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Finovate Alumni Website Traffic in August

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 20, 2011
Categories: Adobe, Andera, Betterment, Bill.com, Billeo, BillFloat, Bills.com, BillShrink, Boku, BrightScope, Budgettracker, Bundle, Cardlytics, CashEdge, CashStar, ChargeSmart, Check Point, CheckFree, Cortera, Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, Credit.com, DebtGoal, Discover, Equifax, eRollover, eToro, Experian, findabetterbank.com, Fiserv, Geezeo, 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, S1, Sears Credit Score, Seeking Alpha, Simple Tuition, smartcredit.com, SmartyPig, Standard Chartered Bank, Stocktwits, Striata, Sybase 365, TradeKing, TransUnion Interactive, Truaxis, TrustedID, VISA, Wall Street Survivor, 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, 75 had more than 10,000 unique U.S. visitors in August 2011 and are included in the tables below. Of those, 41 (55%) had more visitors in August than July. Year-over-year, 45 (60%) had traffic increases.Private CompaniesSeeking Alpha -- the most-trafficked in August with 2.5 million unique visitors -- also had the highest increase in number of unique month-over-month visits with 300,000 more visits in August than in July.Budgettracker.com saw the highest monthly growth percentage with more than 6.5 times the number of unique visitors in August compared to July.Betterment had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, up 88x.Cortera had the highest number of unique year-over-year visitors, growing by 1.5 million. Source: Compete.com retrieved week of October 3, 2011 1) The previous month recorded was July 20112) Truaxis was formerly BillShrink3) Sears Credit Score is…

ING Direct Read-Only Access Code for Third-Party PFMs

By Jim Bruene Posted on October 20, 2011
Categories: ING Direct, Personal Financial Management, Security, Security & Privacy

To my knowledge, ING Direct is the only major U.S. bank blocking third-party PFM access. But users can direct their PFM around the gate with a special "read-only" access code. How it works It's not particularly easy to find, buried three levels deep in MyAccounts | Preferences | Access Code. The default setting is Blocked, as you can see in the first screenshot below. But once you find the page, it couldn't be simpler to set up. Simply press the blue Create Access Code button in the upper right, and in a split second, you have created a read-only access code and opened your account to PFM access. To change back, you merely click the "Block" button in upper right. The only thing missing is an explanation of what to do with the Access Code. Is it the username or password? While that's explained in an link from the first…

Finovate Alumni News– October 20, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 20, 2011
Categories: Betterment, BillGuard, CheckFree, Expensify, Simple

FreeMoneyWisdom blog interviews Jon Stein, Betterment CEO. Silicon India Startup blog lists Expensify as a good app for busy CEOs. National Review Online holds BankSimple up to Richard Bronson's new ethics initiative. Bremer Bank to add CheckFree RXP from Fiserv. Yaron Samid of BillGuard & Jon Stein of Betterment to show how their products help solve #occupywallstreet issues. Check out Finovate Alumni Website Traffic in August. mFoundry & SecondMarket Hit Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500 list. 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.

mFoundry & SecondMarket Hit Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500 List

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 20, 2011
Categories: Google, mFoundry, SecondMarket

This week, Deloitte announced the North America 2011 Technology Fast 500 winners. The list encompasses* multiple industries and ranks companies based on their 4-year revenue growth percentage (2006 to 2010).Here are the Finovate Alumni listed in order:SecondMarket Rank: 84Headquarters: New York, NYFounded: 2004mFoundry Rank: 105Headquarters: Sausalito, CAFounded: 2004Google Rank: 425Headquarters: Mountain View, CAFounded: 1998To learn more about these companies, watch SecondMarket's FinovateStartup 2009 demo, mFoundry's FinovateFall 2010 demo, and Google's FinovateFall 2011 demo.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Methodology: In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have base-year (2006) operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and current-year (2010) operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of five years, and be headquartered within North America.

Design: Financial Websites that Work on PC Monitors, Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones

By Jim Bruene Posted on October 19, 2011
Categories: Discover Card, Square, Website Usability & Design

The browser was supposed to make web design simple, at least in terms of page layout. But it's always been tough to keep up with changing screen sizes, varying resolutions, and frustrating differences between browsers. Liquid layouts that adjust automatically to the available screen real estate have been a huge help. But then along came the mobile browser, complicating everything both by their small size and by the two viewing modes, portrait and landscape. But it's not an insurmountable problem. Square is one financial company that's doing it right. It's website looks just as good on a 10-inch iPad2 screen as it does on a 24-inch monitor (see screenshot #1 to 4 below). To make it work, copy and navigation options must be kept to a bare minimum. Square uses a catchy background image of its reader in use, then has an info box that "floats" depending on the screen…

BillGuard Receives $10 Million in Series B Funding

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 19, 2011
Categories: BillGuard

Yesterday, TechCrunch covered BillGuard's new round of funding:"Khosla led the round, a $10 million series B. Other investors include Founders Fund, Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors, Bessemer, IA Ventures, Saul Klein, and Joe Lonsdale. The startup raised a $3 million series A in February, 2011."BillGuard seeks to use this funding to promote growth, support R&D efforts, and enhance business development and marketing efforts.To learn more about BillGuard, watch its FinovateFall 2011 demo.

