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Finovate Alumni News– October 22, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Actiance, Blackhawk Network, Cachet Financial Solutions, CurrencyFair, Fenergo, Flint Mobile, Kiboo, Motif Investing, PayNearMe, Q2ebanking, Simple
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgUS Storage Centers and PayNearMe unveil convenient electronic cash payments for self-storage tenants.
  • Actiance expands partnership with ZL Technologies to deliver enterprise and public social data into unified archive.
  • Blackhawk Network to acquire InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions launches CheckRisk Pro, a tool to mitigate RDC risk.
  • Netbanker: Simple to launch bluetooth-based P2P payments.
  • The American Bankers Association endorses Q2’s enterprise solutions for secure virtual banking.
  • Flint Mobile announces launch of swipe-free mobile payment app for Android.
  • Bloomberg Businessweek takes a look at Motif’s “design-it-yourself investing.”
  • TechWorld Australia features P2P currency exchange innovator, CurrencyFair.
  • Fenergo, Aite Group report: Capital market firms prefer centralized client onboarding.
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 21, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: CurrencyFair, Equifax, Leaf, Lendio, MasterCard, PayPal, PaySimple, Prepaid Resources, TransferWise, TSYS
  • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAlvaro Soltero of Leaf takes a look at the future of payments.
  • Forbes.com features an interview with Brett Meyers, CEO of CurrencyFair.
  • MasterCard launches TravelController to improve expense reconciliation.
  • TSYS, PayPal, & PaySimple listed in top 10 multi-currency processing solutions for October.
  • Lendio launches beta version of Lendio for the loan specialist.
  • FORMFREE and Equifax partner to streamline borrower asset checks.
  • Prepaid Resources announces formation of Trefoil Technology.
  • TransferWise tops £1 million ($400,000 USD) mark in international money transfers.
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 11, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Arroweye Solutions, Arxan Technologies, CurrencyFair, Deluxe, ValidSoft
  • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTechnology Banker takes a look at Arroweye Solution’s EMV On-Demand solution.
  • CurrencyFair shows off its new mobile phone look. Read more about CurrencyFair in yesterday’s FinovateAsia feature.
  • Arxan Technologies announces new tamper-proof jailbreak detection security & environmental sensing technology.
  • Spindle uses ValidSoft to authenticate mobile payments by voice.
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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Back to the Future with FinovateAsia 2012’s Best of Show Winners

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: CurrencyFair, Finantix, FinovateAsia 2012, FinovateAsia 2013, SocietyOne, UBank

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With a new round of fintech innovators less than a month away from taking the Finovate stage in Singapore, it’s a great time to review last year’s breakout performers.

Who were the winners (as determined by audience vote)? What did they present? And most importantly, what have they been up to in the weeks and months since?

To answer those questions and more, here’s a look at what’s new and notable from the Best of Show winners of FinovateAsia 2012.

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Who They Are: Specialists in peer-to-peer international money transfers, CurrencyFair presented an upgrade to the user interface for their MarketPlace screens.
Why They Won: Sending money abroad is fraught with cost and complication. CurrencyFair’s MarketPlace solution creates an online, person-to-person environment in which individuals can negotiate their own exchange rates with each other.
What They’ve Been Up To: 
  • Won” “Most Insightful & Intriguing Internet Innovation” award 
  • Reached $500 million in transactions
  • Presented their iPhone app at FinovateEurope
  • Listed among top “Middleweight Startups” at The Europas 2013
  • Won Best Irish Startup Award from The Next Web
  • Named Startup of the Day by The Daily Business Post
  • Won “Best of Show” at FinovateAsia 2012
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Who They Are: Finantix provides solutions to help banks, wealth managers, and advisors provide more and better advice and insight for their retail and high net worth clients
Why They Won: In presenting their Sharp digital banking platform, Finantix introduced a tool to change the way banks interact with their customers by introducing gamification, social and multimedia content, and natural language communication.
What They’ve Been Up To:

  • Partnered with VoiceTrust to bring voice biometrics to Finantix Banking Assistant
  • Launched Banking Assistant mobile app at FinovateEurope 2013
  • Won “Best of Show” at FinovateAsia 2012
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Who They Are: SocietyOne is the first fully-compliant peer-to-peer online lending platform in Australia.
Why They Won: With ClearMatch, SocietyOne effectively leveraged proven banking technologies into new applications in the peer-to-peer consumer lending business.
What They’ve Been Up To:

