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CurrencyFair Shows Off its Simple and Efficient Marketplace UI

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 5, 2012
Categories: CurrencyFair, FinovateAsia 2012

Second, CurrencyFair took the stage with MarketPlace, a international currency transfer platform:

“CurrencyFair has completely upgraded the interface on its MarketPlace, making the process of order execution even simpler and more efficient. The new layout allows customers to easily and clearly view the market depth, helping them choose an appropriate exchange rate for their MarketPlace order.

Using CurrencyFair’s new MarketPlace, it is possible for customers to achieve an exchange rate approaching, and in many cases even better than, the market interbank rate otherwise only available to market professionals dealing in millions.”

Product Launch: October 2012

HQ: Dublin, Ireland

Founded: April 2009

Metrics: €2M equity funding raised; over 10,000 registered users; €1M+ now exchanged daily on average; over €200M transacted to date

Website: currencyfair.com

Twitter: @CurrencyFair

Finovate demo video: Demo videos will be posted next week

Introducing Brett Meyers (Managing Director) and Sean Barrett (Director)

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Finovate Alumni News– August 23, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 23, 2012
Categories: CashStar, CurrencyFair, Currensee, Dwolla, FutureAdvisor, HelloWallet, Jwaala, Nutmeg, The Currency Cloud, Truaxis, Virtual Piggy, Wonga

For the second consecutive year, CashStar named 1 of the 2012 Best Places to Work in Maine.

HelloWallet improves its web app.

The WSJ compares The Currency Cloud, Currency Fair, Wonga & Nutmeg with Britain’s traditional banks. Come check out The Currency Cloud at FinovateFall in NYC September 12 & 13.

My Bank Tracker reports on a Dwolla integration at a Pittsburgh-based supermarket chain.

Virtual Piggy service will be integrated into Girly Stuff’s e-commerce launch. Check out Virtual Piggy at FinovateFall.

FutureAdvisor raises $5 mil, launches 401(k) fee analyzer tool.

Currensee and Direct FX form partnership.

Jwaala and Truaxis team up to provide credit unions with StatementRewards platform. Come to FinovateFall to check out Truaxis’ live demo.

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– August 7, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 7, 2012
Categories: Aptys Solutions, Cortal Consors, CurrencyFair, Mortgagebot, SecondMarket, Zopa

Mortgage Technology examines how Gerrard Schmid plans to combine Mortgagebot’s POS & Avista’s LOS tech.

Zopa reports biggest month yet with nearly £8 mil leant between members in July.

Cortal Consors wins Mobile Banking award from German-based “Leseraward Börse Online und n-tv”.

Aptys Solutions announces Midwest Independent Bank as new bank customer.

Australia’s Financial Review profiles CurrencyFair.

SecondMarket releases snapshot of users.

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 23, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 23, 2012
Categories: Akamai, Bolstr, Corduro, CurrencyFair, ImpulseSave, LearnVest, SmartyPig, Social Money, Virtual Piggy, Xero

Virtual Piggy expands merchant base with Blee Inara’s handcrafted original jewelry.

Umbel forms NetAlliance partnership with Akamai. Come to FinovateFall to see Akamai’s live demo.

Fast Company talks with Alexa Von Tobel, LearnVest CEO. Check out LearnVest’s live demo at FinovateFall.

USA Today features Social Money’s SmartyPig.

Startup America features Bolstr. Come see Bolstr’s live demo at FinovateFall.

The Independent looks at how CurrencyFair helps cut cost of cash transfers abroad.

Xero acquires Spotlight Workpapers.

The Financial Brand looks at how ImpulseSave hopes to create spontaneous savers.

GigaOM reports Corduro aims to win over big organizations that want to modernize their payment 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.

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Finovate Alumni News– July 17, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 17, 2012
Categories: Actiance, Cartera Commerce, Check Point, CurrencyFair, Dwolla, Kony Solutions, planwise, SafetyPay, Silver Tail Systems, Tuition.io

Forbes features Tuition.io’s student loan platform. Come see Tuition.io’s live demo at FinovateFall in NYC.

Alfa Insurance chooses Kony to power features of its mobile app.

Killerstartups features the planwise story and their success at FinovateFall 2011.

MSN Money compares CurrencyFair and competitor, Azimo. Come see CurrencyFair’s live demo at FinovateFall.