Finovate Alumni News– October 19, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 19, 2011
Categories: BillGuard, BillShrink, Dwolla, Dynamics, InComm, PayPal, Prosper, Simple, T8 Webware

MyBankTracker.com covers the FinovateFall Best of Show videos. American Banker discusses the effects that PayPal and BankSimple will have on bank branches. InComm named Leading Prepaid Organization and Best Prepaid Product Distributor at 2011 Prepaid Awards. Dynamics wins Best of Show at 2011 BAI Retail Delivery Conference for its next-gen magnetic stripes. Des Moines Register reports that Ben Milne, Dwolla CEO is to present at the Thinc Iowa event. T8 Webware to provide Call FCU with a custom website. A+FCU launches BillShrink: Statement Reward. Prosper provides even better rate discounts for repeat Prosper borrowers. BillGuard receives $10 Million in Series B funding. 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.

FinovateFall 2011 Demo Videos Now Available

By finovate Posted on October 18, 2011
Categories: FinovateFall 2011

Last month in Manhattan, 63 leading fintech companies showed off their latest innovations to a packed house at FinovateFall 2011. The audience was our largest ever with over 1,000 bankers, analysts, VCs, bloggers, press and entrepreneurs in attendance. As usual, we've put the videos of all the demos live in the archives for free so you can watch at your convenience and share them with others. We hope you enjoy the videos and that you'll consider joining us in person at our next conference, FinovateEurope 2012 (February 7th in London)! FinovateFall 2011 was sponsored by: The Bancorp, Tier One Partners, TxVia, and the law firm of CB&S.FinovateFall 2011 was partners with: BankInnovation.net, BankerStuff, Celent, CardWeb, deutsche-startups.de, Filene Research Institute, Finance on Windows, PYMNTS.com, Mercator Advisory Group, MyBankTracker.com & Mobile-Financial.com.

Finovate Alumni News– October 18, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 18, 2011
Categories: Betterment, BillFloat, BillGuard, CheckFree, Continuity Control, LearnVest, On Deck Capital, Plastyc, Prosper, SecondMarket, Simple, TSYS, Weemba

TSYS signs payments agreement with Imperial Bank. The Baltimore Sun mentions BillFloat & Prosper.com as two companies that are assisting cash-strapped consumers. LearnVest launches LV Mom's Newsletter & 2 new products: Baby On Board Bootcamp & LV Discussions. Weemba gives small businesses simple, direct pipeline for raising financing pre-holiday season. Morningstar recommends CheckFree to help control your bills by setting up automatic payments. Continuity Control buys Compliance Services Group of Iowa & Kirschler Peterson & Associates of Atlanta. Crain's New York Business.com mentions BillGuard, BankSimple, Betterment, SecondMarket, On Deck Captial & Plastyc. Jemstep launches out of beta to offer custom investment advice & guidance. 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.

Jemstep Launches Out of Beta to Offer Custom Investment Advice & Guidance

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 18, 2011
Categories: Jemstep

Jemstep launched an investment guidance and management service to the public today. The purpose of the free service is to help investors better control their financial future:"Three years in development, the company's patented investment evaluation technology analyzes more than 20,000 mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to identify the best investment options based on each investor's unique goals and preferences. Data-driven, unbiased and transparent, Jemstep's recommendations enable investors to decide what to buy, what to sell and what to keep."Jemstep CEO Michael Blumenthal describes the new service as personalized, objective, and actionable.To learn more about Jemstep, watch its FinovateSpring 2010 demo.

FinovateFall 2011 Demo Videos Now Available

By finovate Posted on October 18, 2011
Categories: FinovateFall2011

Q2ebanking Partners with Unwired Nation to Expand Its Mobile Banking

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 17, 2011
Categories: Q2ebanking

Last week, Austin-based Q2ebanking announced that it partnered with Unwired Nation, a company that provides mobile apps as a service."The enhanced offering is set to enable financial institutions to reach retail and business customers via multiple mobile channels and devices. Under terms of the agreement with Unwired Nation, Q2ebanking is to expand its ability to deliver mobile banking apps, making them available for both Android and iPhone users."Q2mobile, its ebanking platform, allows access to banking transactions at more than 300 financial institutions in the U.S.To learn more about Q2ebanking, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.