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Akamai Demos Kona Site Defender, a Cloud-Based Web Security Solution

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: Akamai, FinovateFall 2012

Akamai took the stage next to demo its cloud-based web security solution:

“Web based attacks have been on the rise, with financial services being one of the primary targets of criminal, political, and chaotic actors. These attacks can cost institutions millions in lost transactions and business productivity each year, and even higher losses in their brand value and reputation.

Akamai’s Kona Site Defender is the first cloud-based Web security solution to help financial service institutions protect against both large scale denial of service and sophisticated application-layer threats seeking to compromise their brands, applications and associated data.”

Product Launched: February 2012

HQ Location: Cambridge, MA

Company Founded: September 1998

Metrics: Akamai (AKAM) is a public company listed on NASDAQ, having gone public in 1999. The company produced $1,159M in revenue in 2011 with over 2,000 employees and 3,500 customers

Website: akamai.com

Twitter: @Akamai

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing John Buten (Director of Industry Marketing) and Matt Brightman (Senior Solutions Engineer)

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Actiance Uses Salesforce to Enhance Customer Engagement

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: Actiance, FinovateFall 2012

Second up, Actiance demonstrated how it taps Salesforce to enhance FI customer engagement:

“Actiance will be demoing the first social media enablement platform to incorporate CRM data from Salesforce. With Socialite, users can now maximize the power of Salesforce, monetize their social involvement and increase revenue. Socialite from Actiance allows financial advisors, agents and sales and marketing organizations to engage with clients, build customer relationships, and create a personal brand – all while being compliant with FINRA and SEC regulations.

Key features of this new offering include: linking Socialite contacts to Salesforce accounts, mapping Salesforce accounts to Socialite connections and sending Socialite activity to Salesforce when contacts provide feedback or respond to posted content. In addition, Actiance will be demoing its new Socialite Mobile application for the iPhone.”

Product Launched: August 2012

HQ Location: Belmont, CA

Company Founded: 1998
Metrics: 250 employees worldwide; 9 of the top 10 banks in North America, the top 5 banks in Canada and 3 of the top 5 energy companies all use Actiance’s products.

Website: actiance.com

Twitter: @Actiance

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Sarah Carter (General Manager, Social Business) and David Cho (Lead Social Collaboration)

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Yodlee Unveils Small Business Center Platform

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: FinovateFall 2012, Yodlee

First up after intermission, Yodlee demonstrated its platform for small businesses:

“Yodlee’s dynamic banking experience is now targeting small businesses on the go, with easy to use financial management tools that simplify cash management in a digital environment.

We’ll be showcasing how small business owners can aggregate their account information, view key business metrics, manage and categorize their expenses on the fly, and easily move money between accounts or pay bills anywhere, anytime from a single platform. The service empowers both banks and small business owners, delivering exceptional functionality via Yodlee’s unique FinApp architecture.”

Product Launching: Q1 2013

HQ Location: Redwood City, CA

Company Founded: June 1999

Metrics: 13 years of bank technology, leadership and innovation, 700+ employees globally, 30% annual YOY revenue growth, 35M+ registered users, >$3 Trillion in personal finances being tracked through Yodlee solutions

Website: yodlee.com

Twitter: @Yodlee

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Anil Arora (President & CEO) and Eric Connors (SVP, Products)

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Experian’s Prequalification Tool Empowers Consumers While Bringing Value to FIs

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: Experian, FinovateSpring 2012

Last up in this session, Experian demonstrated its Premium Prequalification tool:

“Premium Prequalification is a powerful credit-screening tool that allows institutions to proactively utilize individual credit data online, in real time to:

Empower consumers with a snapshot of their credit health
Save consumers time and money by instantly providing them with their best options

With Premium Prequalification, providers and lead generators have access to a powerful marketing tool that drives traffic; lowers online acquisition costs; and provides high-quality, credit-qualified leads. This best-in-class process also offers Prequalification Triggers, notifying consumers of recent changes to their credit while offering relevant products, and Credit Comparables, which compares individual credit to the neighborhood average. Experian encourages all online institutions to redefine their acquisition game with Premium Prequalification.”

