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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on March 24, 2015
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Advanced Merchant Payments, Aire, Azimo, Bluefin Payment Systems, Cloud Lending, Currency Cloud, CurrencyFair, Expensify, Fastacash, FutureAdvisor, ID.me, InComm, On Deck Capital, ThreatMetrix, TransferWise, Uncategorized

On Finovate.com:

ID.me Raises $3 Million in New Venture Debt Funding

Alt-Credit Score Startup, Aire, Raises $1.1 Million.

Around the Web:

Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union chooses online banking platform from ACI Worldwide.

Finextra’s Future Money Focus interviews Thomas DeLuca, CEO of Advanced Merchant Payments.

BBC column on Technology of Business features Azimo, Currency Cloud, CurrencyFair, and TransferWise in a discussion on the currency transfer business.

Forbes.com profiles Singapore-based Fastacash.

PYMNTS features ThreatMetrix’s latest whitepaper.

Shentel integrates InComm’s CashTie API to facilitate bill pay at retail locations.

Financial Planning features FutureAdvisor’s freemium model.

Expensify launches new policy editor design.

Forbes features OnDeck Capital as one of three lesser-known strategies to secure business financing.

Bluefin Payment Systems to power payment processing for Clubworx software platform.

Cloud Lending Solutions announces agreement with BDO Solutions to bring its non-bank online lending platform to East Africa.

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

By David Penn Posted on March 23, 2015
Categories: Arxan Technologies, Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Kalixa, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Nomis Solutions, onlinepay.com, Personal Capital, Realty Mogul, SecureSafe, Top Image Systems, TransferWise, Uncategorized, Wealthfront, wipro, Xignite, Zooz

On Finovate.com

Finovate Debuts: OnlinePay.com’s Mobile Wallet Review.

Around the Web:

Estonian Inventor profiles TransferWise.

Wipro names Rajan Kohli to head the company’s year-old digital business unit.

Nomis Solutions partners with Tangerine to develop new customer engagement models.

Arxan Technologies wins finalist spot in SC Awards 2015 Europe for Best Mobile Security Solution.

Malay Mail Online feature on rob-advisors looks at Betterment, FutureAdvisor, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, and Wealthfront.

Milano Finanza reviews SecureSafe.

Kalixa leveraging recent acquisition of PXP to transition from DTC to B2B offering.

Zooz opens new office in London.

Globe Street interviews Realty Mogul’s SVP of residential lending, Shea Palette.

Xignite customers gain access to OTC Market Group’s 15-Minute Delayed Level 1 data courtesy of new agreement.

Business Insider UK lists Blockchain as one of the 25 most exciting Bitcoin startups.

American Banker: BBVA Compass chooses Kony for Mobile App Development.

Top Image Systems to provide processing solutions and account automation technology to German utility.

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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Alumni News: March 9, 2015

By David Penn Posted on March 9, 2015
Categories: Betterment, Bill.com, EverSafe, Fenergo, FutureAdvisor, iQuantifi, Motif Investing, Silanis Technology, Wealthfront

Irish Independent reports on Fenergo and its plan to raise at least €10 million by fall.

Lifehacker reviews elder financial abuse-prevention technology, EverSafe.

ETF Trends takes a look at Wealthfront, Betterment, FutureAdvisor, and Motif Investing in a column on “robo-advice.”

Silanis Technology to bring eSignLive’s esignature technology to Xpertdoc’s CCM platform.

BodeTree launches Cash Tracker to give businesses a full picture of their finances.

Dealstruck launches new financing product, Inventory Line of Credit, to meet needs of businesses with recurring needs to purchase inventory.

Matchi launches global fintech challenge to find banking solutions for Barclays Africa.

Mapa Research: Reports from The Frontline of Fintech: Finovate Day Two.

Benzinga unveils fintech award finalists; 12 Finovate alums featured.

iQuantifi wins spot in Plug and Play Fintech Accelerator.

Accounting Today spotlights Sheela Zemlin, the new SVP of Sales for Bill.com.

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Alumni News– February 27, 2015

By David Penn Posted on February 27, 2015
Categories: Betterment, Fidor Bank, Fiserv, FutureAdvisor, LearnVest, Lendio, Loop, MaxMyInterest, Motif Investing, Novabase, Online Banking Report, Personal Capital, Prosper, SigFig, Silanis Technology, Top Image Systems, Wealthfront, Xignite, Yodlee

Wired column looks at LoopPay and the evolution of digital wallets.

