Alumni News– June 19, 2014

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgIxaris announces payments “app store” for banks to allow product development and customization before making new technologies available to customers.
  • Dwolla Direct will allow users to send money without requiring fully registered Dwolla accounts.
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company to use Tradeshift’s global e-invoicing platform.
  • Taulia’s new eInvoicing Rescue Service offers free consultation for businesses whose eInvoicing and ePayment platforms are delivering unsatisfactory returns.
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.

Dwolla Launches Next Day Transfers for Small Businesses

Dwolla Launches Next Day Transfers for Small Businesses

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For alternative payments network Dwolla, life is about finding ways around the traditional, slow ACH system. In a new development today, the company announced that it is launching Next Day Transfers.

The new service aims to help SMBs replace paper checks, mitigating the estimated $13 billion spent annually on paper check operations. The Next Day Transfer service will reduce bank transfers in and out of the Dwolla network to as little as two business days.

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Here are the highlights:

    • Deposits to Dwolla are three times faster
      Qualifying business, nonprofit, and government accounts can receive transfers from a bank account to their Dwolla account three times faster than a typical ACH transfer.
    • Next-day bank withdrawals
      For all users, transfers from a Dwolla account to their financial institution may be transacted as soon as the next day.
    • Dwolla-to-Dwolla transfers are still instant.

To facilitate SMB’s conversion to digital money transfers, the Iowa-based payments startup is also providing a Business Payments Toolkit, which aims to offer a turnkey solution to help companies switch from paper checks to Dwolla’s API.

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To learn more about Dwolla, check out their latest live demo from FinovateSpring 2012.

If you’re interested in seeing more payment APIs, check out FinDEVr this fall.
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Finovate Alums Make Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative in Finance

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Who knew? More than half of the world’s top 10 most innovative companies in finance are Finovate alums.

Don’t just take our word for it. Fast Company published its roster of innovation in the financial space as part of their quest to find those companies that are “creating radical new approaches to move cash from one place to another.” 

And among such widely-known and talked-about entities as Square and Bitcoin, we find more than a handful of innovators who have used the Finovate stage to help show their technology to the world.

Take a look at the companies below, accompanied by Fast Company’s take on just what makes each innovator truly unique.

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Fast Company: “For connecting banks and other clients to frazzled end users when problems arise.”

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Fast Company: “For daring to take on the fee-laden credit card establishment.”

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Fast Company: “For slashing pesky foreign-exchange costs by creating a transparent peer-to-peer network.”

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Fast Company: “For establishing a single login for web users and taking a giant leap toward eradicating the scourge of the Internet: passwords.”
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Fast Company: “For luring international customers with a mobile-payment network that lets them purchase with a simple click.”

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Fast Company: “For creating a social network that lets traders emulate those with skin in the game.”
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Finovate Alumni News– March 17, 2014

  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgrplan announces new “simple, transparent” charging structure.
  • Crypt.la lists its top 10 most interesting Ripple protocol services.
  • Tech Cocktail Austin interviews Dwolla COO, Charise Flynn.
  • SmartAsset launches Retirement Planning Tool, Announces 40% Month-Over-Month Growth.
  • The Tally focuses on India-based Heckyl Technologies.
  • Zopa embraces ThoughtWorks technology to improve data analysis capability.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– January 7, 2014

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgState of Iowa expands government payment partnership with Dwolla; Iowa DOT begins using service for IFTA and IRP.
  • Urban Partnership Bank introduces upbAnywhere, the New Virtual Banking Platform from Q2 (Q2ebanking).
  • ABL Advisor looks at BancVue’s BancAssets advising partnership with UHaul.
  • Zopa wins “Best Peer to Peer Lender” award from Moneynet Personal Finance.
  • TSYS announces partnership with Womply to provide TSYS Merchant Insights business analytics dashboard.
  • Jack Henry Banking to provide its clients with access to American Express’ FX International Payments 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.

Finovate Alumni Raise $825 Million in 2013, Up 79%

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Cheers to a new year! After ringing in 2014, we wanted take a look back at the capital raised by Finovate alumni in 2013. It was quite a year, with alums pulling in $825 million, $365 million more than in 2012 for an increase of about 80%.
2013 funding summary:
    • 62 companies raised $825 million
    • Q4 had the most capital, with a total of $294 million raised by 17 companies (more than half by Xero, which landed $150 million). 
    • October was the busiest month, with $177 million raised (mostly Xero’s $150 million)
    • May was second highest with $91 million raised by 7 companies
2012 comparison
Last year Finovate alums took in almost twice as much as 2012, when 44 Finovate alums collectively raised $460 million. The chart below shows the quarter-by-quarter comparison for both years.
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Quarter 1 — blog post
More than $155 million raised by 14 companies
January — $57 million raised by 6 companies
February — $56 million raised by 5 companies