Product Launched: January 2012

Headquarters Location: Dublin, Ireland

Company Founded: 1897

Website: experian.com

Twitter: @Experian

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Steve Wagner (President, Consumer Information Services) and Michele Pearson (VP, Prospecting & Acquisitions)

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Blackhawk Network’s GoWallet Enables Consumers to Manage All of Their Prepaid Cards in One Place

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: Blackhawk Network, FinovateFall 2012

Then, Blackhawk Network launched GoWallet to give consumers one place to manage all of their prepaid cards:

“Blackhawk Network’s GoWallet technology provides a direct-to-consumer platform and interface that lets customers manage all of their prepaid cards in one place. The digital technology also allows consumers to purchase gift cards from their mobile device. The app will provide consumers with mobile access to their account information, special offers and coupons.”

Presented on: September 12, 2012

HQ Location: Pleasanton, CA

Company Founded: 2001

Metrics: 500+ employees

Website: blackhawknetwork.com

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Tomas Campos (General Manager, Online & Mobile) and Sheila Andres (Director of Product Management Mobile and Online)

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MoneyDesktop Introduces Desktop Widgets

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: FinovateFall 2012, MoneyDesktop

Next, MoneyDesktop took the stage with its PFM desktop widgets:

“On average, industry percentages for online banking PFM user adoption and engagement perform far below what is possible. The problem: PFM has been implemented as a mere check-the-box add-on, thus diminishing its huge potential as the core experience for complete money management. With this mindset, PFM in general has struggled to gain meaningful adoption largely because it has remained separate from the complete online banking experience – usually buried deep in a drop-down tab of optional services. A dividing line exists that separates PFM from the rest of the online-banking experience.

MoneyDesktop is officially erasing this dividing line and introducing a seamless PFM solution for the online banking and mobile channels. This will allow financial institutions to:

Drive data aggregation with prominent visualizations that prompt users to add outside accounts – leading to even higher levels of loan volume through targeted cross-selling opportunities based on aggregated, user-specific account data.
Drastically enrich the online banking experience with eye-catching data visualization that can be framed throughout the online banking interface.
Fuse online and mobile banking with data visualization that is precise and consistent from desktop to mobile devices – giving users timely and rich financial insight when and where it matters most.”

Product Launched: September 2012

HQ Location: Provo, UT

Company Founded: March 2010

Metrics: Triple-digit growth over the past 2 years, 25 Online Banking/Core/Payment Network Partners, 310+ FI Clients, 71 Employees

Website: moneydesktop.com

Twitter: @moneydesktop

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Ryan Caldwell (CEO) and Jason Cragun (Product)

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SecureKey Demos Fraud Reduction Solution

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: FinovateFall 2012, SecureKey

Afterward, SecureKey took the stage to show authentication technology:

“Imagine a world where, as a consumer, you can use things you already have to enhance your online and mobile experience (your smart phone, your bank card, your tablet or PC). Imagine a world where, as a Bank Card Issuer, you can minimize card-not-present fraud and provide value-added services based on strong authentication, to your consumers and commercial partners. Imagine a world where, as a merchant, you can sell to your clients through extended channels, securely, and with little risk of card-not-present fraud. And imagine a world where online service providers such as governments can actually transact with their constituents after ascertaining their identity, while still transacting anonymously.”

Product Launched: September 2012

HQ Location: Toronto, Canada

Company Founded: April 2008

Metrics: SecureKey is a privately-held company based in Toronto, Canada with over 100 employees. In June 2012, SecureKey completed a $30M strategic investment round of growth capital, led by Intel Capital. Other investors include Visa Inc., MasterCard, Discover Financial Services, Rogers Venture Partners LLC, and TELUS Corporation. In November 2011, SecureKey was awarded a contract by the Government of Canada to provide an innovative Credential Broker Service, named SecureKey Concierge, which allows Canadians to use their bank authentication credentials to obtain access to online government services. Current banking partners include TD Bank Group, Scotiabank and BMO Financial Group.

Website: securekey.com

Twitter: @SecureKey

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Chris Gardner (VP, Partner Engagement) and Christian Ali (VP, Product Development)

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Personal Capital Unveils its Professionally Managed 401(k)

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: FinovateFall 2012, Personal Capital

Then, Personal Capital demonstrated a 401(k) fee calculator and its own professionally managed 401(k):

“Personal Capital will be demoing its free 401(k) fee calculator, which enables users to determine how much their 401(k) costs and what long-term fees they can expect to pay over time. The calculator has the potential to save investors hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime.

The company will also unveil the Personal Capital 401(k), an affordable, professionally managed alternative to a traditional 401(k). With the new 401(k) from Personal Capital, the service is a truly holistic financial solution for millions of Americans.”

