Author: Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz)

The Globe and Mail Adds Ticker Content from StockTwits

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

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The Globe and Mail announced yesterday that it has launched the StockTwits ticker stream on its website. Readers will be able to follow the news in real time and will be able to message the stream to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Here are the three features that The Globe and Mail has included:

    1. StockTwits tab to the ticker page
    2. StockTwits widgets to the story page
    3. Ticker widget on the StockTwitsScreenShot.jpgticker page

The Globe and Mail joins Yahoo! Finance, CNN Money, Reuters.com and Bing Finance as StockTwits content distributors.

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

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FamilySearch Now Using eWise’s Secure Vault Payments Technology

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

ewiselogo9.1.11.pngeWise’s Secure Vault Payments technology was featured in Bank Technology News last Friday. The electronic payment network began working with genealogical site FamilySearch to provide a payment platform that will allow it to collect donation payments on its website:

“When processing donations via Secure Vault, financial institutions authenticate the payer and provide FamilySearch with fast authorization. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank, which is the first top-ten bank to offer Secure Vault, is sponsoring FamilySearch International into the Secure Vault network, a role similar to that of a merchant acquiring bank.”

While there are no numbers on increased donations yet, there has been a reported increase in donor interest.

To learn more about eWise’s platforms, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 14, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Andera, BillShrink, Cardlytics, Clovr Media, Credit Karma, FMN Technologies, Segmint

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  • Credit Karma correlates consumers’ credit scores with their email domain name.
  • Fierce Finance IT looks to Cardlytics, BillShrink, Clovr Media, FMN Technologies & Segmint for transaction-driven marketing.
  • Credit Union Times shares Andera’s stats from bank-transfer day.
  • GCS Federal Credit Union to offer Geezeo’s online PFM tools.
  • CIBC selects Kony Solutions to develop and deploy CIBC’s mobile brokerage app.
  • City AM lists eToro as a way to sell your trading homework.
  • Citywire money discusses P2P platforms Zopa, Prosper, and Lending Club.
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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Planwise Launches Financial Planning Tool Beta

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Categories: planwise

Thumbnail image for Planwise(mifii) (2).jpgPlanwise released the beta version of its financial planning platform today. According to planwise:

“We think the beta represents the tip of what is possible, and we look forward to bringing you a stack of additional capability over the coming weeks and months and hearing all about your thoughts for the tool.”

The beta should last about two to four weeks while the team gathers feedback and fixes bugs. To get the inside scoop, I took a quick tour of the platform. Here are some screenshots that detail my experience: 

Profile-building page:

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Set-up page:
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Plan for a major purchase (note the reference tool integration):
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Secure sharing feature:
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You can try this beta for yourself here by using the code betanov.
To see planwise’s tool in action, watch its demo from FinovateSpring 2011.

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Personal Capital Launches Daily News Service

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Categories: Personal Capital

PersonalCapitalLogo9.11.jpgWealth management startup, Personal Capital, launched a financial news and advice site called Daily Capital:

“By combining human editorial judgment with Semantic Web curation, Daily Capital captures the long tail of high-quality financial and investing content and brings you the relevant few, all in one destination. The site also offers original insights and advice from Personal Capital advisors and other expert contributors, including former CBS MoneyWatch writers Carla Fried and Allan Roth.”

DailyCapitalClip2.jpgThe new site is powered by Eqentia and includes over 18,000 articles, videos, and other pieces of content.

To learn more about how Personal Capital and other “bank-less” companies are influencing the industry, check out this month’s Online Banking Report.
To see Personal Capital’s wealth management platform in action, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo. 

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Weemba Plays Matchmaker For Borrowers

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

Thumbnail image for weemba.jpgAfter yesterday’s CNNMoney article portrayed Lendio as a matchmaker, Bank Technology News published an article entitled, “Matchmaker Matchmaker, Make Me a … Loan?” that shows Weemba in the same light.

This article, however, highlights Weemba’s role as a friend to borrowers by treating them more as a partner than a product. Here are Weemba’s borrower-friendly features:
    • Potential lenders are screened for predators 
    • The borrower decides when to open up communication
    • The borrower controls which personal pieces of information the lenders see
    • Borrowers do not pay fees, lenders do

It also gave some stats on the startup:

    • Loan requests are between $1,000 and $5 million
    • 2,000 members
    • 32 lenders
    • Competitors includes Kiva, Prosper, and Lending Club

City National Bank of Miami has been working with Weemba since launch. 