  • Reached $1 million in personal loans originated mark
  • Earned spot on Mozo’s VIP (Very Innovative Product) list for 2013
  • Won “Best of Show” at FinovateAsia 2012.
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Who They Are: Ubank is a division of NAB, the National Bank of Australia. Ubank operates as a branchless, Internet-only bank.
Why They Won: The introduction of Ubank’s People Like U solution reflects a growing trend in banks adding PFM and financial management tools for their customers. The solution takes an econographic approach to helping consumers understand their own spending patterns  in the context of their peers.
What They’ve Been Up To:
  • Won 2013 Webby award in Financial Services/Banking category
  • Won six Best of the Best 2013 awards from Money Magazine Australia
  • Won “Best of Show” at FinovateAsia 2012
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For more information about FinovateAsia 2013, returning to Singapore next month, visit our FinovateAsia 2013 page here.

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Finovate Alumni News– October 1, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bright Funds, Cardlytics, CurrencyFair, Leaf, Personal Capital, planwise, Taulia
  • Personal Capital to open Denver office.
  • Purchasing Insight reports: Taulia to bolster their presence in Europe.
  • Cardlytics announces new brand identity, including new logo and redesigned website.
  • CurrencyFair wins “Most Insightful & Intriguing Internet Innovation” at IIA Net Visionary Awards.
  • Leaf raises $20 million from Heartland Payment Systems.
  • Bright Funds announces support for PayPal.
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– July 3, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Alkami Technology, BehavioSec, CurrencyFair, EyeVerify, Flint Mobile, Ixaris, Linkable Networks, Yodlee
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgSmithsonian Magazine features how BehavioSec authenticates users.
  • NECN.com features Tom Leighton, CEO of Akamai Technologies to talk about how Akamai makes the internet faster and safer for its clients.
  • Ixaris launches Ixaris Payments Server to help banks build their own corporate prepaid programs.
  • Android Police reviews EyeVerify.
  • Tasker Payment Gateways CEO touts alliance with Flint Mobile.
  • CurrencyFair featured in The Independent column on saving money when sending cash overseas.
  • Yodlee expands international reach by partnering with BlueChilli, a Sydney-based technology startup incubator.
  • Linkable Networks wins endorsement from American Bankers Association for its card-linked offer technology.
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– June 21, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Braintree, CurrencyFair, LendUp, Locaid, Metaforic, Monitise, Pindrop Security, QuantConnect
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBraintree opening office in Sydney, Australia, that will cater to developers and startups.
  • Monitise named winner in the Inspire Wales Awards.
  • Pindrop Security raises $11 million led by Andreessen Horowitz and Citi Ventures.
  • Metaforic wins American Technology Award for Cyber Security.
  • New Business interviews CurrencyFair founders on saving money when making foreign currency transactions.
  • Biz Report’s Mobile Marketing column features 3 tips to improve location-based campaigns in an interview with Locaid CEO, Rip Gerber.
  • INTJ Capital takes a look at QuantConnect’s announcement that it has added historical FX and US equity tick data.
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Finovate Alumni News– June 6, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Backbase, BankersLab, Braintree, CurrencyFair, Dashlane, Fuze Network, LendUp, Mitek, Narrative Science, Personal Capital, Stokr, TIO Networks, TSYS
  • FinovateLOGO.jpgCentral Intelligence Agency takes an actionable interest in Narrative Science.
  • IT operations management company Boundary touts its relationship with CurrencyFair.
  • Backbase CEO and co-founder Jouk Pleiter warns that bank customers are “no longer content to do the groundwork.”
  • Mercator Advisory Group analyst takes a look at TSYS’s proposed acquisition of NetSpend.
  • Mitek, LendUp, & Fuze Network dubbed runners up in 3rd Annual Core Innovators Mega Challenge.
  • TIO Networks announces strategic relationship with Aio Wireless.
  • Stockr wins Vator Splash LA startup competition, crowned most exciting company.
  • BankersLab launches Bank-it: Credit Edition.
  • Personal Capital to establish a Denver office and hire 100 financial advisers.
  • Business Insider interviews Braintree CEO, Bill Ready.

<div 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.