial advisor helping people manage their investments
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Held February 2, 2011
Cardlytics: Transaction-based rewards
Dynamics: produces and manufactures intelligent powered cards
eToro: Social investment network
Nutmeg: Online investment manager that democratizes saving and investing

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Finovate Alumni News– March 9, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillGuard, Doxo, Geezeo, Linkable Networks, MoBank, SafetyPay, Zopa

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  • Credit Union Times reports Geezeo signs Alabama Telco & San Francisco FCU, totals over 85 clients.
  • P2P Money blog reports Zopa celebrates its 7th birthday.
  • Finextra reports MoBank announces the launch of MoPowered mCommerce service.
  • Detroit Free Press shows how BillGuard has helped people avoid unnecessary charges.
  • SafetyPay selects ZipZap’s CashPay solution as its preferred cash payment option.
  • AppStorm shows off doxo.
  • Finovate shares Best of Show winners from 2007 to present.
  • Linkable Networks launches mobile app & API.
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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US Bank Hints at a Partnership with FreeMonee

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Categories: FreeMonee

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While reviewing news about Finovate alumni this morning, I received a notable Google alert about FreeMonee. The alert linked to an FAQ page indicating that national gift network, FreeMonee, has partnered with U.S. Bank.

Here’s the screenshot I took at 11:42 AM on March 8, 2012 from this link:

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Back in October, AOL Daily Finance spoke to FreeMonee, reporting:

“The company will not share the names of any partners at this date, but says it is launching a merchant-reward plan with a major U.S. bank on Nov. 17.”

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

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Finovate Alumni News– March 8, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Actiance, Expensify, FreeMonee, iPay Technologies, Simple Tuition, Striata

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  • Forbes lists Expensify as 1 of 8 tools the iPad can help consumers earn & save money.
  • Actiance to power The Principal Financial Group’s social media monitoring platform.
  • Striata helps City of Tallahassee Utilities achieve 30% paperless adoption.
  • SimpleTuition launches PayBackSmarter.com to help graduates manage student loan repayment.
  • iPay Technologies announces Community Choice CU selects its Biz 2.0 small business online bill pay platform.
  • US Bank hints at a partnership with FreeMonee.
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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Authentify Launches 2CHK Out of Band Authentication Technology

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

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Today, Chicago-based Authentify launched 2CHK, a secure and convenient out-of-band authentication service:

Here’s how it works:

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1) The user downloads the app on their smartphone and/or PC and links it to their account

2) In the background, 2CHK is “always on” and is connected with Authentify’s authentication service

3) The FI notifies the consumer of transactions and gives them the ability to approve or reject transactions (see image on right).

To learn more about Authentify’s 2CHK solution, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– March 7, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Authentify, BillGuard, DCisions, Dwolla, ETRONIKA, FamZoo, Lending Club, ProfitStars, ReadyForZero, SecondMarket, Segmint

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  • The Consumerist features ReadyForZero.
  • MIT Technology Review covers Dwolla.
  • BlackRock teams with DCisions to improve contribution portfolio benchmarking & customer insight capabilities.
  • Dwolla, FamZoo, LendingClub, SecondMarket, & Segmint listed in the Coolest Startups in America book.
  • ProfitStars introduces BusinessManager for healthcare providers.
  • Authentify launches 2CHK out of band authentication technology.
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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Tradeshift Introduces CloudScan to Simplify Invoicing

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Categories: Tradeshift

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Yesterday, Tradeshift introduced CloudScan, a product that brings invoicing online by removing the need to manually input invoices:

“Tradeshift CloudScan users can provide suppliers with a unique email address through which any document received is automatically converted into Tradeshift’s open digital format and appears seamlessly on the e-invoicing platform. By crowd-sourcing the validation of this data, businesses eliminate the process of laborious manual entry, while suppliers are paid more quickly than through conventional and sluggish approval processes.”

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CloudScan is free for suppliers and will launch in Spring of 2012.

To learn more about Tradeshift, watch its FinovateEurope 2012 demo (coming soon to Finovate.com).

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Finovate Alumni News– March 6, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Business Centric Services Groups, Cardlytics, HelloWallet, IDTheft 911, Meniga, ReadyForZero, Tradeshift

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  • HelloWallet signs with Mercer to provide PFM tool to employees.
  • The Glass Hammer profiles Lynne Laube, President & COO of Cardlytics.
  • Desert News highlights ReadyForZero’s creativity in helping consumers understand credit card debt.
  • Money Marketing looks at practical ideas from FinovateEurope, uses Meniga as example.
  • Heartland Bank selects ID Theft 911 to provide ID theft protection management, and resolution services to customers.
  • Business Centric Services Group and partners launch new training workshop to empower businesses to market online.
  • Tradeshift introduces CloudScan to simplify invoicing.
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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Bill.com Launches CashView, a Cash-Flow Predictor

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Categories: Bill.com

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Last week, Bill.com launched a new dashboard that serves as a cash-flow predictor to help businesses improve their cash-flow over time.

American Banker reports: 

“The new feature is called CashView and it provides a snapshot of due bills and pending payments up to six weeks out, along with on-screen functional links that allow businesses to respond to future cash positions.”

CashView combines accounts payable, accounts receivable, and due date information to test what-if scenarios and graphically depict a user’s cash flow position.

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To learn more about Bill.com, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– March 5, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BancVue, Credit Sesame, CurrencyFair, Dwolla, IDTheft 911, Kabbage

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  • The Washington Post lists Kabbage as an alternative source of funding to bank loans.
  • Identity Theft 911 receives a 2012 International Stevie Award & an Excellence in Financial Literacy Education award.
  • Dwolla launches update to fix accidental transfers.
  • Silicon Republic profiles CurrencyFair CIO David Christian.
  • Main Street profiles Credit Sesame CEO Adrian Nazari.
  • American Banker reports BancVue sells credit card arm to First Arkansas.
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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SigFig Wins Windows 8 First Apps Contest

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Categories: SigFig

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Earlier this week, SigFig announced that it was one of eight startups to win the Windows 8 First Apps Contest.

The contest gave developers three weeks to create an app for the Windows 8 platform that would be available for demo on the Windows 8 consumer preview.

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The Windows 8 contest judges were impressed with SigFig:

“SigFig Portfolio allows you to track your financial portfolio from various brokerage accounts, get related news, see how investments perform against major indexes, explore various analytics, track movement in your portfolio, and get investor recommendations. The SigFig team took the opportunity to deliver exciting new features to the SigFig Portfolio app for Windows 8 that they haven’t yet released on the SigFig website.”

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

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Finovate Alumni News– March 2, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Boku, Confident Technologies, Dwolla, Holvi, MiiCard, Prosper, SigFig
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  • InComm patents “Value Insert” solution for more effective RFID card products and services.
  • Business Insider rumors that Ashton Kutcher, an Iowa native, participated in Dwolla’s recent round of funding.
  • BOKU announces another partnership: teams with Vindicia for mobile carrier billing.
  • TechCrunch lists Holvi as 1 of 5 startups to watch from Seedcamp’s demo day.
  • Confident Technologies joins McAfee security innovation alliance.
  • miiCard shares its incentive for predictions from the FinovateEurope audience of the top 2012 trends.
  • SigFig wins windows 8 First Apps contest.
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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