Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

Finovate Alumni News– December 1, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Acculynk, ActivePath, billFLO, Cardlytics, Continuity Control, Dwolla, HelloWallet, MasterCard, mFoundry, PayPal, peerTransfer, Plastyc

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpg

  • Bank Technology News lists ActivePath, Cardlytics, and PayPal as 3 of the top 10 tech companies to watch.
  • mFoundry powers First Hawaiian Bank’s m-banking.
  • The Houston Chronicle examines how Dwolla helps consumers give money to friends & family without exchanging cash.
  • Mixergy interviews Matt Fellowes, CEO of HelloWallet, to discover how it went from 0 to 300K subscribers in 5 months.
  • Plastyc receives over $1.2 mil in new funding from undisclosed investor.
  • Acculynk forms International Internet PIN Acceptance Consortium with major e-commerce merchants.
  • Taulia’s billFLO to continue service beyond December 1 shutdown date.
  • Continuity Control doubles 3rd quarter revenue, partners with BancVue.
  • PeerTransfer partners with Tuition Management Systems.
  • MasterCard invests in mFoundry to bring PayPass to mobile phones.
  • Dwolla now free for transactions under $10.
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.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

eToro Adds Live Discussion Feed

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

eToroLogo.jpg

Investment network eToro announced yesterday that it has added a live discussion feed to provide users a method to communicate outside of each others’ profiles:

“OpenBook is enabling traders to follow the general buzz on the network through a live discussion feed that brings all current discussions to the user’s attention.”

The discussion feed joins general feed, the top 100 feed, and the watch list feed on the OpenBook platform.

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

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

E*Trade To Use Mitek’s Remote Check Deposit Technology

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

MitekLogo.jpg

Mobile imaging company Mitek announced Monday that E*Trade will join Charles Schwab in providing remote check deposit technology to brokerage customers. It will be available on the iPhone next month and on the Android in early 2012. 

Mitek notes the benefit for E*Trade clients:

“The move by E*Trade, a New York-based online brokerage, is especially notable because customers currently have to mail a check or use direct deposit or transfer or wire money from an alternative account.”

E*Trade is hoping the added convenience will keep clients more engaged with its trading platform.

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

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Finovate Alumni News– November 30, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ActivePath, Cardlytics, Discover, eRollover, FeeFighters, FiPath, Mitek, PayPal, Simplifi, smartcredit.com
Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpg

  • Fox Business News interviews SmartCredit.com’s John Ulzheimer.
  • TechCrunch reports PayPal’s cyber Monday mobile payment volume is up over 500% from last year.
  • Bank Technology News profiles ActivePath.
  • Samurai from FeeFighters is now incorporated into Shopify in beta.
  • eRollover.com changes its name to FIPath.com.
  • Discover placed on 2011 InformationWeek 500 list that honors America’s most innovative users of business technology.
  • Bank Technology News profiles Cardlytics.
  • E*Trade to use Mitek’s remote check deposit technology.
  • Silicon India Startup lists SimpliFI as a tech tool to track investments.

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.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Cartera Commerce Powers Navy FCU’s Card-Linked Offer Program

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Cartera Commerce

Thumbnail image for CarteraCommerce.jpg

Cartera Commerce announced today that it is powering a card-linked offers program for Navy Federal Credit Union, the world’s largest credit union by asset size and by membership.

The program, called Member Mall, allows over 1 million of Navy Federal’s NavyFCU2.jpg3.8 million members to earn cash back or rewards points when shopping with their Navy FCU credit card (see screenshot below). 

With Cartera’s technology, Navy Federal’s non-reward credit card holders now have the ability to earn rewards.

Thumbnail image for MemberMall.jpgTo learn more about Cartera Commerce, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Finovate Alumni News– November 29, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Dwolla, eToro, PayNearMe, TradeKing, Voice Commerce
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgContra Costa Times describes how PayNearMe works for the underbanked.
  • The Motley Fool examines how Dwolla compares to credit card payment options.
  • Banking Technology interviews Jonathan Assia, eToro CEO.
  • Business Weekly reports Voice Commerce plans to expand with more staff and a larger office building.
  • The CBS Early Show recommends using BillShrink to help you calculate how  much RAM, storage, & data you need.
  • Cartera Commerce powers Navy FCU’s card-linked offer program.
  • cbanc Network partners with HEIT, a Computer Services company, to survey FI strategies.
  • eToro Partners reaches out for regional partnership applications.
  • My Peer-to-Peer Lending Site’s blog profiles LendingKarma.
  • Failsafe Payments adds SafetyPay to CertoConnect.
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.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Credit Sesame Launches Free iPhone App

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Credit Sesame

Thumbnail image for CreditSesameLogo.jpg

Earlier today, Credit Sesame released its free iPhone app that allows users to check their credit score on-the-go.

