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Finovate Alumni News– November 29, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Dwolla, eToro, PayNearMe, TradeKing, Voice Commerce
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgContra Costa Times describes how PayNearMe works for the underbanked.
  • The Motley Fool examines how Dwolla compares to credit card payment options.
  • Banking Technology interviews Jonathan Assia, eToro CEO.
  • Business Weekly reports Voice Commerce plans to expand with more staff and a larger office building.
  • The CBS Early Show recommends using BillShrink to help you calculate how  much RAM, storage, & data you need.
  • Cartera Commerce powers Navy FCU’s card-linked offer program.
  • cbanc Network partners with HEIT, a Computer Services company, to survey FI strategies.
  • eToro Partners reaches out for regional partnership applications.
  • My Peer-to-Peer Lending Site’s blog profiles LendingKarma.
  • Failsafe Payments adds SafetyPay to CertoConnect.
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Finovate Alumni News– November 28, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillFloat, BillGuard, Dwolla, Kapitall, Prosper, Tyfone, Xero

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  • Payments Journal looks at Dwolla’s P2P payment platform.
  • Prosper announces iPod Nano giveaway for borrowers.
  • Simply Stacie describes BillFloat’s daily $50 giveaway.
  • OnPoint CU debuts Tyfone mobile gift card service.
  • Active Filings describes how consumers can benefit from BillGuard’s fraud-monitoring service.
  • Freewaregenius describes the Kapitall user experience.
  • Xero makes BestVendor’s list of 25 most beloved web services and work apps with a belovedness score of 38%.
  • SafetyPay available as payment option for Facebook Credit purchases.
  • Pageonce sees $1 million in user bill payment, launches iPad app.
  • Credit Sesame launches free iPhone app.
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Finovate Alumni News– November 15, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Credit Karma, Dwolla, eWise, Stocktwits

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  • FamilySearch now using eWise’s Secure Vault Payments Technology.
  • Business Insider recommends Credit Karma as a free way to learn your credit score.
  • Netbanker: WV United FCU offering both Square and Dwolla payments.
  • The Globe and Mail adds ticker content from StockTwits.
  • Brightscope holds off on adding yelp-like investor reviews in order to add a Q&A section to the site.
  • Wall Street Survivor launches affiliate program.
  • Williams-Sonoma works with CashStar to provide e-gift cards.
  • Lendio works with LegalZoom to bring legal resources to users.
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Finovate Alumni News– November 11, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillGuard, Dwolla, InComm, Lighter Capital, Prosper, ReadyForZero, SecondMarket

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  • Social Times hosts BillGuard as it shares its elevator pitch. Asks: Is it the next big thing? 
  • Business Insider interviews Ben Milne from Dwolla & shares how its frustrating credit card companies.
  • Lighter Capital reacts to fraud, implements fraud prevention.
  • Bloomberg reports SecondMarket gets lobbying win in gridlocked congress.
  • Prosper gives military families their second loan payment free when they get a loan via Prosper.
  • Vinod Khosla, founder of Sun Microsystems and Khosla Ventures, places BillGuard on his “Cool Dozen” list.
  • Weemba plays matchmaker For borrowers.
  • Personal Capital launches daily news service.
  • Planwise launches financial planning tool beta.
  • Tech Cocktail interviews HelloWallet CEO Matt Fellowes.
  • Pilot of the new Zecco Trading Center has begun.
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Finovate Alumni News– November 10, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bill.com, Clovr Media, DoughMain, Dwolla, FeeFighters, Lending Club, Lendio, Linkable Networks, Monitise, Offermatic, On Deck Capital, Simple, Striata, ThreatMetrix, Tyfone

