Finovate Alumni News– January 23, 2013

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTemenos wins praise as “top advisor solution” from Aite Group.  Come see their demo at FinovateEurope in February!
  • Spredfast announces Bazaarvoice integration.
  • Pageonce reaches $1 million mark in daily mobile bill payments processed.
  • A look at TradeKing after the merger.
  • ACI Worldwide‘s Money Transfer System helps FIs with Dodd-Frank compliance.
  • EZBOB forms partnership with ChannelGrabber.  Watch EZBOB in action at FinovateEurope!
  • Monitise and CGI Logica form mobile FS alliance to target European retail banks.
  • Tradeshift partners with Intuit to bring its social invoicing platform to more than 5m QuickBooks users.
  • American Banker reports: Fiserv extends relationship with BofA. Come to FinovateEurope in London to see its live demo.
  • CNBC talks with Alexa Von Tobel, LearnVest CEO.
  • Bill.com and Expensify announce product integration.
  • GrowthBusiness profiles Holvi. Comes see Holvi’s new tech at FinovateEurope next month.
  • Fast Company reports you can now pay taxes in Iowa using Dwolla.
  • SimpleTuition reports 2012 success metrics for SmarterBucks program.
  • DemystData a finalist in AWS Global Startup Challenge. 
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.

Finovate Alumni News– January 21, 2013

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAndroid Does takes a look at the latest update to Pageonce Money & Bills app.
  • ACI Wordwide announces winners of its Excellence Award for 2013.
  • Forbes considers Movenbank’s view of online reputation. See Movenbank demo live at FinovateEurope February 12 and 13.
  • The Des Moines Register takes an inside look at Ben Milne’s thoughts on the future of Dwolla.
  • SafetyPay announces record growth: Number of transactions in 2012 increased 149% over 2011, the dollar value of transactions increased by 88.5% in 2012 over 2011.
  • BBVA announces mobile RDC for iPhone. Come see BBVA demo its new tech at FinovateEurope in London.
  • Lending Club issues the 100,000th loan on its lending platform.
  • Credit.com‘s “Credit Cards” app now available on Google Play.
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.

ACI Worldwide Launches New Money Transfer System

Thumbnail image for ACIWorldwide.jpgCalling the latest version a collaborative effort between the company and customers, ACI Worldwide this week announced the release of Money Transfer System 5.0.

MTS 5.0 features include repair reporting, network validation tools, and the addition of global clearing channel such as KASSIP and SAIRE. KASSIP is the Kuwait Automated Settlement System for Inter-Participant Payments. SAIRE is the Saudi Arabian Riyal Interbank Express.

Additionally, the issues that financial institutions face with regard to sanctions checking have been addressed in MTS 5.0. The Enhanced Sanctions Filter provides SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list storage and enrichment, real-time scanning, exception processing, and other services.

See ACI Worldwide’s most recent Finovate demo here.

Finovate Alumni News– January 7, 2013

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  • ACI Worldwide launches ACI Money Transfer System 5.0.
  • Suncorp Bank chooses FIS to manage ATM and POS transactions
  • 500Friends to integrate LoyaltyPlus platform with Bazaarvoice.
  • Financial Edge Community CU partners with SaveUp.
  • Mitek issued new patent for “Methods for Mobile Image Capture and Processing of Documents”.
  • The Financial Brand checks out the “Simple” way of banking.
  • The New York Times looks at SoMoLend’s take on crowdfunding, seeking out institutions to serve as lenders.
  • New York Times looks at Enloop’s hassle free business plan writing service.
  • The Telegraph highlights TransferWise as a cost-saving option for overseas money transfers.
  • Luxembourg’s Nordea Bank picks Temenos to standardize IT infrastructure.
  • GMC Software Technology helps Gala Bingo move to “third generation” bingo tickets.
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.

BancVue Cracks the American Banker FinTech 100

IMG_1080.JPGThe FinTech 100, a list of the top revenue-grossing fintech firms, was announced Wednesday at BAI Retail Delivery

Nine Finovate alumni made the cut, including BancVue, debuting at number 95. Pictured to the right are James Ladas and Gabe Krarcek from BancVue. 
Here are the Finovate alumni, listed according to rank:

2011 Rank: 1
2010 Rank: 3
Fiserv

2011 Rank: 2 
2010 Rank: 1
2011 Rank: 10
2010 Rank: 11
2011 Rank: 18
2010 Rank: 18
2011 Rank: 19
2010 Rank: 20
2011 Rank: 24
2010 Rank: 15
2011 Rank: 34
2010 Rank: 34
2011 Rank: 62
2010 Rank: 76
2011 Rank: 95
2010 Rank: NR
See the full list here. To learn how the rankings are calculated, see the American Banker article

Finovate Alumni at BAI Retail Delivery Conference

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The BAI Retail Delivery conference begins tomorrow with 29 Finovate alumni participating in sessions and/or exhibiting on the trade show floor.
Session Speakers
  • Tuesday, Global Game-Changer Session
    Speaker: Jim Taschetta from FreeMonee
  • Wednesday, Technology for Business Summit 
    Speaker: Mitch Jacobs from On Deck Capital
  • Wednesday, Technology for Business Summit Session 
    Speaker: David Eads from Kony Solutions
  • Thursday, Technology for Business Summit Session
    Speaker: Eric Connors from Yodlee
  • Thursday, Marketing & Product Management Summit Session 
    Speaker: Rod Witmond from Cardlytics
Exhibitors 
BAI Mobile Link
Mobile Link Panel Discussions
Solutions Theatre
Jim Bruene and I (julie@netbanker.com) will be in attendance and will update the blog and Twitter with new developments throughout the event. 

ACI Worldwide & MShift Create Business Banking Tool for Executives

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This morning, ACI Worldwide and MShift did a joint demo of their Mobile Enterprise Banker for tablets:

“It is a tablet-optimized business banking solution. The solution is targeted towards business executives who are interested in robust and graphically rich presentations of company data as well operational tasks like ACH and Wire release and bill payment.”

Product Launch: May 2012

HQ Location
  • ACI: Elkhorn, NE 
  • MShift: Fremont, CA 
Company Founded
  • ACI: 1975 
  • MShift: 1999 
Website
Presenting Jeff Chen (VP Business Development, MShift) & Ileen Pinhasi (Product Manager, ACI Worldwide)

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