March — $42 million raised by 4 companies


Quarter 2 — blog post
More than $205 million raised by 15 companies
June — $81.7 million raised by 6 companies
May — $91.5 million raised by 7 companies
April — $32 million raised by 2 companies

Quarter 3 — blog post
More than $171 million raised by 22 companies

July — More than $63 million raised by 8 companies
August — More than $26 million raised by 6 companies
September — $82 million raised by 9 companies
Quarter 4
More than $294 million raised by 17 companies

October— $177 raised by 6 companies
November — More than $87 million raised by 7 companies
December — More than $30 million raised by 6 companies

Note: Funding that companies received before they first appeared at Finovate was not counted. Questions? Comments? Email us at julie@finovate.com or david@finovate.com.

Finovate Alumni News– December 18, 2013

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgDwolla launches Form Builder to enable users to build free custom payment forms.
  • Utah Valley Business Q Mag recognizes MoneyDesktop for its billboard advertising (see page 52-53).
  • Blue Coat and Check Point Extend Partnership on High-End X-Series Network Security Systems.
  • Payfone to use AT&T’s network data to enhance its mobile identity services.
  • Vovox and Emida partner to provide enhanced mobile payment options for users.
  • West – Aircomm FCU to offer PFM powered by Geezeo.
  • Mike Brady named COO at CR2.
  • MasterCard debuts MasterPass in Italy. 
  • Business Banking Review names Mitek-powered U.S. Bank Mobile Photo Bill Pay “Best Technology Initiative in Banking”.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– December 5, 2013

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgDwolla announces partnership with Fiverr by giving away free Fiverr gigs.
  • FinovateEurope 2014 Presenting Companies Revealed.
  • Intuit to Acquire Docstoc, Small Business Document Startup.
  • Better ATM Services rolls out reseller network and announces first agreement with Express Teller Services.
  • TSYS earns spot on the National Conference on Citizenship’s The Civic 50.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– November 26, 2013

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgIowa State student creates PayHere (for Dwolla) with startup’s API demo.
  • Planwise integrating into Solid Earth’s real estate platform, Spring, which provides listing and tax data.
  • Forbes lists enloop as 1 of 12 business writing tools to improve business writing.
  • Finextra blogger talks peer-to-peer lending and Zopa.
  • MasterCard announces partnership with Ogone to deploy MasterPass in Europe.
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.

Dwolla to Offer Its Second Credit Product, a Cardless Credit Service Called Dwolla Cash

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Alternative payments company Dwolla took another step into the credit arena this week. Its recently-announced partnership with Alliance Data Systems resulted in the creation of a new credit service called Dwolla Credit.

It previously dabbled in the credit space with the launch of Instant two years ago. Instant is an opt-in feature that, for a monthly subscription of $3, lends users up to $5,000 for one month with no interest.

Through the recent partnership, the Des Moines-based startup will offer consumers and merchants a cardless credit product. Dwolla Credit users can spend advanced funds at any of the 40+ (and growing) ecommerce merchants in Dwolla’s online “Storefront.”

When shopping at participating Storefront merchants, Dwolla Credit users will be able to simply select the “Pay with DWOLLA” button, login, and complete their purchase. Transactions will cost merchants Dwolla’s traditional fee (25 cents per transaction, or free for transactions $10 and under). Merchants will receive funds instantly in their Dwolla account.

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Dwolla Credit is currently in beta, but users can request to be put on the wait list. The product will be available to the general public in early 2014.

To learn more about Dwolla, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo where it debuted FiSync.

Finovate Alumni News– October 23, 2013

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgOnline trading community tradimo and ayondo form partnership to offer tradimo users an alternative to active trading.
  • Tradeshift announces Dynamic Discounting as latest early payment offering to suppliers and buyers.
  • Dwolla partners with Alliance Data Systems to launch Dwolla Credit.
  • Wall Street & Technology takes a look at Fenergo’s report on client on boarding.
  • Zopa profiled in Yahoo Finance UK column on peer-to-peer lending.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– July 31, 2013

  • Netbanker: BBVA Compass bundles microbiz checking with PAYware mobile card processing.
  • FIS brings mobile, eBanking, remote capture and more to Sterling Bank.
  • GoBank announces plan to promote its mobile-first bank account in more than 500 Barnes & Noble bookstores on college campuses.
  • Pymnts.com interviews Allen Friedman of TSYS Acquiring Solutions on the role of EMV in a cardless world.
  • NYT features how LearnVest is bringing financial planning to the masses.
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.