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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– July 24, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 24, 2012
Categories: Blackhawk Network, Currensee, Figlo, InComm, Kabbage, Mint.com, Prepaid Resources, Silver Tail Systems, Striata, Virtual Piggy

WSJ blog features Virtual Piggy.

Silver Tail Systems announces the availability of Forensics 3.0 software.

International utility, National Grid, selects Striata for email billing and transactional services.

Social Trading Guru describes Currensee’s new leverage option.

Kabbage rolls out new tagline and logo design.

Mint.com updates Trends feature.

InComm forms partnership with Plastic Jungle and Zeevex.

Check out the latest CEO interview with Figlo’s Albert van den Broek.

Blackhawk Network to implement Prepaid Resources’ BenefitsDirect service.

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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First Quarter 2012 Funding for Finovate Alumni, $150 Million Raised

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on April 20, 2012
Categories: Boku, Capital Access Network, Currensee, Dwolla, eToro, Finsphere, HelloWallet, Jemstep, Kabbage, ThreatMetrix, Xero

Since we are nearing the end of the first quarter, we wanted to look back at all of the Finovate alums who have raised funding over the past few months.

Here’s the month-by-month breakdown:

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

Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. If you see any funding that is not on this list, please send the name of the company along with a link to the funding information to julie@netbanker.com and I will add it.

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Finovate Alumni News– April 18, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on April 18, 2012
Categories: AlphaClone, Currensee, Finsphere, Geezeo, MoneyDesktop, PayPal, Ping Identity, ProfitStars, Yodlee

The Paypers reports Geezeo inks contract with Loc FCU.

ProfitStars introduces RemitCentral for centralized payment processing. See ProfitStars at FinovateSpring.

Business Insider looks at why PayPal continues to be relevant to small businesses.

GeekWire reports how VC investments in Finsphere brought VC cash to Seattle.

Yodlee partners with Central 1 to power PFM for Canadian financial institutions.

AlphaClone now displays stock prices on Sentiment Charts.

Forex News Now reviews Currensee.

Ping Identity named 1 of Denver Post’s 2012 top workplaces.

FirstData to use MoneyDesktop’s PFM in online banking solution.

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 11, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on April 11, 2012
Categories: Bazaarvoice, Betterment, Currensee, Equifax, Expensify, Intuit, Personal Capital, Ping Identity, SoMoLend

Bazaarvoice appoints Kelly Connery as GM of brands in North America & Matthew Schatz as GM of retail & emerging markets.

SoMoLend wins first place prize in the University of Dayton’s 2011-12 Business Plan Competition. See it demo live at FinovateSpring.

Bank Technology News reports Intuit Buys M-Payments Co. AisleBuyer.

Over 100 institutional partners offer Currensee Trade Leaders Investment program to investors.

Expensify Lite iPhone app is now Expensify.

Mashable features Personal Capital. Come see its live demo at FinovateSpring.

Equifax launches ID protection & credit monitoring product for the family.

Ping Identity partners with Macnica Networks.

Kiplinger covers Betterment.

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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Currensee Expands Into Latin American Region with Spanish Website

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 30, 2012
Categories: Currensee

Alternative investment platform, Currensee, announced yesterday that it will expand into the Latin American region and U.S.-based Latino market by launching its platform in Spanish.

Dave Lemont, Currensee CEO, also mentioned a pending launch of the website in Portuguese to fill increasing demand for the alternative investment platform.

The release revealed a few facts:

Over 1,000 investor accounts opened
Over $30 million in assets reported since its start
$20 billion is traded via Trade Leaders Program

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

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Finovate Alumni News– March 30, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 30, 2012
Categories: Currensee, Dwolla, FutureAdvisor, PaySimple, ShopSavvy, Xero, Zopa

MSN Money UK explains how Zopa represents the future of banking.

MintLife blog reviews FutureAdvisor. Come see their live demo at FinovateSpring.

Silicon Prairie News covers a SXSW panel discussion where Dwolla discussed growth. See its new tech at FinovateSpring.

