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Finovate Alumni News– January 15, 2014

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: BBVA, BillGuard, Fiserv, HelloWallet, Nutmeg, Ripple, Trustev
  • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgDiginomica takes a look at Trustev and the problem of e-commerce fraud. Come see Trustev demo its new tech at FinovateEurope this February 11-12.
  • HelloWallet noted as a third-party PFM option for employers who want to help their employees with their finances.
  • The Times Money section features Nutmeg in a review of ten myths about individual savings accounts.
  • BBVA to deploy next generation touch-screen ATMs courtesy of Wincor Nixdorf.
  • Ripple debuts on “TV’s No. 1 New Show” – NBC’s The Blacklist.
  • Travis Credit Union extends 30 year partnership with Fiserv by selecting DNA account processing platform.
  • Ron Shevlin recommends using BillGuard in tandem with credit monitoring.
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– December 9, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Azimo, Comarch, DeviceFidelity, Fiserv, GMC Software Technology, HelloWallet, NICE Systems, Realty Mogul
  • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAzimo CEO Michael Kent talks about his company’s partnership with The Currency Cloud.
  • Realty Mogul named one of the 18 best startups of 2013 by Business Insider.
  • Bob’s Guide looks at Comarch survey to determine SMB satisfaction with business banking.
  • American Banker reports: Fiserv Releases Financial Crime Risk Platform.
  • 1to1 media features insights on customer service innovation from NICE Systems and GMC Software Technology.
  • Business Standard reviews Hello Wallet’s smartphone app.
  • NFC chip from DeviceFidelity earns commendation in this Forbes column on mobile 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.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 27, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Cardlytics, Fiserv, Heckyl Technologies, HelloWallet, Jemstep, Mitek, Moven, PayPal, Toopher
  • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgHeckyl Technologies featured in Startup Innovation.
  • Toopher unveils WordPress plugin.
  • U.S. Bank’s Mitek-powered Mobile Photo Bill Pay wins Best Technology Initiative in Banking award.
  • Independent Research Group names Cardlytics a Best in Class Provider in 4 categories of card loyalty technology report.
  • Ally Bank adds Fiserv’s Popmoney to power recurring funds transfers on its mobile app.
  • PayPal now accepts prepaid gift cards.
  • Mashable looks at HelloWallet as an easier way to save money.
  • The Wall Street Journal reports online advisers like Jemstep enhance free services.
  • Forbes features how Moven can be especially useful over the holidays.
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– August 9, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Biletu, Braintree, Google, HelloWallet, Holvi
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgThe Economist mentions Holvi as a financial company facing regulation that prevents it from lending.
  • HelloWallet unveils research department.
  • Fast Company lists Braintree as 1 of 10 companies with “developer cred”.
  • Google Wallet to end NFC functionality for storing gift and loyalty cards by the end of the month.
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– May 3, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Bazaarvoice, CoverHound, Dwolla, Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, HelloWallet, Innovation Agency, Pageonce, Realty Mogul, TipRanks
  • Newfination hosts Coverhound CEO Basil Enan who talks about its online insurance service.
  • ProgrammableWeb interviews Michael Sconfield, Developer Evangelist of Dwolla API.
  • Caribbean360 reports that the Inter-American Development Bank is testing Entrepreneurial Finance Lab’s psychometric method of testing creditworthiness.
  • Fort Mill Times takes a look at TipRanks. See them demo at FinovateSpring in San Francisco.
  • Bazaarvoice appoints former Convio Inc. CEO Gene Austin as president.
  • PayMobl reviews Pageonce mobile bill payment app.
  • Innovation Agency launches new features for Innovation Café to make it easier to manage and keep users up to date
  • Realty Mogul wins top honors at Founder Showcase pitch competition.
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– April 11, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Banno, Blippy, Credit Sesame, Currensee, Fiserv, HelloWallet, Leaf, Locaid, Lovemoney.com, Nutmeg, OpenCoin, PayPal, Ping Identity, rplan, TSYS, Yandex