Cartera Commerce named Global 250 Top Private Company for second consecutive year.

Actiance integrates Socialite platform and Salesforce.com to help companies track and monetize social media conversations. Come see Actiance at FinovateFall September 12 and 13.

SafetyPay, launches mobile version of service available to mobile shoppers internationally.

NPR features Silver Tail Systems, discusses how In-Q-Tel gives it the CIA’s seal of approval.

Check Point Software Technologies taps the power of virtualization to simplify security for private clouds.

Des Moines Register staff blog reports Dwolla CEO, Ben Milne, spreads his mobile payments message at TEDxDesMoines.

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– May 17, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 17, 2012
Categories: CurrencyFair, Kony Solutions, Mint.com, ReadyForZero, SafetyPay, SaveUp, SoMoLend, TradeKing, Wonga, Zecco

SoMoLend raises $1.17 in Seed Funding.

TradeKing and Zecco announce agreement to merge.

The Economist names CurrencyFair as an option for transferring money abroad.

The Economist looks at how Wonga, Mint, SaveUp, and ReadyForZero use Big Data.

Xconomy reports Kony Solutions receives $15 mil in Series C financing.

Finextra reports SafetyPay takes e-commerce cash payment service global.

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– April 16, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on April 16, 2012
Categories: Authentify, BillShrink, Check Point, CurrencyFair, Dwolla, Expensify, Lending Club, Prosper, SaveUp, TSYS

Des Moines Register reports Dwolla to establish small New York City satellite office.

Armada Data Solutions adds Check Point Software Technologies’ firewall services to security practice.

TSYS signs payment services agreement with Pivotal Payments.

AOL UK lists CurrencyFair as 1 of 5 ways to transfer money abroad.

The Washington Post lists Expensify as an app that can make life at work a bit easier. Come see their new tech at FinovateSpring.

Blaze Mobile awarded another patent for NFC payments. See its live demo at FinovateSpring.

Credit Union Times looks at Filene-backed SaveUp. Come see its live demo at FinovateSpring.

Chicago Sun-Times highlights Authentify’s technology.

The Wall Street Journal discusses P2P lending networks Prosper & Lending Club.

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Finovate Alumni News– March 5, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 5, 2012
Categories: BancVue, Credit Sesame, CurrencyFair, Dwolla, IDTheft 911, Kabbage

The Washington Post lists Kabbage as an alternative source of funding to bank loans.

Identity Theft 911 receives a 2012 International Stevie Award & an Excellence in Financial Literacy Education award.

Dwolla launches update to fix accidental transfers.

Silicon Republic profiles CurrencyFair CIO David Christian.

Main Street profiles Credit Sesame CEO Adrian Nazari.

American Banker reports BancVue sells credit card arm to First Arkansas.

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can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.

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Finovate Alumni News– February 15, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on February 15, 2012
Categories: Aptys Solutions, Cartera Commerce, CurrencyFair, Diversinet, ETRONIKA, PayNearMe, PayPal, Segmint, Silver Tail Systems, SmartyPig, Xero

American Banker reports SmartyPig adds office in India.

American Banker reports PayPal digs even further into the prepaid card market.

TechCrunch Europe covers ETRONIKA’s FinovateEurope presentation.

VentureBeat lists Danny Shader, CEO of PayNearMe, as an entrepreneur using startups to change the world.

Since Aptys Solutions 2010 launch, over 1,000 commercial banks now use PayLOGICS platform to process payments.

Diversinet Corp. appoints Dr. Hon Pak as the company’s CEO.

Cartera Commerce named to OnMedia 100 Top Private Companies List.

AccMan looks at how CurrencyFair solves multi-currency cost issues.

INDYCAR partners with Segmint to reward race fans.

MasterCard forms alliance with Silver Tail Systems.

Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures contributes to Xero’s recent $16.6 million in funding.

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FinovateEurope 2012 in the Press

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on February 10, 2012
Categories: Brokertainment, Cardlytics, CurrencyFair, eToro, ETRONIKA, Holvi, IND Group, Kabbage, Liqpay.com, Meniga, MiiCard, Nutmeg, Ping Identity, Serverside Group

Here’s a look at press coverage from FinovateEurope on Tuesday:

ABA Banking Journal

Innovative payment startups, 2012 Edition