It also provides management tools that let users:

    • Manage debt pay-down with trending graphs
    • Receive personalized savings advice and alerts
    • See how much they owe on lines of creditCreditSesameMobileIMG1.jpg
    • View their credit-utilization ratio

To maximize security, Credit Sesame requires the use of a PIN before login and provides the ability to remotely deactivate the service in case of a stolen phone.

To learn more about Credit Sesame, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Pageonce Sees $1 Million in User Bill Payment, Launches iPad App

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

PageonceLogo.jpg

PFM Pageonce recently announced that its online bill pay service has reached a milestone of $1 million in bills paid:

“Publicly available on smartphones for almost one month, consumers have used Pageonce to pay $1M worth of credit card, utility and other personal bills. 

ipadIMG.jpg

With mobile bill pay projected to grow almost four times by 2013, Pageonce is leading a new and smarter way for consumers to control and interact with their personal finances.”

In an effort to relieve the pain of paying bills, it also launched a mobile bill pay app for the iPad that aims to simplify the process of paying bills.

To learn more about Pageonce, watch its FinovateFall 2010 demo.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

SafetyPay Available as Payment Option for Facebook Credit Purchases

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

SafetyPayLogo.jpg

Online payment solution company SafetyPay recently announced that its payment platform can now be used to purchase Facebook Credits:

“SafetyPay will be a payment option for Facebook Credits in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Spain, Canada, United States, Austria, Germany and Brazil starting on December 9th, 2011. Facebook Credits can be purchased through SafetyPay without a credit card and without disclosing any personal financial information, which provides a safe online buying experience.”

Users can redeem the credits for virtual in-game elements, movies, Target gift cards, and more.

To learn more about SafetyPay, watch its FinovateSpring 2010 demo.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Finovate Alumni News– November 28, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillFloat, BillGuard, Dwolla, Kapitall, Prosper, Tyfone, Xero

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpg

  • Payments Journal looks at Dwolla’s P2P payment platform.
  • Prosper announces iPod Nano giveaway for borrowers.
  • Simply Stacie describes BillFloat’s daily $50 giveaway.
  • OnPoint CU debuts Tyfone mobile gift card service.
  • Active Filings describes how consumers can benefit from BillGuard’s fraud-monitoring service.
  • Freewaregenius describes the Kapitall user experience.
  • Xero makes BestVendor’s list of 25 most beloved web services and work apps with a belovedness score of 38%.
  • SafetyPay available as payment option for Facebook Credit purchases.
  • Pageonce sees $1 million in user bill payment, launches iPad app.
  • Credit Sesame launches free iPhone app.
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.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

LearnVest Updates My Money Center

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

Thumbnail image for LearnVest.jpg

Yesterday, PFM LearnVest announced some updates to My Money Center, its free online budgeting service.

Here’s an overview of what’s new:

  • Categorize cash transactions: You can now categorize the $50 you withdrew from the ATM as a budgetary item.
  • LVInbox.jpgManually add an account: Is your Credit Union not syncing with LearnVest? No worries. Now you can manually include that money for a full picture of your finances.
  • Track your income: Now there’s a folder in your financial inbox for your paychecks and other sources of income.
To learn more about LearnVest, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

Finovate Alumni News– November 23, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: CashStar, Mitek, Prosper, Stocktwits

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpg

  • Mitek updates its Remote Deposit Capture product to improve UX and performance.
  • CNBC reports CashStar fuels eCommerce this season with personalized eGift cards.
  • StockTwits adds real time streams to The Street’s ticker pages.
  • Prosper launches ‘$5,000 Shop on Us’ sweepstakes.
  • QVC selects CashStar to power its new eGift Card program.
  • The Next Web refers to HelloWallet as a “brilliant” personal finance tool.
  • MyCyberTwin wins 2011 New South Wales Australian Technology Showcase Rising Star Award. 
  • LearnVest updates My Money Center.
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.

Share this:

Send Post Twitter LinkedIn Facebook