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  • Alliance Data teams up with Locaid to provide opt-in geofence pilot program for branded cards.
  • Currensee announces Trade Leaders Investment Program.
  • Leaf announces Quick Serve POS solution for restaurants. See Leaf in action at FinovateSpring in May.
  • Credit Sesame reports growth figures.
  • Banno creates 15 responsive design websites in Q1 2013.
  • HelloWallet hires 6, bringing total number of employees to 40.
  • LG now offers the convenience of purchasing via PayPal on their 2013 line of Smart TVs.
  • American Banker reports Fiserv updates its Unified Wealth Management platform.
  • Money Marketing features Rplan, Nutmeg, and LoveMoney as startups that appeal to the under-30 crowd.
  • Dropbox offers single sign on through partnership with Ping Identity.
  • CMO.com interviews Yandex CEO Bernard Lukey is the director of sales and business development.
  • GigaOM reports PayPal offers 2 new extensions for Magneto merchants.
  • The Economist takes a look at the bitcoin boom, including alternatives like OpenCoin. See OpenCoin demo Ripple at FinovateSpring in May.
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– March 21, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: BillShrink, Flint Mobile, HelloWallet, IDTheft 911, Luminous, Mint.com, Monitise, PayPal, TIO Networks, TransferWise
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTIO Networks launches mobile payment app for Mobilicity.
  • PayPal signs on to the ePayments Code released by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC code, which replaces EFT code).
  • CNN Money reviews Mint and HelloWallet side-by-side.
  • CNN Money names BillShrink as best app to manage your money.
  • Flint Mobile announces partnership with NXGEN subsidiary Fidano to support mobile payment adoption.
  • Through partnership with Luminous, Nihilent to sell Luminous’ solutions in India.
  • IDentity Theft 911 expands service partnership with VyStar Credit Union.
  • Cofounder of TransferWise, Taavet Hinrikus writes in the Wall Street Journal about the importance of team-building for successful CEOs.
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Finovate Alumni News– March 6, 2013

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Billhighway, Buxfer, Cartera Commerce, HelloWallet, Mint.com, Pageonce, PayPal, Temenos, TSYS
  • Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgTSYS makes Ethisphere Institute’s list of the world’s most ethical companies.
  • Opportunity International becomes the first microfinance provider to license analytics solution, Insight, from Temenos.
  • ACI Worldwide presenting at Wedbush Securities Transformational Technologies Management Access Conference today.
  • PayPal signs agreement with Japan-based Softbank and Nihon PayPal KK to extend the PayPal Here mobile payment service to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
  • Cartera Commerce selected by AlwaysOn as OnMedia Top 100 Private Company for third consecutive year.
  • MyBankTracker compares Mint, HelloWallet, and Pageonce.
  • Billhighway announces availability of Give mobile fundraising application.
  • My Money Purdue talks about budgeting with Buxfer.
  • Pageonce COO Steve Schultz interviewed by PYMNTS.com.
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– February 22, 2013

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Comarch, Dashlane, Expensify, Finsphere, HelloWallet, Mint.com, Moven, Pageonce, Personal Capital, Ping Identity, TIO Networks
  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgVendTek Systems and TIO Networks partner to provide walk-up bill payment services to the Canadian Market.
  • PerspecSys and Ping Identity partner to make it easier and more secure for enterprises to take advantage of the cloud.
  • Dashlane and Mint.com listed as 2 of 10 free, worthwhile iPhone apps.
  • DoughRoller lists Personal Capital, Mint.com, Expensify, HelloWallet, and Pageonce as 5 of 10 tablet apps that manage your money.
  • Bank Marketing Strategy blog looks at what sets Moven apart from traditional banks.
  • Finsphere awarded US patent for geo-location technology on mobile devices.
  • Comarch wins contract with Italy’s UniCredit Group to implement Smart Finance platform.
  • Xconomy reviews personal finance management apps from Mint.com and Pageonce.
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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2012 Funding for Finovate Alumni– More than $450 Million Raised

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ActivePath, Affinity Solutions, Arroweye Solutions, Banno, Bazaarvoice, Betterment, Boku, Braintree, Capital Access Network, Cartera Commerce, CashStar, Continuity Control, Controlabill, Credit Sesame, Currensee, DemystData, DoughMain, Dwolla, edo Interactive, eToro, Finsphere, FreeMonee, FutureAdvisor, Fuze Network, HelloWallet, Jemstep, Jingit, Kabbage, Kony Solutions, Lending Club, MiiCard, Nutmeg, Pindrop Security, planwise, SaveUp, SecureKey, ShopKeep POS, SoMoLend, The Currency Cloud, ThreatMetrix, Waspit, Xero, Yodlee, Zopa

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgHere is a list of all the funding Finovate alumni received over the course of 2012.  

