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Finovate Alumni News– November 3, 2011

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Categories: Braintree, Doxo, ReadyForZero, Xero

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  • Reuters highlights how ReadyForZero benefits those in debt.
  • Braintree continues rapid growth — now processing $10 million daily.
  • doxo adds AT&T as a biller and launches new feature.

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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Finovate Alumni Website Traffic in September

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Adobe, Andera, Betterment, Bill.com, Billeo, BillFloat, Bills.com, Boku, BrightScope, Bundle, Cardlytics, CashEdge, CashStar, ChargeSmart, Check Point, CheckFree, Cortera, Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, Credit.com, DebtGoal, Discover, Doxo, Equifax, eRollover, eToro, Expensify, Experian, FeeFighters, findabetterbank.com, Fiserv, Google, HR Block, Infosys, Intuit, Jack Henry, Kabbage, Kapitall, Kasasa, Leadfusion, LearnVest, Lending Club, Lendio, MasterCard, Metavante, Mint.com, MoneyAisle, Motley Fool CAPS, MyBankTracker, Offermatic, Online Resources, Outright.com, Pageonce, PayPal, Prosper, Receivables Exchange, S1, Sears Credit Score, Seeking Alpha, Simple, Simple Tuition, smartcredit.com, SmartyPig, Standard Chartered Bank, Stocktwits, Striata, Sybase 365, TradeKing, TransUnion Interactive, Truaxis, TrustedID, TSYS, VISA, Wall Street Survivor, Weemba, Wesabe, Wikinvest, wipro, Yodlee, Zecco
Each month we survey the Web-traffic performance of Finovate alums using data from Web-analytics company Compete.
Out of 268 alumni, 80 had more than 10,000 unique U.S. visitors in September 2011 and are included in the tables below. Of those, 33 (41%) had more visitors in September than August. Year-over-year, 42 (52%) had traffic increases.
Private Companies
  • Seeking Alpha and Cortera had the highest traffic in September with 2.1 and 2.0 million unique visitors, respectively. Cortera also had the highest increase in number of unique year-over-year visits with over 1.5 more visits in 2011 than in 2010.
  • Kabbage had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, up 280x.
  • Weemba saw the highest monthly growth percentage with more than 7.5 times the number of unique visitors in September compared to August.
  • SmartCredit.com had the highest increase in number of unique year-over-year visitors, growing by 126,000.
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Source: Compete.com retrieved the week of October 26, 2011
 
1) The previous month recorded was August 2011
2) Sears Credit Score is powered by CreditKarma.com
3) Truaxis was formerly BillShrink
4) Kasasa is powered by BancVue
Public companies
 
  • CheckFree had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, with over 7 times the number of visitors this year than last year.
  • Intuit had a notable increase in number of unique, year-over-year visitors, increasing by 300,000 visits.
  • Check Point had the highest month-over-month percent growth, with 41% more visitors in September than in August.
PublicWebTrafficSeptember2.jpgSource: Compete.com retrieved the week of October 26, 2011

1) The previous month recorded was July 2011.
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Notes:
1. We reviewed 268 Finovate alumni. Only those with at least 10,000 unique visitors in July are listed.
3. NM = not measurable
4. t= tie
5. Compete estimates online visitors based on the activity of a panel of more than 2 million U.S. Internet users. It is only an estimate of traffic and may undercount at-work usage.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 2, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Backbase, CashStar, Check Point, Kashoo, Monitise, Prosper, T8 Webware

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  • Prepaid Awards honors CashStar and Dell for Best Prepaid Gift Program.
  • Backbase names Visionary in latest Gartner Magic Quadrant.
  • American Banker discusses T8 Webware’s perfect solution for National Grand Bank of Marblehead.
  • Tab Times looks at the progress & success of Kashoo’s iPad app.
  • The Wall Street Journal reports Visa Europe takes 8.8% stake in Monitise.
  • Check Point buys compliance solutions co Dynasec.
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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Finovate Alumni News– November 1, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: CarryQuote, HelloWallet, Kashoo, Mint.com, Pageonce, Personal Capital, Q2ebanking, RobotDough, Wikinvest

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  • Kashoo’s small business iPad accounting app hits 5,000 downloads on iTunes.
  • CarryQuote named аѕ a winner οf the European Bully Awards.
  • Investment News examines how Personal Capital plays into the online-advice space.
  • The Washington Post surveys HelloWallet’s business model.
  • RobotDough.com announces its student financial writing competition.
  • Silicon Angle compares the 3 iPad apps launched last week: Wikinvest, Pageonce, & Mint.
  • Q2ebanking discusses mobile-banking security in Credit Union Times.
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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Finovate Alumni News– October 31, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ClairMail, DoughMain, Dwolla, Intuit, LearnVest, Mint.com, Pageonce, Prosper, ReadyForZero, Simple, T8 Webware

