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Merchant payment company Handpoint announced today that the Headstart Mobile Chip & PIN solution won the 2012 Channel Awards at the Merchant Payment Ecosystem conference in Berlin.
Weemba, an online platform that matches borrowers to lenders, reached its first six month mark yesterday. The startup has seen continuous growth, and provides some stats:
Cybercrime solutions company ThreatMetrix announced yesterday it launched ThreatMetrix Labs, a program that informs financial institutions, government agencies, and retailers about that latest capabilities of malware:
“To generate each report, a team of independent researchers analyze, examine and reverse-engineer the most sophisticated malicious software running on computer systems worldwide.”
Bank Technology News reports HomeDepot now accepts PayPal payments at all 2,000 retail stores.
I love this time of year. The days are getting longer. Spring is just around the corner. And, at FinovateHQ, we’ve begun the fascinating process of choosing the new fintech innovations that we will showcase at FinovateSpring (May 8th and 9th in San Francisco). This year’s selection process is particularly challenging however as the volume and quality of new ideas is unprecedentedly high.
While the high-quality pool of applicants makes our job harder, it is great news for the 2012 FinovateSpring audience who will get to witness the best new fintech innovations debut via our signature format that blends fast-paced demos with high-quality networking.
If you’re interested in where trends like mobile, NFC, biometrics, offers, big data, social, tablets, p2p, apps, the cloud and more will take the financial world in 2012 then I hope you’ll consider joining us in San Francisco in early May.
Tickets for the event are selling quickly and we’re on pace to beat last year’s record attendance of 850. The already long list of registered attendees includes executives from leading organizations like: American Express, Sallie Mae, Wells Fargo, MasterCard, Mint.com, Charles Schwab, Citi, CNNMoney, Aite Group, H&R Block, BBVA, Capital One, Battery Ventures, Celent Research, SunTrust, PayPal, Wired Magazine, Visa, FIS, E*Trade, BNY Mellon and USAA (to name just a few).
Please get your ticket before this Wednesday to lock in your spot at the very early-bird discount of $200 off. If you have any questions about the event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. We hope to see you in May!
FinovateSpring 2012 is sponsored by: The Bancorp Inc., the law firm of Chambliss Bahner & Stophel, Intuit, & TxVia
FinovateSpring 2012 is partners with: BankInnovation, BankerStuff, Celent, Filene, Finance on Windows & PYMNTS.com
I love this time of year. The days are getting longer. Spring is just around the corner. And, at FinovateHQ, we’ve begun the fascinating process of choosing the new fintech innovations that we will showcase at FinovateSpring (May 8th and 9th in San Francisco). This year’s selection process is particularly challenging however as the volume and quality of new ideas is unprecedentedly high.
While the high-quality pool of applicants makes our job harder, it is great news for the 2012 FinovateSpring audience who will get to witness the best new fintech innovations debut via our signature format that blends fast-paced demos with high-quality networking.
If you’re interested in where trends like mobile, NFC, biometrics, offers, big data, social, tablets, p2p, apps, the cloud and more will take the financial world in 2012 then I hope you’ll consider joining us in San Francisco in early May.
Tickets for the event are selling quickly and we’re on pace to beat last year’s record attendance of 850. The already long list of registered attendees includes executives from leading organizations like: American Express, Sallie Mae, Wells Fargo, MasterCard, Mint.com, Charles Schwab, Citi, CNNMoney, Aite Group, H&R Block, BBVA, Capital One, Battery Ventures, Celent Research, SunTrust, PayPal, Wired Magazine, Visa, FIS, E*Trade, BNY Mellon and USAA (to name just a few).
Please get your ticket before this Wednesday to lock in your spot at the very early-bird discount of $200 off. If you have any questions about the event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. We hope to see you in May!
FinovateSpring 2012 is sponsored by: The Bancorp Inc., the law firm of Chambliss Bahner & Stophel, Intuit, & TxVia
FinovateSpring 2012 is partners with: BankInnovation, BankerStuff, Celent, Filene, Finance on Windows & PYMNTS.com
Last week, online mobile payments company BOKU announced that it is working with MasterCard to launch BOKU Accounts, a mobile payments platform:
“The BOKU Accounts platform allows MNOs to issue their subscribers an MNO-branded mobile payment account accessible via both mobile device and the Web. The account allows subscribers to make payments online, in-app, and in-store. In-store purchases via BOKU accounts will be enabled anywhere MasterCard is accepted.”
SimpleTuition wins the BostInno Insider Award for best higher education blog in Boston.
Earlier this week, On Deck Capital launched a new way for small businesses to quickly access loans up to $25,000.
Here’s how it works:
“Business owners set up their online profile at www.ondeckcapital.com and immediately get free insights into their credit profile and cash position. The On Deck Express application and approval process is completely automated, and once approved the business owner is empowered to select from available term and loan options that best meet their business needs. From there, On Deck’s funding process enables a business owner who is approved Monday morning to have their funds deposited in their account by Tuesday.”
For small businesses that need more funding, On Deck provides loans up to $150,000 in up to seven days.
Yesterday, California-based Credit Sesame launched a mortgage comparison tool to help consumers identify their best loan options.
How it works:
The tool takes into account:
To learn more about Credit Sesame, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.
Lodo chosen by 120 banks and CUs.