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Nineteen Finovate Alums Win 2013 PYMNTS.com Innovator Awards

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bill.com, BillFloat, Braintree, Capital Access Network, Credit Karma, Intuit, IP Commerce, Kabbage, Leaf, Lending Club, Mitek, MoneyDesktop, OneID, Pangea Payments, PayNearMe, PayPal, PaySimple, Simple, Waspit

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PYMNTS.com, a website owned by Business Wire and Market Platform Dynamics, recently published the winners of the 2013 Innovator Awards.

Three Finovate alums were selected as overall Best in Show winners:

First place: Pangea Payments

  • Innovation: A new way to send money anywhere, at a flat fee, instantly, leveraging the prepaid rails.
  • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15
Second place: Waspit 
  • Description: Combining mobile payments with social media channels to empower and inform the user in everyday purchases.
  • Finovate demo: FinovateFall 2012
Third place: Leaf
  • Description: Small business payments solution
  • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15

In addition, five Finovate alums took home Gold awards, five won Silver awards, and seven were awarded in the Bronze category. Here is a summary of all of the winners:

Gold

    • Category: Most innovative
    • Innovation: PayPal POS Initiatives that leverage its worldwide digital wallet accountholder base.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateEurope 2012
    • Category: Best credit
    • Innovation: The consumer’s advocate for demystifying credit with a range of tools and information resources to help them monitor and manage their financial health.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateStartup 2009
    • Category: Best B2B innovation
    • Innovation: Online working capital for small businesses.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateEurope 2013
    • Category: Best SMB innovation
    • Innovation: Small business payment platform integrated with Quickbooks.
    • Finovate demo: Finovate 2009
    • Category: Best innovation via ACH
    • Innovation: Cash flow management, accounts payable/ receivable management platform
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
Silver
    • Category: Most invisible
    • Innovation: Platform-as-a-Service that powers POS 2.0 commerce solutions.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2012
    • Category: Best credit
    • Innovation: Offers consumers “more time to pay” their bills on time to help avoid late fees, overdraft charges, service termination and high cost loans.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
    • Category: Best cash
    • Innovation: Enables consumers to shop online and pay with cash easily for a wide range of goods.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
    • Category: Best SMB innovation
    • Innovation: Cloud-based, small business platform that integrates invoicing and payment acceptance in one system.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2012
    • Category: Best comeback
    • Innovation: Alternative business financing that helps businesses tap into the capital it needs to run the business.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateEurope 2011
Bronze
    • Category: Most disruptive
    • Innovation: Mobile checkout service that enables one touch payments across multiple applications.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2011
    • Category: Best technology
    • Innovation: OneID lets people sign in without usernames and passwords, yet delivers authentication solutions with non-repudiation, keeping both people and businesses safe from today’s biggest identity and personal information threats.
    • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15
    • Category: Best newcomer
    • Innovation: Aggregates financial account information and allows users to manage their money in one place, online or with a mobile device.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpring 2012
    • Category: Best credit
    • Innovation: Brings together investors with creditworthy borrowers to reduce the cost and complexity of traditional lending.
    • Finovate demo: Finovate Startup 2009
    • Category: Best debit
    • Innovation: Reinventing personal banking with modern online and mobile experiences, no surprise fees, and great customer service.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateFall 2011
    • Category: Best prepaid
    • Innovation: A new way to send money anywhere, at a flat fee, instantly, leveraging the prepaid rails.
    • Finovate demo: Will demo at FinovateSpring 2013 in May 14 & 15
    • Category: Best check
    • Innovation: Mitek’s patented mobile imaging technology allows users to remotely deposit checks from anywhere, at anytime by snapping a picture with their camera-equipped smartphone or tablet, and has become the “gold standard” for mobile check deposit.
    • Finovate demo: FinovateSpr
      ing 2012

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Finovate Alumni News– March 18, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BellaDati, Blackhawk Network, Braintree, Kashoo, Klarna, MiiCard, Mitek, Striata
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBella Dati opens office in Singapore.
  • Business solutions company Neopost USA to use Striata as its electronic document delivery partner.
  • Mitek facilitates more than $40 billion in check deposits.
  • GigaOM reports Braintree’s recent move overseas helps double its payments volume to $8B.
  • Blackhawk Network files for IPO of up to $200 million.
  • miiCard 1 of 50 listed on the 2013 FinTech 50 Watchlist, a list companies in Europe that are redefining financial services.
  • Kashoo to partner with InfoStreet’s SkyDesktop.
  • Consumers.com asks whether Klarna will become a “major player” in online payments.
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.