Silanis Technology partners with Box to help the cloud storage and file sharing specialist provide financial services.

Bank of the West to offer photo billpay courtesy of technology from Fiserv and Top Image Systems.

Finovate Debuts: Novabase Puts Watson-Powered Wizzio to Work Boosting Sales and Productivity.

Mainstreet reviews top roboadvisors including Wealthfront, Betterment, Personal Capital, FutureAdvisor, SigFig, Motif Investing, and LearnVest.

Prosper partners with Western Independent Bankers to offer consumer loans to unattractive borrowers.

Tech City News features video highlights from FinovateEurope 2015.

That Was Easy: Staples to Use Lendio to Power Small Business Lending.

Daily Fintech looks at programmable bank trends via APIs from Fidor, Open Bank Project, Yodlee, and Xignite.

AlleyWatch interviews MaxMyInterest CEO and founder Gary Zimmerman.

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Alumni News—February 6, 2015

By David Penn Posted on February 6, 2015
Categories: Betterment, blooom, CardFlight, Coinbase, FutureAdvisor, LifePay, Mint.com, Misys, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, Ripple, Venmo, Wealthfront

CardFlight releases its mobile POS app, SwipeSimple 2.0.

Sky News reports Temasek is investigating a possible purchase of Misys.

The Observer features Ripple Labs in its look at the “race to replace bitcoin.”

Column on digital money accounting highlights, Mint, Venmo, and Coinbase.

Investopedia compares Motif Investing to investing with traditional exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Forbes highlights Betterment, Wealthfront, FutureAdvisor, blooom, Motif Investing, and Personal Capital in a column on roboadvisors.

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Alumni News– January 23, 2015

By David Penn Posted on January 23, 2015
Categories: Akimbo Financial, BankBazaar, Betterment, Bill.com, BlueVine, Encap, EZBOB, FutureAdvisor, Google Cloud Platform, Jemstep, Kreditech, LearnVest, MaxMyInterest, Mifos Initiative, Motif Investing, On Deck Capital, Personal Capital, SigFig, Toshl, TradeKing, Wealthfront

Internet Retailer looks at the relationship between product reviews and revenue courtesy of a new report from Baazarvoice.

Xero highlighted as “our best purchase of 2014” by Business Betties.

MakeMoneyYourWay profiles EZBOB and its new business loan promotion, the New Year’s Revolution.

Zee News’ Money Guru interviews Abhishek Dwivedi, vice president operations at BankBazaar.com.

Liverpool Echo features Toshl Finance in its list of must-have apps for busy moms.

Investopedia’s guide to choosing roboadvisors spotlights nine Finovate alums: Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, and Wealthfront.

Benzinga Fintech Awards publishes its video interview with Gary Zimmerman, CEO of MaxMyInterest.

American Banker covers OnDeck’s small business loan marketplace for institutional investors.

Pymnts interviews René Lacerte, CEO and Founder of Bill.com about how to simplify B2B payments.

Mifos welcomes new partners: SkooliLabs and iSystems

Google Cloud Platform releases beta of Google Container Registry for secure hosting, sharing, and management of private container repositories.

BlueVine Grabs $18.5 Million to Increase Small-Business Lending.

Encap Security CEO Thomas Bostrom Jorgensen asks if biometrics provide a “false sense of security” in a column for Bob’s Guide.

Akimbo Financial acquired by Payment Data Systems.

Kreditech Secures $200 Million Line of Credit.

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Alumni News– December 22, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on December 22, 2014
Categories: Arroweye Solutions, Bluefin Payment Systems, Digital Retail Apps, Feedzai, FutureAdvisor, iQuantifi, Kensho, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, Strands, Tuition.io, Wealthfront

Deutsche Bank launches FinanzPlaner powered by Strands PFM. Check out Strands’ newest tech at FinovateEurope.

Cryptocoins News features Tuition.io.

Arroweye Solutions increases its payment card security.

SF Gate considers how Personal Capital brings a human touch to robo-advising.

Bluefin Payment Systems partners with 3Delta Systems to provide Bluefin’s Decryptx Point-to-Point Encryption Solution to 3Delta clients.

Financial Post takes a look at how innovations like SelfPay from Digital Retail Apps are helping small businesses.

Feedzai wins Silver Stevie Award in Most Innovative Company of the Year category in the 12th Annual American Business Awards.

