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Alumni News– October 27, 2014

By David Penn Posted on October 27, 2014
Categories: Azimo, Encap, Expensify, Feedzai, FutureAdvisor, Nutmeg, PayNearMe, Prosper, SocietyOne, The Currency Cloud, Thinknum, TransferWise, Xignite, Zopa

Feedzai and Encap Security team up to combine behavioral profiling with device credentialing to build better security for banks and merchants.

CB Insights lists Nutmeg, TransferWise, The Currency Cloud, and Azimo among the 10 top fintech startups from the UK.

The Guardian Money section looks at peer-to-peer lender including Zopa.

TWiST (This Week in Startups) interviews FutureAdvisor Co-Founder and CEO Bo Lu.

Prosper reaches $2 billion, reaching the second billion dollars in just 6 months.

Payment processing solutions provider, Bill2Pay, partners with PayNearMe to digitize cash collections.

Expensify open sources Segmented Control widget.

The Australian Business Review features Matt Symons, SocietyOne co-founder.

Check out Finovate Debuts: Thinknum.

Wired features Bionym’s Nymiband.

EVO* Snap launches mPOS Solution Supporting Apple Pay and EMV Globally.

MedicalMine and Bluefin Partner for Integrated Patient Payments.

Check out our feature on Xignite: Inspiring the Future of Finance with Easy and Speedy APIs

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Alumni News– October 7, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 7, 2014
Categories: BehavioSec, Blockchain, Boku, Credit Karma, Expensify, FutureAdvisor, InComm, Matchi, Spreedly, TIBCO Software, Tradeshift, WallStreetSurvivor, Wonga

Matchi opens global fintech challenge

New Frontier Group to integrate BehavioSec’s behavioral authentication solution in online banking.

Boku acquires competitor Mopay, now covers 5 billion users.

BBC: Wonga to write off £220m of debts for 330,000 customers.

Financial Planning features FutureAdvisor.

Tradeshift announces new operations in Japan and Europe, new executive appointments.

Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) partners with InComm to leverage its POS integrations.

WallStreetSurvivor.com launches Financial Education Courses.

Vista Equity Partners to take Tibco Software private for about $4.3 billion.

Expensify announces $3.5 million round led by Barracuda Networks.

Blockchain raises $30 million in growth capital.

Credit Karma announces equity investment of $75 million; $1 billion valuation.

Spreedly announces new investment; raises $750,000 in equity financing.

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Alumni News– September 8, 2014

By David Penn Posted on September 8, 2014
Categories: FutureAdvisor, Kony Solutions, Mint.com, TIBCO Software, Tradeshift, Trustev, ZenPayroll

PYMNTS.com profiles Tradeshift Co-Founder and CEO Christian Lanng.

ZenPayroll opens up its API to small business technology providers.

Silicon Republic takes a look at Trustev’s “multimillion-dollar security deal” with Radio Shack.

Tibco announces Engage software as a service to motivate consumers with real-time and predictive personalization.

Investors.com features FutureAdvisor.

Kony named “Leader” by Gartner in Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms.

Mint launches free credit score.

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Alumni News– September 3, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 3, 2014
Categories: Blackhawk Network, Cortera, FutureAdvisor, Nutmeg, Personal Capital, TransferWise, ValidSoft

Cortera announces Caine & Weiner as the Latest Open Receivables’ Partner to Join Network.

Personal Capital launches Private Client Service. Come see Personal Capital’s presentation at FinDEVr in San Francisco Sept 30 and Oct 1.

Blackhawk Network announces integration with Google Wallet.

Nutmeg, TransferWise featured in Growth Business’ look at the top 10 technology venture capital investments of Q2.

ValidSoft wins 4th European Privacy Seal award for its Zero Latency Correlation process.

Badcredit.org profiles FutureAdvisor.

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Alumni News– August 27, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 27, 2014
Categories: BehavioSec, Bill.com, Bolstr, CashStar, EyeVerify, FutureAdvisor, IntelliResponse, Locaid, Monitise, Ripple, Wallaby Financial, Wealthfront, Xero

Monitise announces digital commerce and resourcing alliance with IBM.

ThinkAdvisor takes a look at the deal between the San Francisco 49ers football team and Wealthfront.

The Globe and Mail profiles David Lloyd and IntelliResponse as part of its Innovators at Work contest.

Fortune magazine column discusses Ripple and the “Internet of value exchange.”

ValueWalk: FutureAdvisor can be used as a free tool to rate your own investment decisions or a low-cost asset management service.

Chicago Tribune’s Blue Sky Innovation visits Bolstr for video interview.

Bill.com CEO and co-founder Rene Lacerte writes about the “new sharing economy” for Inc.com.

CashStar announces spot in Inc 500|5000 for a second year in a row.

EyeVerify opens new offices to accommodate recent growth.

Locaid partners with Danal to leverage location services in fight against financial fraud.

Wallaby Financial named finalist in Samsung Gear App Challenge 2014.

ZDNet: Xero continues march into U.S., launches partner marketplace.

The Independent looks at how BehavioSec uses behavioral biometrics.

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Alumni News– August 25, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 25, 2014
Categories: Betterment, BillGuard, Dynamics, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Geezeo, inStream Solutions, Jemstep, Kabbage, Lending Club, Motif Investing, Moven, On Deck Capital, Prosper, SigFig, Top Image Systems, Wealthfront

San Antonio Federal Credit Union to integrate Geezeo PFM technology.

