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Alumni News– September 4, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 4, 2014
Categories: BehavioSec, Check, FIS, Google, On Deck Capital, PayPal, ReadyForZero, Taulia, ThreatMetrix, Wallaby Financial

ThreatMetrix to provide location-detecting solution help institutions meet the Treasury Office’s international business regulations.

LifeHacker: ReadyForZero tracks your debt and helps manage your credit score.

Graphic Packaging Holding selects Taulia to provide its Business Exchange program to optimize the organization’s payables process.

BiometricUpdate.com features BehavioSec. Come see its presentation at FinDEVr.

Jane J. Thompson joins OnDeck Board of Directors.

Wallaby Financial launches Android Wear app.

PayPal extends fingerprint authentication to Samsung Note 4 and Gear S.

EverBank partners with FIS to bring PeoplePay to its banking customers.

Forbes.com features Check among three nightmare-reducing money disruptors.

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FIS Signs Agreement to Acquire Clear2Pay for $493 Million

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 3, 2014
Categories: FIS

Banking and payment technologies giant, FIS, announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire payment technology company, Clear2Pay for $493 million (€375 million).

Once the acquisition is complete, FIS will augment its global payment services with Clear2Pay’s technology. The Fortune 500 financial services provider anticipates that the new technology will give its larger customers a set of modern payments solutions.

Here are some quick facts on the two parties:

FIS

Founded 1968
Went public in 2001
Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL
39,000 employees
Serves 14,000+ institutions in 110+ countries

Clear2Pay

Founded 2001
Privately held company. Has raised $127 million
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium
1,200 employees
Counts 40 of the 50 largest global financial institutions as clients

The pending acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval and contractual closing conditions, is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

FIS last demonstrated at FinovateSpring 2013 where it debuted its mobile wallet solution.

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Alumni News– August 26, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 26, 2014
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Azimo, Banno, BizEquity, FIS, Holvi, Jack Henry, MasterCard, Mortgagebot, SecureKey

ACI Worldwide ranks #36 in Apps Run the Cloud’s Top 500 application vendors.

Startups.co.uk interviews Michael Kent, CEO and founder of Azimo.

TechCrunch profiles Finland-based startup, Holvi.

American Banker looks at how banks can use BizEquity’s app that enables small businesses to estimate the value of their company.

Wade Arnold, founder of Banno which was sold to Jack Henry & Associates, is 1 of 5 finalists honored in annual Silicon Prairie Awards.

SecureKey and Trustonic partner to enable SecureKey’s briidge.net Connect services to work with Trustonic in select mobile devices. Check out SecureKey at FinDEVr this fall.

Bank Mutual selects D+H’s Mortgagebot solution for end-to-end mortgage lending.

India’s Bank of Maharashtra deploys FIS payment platform.

The new Citi Wallet supports digital payments via MasterPass from MasterCard. See the company present at FinDEVr in San Francisco this fall.

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Alumni News– August 5, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 5, 2014
Categories: BBVA Compass, Betterment, BillGuard, Blackhawk Network, FIS, FutureAdvisor, MasterCard, Oink, Wealthfront, Xero, Zenmonics

MasterCard’s Ajay Banga sees MasterPass in 14 markets by year’s end.

Fox Business interviews BillGuard founder and CEO Yaron Samid live from Tel Aviv.

BBVA Compass and Zenmonics to design and test a tablet-based sales app. See Zenmonics at FinovateFall 2014 in New York.

Thailand’s Kasikornbank selects core banking technology from FIS.

Los Angeles Times Business section features Oink.

Financial Samurai reviews FutureAdvisor, comparing the company to Wealthfront and Betterment.

MarketInvoice partners with Xero to speed financing for small businesses.

Blackhawk Network to bring eGift options to Barclays’ Pingit mobile banking platform.

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Alumni News– July 30, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 30, 2014
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Blackhawk Network, Boku, Coinbase, Credit Karma, Financial Guard, FIS, i-exceed, Insuritas, Simple, The Currency Cloud, ThreatMetrix, Vermilian

ThreatMetrix granted patent for its ability to differentiate between trusted customers and cybercriminals

Australia-based Vermilian acquired by banking technology firm Ultradata.

i-exceed launches its new website.

Boku brings its direct carrier billing-based mobile payments technology to India.

Mangopay teams up with Currency Cloud to provide international money transfer services to its customers.

Shivalik Mercantile Cooperative Bank to deploy “bank in a box” from FIS.

Blackhawk Network teams with Amazon to enable customers to manage and spend their gift cards in the new Amazon Wallet app.

Financial Guard to provide clients with both passive and active investing options.

Happy second birthday to Simple.

Insuritas wins 2014 NAFCU Services Corporation (NSC) Innovation Award that highlights groundbreaking solutions for credit unions.

TechCrunch: Credit Karma offering free, weekly credit reports – no strings attached.

Franklin University chooses ACI Worldwide for online payment processing.

Wikipedia Foundation partners with Coinbase to allow bitcoin donations.

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Alumni News– June 18, 2014

By David Penn Posted on June 18, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Bill.com, Check, Coinbase, FIS, Flint Mobile, Kony Solutions, Lending Club, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, ThreatMetrix, TransferWise, Wealthfront

ThreatMetrix integrates with Ping Identity’s PingFederate ID bridge to provide contextual employee authentication.

Kony brings in $50 Million in Financing Led by SoftBank Capital.

Flint integrates with QuickBooks Online.

Eight Finovate alums earn spots on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list: Motif Investing, TransferWise, Personal Capital, Wealthfront, Lending Club, Coinbase, Bill.com, and Betterment.

Umpqua Bank announces plans to transition to a scalable core solution from FIS.

Intuit completes acquisition of Check.

