Alumni News– January 19, 2015

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  • Misys signs deal with fixed income data and cash flow model specialist, Intex.
  • defiSolutions unveils ESSENTIAL LOS automated application processing solution.
  • Benzinga looks at how LikeFolio helps investors spot trends in stocks.
  • Engineering and Technology Magazine features biometric authenticators EyeVerify, Bionym, and BioCatch.
  • Wipit Named Winner in Ninth Annual Paybefore Awards.
  • Banking Tech features how RBS subsidiary, Ulster Bank, is holding a hackathon with Open Bank Project.
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.

Alumni News– January 8, 2015

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgForbes series on thought leaders in business and technology features Ayasdi CEO and co-founder, Gurjeet Singh.
  • defi SOLUTIONS announces its Loan Origination System is now integrated with Dealertrack’s eDocs.
  • PrivatBank upgrades its Privat24 business account management mobile app.
  • Service Credit Union hires Insuritas to open and manage turnkey insurance solution.
  • Sonavation unveils IDKey M-Series fingerprint scanner for storing passwords, data.
  • WSJ blog post on banks and mobile payments features quote from Paul Thomalla, SVP and managing director EMA at ACI Worldwide.
  • Loop announces two new OEM partners, XPAL Power and Trident Case.
  • All Day features Dynamics interactive payment cards in its review of the “coolest gadgets from CES 2015.”
  • Radius reflects on its collaboration with big data analytics company, BIME.
  • Dealbook looks at the cooperative side of fintech innovation with Behalf, Nymi, and Dynamics.
  • CSI globalVCard announces availability of the Android version of its mobile payment.
  • EZBOB boosts its maximum loan size from £50,000 to £120,000, and extends its maximum term length from 12 to 15 months.
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.

Alumni News– August 8, 2014

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  • TMC Net takes a look at CU of America’s deployment of mobile banking solutions from Malauzai Software. See Malauzai at FinovateFall 2014 in New York.
  • First Access Funding Corporation to deploy loan origination system (LOS) from defi SOLUTIONS.
  • MasterCard Indonesia launches e-commerce initiative.
  • Intuit acquires PaySuite, bringing cloud-based payroll services to Quickbooks.
  • American Banker: Authentify introduces extension of xFA called Smart Choice to determine authentication mechanisms the user’s device has access to.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions and Contact Solutions bring Mobile Customer Care to Prepaid Clients.
  • CNBC looks at how LearnVest, Tuition.io, and ReadyForZero are making student loan payback easier.
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.

Alumni News– August 1, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgStartup Daily: Startups leverage Xero’s API as part of their growth hacking strategy. Check out Xero’s API up close at FinDEVr in San Francisco September 30 – October 1.
  • Expensify grows from 24 employees in January to 45 employees in July.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions receives allowance for patent that covers aspects of its RDC platform to deposit bank checks using their Apple desktop, laptop or mobile device.
  • PlayMoolah’s WhyMoolah launches Act 2 to enable gamers who completed Act 1 to play out their lives from age 35 to 55.
  • ZipZap raises $1.1 million in new funding.
  • Your Mark on the World interviews AdaPia d’Errico, Chief Marketing Officer for Patch of Land. See Patch of Land demo at FinovateFall 2014 in New York.
  • defi Solutions CEO Stephanie Alsbrooks talks loan origination in Non-Prime Times.
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.

New Loan Origination Technology from defi SOLUTIONS Ushers in Era of Auto Lending 3.0

New Loan Origination Technology from defi SOLUTIONS Ushers in Era of Auto Lending 3.0
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This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateSpring 2014.

Our next presenter is defi SOLUTIONS, an innovator in the field of auto lending.

defi SOLUTIONS is taking auto lending to the next level with the industry’s first fully configurable LOS that can launch within days, not months. defi SOLUTIONS has introduced an intuitive, web-based system that provides lenders the ability to choose the functionality that is right for their company without costly development time. Lenders are able to instantly make changes to the defi system to meet changing market demands.
Presenting: Stephanie Alsbrooks (CEO & Founder) and Chris Holt (Senior Engineer, Automation)

Product Launch: August 2012
Metrics: defi SOLUTIONS launched its initial product in 2012 and has positive cash flow with approximate annual revenue of $1.7M for 2013. We have 15 employees, just hired 2 more, and have 5 more openings.
Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B)
HQ: Grapevine, TX
Founded: February 2012
Twitter: @defiSOLUTIONS

Finovate Alumni News– April 8, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgPYMNTS: Shopkeep POS undergoes latest revision and releases 2.0 version.
  • Jumio partners with Equifax to make mobile transactions more secure.
  • Leaf launches Payments Apps Marketplace.
  • Dallas Business Journal names defiSOLUTIONS CEO Stephanie Alsbrooks one of its 40 Under 40. See defiSOLUTIONS demo at FinovateSpring in San Jose.
  • Bloomberg column on apps for financial health features Level Money, Check, Mint, LearnVest, and Betterment.
  • Level Money earns spot on Entrepreneur.com’s “5 Must-Watch San Francisco Tech Startups in 2014”.
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.