Killer Startups profiles iQuantifi.

FTSE Global Markets looks at how Kensho, Motif Investing, FutureAdvisor, and Wealthfront are leveraging big data and big computing.

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Alumni News– December 19, 2014

By David Penn Posted on December 19, 2014
Categories: ayondo, Betterment, BrightScope, CardFlight, CREALOGIX, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Holvi, IntelliResponse, Jemstep, Klarna, Loop, Meniga, Open Bank Project, peerTransfer, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, TransferWise, True Potential, Wallaby Financial, Wealthfront, Xero

Money Facts looks at how TransferWise helps consumers save on money transfer fees.

Huffington Post features Matthew Goldman of Wallaby Financial in a conversation on credit card strategies for travelers.

PYMNTS.com interviews LoopPay Chief Technologist George Wallner.

A comparison between Stockholm and Silicon Valley in The Independent highlights Klarna.

Virtual Agent Chat checks in on post-acquisition IntelliResponse.

Cardflight’s SwipeSimple joins MasterCard mPOS providers.

News.com.au reports: How Xero went from a scribbled figure on a serviette to a $2 billion company.

Crealogix and Meniga create Digital Bank and PFM Solution for BNP’s Consors Bank.

peerTransfer named 2014 Winner of BostInno’s 50 on Fire Award.

Forbes lists Holvi as 1 of 5 Finnish startups to watch.

Programmable Web considers how Open Bank Project’s API brings more openness to banking internationally.

Ayondo launches ad campaign on 2 major German TV networks.

Business Insider features Betterment, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, and Wealthfront in a look at the growth of robo-advisors.

BrightScope releases its Top 30 401(k) Plans List.

Management Today profiles David Harrison, managing partner at True Potential.

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Finovate Alums Fill Ranks of KPMG’s Fintech Innovators for 2014

By David Penn Posted on December 18, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Coinbase, Credit Karma, CUneXus, Dwolla, eToro, FutureAdvisor, Kabbage, Klarna, Kreditech, LearnVest, Lending Club, MiiCard, Motif Investing, Nutmeg, On Deck Capital, PayNearMe, Personal Capital, Prosper, SecureKey, SigFig, SocietyOne, Stockpile, SumUp, The Receivables Exchange, TransferWise, Wealthfront, Xero, Yodlee, Zopa

Draw up a list of the top fintech innovators of 2014. Got it? Now tell me how many of your top 50 companies are not just impressive companies in their respective fields, but Finovate alums, as well.

If you are global accounting and consulting group, KPMG, then the answer is “more than half.”

Of the 50 companies recognized by KPMG in its 2014 review of top fintech innovators, 27 have demoed their technologies at Finovate conferences. And of that 27, 13 have won Best of Show at least once.

The inaugural “50 Best Fintech Innovators” report is a joint venture between AWI Ventures KPMG Australia and the Financial Services Council (FSC).

The companies chosen were selected based on four factors: total capital raised, rate of capital raising, degree of sub industry disruption, and “degree of product, service, customer experience and business model innovation.”

Writing in an introduction to the report, AWI Limited CEO Ben Heap explained why fundraising played such a prominent part of the selection process.

“These assessment criteria reflect the fact that venture capital invested is a relevant measure of innovation which in turn fuels enduring competitive advantage,” he wrote.

“Venture capitalists seek this enduring competitive advantage over and above everything else.”

Here’s a breakdown of Finovate alums in the list, in order of appearance, along with links to their most recent demo video. Boldface indicates Best of Show winner.

Wealthfront – (as kaChing) FinovateStartup 2009
Kabbage – FinovateFall 2014
Motif Investing – FinovateFall 2013
Klarna – FinovateSpring 2012
Lending Club – Finovate 2007
OnDeck – FinovateSpring 2012, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
Kreditech – FinovateSpring 2014
Xero – FinovateSpring 2011, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
Yodlee – FinovateFall 2013, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
Prosper – Finovate 2007
Coinbase – FinovateSpring 2014
Credit Karma – FinovateStartup 2009
LearnVest – FinovateFall 2011
Personal Capital – FinovateFall 2011, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
PayNearMe – FinovateSpring 2013, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
SecureKey – FinovateFall 2010
Nutmeg – FinovateEurope 2012
Transferwise – FinovateEurope 2013
Betterment – FinovateFall 2010
SocietyOne – FinovateAsia 2012
eToro – FinovateEurope 2011
SumUp – FinovateEurope 2013
Zopa – FinovateSpring 2008
Receivables Exchange – FinovateFall 2010
FutureAdvisor – FinovateFall 2013
Dwolla – FinovateSpring 2011
SigFig – FinovateFall 2011

“Ones to Watch”

CUneXus – FinovateSpring 2014
miiCard – FinovateFall 2013
StockPile – FinovateSpring 2014

See the full list of companies here.

