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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Actiance, BBVA, Cachet Financial Solutions, Capital One Financial Corp., Citi, Fiserv, GoodData, Handpoint, Narrative Science, PaySwag, Quovo, ShopKeep POS, SoFi, Strands, SWITCH, Symphony Software Foundation, Zopa

On Finovate.com

  • SWITCH Lands $400,000 Angel Investment.

On FinDEVr.com

Around the web

  • Customers can now host Actiance Vantage on Microsoft Azure
  • Handpoint launches EMV Tip Adjustment feature for MPOS.
  • Financial Times reports: Starling Bank strikes money transfer deal with TransferWise
  • ShopKeep expands into online ordering and delivery with ChowBOT acquisition.
  • Narrative Science launches Narratives for Business Intelligence API.
  • Strands to power PFM for Kenya’s largest bank, Commercial Bank of Africa.
  • Citi introduces new mobile passcode solution for its Treasury and Trade clients. See Citi at FinDEVr New York next week.
  • BBVA to focus on identity, AI, and “fintech for companies” in ninth installment of its Open Talent innovation competition.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions aims to raise more than $9 million in initial public offering this week.
  • Following its platform limit announced in December, Zopa has set up a waiting list for new prospective investors.
  • Capital One Financial Corporation appoints Amy Lenander as UK CEO.
  • Putnam-Greene Financial Corporation to deploy core banking technology from Fiserv. Join Fiserv in New York next week for FinDEVr New York.
  • PaySwag to power mobile loyalty and instant rewards to the underbanked for Sionic Mobile.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Blockchain, Coinbase, Ethoca, FICO, FIS, Five Degrees, Guardian Analytics, Handpoint, Personetics, PwC, Revolut, ThreatMetrix, Xpenditure

On Finovate.com

  • Revolut Unveils Billsplitting Feature.
  • Check out this week’s FinDEVr APIntelligence.
  • ThreatMetrix Shows Off its Strongest Year Yet.
  • Société Générale to Launch Personetics-Powered Chatbot.

Around the web

  • Five Degrees provides CRM and BPM technology for new UK robo advisor, Munnypot.
  • Coinbase wins New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) virtual currency and money transmitter license.
  • FICO and Ethoca partner to improve card acceptance rates, fight CNP fraud, and reduce disputes.
  • PwC and Oracle team up to help FIs meet new accounting standards.
  • Handpoint expands line of commerce solutions with semi-integrated mobile EMV for cloud POS.
  • Guardian Analytics appoints Varouzhan Ebrahimian as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer.
  • Finextra: Blockchain launches Digital Asset Research Lab.

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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BBVA, Bluefin Payment Systems, Civic, FIS, Handpoint, InComm, PayStand, PrivatBank, Signifyd, Socure, Temenos, ThetaRay, TSYS, Yoyo

On Finovate.com

  • H2 Ventures and KPMG Unveil 2016 Fintech 100

Around the web

  • Signifyd to power fraud protection for Magento Commerce platform’s online merchants.
  • InComm launches new brand of solutions for cash-based consumers, VanillaDirect.
  • Handpoint expands agreement with PaySafe to power EMV POS.
  • YoYo Wallet expands focus to U.K.’s high street retailers, with partnerships between Planet Organic, Fernandez & Wells and Hummus Bros.
  • Temenos launches Digital Engagement modules to offer real-time customer marketing and engagement.
  • TSYS signs payments agreement with Optal Financial Limited.
  • Bluefin Payment Systems launches cloud-based hosting option for its Decryptx PCI-validated P2PE product through Amazon Web Services.
  • Socure launches revamped Digital Identity Dashboard.
  • Civic expands focus from 2FA to Secure Private Login.
  • BBVA chooses Amazon Web Services as its preferred cloud infrastructure services provider.
  • FIS to provide reconciliation solution to U.K.-based Raphaels Bank to facilitate access to faster payments.
  • PayStand offers payment certification and notarization for its customers via the blockchain.
  • PrivatBank adds fund-transfer functionality via iMessage to its Privat24 mobile banking app.
  • ThetaRay unveils its analytic platform for fraud detection, THETA.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Algomi, Fiserv, Handpoint, Temenos, Virtual Piggy, Walletron, Xero