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Finovate Alumni News– May 13, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 13, 2014
Categories: Banno, FIS, InComm, Insuritas, Mambu, ProfitStars, ShopKeep POS, TIO Networks, TSYS, Yseop

Yseop expands to New York http://bit.ly/QEtHWx

InComm partners with Softgate Systems to enable consumers to make cash bill payments in-store for 12k billers.

TIO Networks partners with PSE&G to enable customer payments at 2,000+ retail locations.

TSYS chooses ShopKeep to offer POS technology in the cloud.

FIS introduces Early Risk Manager, a turnkey, cloud-based risk and compliance solution for FIs.

Back to Banno: ProfitStars rebrands Andiamo mobile payments solution; now called Banno Mobile.

Mambu wins core banking contracts with financial organizations in Nigeria, Angola, and Kenya.

United Community CU partners with Insuritas to create a virtual “Insurance Aisle” inside the credit union.

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Finovate Alumni News– May 12, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 12, 2014
Categories: Actiance, BancBox, Dealstruck, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, FIS, Jumio, Loop, Manilla, ShopKeep POS, SmartyPig, Strands, Xero

Manilla to shut down July 1.

Xero and ASB launch business to bank payments.

Bancbox and Kingdom Trust Company partner to streamline the crowdfunding and P2P lending platform for the IRA investor.

Actiance tops Forrester’s social risk and compliance product list.

Strands hires new CEO, Erik Brieva.

Dealstruck and Entrepreneurial Finance Lab named finalists in Core Innovators Challenge.

FIS announces launch of FIS Instant Card to accelerate FI’s ability to provide new or replacement cards.

Chris Skinner highlights the relationship between SmartyPig and ICICI Bank in a feature on Banking-as-a-Service.

ZDnet takes a look at ShopKeep POS, including its recent $25 million investment form Thayer Street Partners.

The Motley Fools calls Loop, the invention that “will change the way you pay for everything.”

The Rock Trading Ltd. partners with Jumio for real-time ID verification services.

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Finovate Alumni News– April 23, 2014

By David Penn Posted on April 23, 2014
Categories: Billhighway, FIS, Fiserv, Linkable Networks, Nous.net, ReadyForZero, TSYS, Xero

Nous launches two-month pilot program with Hong Kong hedge fund. Launched at FinovateEurope in February, Nous’ Spark Profit has 25,000 registered users in 194 countries.

Heritage Bank of Nevada to deploy Fiserv’s deposit reclassification solution, ReserveLink.

AmeriServ signs real-time account processing agreement with FIS to deploy TrustDesk.

TSYS to discontinue operations in Japan after almost 14 years.

Billhighway & RallyBound partner to make multi-channel fundraising a reality for nonprofits.

Zendesk customer service software partners with Xero.

PerformanceIn interviews Linkable Networks CEO, Tom Burgess.

ReadyForZero announces manual entry tool.

Insuritas working with Overstock.com to launch its virtual insurance agency solution. Come see Insuritas at FinovateSpring next week.

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Finovate Alumni News– April 14, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on April 14, 2014
Categories: Dashlane, FIS, Ignite Sales, Ripple, SeedInvest, TradeHero

PYMNTS looks at how Ripple hopes to build a global payments network.

Android Headlines reviews TradeHero.

FIS acquires CMSI, provider of consumer loan origination and portfolio management software.

CNBC’s Squawk on the Street interviews Dashlane CEO Emmanuel Schalit on Heartbleed.

SeedInvest raises $2 million in crowd funded investment campaign.

Ignite Sales wins 2014 Monarch Award for its Profitability Dashboard for OmniChannel Measurement.

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Finovate Alumni News– April 11, 2014

By David Penn Posted on April 11, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Bill.com, Birdback, Blackhawk Network, FIS, Guardian Analytics, HelloWallet, Jumio, Kabbage, Lighter Capital, PayPal, ZenPayroll

FinovateSpring 2014 Sneak Peek: Part 6 is now up.

Jumio partners with IdentityMind to provide anti-money-laundering Bitcoin compliance for exchanges.

FIS launches GenNOW to make it easier for mobile and prepaid card users to access their funds from FIs.

Aon Hewitt and HelloWallet partner to help employers bring financial wellness to their workforce.

PayPal partners with Samsung to enable users to pay with their fingerprint, launches app for smartwatches.

Blackhawk Network recognized for Best Prepaid Innovation at Innovation Project 2014 conference awards.

CU Times looks at Citizens Business Bank’s success with Guardian Analytics’ fraud prevention tools.

App Developer Magazine looks at Lighter Capital’s RevenueLoan.

Birdback and Affiliate Window bring the ease of online offers to offline retailers based in Europe.

Betterment’s mobile app makes mobile PIN login available for users.

Bill.com wins Monarch Innovation Award in Innovative Industry Partner category.

BizJournals profiles Kabbage co-founder and COO, Kathryn Petralia.

American Express Open Forum takes a look at ZenPayroll. See them demo at FinovateSpring in San Jose.

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Finovate Alumni News– April 2, 2014

By David Penn Posted on April 2, 2014
Categories: Andera, Check Point, FIS, Narrative Science, Pindrop Security, TradeKing, Tradeshift

Bottomline Technologies buys Andera for $48 million.

Marketing Land takes a look at Narrative Science’s free, Google Analytics app, Quill Engage.

Saudi Arabian Bank Albilad to deploy FIS’ card management system and switching platform.

TradeKing promotes Kevin Delo to Chief Information Officer.

Startups.co.uk interviews Tradeshift CEO, Christian Lanng.

Atlanta Business Chronicle looks at Pindrop Security’s growth: doubling its workforce and has quadrupled its workspace.

Check Point Software Technologies launches new ZoneAlarm 2015 security product line.

Finovate alums raise $600 million in first quarter of 2014.

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