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ComScore’s latest mobile usage numbers provide useful context as you head in to the 2013 business planning cycle. With 42 million monthly smartphone users, mobile banking penetration (38%) is similar to other specialized information services such as sports (39%), news (49%), and movie info (30%).
Granted, banking still trails the gold standard of info services, the weather button, but it’s gaining ground.
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Table: Information services accessed by U.S. mobile users
2012, Q2 monthly average
| Smartphone | % Using | All Mobile | % Using | |
| Total audience | 110 mil | 100% | 230 mil | 100% |
| Weather | 75 mil | 67% | 90 mil | 38% |
| Facebook, Twitter* | 71 mil | 64% | 86 mil | 37% |
| Search | 67 mil | 60% | 80 mil | 34% |
| Map | 59 mil | 53% | 68 mil | 29% |
| News | 54 mil | 49% | 64 mil | 27% |
| Sports | 43 mil | 39% | 51 mil | 22% |
| Bank account | 42 mil | 38% | 49 mil | 21% |
| Entertainment news | 42 mil | 38% | 51 mil | 22% |
| Movie info | 34 mil | 30% | 40 mil | 17% |
Source: ComScore MobileLens as cited in Advertising Age, 20 Aug 2012; 3-month average ending in June 2012; usage counted is the user accessed info in the category at least once in past 30 days; *any social networking site; percentages may be off by 1% due to rounding of the numbers to two significant digits
Singapore-based Tagit announced today that Maybank is the latest customer using its mobile app.
The Malaysian bank’s app will have the following capabilities:
The app is now available in the Apple App Store.
To learn more about Tagit, watch its FinovateEurope 2011 demo.
Inc. Magazine recently released its list of the top* 5000 fastest-growing, private U.S. companies. Seven Finovate alums made the cut.
Here’s a quick breakdown:

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*Methodology
Following it the third installment on the innovations from Simple. The onboarding process was covered in the first two segments, now we move to the online UI.
Part 1: Innovations #1 and #2: Demo mode after login
Part 2: Innovations #3 and #4: Debit-card mailer
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#5 Red message-waiting badge
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This week, Simple launched Goals, its first budgeting/savings feature. Customers were alerted to the new feature via email (see note 1) and online message. Within online banking, users are notified of new messages by a red badge over the Support button on the top-nav (see first screenshot).
Clicking the button causes the right-side of the screen to turn into an integrated message center (see below).
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#6 Integrated message center
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The Simple message center is integrated into the main online banking UI better than most (screenshot 2). Users have three choices to click on:
The message notification badge is intuitive, especially for iPhone users. And the way it contrasts with the gray nav bar really makes it pop. The integrated message center takes a little getting used to, because it’s not at all what I expected. For example, I thought “start a conversation” would lead to an online chat. And initially I didn’t see where the full message was located. The “1 Unread Message” button looks more like an indicator, not so much a clickable item.
Bottom line: Once I figured out where to click, I appreciated the integrated approach. It is nice to be able to respond to messages without losing site of my main task, checking my balance and transactions.
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1. Simple’s main online banking page shows a red number badge in right-hand corner when an unread message is waiting (22 Aug 2012)
Note: Transaction listing includes a tag showing when a tip has been added
2. Simple’s integrated message center
2a. Message center close-up 3. Create new message
Note: All message center functions remain pinned to the right-side of the main online banking page
4. Full message
5. Simple “Call Us” popup
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Notes:
1. The email itself was a let down, a generic message requesting that I log in to see what was up.
2. For more info on Simple, see our look at Truly Virtual Banks in our Oct 2011 Online Banking Report (subscription).
3. We’ve tackled remote banking customer service and messaging a number of times in previous Online Banking Reports. The last one was Live Help published last year.
With only 3 weeks to go until our flagship FinovateFall conference, we’re getting incredibly excited to watch dozens of new fintech innovations debut on stage.
Each fall since 2007, we’ve been gathering leading fintech companies and hot young startups to demo (no slides allowed) their latest ideas in the global financial capital of New York City. And each year the excitement, the quality of ideas, and the audience has grown.
This year, the quality of the 64 demo companies, combined with the fast pace of ticket sales, finally convinced us to upgrade to the most prestigious conference venue in Manhattan — Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
With this new location locked in, the conference promises to again be the top-quality gathering of bank executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industry analysts, press, regulators, and technologists that you’ve come to expect over the last 6 years (check out this partial list of the attending organizations). All of them gathered together to witness the future of fintech unfold via a fast-paced, demo-only format that packs a ton of innovation into just two days.
If you’re interested in joining them, tickets are selling fast but still available (for now). Get your ticket soon to lock in your seat. And check out these sneak peaks of the technology that you’ll get to see debut on stage!
We’ll see you in New York in September (or Singapore in November)!
FinovateFall 2012 is sponsored by: The Bancorp Inc., Financial Technology Partners, the law firm of Hudson Cook, Inter-Atlantic Group, Mad*Pow & Tier One Partners
FinovateFall 2012 is partners with: American Bankers Association, BankInnovation, BankerStuff, Benzinga, California Bankers Association, Celent, Filene, Finance on Windows & PYMNTS.com
With only 3 weeks to go until our flagship FinovateFall conference, we’re getting incredibly excited to watch dozens of new fintech innovations debut on stage.
Each fall since 2007, we’ve been gathering leading fintech companies and hot young startups to demo (no slides allowed) their latest ideas in the global financial capital of New York City. And each year the excitement, the quality of ideas, and the audience has grown.
This year, the quality of the 64 demo companies, combined with the fast pace of ticket sales, finally convinced us to upgrade to the most prestigious conference venue in Manhattan — Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
With this new location locked in, the conference promises to again be the top-quality gathering of bank executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industry analysts, press, regulators, and technologists that you’ve come to expect over the last 6 years (check out this partial list of the attending organizations). All of them gathered together to witness the future of fintech unfold via a fast-paced, demo-only format that packs a ton of innovation into just two days.
If you’re interested in joining them, tickets are selling fast but still available (for now). Get your ticket soon to lock in your seat. And check out these sneak peaks of the technology that you’ll get to see debut on stage!
We’ll see you in New York in September (or Singapore in November)!
FinovateFall 2012 is sponsored by: The Bancorp Inc., Financial Technology Partners, the law firm of Hudson Cook, Inter-Atlantic Group, Mad*Pow & Tier One Partners
FinovateFall 2012 is partners with: American Bankers Association, BankInnovation, BankerStuff, Benzinga, California Bankers Association, Celent, Filene, Finance on Windows & PYMNTS.com
Online investment advisor, FutureAdvisor, announced today that it has raised $5 million to add to its Series A funding.
The round, which comes after raising an undisclosed amount in March, is from existing investors:
The Seattle-based startup also announced it added a new 401(k) fee analyzer tool to its platform, which launched in May, to help users save on fees associated with their 401(k). TechCrunch reports:
“It visualizes the amount of money paid out to mutual fund providers who manage various funds, and makes suggestions for other, similar investments that don’t carry the same fees. The new tool is available at www.futureadvisor.com/401k.”
To learn more about FutureAdvisor, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo.
Yesterday mobile app development platform provider, Kony Solutions, announced it will make its first acquisition: Sky Technologies, an Australia-based mobility solutions provider.
This acquisition is Kony’s first, and will help it tap into the Australian market, as well as give it access to Sky Technologies’ SAP expertise. It will also expand Kony’s current customer base of around 70 to approximately 170.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
To learn more about Kony, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.