On Finovate.com

  • Check out this week’s FinDEVr APIntelligence.
  • Fiserv Adds clearXchange P2P Payments to its Offerings
  • Virtual Piggy Gets Real, Transitions from Payment Card to Mobile App
  • 7 Alum Leaders Named UK’s Coolest People Fintech

Around the web

  • Pennsylvania State Employees CU implements account-origination module from Temenos.
  • Algomi unveils its sell-side engine, Synchronicity, as an SaaS solution.
  • Walletron announces strategic partnership with payment-services company Speedpay.
  • Handpoint Extends Global Processor Reach With EMV Certification To EVO Payments International
  • Xero launches first direct bank feeds in Asia with Singapore’s UOB.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Aerospike, Boku, Cachet Financial Solutions, Corezoid, edo Interactive, Enterprise Engineering, Gusto, Handpoint, Matchi, Prosper, Stratos, WePay, ZenPayroll

On Finovate.com

Around the web

  • edo Interactive brings its card-linking technology to the Rewards Network.
  • ZenPayroll changes its name to “Gusto,” adds health care and worker’s compensation to its services.
  • Boku partners with Japan’s Ueshima Coffee Company to allow customers to top up coffee cards using their mobile phones.
  • Cachet Financial Solutions receives approval from its issuing bank and MasterCard to offer Select Mobile Money for corporate clients.
  • KPMG and Matchi form alliance to enhance access to financial innovation.
  • Radius Bank partners with Prosper to direct customers interested in personal loans to the marketplace lender and receive referral fees.
  • Eastern Bank to pilot Stratos partner program.
  • Handpoint receives undisclosed investment from Icelandic VCs Eyrir Sprotar and Frumtak to fuel U.S. expansion.
  • WePay launches ACH-transfer capability to expand its payment-type platforms offered to customers.

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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Alkami Technology, Backbase, Cachet Financial Solutions, Evo Snap*, FIS, Green Dot, Handpoint, Jack Henry, PayPal, Top Image Systems, TradeHero, Wallaby Financial

On Finovate.com

  • “Wallaby Upgrades Credit Card Optimization Solution with Spend Monitor”; come see Wallaby at FinDEVr, San Francisco, 6/7 Oct.

Around the web

  • Backbase-powered Touch Bank goes live in Russia. Check out what Backbase has for developers at FinDEVr San Francisco on 6/7 October.
  • Top Image Systems appoints Andrew Pery as new CMO.
  • Campus FCU integrates Alkami Technology’s ORB Platform into its core banking system.
  • Green Dot launches mobile cash-processing technology.
  • Security First Bank picks FIS to provide core banking system.
  • PayPal hires John Rainey, former United Airlines executive, as new CFO.
  • Fox Chase Bank to deploy SilverLake core system from Jack Henry.
  • “Cachet Introduces Express Mobile Deposit Solution for Small Financial Institutions”
  • EVO Snap* to fast track EMV migration for software vendors and retailers; partners with Handpoint.
  • Macquarie Capital Securities and TradeHero launch Warrant Hero, a virtual warrant competition, with RM100,000 in prize money to be given away.

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Handpoint’s EMV-Capable Mobile POS Comes to U.S. and Canada

Handpoint’s EMV-Capable Mobile POS Comes to U.S. and Canada
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Handpoint

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NFC and EMV compatible point of sale (POS) terminals used to be called future-proof. With Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and the liability shift coming later this year in the U.S., the future is now.

Handpoint, a U.K.-based company that offers its EMV (Chip & PIN) solution to merchants in Europe and South Africa, announced today it is launching its complete EMV payments solution in the U.S. and Canada.

U.S.-based POS developers can now integrate Handpoint’s APIs and SDKs, offering merchants a white-label POS solution. Additionally, Handpoint will distribute its card readers that are PCI-DSS compliant and are able to handle EMV, MSR, and NFC payments, and global processing capabilities.