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Finovate Alumni News — February 19, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Acculynk, Arroweye Solutions, Azimo, Bill.com, Billhighway, Braintree, Compass Plus, EZBOB, FIS, Fiserv, Fuze Network, Hidden Levers, Pageonce, planwise, Prosper, Q2ebanking, SecondMarket, SoMoLend, Tradeshift, TransferWise, Yodlee
  • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgRescuecom highlights TransferWise as low cost, currency conversion option.
  • Acculynk‘s Payzur brings person-to-person payments to consumers on PULSE debit/ATM network.
  • Compass Plus helps Russian-based FI SwitchMaster reach processing benchmark.
  • ekmPowershop announces partnership with EZBOB.
  • American Banker reports: Planwise to Participate in Yodlee’s Incubator Program.
  • BillHighway hires new CFO.
  • Arroweye Solutions reports 40% growth due to 175% uptick in open loop card production, added 27 new clients in 2012.
  • Bill.com to provide Frantopia with accounting services.
  • Prosper unveils new protection for lenders.
  • The Next Web reports: Tradeshift adds support for accounting services Sage and Kashflow, helping businesses get paid.
  • Forbes considers how SoMoLend provides capital to small businesses.
  • VentureBeat reports SecondMarket is partnering with CircleUp to allow investors to invest in up-and-coming consumer product businesses.
  • Thomaston Savings Bank selects Q2ebanking’s full suite of ebanking solutions.
  • HiddenLevers launches portfolio stress testing app to help advisors generate leads.
  • Fiserv awarded Best-in-Class rating in 2012 Anti-Money Laundering Technology Review.
  • Gifting app Wrapp selects Braintree to power payments.
  • Pageonce adds person-to-person payment functionality to mobile app.
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.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 31, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Backbase, BehavioSec, Boku, Braintree, FIS, Flint Mobile, mFoundry, Mitek, Online Resources, Xero
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTechCrunch reports Braintree’s New Payments Layer Lets Users Sign Up For Apps Without Re-Entering Their Credit Card Data.
  • Mitek and Allied Payment Network Expand Availability of Mobile Photo Bill Pay.
  • Backbase and iQStore sign partnership agreement for Russian market.
  • Xero integrates with Harvest, a time tracking and invoicing software company.
  • CNBC’s Squawk on the Street features BOKU.
  • HID Global partners with BehavioSec to improve fraud detection system.
  • FIS acquires mFoundry for $120 million.
  • Facebook integration, customer management features added to Flint mobile app.
  • ACI Worldwide to buy Online Resources for more than $120 million.
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.

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Finovate Alumni News– January 28, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BankersLab, Braintree, Dwolla, eToro, Jingit, Locaid, Q2ebanking, TradeKing
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgSaveUp begins Stamp Card rewards program. Collect 10 stamps and redeem card for reward.
  • Chargebee blog features Braintree as a payment gateway integration optionin the U.K.
  • Firmology reports on new Dwolla features: Send Money to Non-Dwolla Users and Split Payments for Multiple Facilitators.
  • eToro launches YouTube channel for free trading lessons.
  • The M Report features BankersLab’s Banc-it: Scoring Edition app.
  • Dexter Credit Union implements Q2ebanking’s full suite of eBanking solutions.
  • Locaid partners with CAMS to provide solutions for mobile gaming industry.
  • Jingit chooses Direct Source as its preferred systems integration partner.
  • Compare Broker reviews the latest developments in the Zecco/TradeKing merger.
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.