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  • FeeFighters shares its web traffic spikes from being in TechCrunch articles.
  • Monitise launches mobile checkout service.
  • Fox Business News mentions how Tyfone is helping to retrofit cellphones with NFC capability.
  • Reuters reports how Lending Club uses consumer sentiment towards banks as an opportunity.
  • Striata selected by Securitas, a growing security company in South Africa, to provide eBilling & ePayment to customers.
  • ThreatMetrix deploys multi-layered data encryption architecture in new release of Cloud-Based Fraud Prevention Platform.
  • Iowa-based UNI CU and W.Va-based WV United FCU sign on for Dwolla’s FiSync.
  • MyBankTracker compares Offermatic to Groupon and Womply.
  • Linkable Networks (formerly Clovr Media) partners with 24/7 Real Media to tap into card linked offers.
  • Wade Arnold, T8 Webware CEO, is selected for The Courier’s Class of 2011 20 Under 40 award.
  • Bill.com’s paperless bill management wins silver award.
  • Simple explains its new “Simple” name.
  • DoughMain launches financial education game Sand Dollar City.
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Finovate Alumni News– November 9, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Billeo, Dwolla, eWise, Expensify, GoalMine, Intuit, Lendio, MiiCard, PayPal, Simple, Xero, Zecco

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  • Read Write Web argues the mobile payments capital of the US is Des Moines, IA thanks to Dwolla.
  • Fox Business News reports GoalMine seeks to level the investing field.
  • PayPal updates its Android app with support for NFC payments.
  • eWise hires Alexandre Gonthier, former Boku CTO, as new CEO.
  • Lendio makes its business loan matching service free.
  • Finextra reports Intuit partners with AT&T to take on Square in the emerging mobile card processing market.
  • Xero updates its app: increases speed and improves UI.
  • Business Insider lists Dwolla and Simple as 2 of 20 most innovative startups in tech.
  • Billeo launches ShopSmart to bring consumers relevant discounts.
  • Zecco hosts $500 sweepstakes.
  • miiCard gives first 10,000 users free accounts for life.
  • Netbanker: Top 10 Reasons Why BankSimple Dropped the Bank.
  • Expensify creates four pricing plans.
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Finovate Alumni News– November 7, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Balance, Betterment, Bill.com, BillGuard, Dwolla, Expensify, FTRANS, peerTransfer, Prosper, Wikinvest, Yodlee

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  • BillGuard CEO, Yaron Samid, shares lessons learned as a startup entrepreneur.
  • Expensify listed as 1 of 7 software makers to bring integrated, cheaper add-ons to Google Apps.
  • The Globe and Mail lists Wikinvest as a tool to help ordinary investors dig through the data.
  • Investors.com explains the benefits of using Yodlee to track your finances.
  • Fast Company examines Betterment and BillGuard’s  #occupywallstreet event.
  • Dwolla alters its registration process into a more pleasant experience.
  • VentureBeat explains how Prosper is helping to support the #occupywallstreet protesters.
  • peerTransfer partners with 30 new universities.
  • Bill.com receives “Awesome Add-On” award.
  • Social Lending Network provides details on Prosper’s recent round of funding.
  • Balance Financial launches professional platform.
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Finovate Alumni News– October 31, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ClairMail, DoughMain, Dwolla, Intuit, LearnVest, Mint.com, Pageonce, Prosper, ReadyForZero, Simple, T8 Webware