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Alumni News– December 16, 2014

By David Penn Posted on December 16, 2014
Categories: AnchorID, Arroweye Solutions, Arxan Technologies, Betterment, blooom, D3 Banking, Entersekt, EverSafe, EyeLock, FutureAdvisor, Insuritas, Interactions, iQuantifi, Jingit, Klarna, Lending Club, MaxMyInterest, Mint.com, PayPal, PayStand, ProfitStars, ShopKeep POS, Spreedly, Top Image Systems, TSYS, Wealthfront, ZenPayroll

Top Image Systems announces closing “six-figure eFLOW5 deal” with leading Asia-Pacific bank.

ACCESSbank to deploy turnkey insurance agency courtesy of Insuritas.

Klarna payment solution now integrated into ekmPowershop.

D3 Banking partners with ProfitStars to offer iPay Consumer Bill Pay.

Pymnts interviews Jingit, Spreedly, and TSYS CEOs on what they think will make or break 2015.

Pymnts: PayPal Loan Program to Compete with Lending Club.

ShopKeep gives free NFC reader to new customers wanting to accept ApplePay.

Finovate Debuts: EyeLock’s Myris Device Authenticates Using Iris Identification.

Arroweye Solutions to Provide Debit and Prepaid Card Production to DMS Bank & Trust Ltd.

ZenPayroll now lets companies match employees’ charitable donations.

Arxan Integrates With IBM Security AppScan and Trusteer Products.

Mint launches bill pay and management platform.

Entersekt Receives Honorable Mention in 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for User Authentication.

Coins Source features PayStand.

Interactions closes strategic deal to acquire AT&T Watson speech recognition and natural language understanding platform.

Consumer Reports features AnchorID, Betterment, Blooom, EverSafe, FutureAdvisor, iQuantifi, MaxMyInterest, and Wealthfront in its column, “Bright Ideas for a Prosperous 2015.”

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Alumni News– November 19, 2014

By David Penn Posted on November 19, 2014
Categories: Allied Payment Network, CashStar, Credit Sesame, CSI globalVCard, EyeVerify, Fenergo, FutureAdvisor, Kapitall, Motif Investing, Silanis Technology, Top Image Systems, WePay

eFLOW Crowdbridge from Top Image Systems voted one of the three best ECM Solutions for 2014.

Technocular interviews WePay founder and CEO, Bill Clerico.

Allied Payment Network launches its new small business payments solution, BizPay.

Kapitall and Motif Investing both referenced in Investment News column on data visualization.

Kahuna Payment Solutions chooses e-SignLive by Silanis, bringing e-signatures into its lending platform for retailers.

CashStar earns double honors at Emerging Payments Awards.

Syd Youth partners with CSI globalVcard to promote Spend Secure.

Banking 20/20 interviews EyeVerify EVP of Global Sales & Marketing, Chris Barnett.

Silicon Republic features Fenergo software developer, Marcio Duarte.

Business Insider reviews FutureAdvisor.

Credit Sesame wins IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in Financial Services.

FinovateEurope 2015 Presenting Companies Revealed. Get Your Ticket this Week for Very Early Bird Pricing!.

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Alumni News– November 5, 2014

By David Penn Posted on November 5, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Braintree, CAN Capital, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, MasterCard, Nutmeg, PayPal, SigFig, SumUp, Venmo, Wealthfront, Yodlee

Braintree announces new service that makes it easier for merchants to sign up for the platform.

MasterCard launches MasterPass in Czech Republic.

CAN Capital to offer loans via Yodlee’s Small Business solution.

PayPal’s Venmo to power payments for web and mobile chat app, Dasher.

Wall Street Sector Selector highlights Financial Guard and lists Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, Nutmeg, SigFig, and Wealthfront in a column on using roboadvisors with retirement accounts.

SumUp partners with BitPay to integrate bitcoin into its mPOS solution.

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