After an impressive 2011, where more than $423 million was raised, 2012 was even better, with more than $450 raised.
A few stand-out metrics for the year:
  • A total of 44 companies received funding, some more than once in 2012
  • Combined, more than $450 million was raised
  • The best quarter for raising capital was the first quarter when more than $150 was raised
  • The biggest funding month this year was March, with more than $68 million raised by three companies
Here is a month-by-month breakdown of funding received.
January — $25 million raised by 3 companies
Currensee: $2 million — blog post
Finsphere: $11.3 million — blog post
HelloWallet: $12 million — blog post
February — $57 million raised by 5 companies
Capital Access Network: $30 million — blog post
Dwolla: $5 million — blog post
Jemstep: $6 million — blog post
Kabbage: undisclosed — blog post
Xero: $16.6 million — blog post
March — $68 million raised by 3 companies
Boku: $35 million — blog post
eToro: $15 million — blog post
ThreatMetrix: $18 million — blog post
April — $2.5 million raised by 1 company
miiCard: $2.5 million — blog post
May — $55.5 million raised by 5 companies
Kony: $15 million – blog post
Pindrop Security: $1 million — blog post
SecureKey: $30 million — blog post
SoMoLend: $1.17 million — blog post
Yodlee: $8.3 million — blog post
June — More than $62 million raised by 8 companies
Affinity Solutions: $14.5 million — blog post
Arroweye Solutions: $3 million — blog post
Cartera Commerce: $12.2 million — blog post
Credit Sesame: $12 million — blog post
Doughmain: undisclosed — blog post
Lending Club: $15 million — blog post
Nutmeg: $5.3 million — blog post
Planwise: $200,000 — blog post
July — $6 million raised by 2 companies
Continuity Control: $1 million — press release
SaveUp: $5 million — blog post
August — More than $49 million raised by 6 companies*
DemystData: undisclosed — blog post
FutureAdvisor: $5 million — blog post
FreeMonee: $34 million — blog post
The Currency Cloud: $3.1 million — blog post
CashStar: $5 million — blog post
Continuity Control: $2.25 million — blog post
September — More than $59 million raised by 5 companies
Banno: $2 million — press release
Betterment: $10 million — press release
Edo Interactive: $15 million — press release
Fuze Network: $2.5 million — press release
Kabbage: $30 million — blog post
October — $37 million raised by 2 companies
The Currency Cloud: $1.9 million — blog post
Braintree: $35 million — blog post
November — More than $23 raised by 4 com
panies
ActivePath: $10 million — blog post
Jingit: $7 million — blog post
Bazaarvoice: $6.7 million — blog post
Xero: $49 million — blog post
December — More than $16 million raised by 4 companies
Waspit: $3 million — blog post
Controlabill: $570,000 (A$600,000) — blog post
Zopa: undisclosed — blog post
ShopKeep POS: $10 million – blog post
Clover Networks: $3.3 million – blog post
*In addition to the companies listed for August, On Deck Capital raised $100 million in credit facility commitments.
Note: Funding that companies received before they demonstrated at Finovate was not counted. Questions? Comments? E-mail us at Julie@Finovate.com or David@Finovate.com.

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Finovate Alumni News– November 15, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Andera, BillGuard, Braintree, FutureAdvisor, HelloWallet, Kony Solutions, MiiCard, PayPal, Ping Identity, Plastyc, Simple, TIO Networks, Tradeshift, Virtual Piggy
  • Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Finovate-F-Logo.jpgHelloWallet launches new design for web app.
  • TIO Networks signs 5 yr agreement with City Utilities of Springfield to provide financial services.
  • TechCrunch reports Tradeshift Lands Huge Global Client For Its New CloudScan Product.
  • FutureAdvisor wins Bronze in Best in Biz Awards 2012.
  • Finextra reports Artisans’ Bank chooses Andera oFlows for online deposits.
  • American Banker reports CFPB to Collaborate with Startups BillGuard, Plastyc and Simple.
  • Ping Identity ranked Number 166 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500.
  • Braintree expands to Australia, Providing Sophisticated Payment Tools for Australian Merchants.
  • Kony Solutions opens Brazilian office, announces Itau Unibanco as a client.
  • Allfiled today announced the addition of miiCard verified identities to its personal data service platform.
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– October 25, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: eToro, HelloWallet, InComm, Kony Solutions, LearnVest, Metaforic, Ping Identity, SoMoLend, TIBCO Software

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  • TIBCO Software named to Software Magazine’s 500 Largest Software Companies in the World.
  • SoMoLend and GATE Global Impact make a deal that will facilitate investing in business expansion and job growth.
  • Goodwill to provide HelloWallet subscription to employees as well as community members with disabilities and unemployed.
  • Metaforic announces partnership with Appthority to reduce mobile app risks and enhance security.
  • Microsoft’s new Windows 8-style UI now supported by the KonyOne Platform.
  • MSM Media awards eToro Best Social Media Trading Product for its OpenBook platform.
  • Ping Identity recognized as 1 of 5 high-growth businesses at Denver Startup Week.
  • National Gift Card Corp partners with InComm to offer gaming & music eGift cards for businesses.
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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