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

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Finovate Alumni News– November 11, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillGuard, Dwolla, InComm, Lighter Capital, Prosper, ReadyForZero, SecondMarket

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  • Social Times hosts BillGuard as it shares its elevator pitch. Asks: Is it the next big thing? 
  • Business Insider interviews Ben Milne from Dwolla & shares how its frustrating credit card companies.
  • Lighter Capital reacts to fraud, implements fraud prevention.
  • Bloomberg reports SecondMarket gets lobbying win in gridlocked congress.
  • Prosper gives military families their second loan payment free when they get a loan via Prosper.
  • Vinod Khosla, founder of Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures, places BillGuard on his “Cool Dozen” list.
  • Weemba plays matchmaker For borrowers.
  • Personal Capital launches daily news service.
  • Planwise launches financial planning tool beta.
  • Tech Cocktail interviews HelloWallet CEO Matt Fellowes.
  • Pilot of the new Zecco Trading Center has begun.
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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CNNMoney Highlights Lendio and On Deck Capital

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Lendio, On Deck Capital

on deck capital.jpgLendioLogo11.11.jpgLendio was featured in CNNMoney this morning, where it was referred to as a, “small biz loan matchmaker.” 

The article goes on to describe the headache that an Alabama small business had when trying to secure funding. After being turned down by a bank, the business turned to Lendio and was able to secure funding within a week through On Deck Capital.

The article also shares some stats on Lendio:

    • Loans range from $5,000 to $1 million
    • 2010 revenue was $8.6 
    • Since March it has received 3,000 loan requests
    • Loan approval rate is 50-70%

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

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DoughMain Launches Financial Education Game Sand Dollar City

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

DoughMainLogo11.11.jpgFinancial education company DoughMain announced the beta of Sand Dollar City, a multi-player virtual world where pre-teens (age 8 to 12) can learn about finance through game play:

“Players learn fundamentals of earning, saving, budgeting, spending, smart shopping, credit, and more as they attempt to upgrade their business and balance their purchases between the luxury clothing and furniture they want and the equipment they need to succeed.”

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To learn more about what DoughMain has to offer, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

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Bill.com’s Paperless Bill Management Wins Silver Award

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bill.com

Thumbnail image for bill.comlogo.jpgYesterday, bill payment startup Bill.com announced that its paperless bill management innovation was named by the Best in Biz Awards as a silver award winner in the Small or Medium Business Product of the Year category:

“Simple to use, but extremely powerful, Bill.com’s product offering was selected as a Best in Biz frontrunner due to its keen ability to help SMBs 

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streamline their tedious bill pay and receivables processes”

The award winners are selected by industry analysts and members of the press to recognize leading products from small and medium-sized businesses from companies of all industries. To learn more about the awards, click here.
To learn more about Bill.com, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 10, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bill.com, Clovr Media, DoughMain, Dwolla, FeeFighters, Lending Club, Lendio, Linkable Networks, Monitise, Offermatic, On Deck Capital, Simple, Striata, ThreatMetrix, Tyfone

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  • FeeFighters shares its web traffic spikes from being in TechCrunch articles.
  • Monitise launches mobile checkout service.
  • Fox Business News mentions how Tyfone is helping to retrofit cellphones with NFC capability.
  • Reuters reports how Lending Club uses consumer sentiment towards banks as an opportunity.
  • Striata selected by Securitas, a growing security company in South Africa, to provide eBilling & ePayment to customers.
  • ThreatMetrix deploys multi-layered data encryption architecture in new release of Cloud-Based Fraud Prevention Platform.
  • Iowa-based UNI CU and W.Va-based WV United FCU sign on for Dwolla’s FiSync.
  • MyBankTracker compares Offermatic to Groupon and Womply.
  • Linkable Networks (formerly Clovr Media) partners with 24/7 Real Media to tap into card linked offers.
  • Wade Arnold, T8 Webware CEO, is selected for The Courier’s Class of 2011 20 Under 40 award.
  • Bill.com’s paperless bill management wins silver award.
  • Simple explains its new “Simple” name.
  • DoughMain launches financial education game Sand Dollar City.
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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Expensify Creates Four Pricing Plans

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

Thumbnail image for Expensify.jpgExpensify, the expense reporting system that “doesn’t suck,” now supports 650,000 users across 90,000 organizations. 

To accomodate their different needs, the company is now offering four service tiers: 

  • Personal: For individuals who want to test out the app. Up to 10 free scans per month.
  • Professional: Intended for power users and contractors. Includes Freshbooks syncing capability and the ability to exceed 10 scans per month by purchasing them for 20 cents each.
  • Team: Provides the abilities to create and share expense policies and sync expenses with Quickbooks. This subscription costs $5 per submitter per month and 20 cents for extra scans.
  • Corporate: Adds a level of administrative control over employee accounts, enhances expense policies with customizable rules, and provides the ability to reimburse employees via direct deposit. This subscription costs $10 per submitter per month and 20 cents for extra scans.
Receipt scanning will be free until the end of the year.
To learn more about Expensify, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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