Finovate Alumni News– October 12, 2012

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  • ThreatMetrix honored as bronze winner in the 4th annual 2012 Golden Bridge Awards.
  • Euromoney looks at SoMoLend as a funding alternative.
  • ReadyForZero answers questions about debt on Lifehacker.
  • Geezeo opens API to third party developers.
  • Monitise CFO John Brougham retires.
  • Finsphere issued 4th patent.
  • TIO transforms bill pay options for growing Hispanic marketplace through partnership with Progreso Financiero.
  • Arroweye Solutions’ digital tech powers growth at GiftCard.com.
  • Allied Wallet partners with Swedish e-commerce payment services provider Klarna.
  • Janrain and Bazaarvoice team to enhance social shopping experience via social login.
  • Pageonce and Blackstone Tech Group partner to bring utility companies a mobile payment option for customers.
  • Idaho Central CU launches RDC powered by MShift.
  • MyBankTracker reports Fifth Third Bank Statements Now Available on Manilla.
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– September 28, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAustin Business Journal profiles Bazaarvoice CEO, Brett Hurt.
  • Lending Club announces updates and enhancements.
  • Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Cardlytics to add over 100 jobs.
  • CreditUnions.com looks at solutions demoed at FinovateFall earlier this month.
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– August 8, 2012

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  • MyBankTracker.com profiles Virtual Piggy.
  • Check out this month’s CEO interview Michael Wright of Striata.
  • FreeMonee brings in $34 mil in series B funding.
  • Bazaarvoice partners with consulting firm Booz & Company.
  • InComm partners with Galaxia Communications to distribute gift cards to Korean retailers.
  • Citywire’s WealthManager interviews Nick Hungerford CEO of Nutmeg.
  • Information Week profiles Franck Fatras of Capital Access Network.
  • Virtual Piggy to provide child-safe e-commerce solution for Under-18’s to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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– July 19, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgCredit Karma releases Free iPhone App.
  • PayPal acquires mobile credit card scanning startup, Card.io.
  • Bazaarvoice to raise $131 million for working capital by selling 8.5 million shares of stock.
  • WSJ blog looks at BillGuard’s experience at the NY FinTech Innovation Lab.
  • JD Supra reports SecondMarket provides new liquidity options for startup investors & employees.
  • Business Insider reports Tuition.io aims to help students better manage college loan debt.
  • The Greenfield Daily Reporter conducts case study on The Receivables Exchange.
  • Wired UK features Nutmeg as startup of the week.
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– June 29, 2012

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  • IBT, FI solutions provider announces the launch MoneyDesktop as its PFM solution.
  • Affinity Solutions Lands $14.5 Million in Funding from Chestnut Hill Ventures.
  • Finovate takes a closer look into the Strands Finance PFM.
  • The WSJ examines how SimpleTuition’s SmarterBank help students and alumni pay back student debt.
  • Balance Street becomes an Affiliate Member of the California Bankers Association, will begin a pilot program to bring its debt settlement tool to California banks.
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– June 4, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgO’Reilly Radar takes an in-depth look at FutureAdvisor, interviews CEO Bo Lu.
  • Business Insider recommends Mint & BillGuard as worthy personal finance apps to help you control your finances.
  • Strands Finance, selected as tech partner of PostFinance, a Swiss FI & payment transactions provider.
  • HIT Consultant features Diversinet CEO on Newest Podcast.
  • Security Service FCU selects Tyfone to deliver next gen mobile services.
  • PaySimple named to JMP Securities Hot 100 Software Companies 2012.
  • Austin’s Statesman.com asks: Can Bazaarvoice IPO be catalyst for new wave of startups?
  • Altoona’s Hearld-Index profiles T8 Webare.
  • Barron’s looks at SigFig as A Take-Charge Portfolio Manager.
  • InComm & Absolute Software form partnership.
  • The Examiner looks at how Virtual Piggy is protecting kids online & interviews Founder & CEO, Dr. Jo Webber.
  • Check out the latest founder interview: Laura Mather of Silver Tail Systems.
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.

Bazaarvoice Acquires PowerReviews for $151 Million

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Earlier this week, social data company Bazaarvoice announced it is acquiring PowerReviews for $151 million. The settlement states that $31 million of the sum will be paid in cash and the remainder in stock.