Forbes interviews PaySimple CEO, Eric Remer, on how he began the startup. Come see PaySimple at FinovateSpring in San Fran.

MSN Business on Main interviews Dwolla’s Ben Milne, asks if it’s the next PayPal.

Currensee expands into Latin American region with Spanish website.

Xero partners with Abukai, helps MYOB users migrate accounting software.

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– March 29, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on March 29, 2012
Categories: Cartera Commerce, Currensee, LearnVest, Lending Club, Outright.com, PayNearMe, PayPal, Plastyc, Prosper, ReadyForZero, Striata

Cartera Commerce launches OfferLink rewards solution for local businesses.

MyBankTracker features PayNearMe and shares how to pay your utility bill at 7-Eleven.

American Banker shares how Plastyc is 1 of 3 prepaid card providers to adopt or test a disclosure box to inform consumers of fees.

ReadyForZero launches its Facebook timeline.

Investment News profiles Currensee.

LearnVest launches a tool to help decide if you should outsource a task or do it yourself.

Forbes describes how Lending Club and Prosper have opened up the consumer debt market.

VentureBeat shares how Outright can assist during tax season.

Striata partners with IHS Telekom to bring eBilling to Turkey.

David Marcus named President of 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– February 22, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on February 22, 2012
Categories: AlphaClone, Currensee, Diversinet, Expensify, Geezeo, MiiCard, modoPAYMENTS, ProfitStars

Expensify now enables centrally managed company mileage rates.

ProfitStars refreshes brand image to make info more accessible for financial institutions.

AlphaClone to offer Alternative Alpha ETF from U.S. Bancorp.

Entrepreneur points to ModoPayments as a tech innovation shaping user experience.

AirStrip Technologies selects Diversinet’s MobiSecure SDKs for Government healthcare applications.

Finextra reports Geezeo signs Alabama Telco CU.

FINalternatives interviews Currensee CEO Dave Lemont.

Three Finovate alumni named Lead411’s Hottest San Francisco Companies.

miiCard asks FinovateEurope 2012 attendees about this year’s fintech trends.

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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Currensee Receives Additional $2 Million in Series C Financing

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 24, 2012
Categories: Currensee

Mass High Tech reported yesterday that currency trading platform, Currensee, added $2 million to its last financing round:

“The Series C financing started in April 2011 with $4 million from North Bridge Venture Partners, Egan-Managed Capital and Vernon & Park Capital LP. The new tranche of the round, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saw the number of investors climb from four to five, although they are not named.”

This new addition brings Currensee’s total funding to $14.8 million.

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

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Finovate Alumni News– January 24, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 24, 2012
Categories: Cardlytics, Currensee, Expensify, FiPath, Lending Club, Lendio, PayPal, Ping Identity, Prosper, Service2Media

American Banker reports PayPal tests its POS system at Office Depot.

LBi integrates Service2Media platform for clients including Coca-Cola, & Sony. Come see Service2Media demo live at FinovateEurope on February 7.

Small Business Trends examines the pros and cons of financing a startup using Prosper, Lending Club, or Lendio.

Ping Identity launches blog called Identity Matters. Come see Ping Identity at FinovateEurope Feb. 7 in London.

FiPath announces campaign to encourage Generation X to save for retirement.

BofA to use transaction-based marketing technology from Cardlytics to offer customers daily deals.

Currensee receives additional $2 million in series C financing.

Finovate interviews David Barrett, CEO of Expensify http://bit.ly/zVZzD9

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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Currensee Launches Trade Leaders Program for Institutional Clients

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 21, 2011
Categories: Currensee

Last week, currency trading platform Currensee announced the launch of its Trade Leaders Investment Program for institutional clients:

“The new service enables hedge funds, money managers, family offices and other asset gatherers to tap into the USD4 trillion daily Forex market by leveraging the elite Currensee network of Trade Leaders.”

It also instituted the Currency Risk Management Control Center to assist investors with controlling risk.

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

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