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2012 Funding for Finovate Alumni– More than $450 Million Raised

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ActivePath, Affinity Solutions, Arroweye Solutions, Banno, Bazaarvoice, Betterment, Boku, Braintree, Capital Access Network, Cartera Commerce, CashStar, Continuity Control, Controlabill, Credit Sesame, Currensee, DemystData, DoughMain, Dwolla, edo Interactive, eToro, Finsphere, FreeMonee, FutureAdvisor, Fuze Network, HelloWallet, Jemstep, Jingit, Kabbage, Kony Solutions, Lending Club, MiiCard, Nutmeg, Pindrop Security, planwise, SaveUp, SecureKey, ShopKeep POS, SoMoLend, The Currency Cloud, ThreatMetrix, Waspit, Xero, Yodlee, Zopa

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgHere is a list of all the funding Finovate alumni received over the course of 2012.  

After an impressive 2011, where more than $423 million was raised, 2012 was even better, with more than $450 raised.
A few stand-out metrics for the year:
  • A total of 44 companies received funding, some more than once in 2012
  • Combined, more than $450 million was raised
  • The best quarter for raising capital was the first quarter when more than $150 was raised
  • The biggest funding month this year was March, with more than $68 million raised by three companies
Here is a month-by-month breakdown of funding received.
January — $25 million raised by 3 companies
Currensee: $2 million — blog post
Finsphere: $11.3 million — blog post
HelloWallet: $12 million — blog post
February — $57 million raised by 5 companies
Capital Access Network: $30 million — blog post
Dwolla: $5 million — blog post
Jemstep: $6 million — blog post
Kabbage: undisclosed — blog post
Xero: $16.6 million — blog post
March — $68 million raised by 3 companies
Boku: $35 million — blog post
eToro: $15 million — blog post
ThreatMetrix: $18 million — blog post
April — $2.5 million raised by 1 company
miiCard: $2.5 million — blog post
May — $55.5 million raised by 5 companies
Kony: $15 million – blog post
Pindrop Security: $1 million — blog post
SecureKey: $30 million — blog post
SoMoLend: $1.17 million — blog post
Yodlee: $8.3 million — blog post
June — More than $62 million raised by 8 companies
Affinity Solutions: $14.5 million — blog post
Arroweye Solutions: $3 million — blog post
Cartera Commerce: $12.2 million — blog post
Credit Sesame: $12 million — blog post
Doughmain: undisclosed — blog post
Lending Club: $15 million — blog post
Nutmeg: $5.3 million — blog post
Planwise: $200,000 — blog post
July — $6 million raised by 2 companies
Continuity Control: $1 million — press release
SaveUp: $5 million — blog post
August — More than $49 million raised by 6 companies*
DemystData: undisclosed — blog post
FutureAdvisor: $5 million — blog post
FreeMonee: $34 million — blog post
The Currency Cloud: $3.1 million — blog post
CashStar: $5 million — blog post
Continuity Control: $2.25 million — blog post
September — More than $59 million raised by 5 companies
Banno: $2 million — press release
Betterment: $10 million — press release
Edo Interactive: $15 million — press release
Fuze Network: $2.5 million — press release
Kabbage: $30 million — blog post
October — $37 million raised by 2 companies
The Currency Cloud: $1.9 million — blog post
Braintree: $35 million — blog post
November — More than $23 raised by 4 com
panies
ActivePath: $10 million — blog post
Jingit: $7 million — blog post
Bazaarvoice: $6.7 million — blog post
Xero: $49 million — blog post
December — More than $16 million raised by 4 companies
Waspit: $3 million — blog post
Controlabill: $570,000 (A$600,000) — blog post
Zopa: undisclosed — blog post
ShopKeep POS: $10 million – blog post
Clover Networks: $3.3 million – blog post
*In addition to the companies listed for August, On Deck Capital raised $100 million in credit facility commitments.
Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. Questions? Comments? E-mail us at Julie@Finovate.com or David@Finovate.com.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 15, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Andera, BillGuard, Braintree, FutureAdvisor, HelloWallet, Kony Solutions, MiiCard, PayPal, Ping Identity, Plastyc, Simple, TIO Networks, Tradeshift, Virtual Piggy
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgHelloWallet launches new design for web app.
  • TIO Networks signs 5 yr agreement with City Utilities of Springfield to provide financial services.
  • TechCrunch reports Tradeshift Lands Huge Global Client For Its New CloudScan Product.
  • FutureAdvisor wins Bronze in Best in Biz Awards 2012.
  • Finextra reports Artisans’ Bank chooses Andera oFlows for online deposits.
  • American Banker reports CFPB to Collaborate with Startups BillGuard, Plastyc and Simple.
  • Ping Identity ranked Number 166 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500.
  • Braintree expands to Australia, Providing Sophisticated Payment Tools for Australian Merchants.
  • Kony Solutions opens Brazilian office, announces Itau Unibanco as a client.
  • Allfiled today announced the addition of miiCard verified identities to its personal data service platform.
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.