Product Launched: September 2012

HQ Location: Redwood City, CA

Company Founded: July 2009

Metrics: $27M raised to date (IVP & Venrock), 45 employees

Website: personalcapital.com

Twitter: @PersonalCapital

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Bill Harris (CEO), Jim Del Favero (VP of Products), and Tom Zgainer (VP Corporate Retirement Plans)

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Dashlane Demonstrates Its Instant Checkout and Login Solution

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: Dashlane, FinovateFall 2012

Second, Dashlane demonstrated how its mobile app enables users to login and checkout on any site without having to type on their mobile keyboard:

“Dashlane’s full-featured iPad and iPhone apps give consumers the ability to login, register and checkout on any website in the world without ever having to type on the mobile keyboard.

Our technology requires no merchant integration, and hence our app can potentially unlock mobile purchasing at massive scale. Our real-time semantic analysis enables instant filling of personal and payment data on all forms across devices. All users’ data is locally encrypted with AES-256, with a unique key for each user that Dashlane has no record of.”

Product Launched: September 2012

HQ Location: New York, NY

Company Founded: July 2009

Metrics: $6M raised, 25 employees

Website: dashlane.com

Twitter: @dashlane

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Emmanuel Schalit (CEO) and Nishant Mani (VP Partnerships & Marketing)

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Compass Plus Introduces TranzAxis, an Open Development Banking Platform

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: Compass Plus, FinovateFall 2012

First up to the stage after lunch, Compass Plus demoed TranzAxis, an open application platform:

“TranzAxis is a specialist, integrated open development banking platform (ODBP) created for the development and support of cards and payments, transaction switching, retail banking and other systems and applications in the domain linked to the automation of retail banking activities. It offers the user a full set of application development tools (builders, designers, editors, debuggers etc.), as well as a set of specialist components that may be required in implementing diverse applications in the given domain.

Unlike traditional application systems, TranzAxis can be used to build all-scale systems made up of closely integrated, yet independently developed applications.”

Product Launched: 2011

HQ Location: Weston, FL

Company Founded: 1989

Metrics: Compass Plus employs 350 professionals in nine offices across the globe, 150 of which are in R&D. We are a privately owned company, organically grown with no need for outside investment. We have 120+ customers (retail banks, processors, national switches, third party personalizers) across 31 countries. Two of our retail banking customers use TranzAxis in live production.

Website: compassplus.com

Twitter: @Compass_Plus

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Maria Nottingham (CMO) and Anthony Genovese (VP Consulting)

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The Currency Cloud Demos Connect API

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: FinovateFall 2012, The Currency Cloud

Last up for the morning session, The Currency Cloud (TCC) demoed Connect API:

“The TCC Connect API provides transaction-based businesses with easy and flexible access to The Currency Cloud FX conversion and international payments platform.

The TCC Connect API can be plugged into existing technology within the customer’s business for efficient and lower cost conversion and payments, or can be used as the basis to deliver new international payments apps and services to market.

The TCC Connect API enables full straight through processing (STP) across your own business and the payments lifecycle, automating previously manual processes to reduce operational risk, improve efficiency and monitoring and give you more control.”

Product Launched: September 2012

HQ Location: London, UK

Company Founded: March 2011

Metrics: $8M raised to-date, 22 employees, 28 live customers servicing approximately 15,000 SMEs and consumers

Website: thecurrencycloud.com

Twitter: @currency_cloud

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Mike Laven (CEO) and Nasir Zubairi (Head of Product Marketing)

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MasterCard and Linkable Networks Showed How They Can Make it Easy for Banks to Implement Card-Linked Offers

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: FinovateFall 2012, Linkable Networks, MasterCard

Then, MasterCard and Linkable Networks took the stage to demo how banks can quickly implement card-linked offers:

“MasterCard and Linkable Networks will demo the industry-first capability of enabling any MasterCard-issuing bank to present a comprehensive card-linked offer platform to their cardholders with no technical integration, allowing for these issuers to participate in this burgeoning market with no strain on internal technical and financial resources, as well as an ability to launch the capability in days, not months or years.”

Product Launched: August 2012

HQ Location: Boston, MA

Company Founded: September 2010

Metrics: 25 employees and actively engaged in an ongoing search/hiring process for several positions (both technical and non-technical). Linkable Networks has raised $11.8M from several key investors including Bain Capital Ventures, Citi Ventures, and Kepha Partners.

Website: linkablenetworks.com

Twitter: @Linkables

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Tom Burgess (CEO at Linkable Networks), Doug Spear (Co-Founder and Executive Vice President), and Mario Shiliashki (SVP, Emerging Payments of MasterCard Worldwide)

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