The companies, who both offer social commerce products, will combine their technology, content, and data. PowerReviews, with its more self-service product, will help Bazaarvoice break into the small and medium-sized market.

The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of July.

To learn more about Bazaarvoice, watch its FinovateSpring, 2012 demo (coming soon).

Finovate Alumni News– May 31, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgDCisions reflects on its FinovateSpring experience.
  • American Banker looks at TIO Networks as a Silicon Valley Tech company serving the underbanked.
  • CorFire and edo Interactive to connect purchase data and targeted offers via mobile.
  • Silver Tail Systems positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Web Fraud Detection.
  • Bazaarvoice acquires PowerReviews for $151 million.
  • doxo adds mobile bill Pay, launches Android app.
  • Prosper takes on Lending Club’s PRIME service with Premier.
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.

Bazaarvoice’s Conversations Tool Captures Digital Word of Mouth

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Afterwards, Bazaarvoice demonstrated Conversations, a tool that captures customer comments to share online:

Bazaarvoice Conversations is a SaaS solution that allows highly regulated brands to safely capture, moderate, analyze, and display authentic customer word of mouth in digital and mobile experiences. Bazaarvoice Conversations helps brands propagate a multidimensional social experience resulting in higher sales and customer satisfaction while gathering powerful insights and intelligence. 

With the Conversations platform, brands can capture customer word of mouth content from virtually anywhere and display it in numerous places including websites, branded communities, social extensions, mobile and tablet applications, and display ads using our syndication and media solutions.”

Product Launched: February 2012
HQ Location: Austin, TX
Company Founded: May 2005
Metrics: Over 300 billion total impressions served. These impressions are unique instances of online word of mouth delivered to end users’ web browsers, since our inception in 2005. We serve 23% of the Fortune 500 in 36 countries and 27 languages worldwide.
Introducing Mike Svatek (Chief Strategy Officer) and Sam Wettling (Solutions Architect)

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Finovate Alumni News– April 25, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTIO Networks named one of Canada’s leading tech companies, placed in Canada’s Branham25. See TIO Networks new tech at FinovateSpring.
  • SecureKey named  one of the top 25 up and comers in the Branham300 list of top tech companies in Canada.
  • Guardian Analytics launches fraud detection software for mobiles.
  • The Brainyard reports Bazaarvoice adds SAP, Salesforce.com integration.
  • Mortgagebot’s online lending tech supports 25% increase in loan production for Bank of Colorado.
  • DoughMain launches new savings tool for kids.
  • KeyBank launches new mobile banking solution with mFoundry.
  • SpendMatters covers Taulia. Come see Taulia’s demo at FinovateSpring 2012.
  • WSJ looks at US Bank’s implementation of FreeMonee.
  • Figlo expands Asia Pacific focus.
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– April 20, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgDynamics launches ePlate card technology, allows users to choose payment rewards. Come see it demo live at FinovateSpring.
  • HelloWallet hires Michael Yoch, former NPR product lead & Trooper Sanders, former Michelle Obama advisor.
  • Klarna wins Billion Dollar Company award at GP Bullhound Digital Champions Nordic 2012.
  • Integration Developer News covers Ping Identity’s PingOne.
  • AOL Daily Finance discusses why they like Bazaarvoice.
  •  First quarter 2012 funding for Finovate alumni: $150 million raised.
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– April 17, 2012

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgQ2ebanking partners with cybercrime prevention company, Trusteer.
  • Kasasa’s Tunes program pulls in Gen-Y checking customers.
  • DR Power Equipment, partners with Bazaarvoice to manage consumer ratings and reviews. Come see Bazaarvoice at FinovateSpring.
  • Check Point Software announces Check Point ThreatCloud, a collaborative network to fight cybercrime.
  • Plastyc announces you can now add minutes to friends’ & family members’ phones abroad in 85 countries.
  • Holtmeyer & Monson partners with ProfitStars.
  • Bank Technology News reports Fiserv names Ally financial executive as CIO.
  • ABC 7 San Fran covers BillGuard. Come see its live demo at Finovate Spring in San Fran May 8 & 9.
  • GigaOM looks at how Braintree powers payments for hot startups.
  • OpenCuro’s payment module now available for Zen Cart.
  • Balance Financial launches Portfolio Reporting, adds 2 board members.
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.