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Handpoint HiLite EMV-capable card reader

To get started, merchants must pay a one-time setup fee for the card reader. While there’s no word on how much this will cost, Handpoint charges £99 in Europe. The company does not charge a monthly fee, but merchants pay a flat rate of 2.65% per transaction on Visa and MasterCard payments.

This comes on the heels of CardFlight’s announcement yesterday that it now offers an EMV-capable mPOS device.

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Handpoint demonstrated its hybrid magstripe chip reader unit at FinovateFall 2012.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, EyeVerify, Fidor Bank, FIS, Handpoint, i-exceed, LearnVest, Malauzai Software, Mitek, Tradier

On Finovate.com:

  • LearnVest Acquired by Northwestern Mutual for More Than $250 Million.
  • Finovate Debuts: Bendigo and Adelaide’s Mobile Wallet Has a Charity Play.
  • i-exceed’s Appzillion Brings Mobile App Dev Platform to Exim Bank.
  • Handpoint’s EMV-Capable Mobile POS Comes to U.S. and Canada.

Around the Web:

  • AirWatch TV interviewed EyeVerify executive VP for Global Sales and Marketing, Chris Barnett.
  • FIS to provide fingerprint authentication to its Cardless Cash ATM application via Apple TouchID.
  • Celent names Fidor Bank its “Model Bank of the Year.”
  • American Banker highlights Mitek and Malauzai in a discussion on ID scanning and mobile account opening.
  • AlleyWatch features Tradier as a disruptor in financial services.
  • Financial News’ list of 40 leaders in fintech names multiple Finovate and FinDEVr alums.

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Alumni News– October 15, 2014

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Betterment, Handpoint, Interactions, Kony Solutions, Silanis Technology, Spreedly
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgPYMNTS: Karen Webster interviews Spreedly CEO Justin Benson.
  • Finovate alums dominate alternative lending section of Bplans’ “35 Great Ways to Fund a Small Business.”
  • Check out our latest CEO Interview: Mike Iacobucci of Interactions.
  • Betterment launches Betterment Institutional to bring its technology to registered investment advisors.
  • G2 Crowd Gridscape at Dreamforce ’14 shows eSignLive by Silanis earning highest customer satisfaction rating.
  • Kony receives Global Information Security Certifications for Enterprise Mobility Solutions.
  • Iceland’s Snorrason acquires Handpoint merchant portfolio.
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Alumni News– July 22, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Handpoint, IDology, MasterCard, Micronotes
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMasterCard announces strategic partnership with Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank to support card payments.
  • Finovate alums win honors at inaugural Mobile Innovations Awards event.
  • IDology teams up with CARD.com to boost activation and combat prepaid card fraud.
  • Micronotes releases Micronotes Social to retarget bank customers in their Facebook News Feed with relevant content.
  • SureSwipe Move using Handpoint to power acceptance of all major card payments.
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Alumni News– June 24, 2014

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Geezeo, Handpoint, Taulia, TradeHero, Verde International, Wipit
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAmerican Banker looks at Wipit’s partnership with prepaid mobile wallet, Boost Mobile.
  • Iceland’s Acquiring Bank, Borgun, launches mPOS solution powered by Handpoint.
  • e27 examines TradeHero’s mobile app.
  • San Francisco Business Times: Taulia taps Fortune 500 to finance small businesses.
  • Geezeo announces partnership with Payveris.
  • Seasons FCU (18k members; $140 million assets) to deploy Verde International’s Corona, Aurora solutions for loan decisioning.
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Finovate Alumni News– June 27, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Billhighway, Handpoint, Kony Solutions, MasterCard, OpenCoin, peerTransfer, The Receivables Exchange
  • Big Week for Funding: Kony Solutions, peerTransfer, The Receivables Exchange Raise a Total of $34 Million.
  • Billhighway adds Cole County Residential Services as client.
  • MasterCard unveils Simply Commerce to help merchants accept electronic payments.
  • Newfination interviews Patrick Griffin, head of business development for OpenCoin.
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