FinovateSpring 2014 Sneak Peek: Part 4

FinovateSpring 2014 Sneak Peek: Part 4

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What’s the only thing better than getting to know 18 of the companies that will demoing at FinovateSpring 2014 less than a month from now?

Meeting six more.

Here’s the fourth installment of our FinovateSpring 2014 Sneak Peek series. In today’s edition, we’ll introduce you to a sextet of innovators in fields ranging from loan origination and in-store offers to mobile data capture, mobile banking, and mobile security.

If you missed any of our previous editions, the links below are a great way to get caught up. 
In the meanwhile, get ready to meet defi Solutions,Digital Retail Apps, Kofax, StrategyCorps, Rippleshot, and Vorstack. And to save your spot at FinovateSpring, April 29-30 in San Jose, California, click here to buy your ticket today.


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defi Solutions takes auto lending to the next level with its SaaS Loan Origination System that can be configured and launched within days not months.

Features:
  • Affordable, enterprise system completely configurable for auto lenders of all sizes
  • Accesible from mobile devices
  • Browser-based solution allowing lenders to focus on lending v.s. technology
Why it’s great: 
defy Solutions SaaS Loan Origination System allows auto lenders to configure the system to meet market demands without costly development time.
Presenters:
Stephanie Alsbrooks, Founder
Founded defi Solutions with the mission to overcome the auto lender challenge of choosing between dated, inefficient, out-of-the-box systems and costly, long-to-implement custom solutions.
Chris Holt, Senior Engineer, Automation

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Digital Retail AppsSelfPay is a platform to engage in-store shoppers. Shoppers scan items, view product details, and pay for their purchases on their own mobile devices.

Features:
  • Locates and welcomes the shopper using Beacon technology
  • Integrates with POS and merchant account
  • Offers lineup-free payments via shopper’s own device
Why it’s great:
We give in-store shoppers a natural shop + pay flow and merchants a way to engage in-moment while collecting deep insights into shopper in-store activity.
Presenter:
Wendy MacKinnon-Keith, CEO/Founder
Innovating by pushing payments into the background. Speaker at events such as SXSW and CNP; consulted to IBM, Nokia, Safeway, and others.

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Kofax’s Mobile Capture Platform is helping consumers better connect with retailers by automating the process of checking balances on their gift cards through the use of their smart phone or tablet.
Features:
  • Use mobile devices to automatically detect retail gift cards
  • Eliminate the process of manually entering accounts numbers
  • Give customers immediate access to account balances and other information
Why it’s great: 
The solution makes gaining access to gift card information more convenient for gift card issuers. It gives vendors a cost effective tool that helps them deliver better service and faster transactions.
Presenter:
Drew Hyatt, Senior Vice President of Mobile Applications
His team is responsible for driving the company’s mobile capture business on a worldwide basis.

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StrategyCorps’ BaZing expands basic mobile and online banking, connecting them closer to the way consumers use mobile and online financial services in their everyday lives.

Features:
  • Hundreds of thousands of local merchant discounts at your fingertips
  • Location-aware coupons and targeted notifications
  • A mobile financial services customer experience beyond basic mobile banking
Why it’s great:
BaZing boldly goes beyond basic mobile banking, delivering in-demand services that connect better with consumers and how they use their mobile phones every day.
Presenter:
Mike Branton, Managing Partner

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RippleShot detects credit card data breaches. Our cloud-based solution helps merchants and banks proactively stop fraud before it occurs.

Features:
  • Next Gen fraud prevention – stopping fraud before it occurs
  • 24/7 monitoring – detecting breaches faster
  • Early warning alerts – proactively protects merchants, consumers and credit card issuers
Why it’s great:
It’s not if you are going to be breached, it’s when. Rippleshot’s 24/7 monitoring proactively detects, mitigates and stops fraud before it occurs.
Presenters:
Canh Tran, Co-Founder and CEO
Has over 25 years of experience focused on big data and predictive analytics to solve sales, marketing, fraud and credit problems.
Lucas Ward, Co-Founder and COO
Is a proven technology leader. At Fundspire, Lucas created an innovative product to change the way hedge funds viewed and analyzed their data.

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Vorstack combats cyber threats with automated and collaborative threat intelligence. Brand-conscious organizations will lower risk, save money and protect intellectual property.

Features:
  • Automated analysis and correlation of disparate cyber threat information
  • Coordinated threat intelligence with industry and peers
  • Fine-tuned configurable control over shared threat info
Why it’s great:
Vorstach lowers the probability and cost of a cyber attack through automation and coordination. You’ll save time and money, and protect your brand.
Presenters:
Joe Eandi, JD, CEO and Co-Founder
Has served on executive management teams and boards, and was an attorney with Wilson Sonsini.
Mark Manning, VP Technical Services
Has founded and advised numerous startups, and held management roles at Trust Digital, ORBID, Phoenix Technologies, and British Telecom.

Be sure to join us next week for another installment of our FinovateSpring 2014 Sneak Peek series.

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