On Deck partners with Worldpay to provide access to financing for small and medium-sized merchants.

PaymentsSource features Dynamics ePlate among its list of “7 unusual emerging payments technologies.”

Drippler.com reviews BillGuard.

Top Image Systems announces patent for full page mobile image processing.

The New York Times profiles Financial Guard, Motif, Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, SigFig and Wealthfront .

InStream Solutions launches comparison tool.

Moven expands internationally, signs deal with New Zealand-based Westpac.

HuffPo profiles Prosper, Lending Club, and Kabbage in column on the rise of online lending.

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Alumni News– August 15, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 15, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Braintree, Credit.com, DoubleBeam, FutureAdvisor, GoBank, Kapitall, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, VerifyValid, Wealthfront

Check out our latest CEO Interview: Paul Doyle of VerifyValid.

Credit.com releases new version of its iPhone mobile app.

Pymnts: EBay in talks to accept Bitcoin through its Braintree unit.

Pymnts compares DoubleBeam to the Merchant Customer Exchange.

GoBank now holds mobile check deposits for less than 10 days.

Forbes features multiple Finovate financial management and wealth planning alums: LearnVest, Personal Capital, FutureAdvisor, SigFig, Wealthfront, Betterment, Motif, and Kapitall.

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Alumni News– August 13, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 13, 2014
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Coinbase, Diebiold, FutureAdvisor, Holvi, Leaf, Lending Club, LendUp, Pandai, peerTransfer, planwise, ReadyForZero, Silanis Technology, SmartAsset, TrueLink Financial, TrustEgg, WePay, Xero, ZenPayroll

Netbanker features 2012- 2013 fintech graduates from Y Combinator: TrueLink Financial, Coinbase, and LendUp.

Netbanker features 2009- 2012 fintech graduates from Y Combinator: ZenPayroll, SmartAsset, TrustEgg, FutureAdvisor, ReadyForZero, and WePay.

American Banker considers how Diebold is leading the way on the branch of the future.

peerTransfer surpasses 500 clients, while processing over $1 billion in international payments.

Heartland Payment Systems buys out remaining shareholders of tablet software and hardware startup, Leaf.

ACI Worldwide announces completion of ReD acquisition.

Lending Club mentioned in HBR Blog’s look at how new lending technology can help small businesses.

Silanis Technology partners with loan management software specialist Calyx Software. See Silanis at FinovateFall 2014 in September.

planwise teams up with Informa Research Services to launch plug-and-play search tool of real estate agents and brokerages.

Holvi unveils plans to open in 19 European countries.

NextAdvisor column in HuffPo highlights LendUp as alternative loan option for the underbanked.

Pandai announces joint cooperation with China and Hollard to leverage their experience in the loan insurance market.

Xero and Square partner to sync Square transactions and give a business a view of their finances. See Xero present at FinDEVr.

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Alumni News– August 11, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 11, 2014
Categories: BehavioSec, Betterment, Blackhawk Network, FutureAdvisor, LendUp, Misys, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, Wealthfront, Wipit

Misys announces acquisition of Custom Credit Systems.

Wipit brings omni-payment functionality to its prepaid cash mobile wallet.

LendUp partners with MoneyGram to enable real-time offline loan repay.

Barclays Pingit adds eGift options through Blackhawk Network partnership.

WSJ reports how Wealthfront, Betterment, Future Advisor, Personal Capital, and Motif are changing the investment landscape.

Wired UK Magazine lists BehavioSec as one of Euorpe’s hottest startups. See BehavioSec at FinDEVr this September 30 through October 1.

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Alumni News– August 6, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 6, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Feedzai, FutureAdvisor, Insuritas, Kapitall, Kreditech, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, Prosper, Radius, Ripple, SigFig, TradeKing, Wealthfront

Yahoo! Germany looks at financial innovation in Kreditech.

Prosper earns a spot on the 2014 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies roster.

Feedzai launches anti-fraud, transaction scoring apps for Shopify and Big Commerce.

Forbes.com features Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Kapitall, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, and Wealthfront in a discussion on Millennial generation investment habits.

Radius unveils its new website.

Richard Hagen, CEO of TradeKing Advisors, named to WealthManagement.com’s “Ten to Watch in 2015”.

Insuritas announces partnership with Financial Partners CU to open and manage its turnkey insurance solution.

Bank Innovation highlights alums SigFig and Ripple in a discussion on “8 under the radar fintech startups you should know.”

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Alumni News– August 6, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 6, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Feedzai, FutureAdvisor, Insuritas, Kapitall, Kreditech, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, Prosper, Radius, Ripple, SigFig, TradeKing, Wealthfront

Yahoo! Germany looks at financial innovation in Kreditech.

Prosper earns a spot on the 2014 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies roster.

Feedzai launches anti-fraud, transaction scoring apps for Shopify and Big Commerce.

Forbes.com features Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Kapitall, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, and Wealthfront in a discussion on Millennial generation investment habits.

Radius unveils its new website.

Richard Hagen, CEO of TradeKing Advisors, named to WealthManagement.com’s “Ten to Watch in 2015”.

Insuritas announces partnership with Financial Partners CU to open and manage its turnkey insurance solution.

Bank Innovation highlights alums SigFig and Ripple in a discussion on “8 under the radar fintech startups you should know.”

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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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