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  • Prosper.com creates account enhancements for investors.
  • Bank Technology News looks at Pageonce’s decision to add a bill pay service.
  • PSFK gives a sneak peek of BankSimple’s mobile app.
  • CNN Tech discusses the differences between Intuit’s Quicken and Mint.com.
  • Clairmail announces a record increase in cumulative mobile banking transactions.
  • ReadyForZero now supports auto loans, mortgages, and student loans.
  • The Des Moines Register looks at how Dwolla & T8 Webware contribute to Des Moines’s startup culture.
  • Benzinga looks at DoughMain’s family finance tool.
  • CU Times examines the usage of Mint.com’s iPad app.
  • The Republic examines LearnVest’s budgeting and advice platform.
  • Mint.com explores its history as an infographic and includes being a two-time Finovate Best of Show Winner.
  • Intuit receives two prestigious awards for social customer support, engagement.
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Finovate Alumni News, October 21, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: billFLO, BillFloat, ChargeSmart, DoughMain, Dwolla, Prosper, Weemba
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAfter being acquired by Taulia, billFLO announces its services will be shutting down Dec 1, 2011.
  • Fox Business News mentions ChargeSmart’s mortgage payment solution.
  • DoughMain explains how to ease children’s financial fears. 
  • Business Insider uses BillFloat and Prosper.com as examples of alternative financing companies.
  • Dwolla now integrated with Active Merchant for use in Shopify.
  • Weemba seeks to help with cash-flow issues during the holiday season.
  • Prosper’s September volume is four times larger than 2010.
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Finovate Alumni News– October 19, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillGuard, BillShrink, Dwolla, Dynamics, InComm, PayPal, Prosper, Simple, T8 Webware
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMyBankTracker.com covers the FinovateFall Best of Show videos.
  • American Banker discusses the effects that PayPal and BankSimple will have on bank branches.
  • InComm named Leading Prepaid Organization and Best Prepaid Product Distributor at 2011 Prepaid Awards.
  • Dynamics wins Best of Show at 2011 BAI Retail Delivery Conference for its next-gen magnetic stripes.
  • Des Moines Register reports that Ben Milne, Dwolla CEO is to present at the Thinc Iowa event.
  • T8 Webware to provide Call FCU with a custom website.
  • A+FCU launches BillShrink: Statement Reward.
  • Prosper provides even better rate discounts for repeat Prosper borrowers.
  • BillGuard receives $10 Million in Series B funding.
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Finovate Alumni News– October 6, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillGuard, Credit Karma, Dwolla, HelloWallet, Kashoo, Offermatic, Simple, TILE Financial, Xero, Zecco
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgNetbanker highlights BillGuard’s monthly credit/debit card scan report.
  • Offermatic unveils OfferMatch, a pay-for-performance marketing channel that brings customers.
  • NBC Chicago names Ben Milne, Dwolla CEO, as a person to watch during Ideas Week.
  • WealthTouch partners with TILE Financial to create portfolio-reporting offerings for high net worth young adults.
  • Wall Street and Technology lists Zecco as 1 of 6 brokerages leading the way in social media.
  • New York Times blog reports BankSimple to go live on the Web next month.
  • HelloWallet announces its fall webinar series.
  • Business Daily Africa compares Xero and Kashoo accounting services with QuickBooks.
  • Credit Karma’s new feature graphically compares credit card clientele.
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Finovate Alumni News– October 3, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Dwolla, Dynamics, findabetterbank.com, MiiCard, PayNearMe, Rebirth Financial, Xero
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  • FreeCreditScore.net profiles PayNearMe.
  • Pittsburgh’s Smart Business looks at how Dynamics CEO Jeff Mullen has founded and grown the company.
  • James Varga from miiCard reflects on FinovateFall.
  • BlueRidgeNow.com recommends using findabetterbank.com to avoid banking fees.
  • New Zealand Herald discusses Rod Drury’s success with taking Xero public.
  • Entrepreneur looks at how Dwolla’s services compare to big bank’s small business services.
  • Bobber Interactive and Bundle are making finance interesting with social engagement.
  • The San Francisco Chronicle reports LearnVest is 1 of 30 most valuable startups in New York.
  • Bank Technology News cites that Citi is the first bank to publicly launch a site designed using Yodlee’s FinApp platform.
  • Mint.com discusses the value of CreditSesame’s Credit Badge.
  • The Spokesman-Review discusses the popularity of P2P lending sites Prosper and Lending Club.
  • The Paypers features Samurai from FeeFighters, an online payment gateway.
  • Loren’s World blog lists Expensify as 1 of 5 best apps for business women.
  • USA Today lists BillFloat as a good alternative to a payday loan.
  • DeadlineNews.com names FamZoo as a “site to see.”
  • Balance Financial launches version 1.2 of its mobile app in the Apple app store.

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