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  • Prosper.com creates account enhancements for investors.
  • Bank Technology News looks at Pageonce’s decision to add a bill pay service.
  • PSFK gives a sneak peek of BankSimple’s mobile app.
  • CNN Tech discusses the differences between Intuit’s Quicken and Mint.com.
  • Clairmail announces a record increase in cumulative mobile banking transactions.
  • ReadyForZero now supports auto loans, mortgages, and student loans.
  • The Des Moines Register looks at how Dwolla & T8 Webware contribute to Des Moines’s startup culture.
  • Benzinga looks at DoughMain’s family finance tool.
  • CU Times examines the usage of Mint.com’s iPad app.
  • The Republic examines LearnVest’s budgeting and advice platform.
  • Mint.com explores its history as an infographic and includes being a two-time Finovate Best of Show Winner.
  • Intuit receives two prestigious awards for social customer support, engagement.
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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ReadyForZero Now Supports Auto Loans, Mortgages, and Student Loans

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

ReadyForZero.pngLast Thursday, online debt-tracking startup ReadyForZero launched several significant new features: 

  1. Expanded coverage beyond credit cards; now all loan types can be linked (auto, mortgage, student).
  2. Improved how users monitor debt payoff and added the ability to increase the payment amount to speed up the process (see below).
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3. Added actionable advice and activities to keep users focused on goals.

More developments, such as increased automation and better financial options, are expected in the weeks ahead.

To learn more about ReadyForZero’s debt-tracking platform, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

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Mint.com’s iPad App Now Available, Includes Transaction Feed

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

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Yesterday, Mint.com launched its much-anticipated iPad app. The Intuit-owned company decided to wait until iOS 5 was released before launching the app to its 7 million users. One of the most-innovative features is the new Facebook-like transaction feed. 
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The app also allows users to view bill reminders, alerts, and advice all in one place. 
To learn more about Mint.com watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– October 28, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillShrink, LearnVest, Simple, Truaxis
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBank Technology News reports BankSimple benefits from fee discontent.
  • Jason Calacanis interviews BillShrink (Truaxis) CEO during “This Week in Startups.”
  • LearnVest CEO Alexa Von Tobel provides advice in Forbes on how to save $1k by 2012.
  • SafetyPay partners with Brazil’s sixth-largest bank,
    HSBC Bank Brazil.
  • CashStar raises $12 million in series C financing.
  • Mint.com’s iPad app now available, includes transaction feed.
  • Under the Radar blog interviews Expensify CEO David Barrett.
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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CashStar Raises $12 Million in Series C Financing

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

CashStar.jpgYesterday, e-gifting platform CashStar announced that it raised $12 million in Series C financing:

“The funding will be used to help drive continued adoption of digital gifting and grow CashStar’s retail brand network. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is another brand that has just partnered with CashStar to offer consumers a more personalized way to gift and incent.”
Investors included FTV Capital, Steven Boal (President & CEO of Coupons.com), and Passport Capital. 
To learn more about CashStar, watch its demo from FinovateFall 2011.

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Bank of America Will Use Yodlee’s FinApp Platform

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

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for yodlee.jpgYesterday, California-based Yodlee announced an extended service arrangement with Bank of America to implement Yodlee’s FinApp platform. 

FinApp capabilities include:

    • Transaction-based offers (i.e. merchant-funded rewards)
    • Tax preparation from H&R Block
    • Custom savings plans
    • Credit score improvement module
    • P2P money transfers
To learn more about how Yodlee is helping banks to tailor the client’s experience, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo. 

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Finovate Alumni News, October 27, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillFloat, BillShrink, Budgettracker, Continuity Control, Credit Karma, Expensify, FreeMonee, HelloWallet, Mint.com, mShift, Offermatic, Simple
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCredit Karma is giving away free credit-monitoring service to first 12,500 readers.
  • HelloWallet opens a second office in San Francisco.
  • FreeMonee tells AOL Daily Finance that it is to launch a merchant-reward plan with a major U.S. bank on Nov 17.
  • Credit Union Times reports that mShift is one of the three largest providers of mobile banking tools to credit unions.
  • ABC News looks at BankSimple’s alternative banking approach.
  • Auto insurance & finance providers The General, Mark One Holdings, &  Freeway Insurance add BillFloat as a payment option.
  • Continuity Control endorsed by Western Independent Bankers.
  • Expensify launches an app for the Windows phone.
  • Mlive.com recommends using BillShrink (Truaxis) to avoid an outrageous mobile bill.
  • Mint.com and Budgettracker.com are recommended as two tools for mitigating financial mistakes.
  • Bank of America will use Yodlee’s FinApp Platform.
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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Wikinvest Launches iPad Version of its Portfolio Tracker

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

Thumbnail image for wikinvest.jpgToday, Wikinvest launched Wikinvest Portfolio HD, an iPad version of its portfolio tracker. The app aggregates accounts from more than 60 of the largest U.S. brokerage firms. 

The app features: 
  • Visual analytics to provide insight into metrics
  • True asset allocation
  • Geographic allocation (shown below)
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To learn more about the technology behind the app, watch the Wikinvest demo from FinovateSpring 2011 and its SigFig demo from FinovateFall 2011.

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