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Finovate Alumni News– October 30, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Braintree, Cortera, Emida, LearnVest, Manilla, Mitek, Monitise, The Currency Cloud
  • Cortera to open new office in Boston.
  • American Banker reports Mitek Plans Driver’s License Authentication, Mobile Pay Software.
  • The Next Web reports Braintree and LightSpeed team up to launch new payment plan for merchants.
  • Finovate takes an in-depth look at Manilla’s account management platform.
  • Emida partners with Global Business Services and The Mint Corporation.
  • The Currency Cloud raises $1.9 Million.
  • The WSJ takes LearnVest for a test drive.
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.

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Finovate Alumni News– October 19, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ayondo, Braintree, ReadyForZero, The Currency Cloud
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgReadyForZero unveils ReadyForZero Plus.
  • Informilo names The Currency Cloud one of Europe’s top 25 hottest early stage companies.
  • Trading Forex Foundation reviews ayondo. Come see Ayondo’s live demo at FinovateAsia on Nov. 6 in Singapore.
  • Braintree Rakes in $35 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.

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Braintree Rakes in $35 Million in Series B Funding

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Braintree

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Yesterday Chicago-based payment platform, Braintree, announced it raised $35 million in capital.

Contributors to this Series B round include:

    • New Enterprise Associates
    • Accel Partners
    • RRE Ventures
    • Greycroft Partners

The $35 million matches the funds of the Series A round Braintree received in June of last year, bringing its venture funding total to $69 million.

To learn more about Braintree, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News– October 2, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Backbase, Braintree, Cortera, Fenergo, Figlo, Geezeo, ID Analytics, InComm, Lighter Capital, MoneyDesktop, Monitise, SaveUp, Truaxis, Yodlee

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  • InComm celebrates 21 years in the payments industry.
  • Backbase introduces My Backbase, a platform supporting integrators, partners, professionals, prospects and customers.
  • ID Analytics and iovation partner to fight online fraud.
  • Yodlee strengthens management team with three key executives.
  • The Financial Brand features SaveUp’s saving gamification model.
  • Monitise announces partnership with eMerit Solutions.
  • Fenergo enhances FATCA Compliance Solution with auto-classification.
  • Cortera appoints Gary Brooks as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Entrepreneur Magazine features the success of a business recieving financing through Lighter Capital.
  • Geezeo signs Riverside Community CU.
  • TechCrunch reports: Braintree eases signup process for developers
  • Money Marketing takes an in-depth look at FinovateFall demos.
  • MyBankTracker reports MoneyDesktop launches Sleek Mobile Apps.
  • New Dutch bank uses Figlo Platform to offer online financial overview.
  • Citi using Statement Rewards from Truaxis to bring card linked offers to cardholders.
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.

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Braintree Acquires Venmo for $26 Million, Ranked 415 on Inc 500 List

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Braintree

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Chicago-based payment gateway, Braintree announced yesterday that it acquired social payments platform, Venmo, for $26 million in cash and stock.

Venmo is a consumer-facing technology that processes around $10 million in payments monthly. With the acquisition, Braintree will integrate Venmo’s technology into its existing software so that Venmo users can make transactions with their existing account.

The 23-person Venmo team will maintain its peer-to-peer payment platform from its office in New York.

In unrelated news, Braintree was ranked number 415 in the 2012 Inc 500 list. Here are some stats that Inc. published about the payments company:

    • It has grown more than 10x since 2008*
    • 2011 revenue of $9.9 million
    • 2011 employees numbered 60

To learn more about Braintree, watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

*Inc. 500 rankings are based on a 3-yr growth percentage.

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