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Categories: Cardlytics, Coinbase, EverSafe, Exate, Experian, ID.me, Jumio, Kofax, Leveris, Mitek, Onfido, SocietyOne

On Finovate.com

  • SocietyOne Appoints New CEO as it Nears $500 Million in Total Lending.
  • Dublin’s Leveris Picks Up Investment from Link Asset Services.

Around the web

  • Coinbase rebrands its crypto wallet Toshi as Coinbase Wallet; announces acquisition of Distributed Systems.
  • Experian unveils new integrated data and analytics platform, Ascend Analytics on Demand.
  • ID.me to provide its digital credentialing service to government agencies and healthcare organizations as a white label offering in 2019.
  • Kofax earns spot on the Constellation ShortList for Robotic Process Automation.
  • Biometric Update features Jumio, Mitek, and Onfido in a review of digital identity verification providers.
  • Breaking Banks highlights EverSafe in a conversation on how fintech is meeting the needs of an aging population.
  • Ad Exchanger: Cardlytics Says It Hopes To Expand Beyond Bank-Owned Media.

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 Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: Avaloq, BBVA Compass, CoverHound, Entrust Datacard, ID.me, MX, Ripple

On Finovate.com

  • Using Your Data to Stay Alive.

Around the web

  • BBVA Compass leverages MX for financial management tools.
  • CNBC: Ripple wants to target China with blockchain-based payments
  • ID.me approved as NIST 800-63-3 conformant.
  • Industrial Bank of China selects Avaloq to provide a banking solution for its private-banking branch in Hong Kong.
  • Entrust Datacard receives patent for card personalization process
  • Los Angeles Business Journal names CoverHound a Top Place to Work for 2018.

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

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Categories: Avaloq, ID.me, Klarna, Mitek, Moneyhub, PaySend, Revolut, Sberbank, Temenos, Tinkoff Credit Systems, WeInvest

On Finovate.com

  • Mitek Acquires A2iA for $49.7 Million.
  • WeInvest Raises $12.3 Million for its WealthTech Platform.
  • Finovate Alums Take Top Honors at FinTech Breakthrough Awards.
  • PaySend Adds KYC and Risk Management Technology from 4Stop..

Around the web

  • Deutsche Bank Luxembourg to deploy Avaloq Banking Suite.
  • Temenos unveils new digital onboarding and origination platform, Temenos Origination.
  • Revolut announces support for XRP and Bitcoin Cash.
  • Moneyhub integrates with Intelliflo to enable real-time, two-way sharing between financial advisors and clients.
  • Klarna acquires e-commerce shopping cart, Shop.co.
  • Sberbank to test ICO technology issued by Level One.
  • Tinkoff Bank to launch a new Development Hub in Sochi.
  • ID.me teams with LinkedIn to provide one year of LinkedIn Premium for free to U.S. service members and veterans.

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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20 Finovate Alums Earn Spots on One World Identity’s Top 100 Influencers List

20 Finovate Alums Earn Spots on One World Identity’s Top 100 Influencers List
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Categories: authenticID, BBVA, Civic, Coinbase, Electronic IDentification, Experian, ID.me, IDology, Infosys, Juvo, Mitek, NuData Security, Ping Identity, Plaid, Privakey, SecureKey, Signifyd, ThreatMetrix, Trulioo, Uniken

When you think about it, what’s cooler than being named to a Who’s Who list in the world of digital identities?

One World Identity, an independent identity research and strategy company that specializes in cybersecurity, digital commerce, and risk management, published its roster of the Top 100 Influencers in Identity this week. This year, 20 Finovate alums made the cut. The individual influencers – as well as the companies they work for- are listed below.

As with last year’s roster, this year’s list was compiled by taking nominations submitted via Twitter, LinkedIn, and at oneworldidentity.com. The staff and advisory council for One World Identity whittled down the initial list of more than 1,000 nominees to a final 100.

One World Identity began as a project from a group of Google employees back in 2015. The company was officially launched the following year as a way to help spur innovation and collaboration in the field of digital identities. Travis Jarae is founder and CEO.

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ID.me Powering Single-Sign On for VFW’s Digital Platforms

ID.me Powering Single-Sign On for VFW’s Digital Platforms
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ID.me

Identity management platform ID.me has landed a new client this week. Veterans for Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) can now offer its members a more streamlined and secure online experience with ID.me’s single-sign on capabilities.

After VFW members sign up for an account at ID.me, the Virginia-based company issues them a single username and password. Members use these credentials to log in to the VFW Online Membership System, access VA benefits on Vets.gov, and gain access to military discounts from 200+ retailers.

This is a sizable win for ID.me, whose founder and CEO Blake Hall is a third generation soldier, former Army Ranger, and graduate of West Point. With this new client, the company has access to VFW’s 1.7 million members, all of whom stand to benefit from a simplified sign in process and secure way to prove their veteran status. The announcement of this client comes just a month after the company teamed with General Motors to support its military discount program.

“Trying to remember the login information for several different online accounts is difficult, and further, verifying your identity online can be a cumbersome process,” said VFW National Commander Keith Harman. “So we’re glad to be able to provide our members with a simple solution.”

At FinovateSpring 2017, Hall showcased how ID.me streamlines account opening, regulatory compliance, and customer support for banks and fintechs using identity that is accredited by the federal government. Last month ID.me surpassed 5 million users and in October, the company partnered with Finovate alum ThreatMetrix to deliver ID verification for government and commercial digital services. The company has raised a total of $45.8 million.

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Finovate Alumni News

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Categories: ACI Worldwide, Alfa-Bank, Featurespace, Gusto, ID.me, identitii, Klarna, PayStand, Realty Mogul, Ripple, Roostify, Scalable Capital, Truphone

On the web

  • Scalable Capital Launches in Switzerland.
  • Gusto Partners with Accounting Platform Aplos.
  • Alfa-Bank Collaborates with HashCash to Bring Domestic Payments to the Blockchain.
  • ID.me Powering Single-Sign On for VFW’s Digital Platforms

Around the web

  • ACI Worldwide announces its UP Merchant Payments solution now available as a cloud-based service.
  • Truphone, Featurespace and PayStand win spots on The Silicon Review’s 50 Smartest Companies list for 2017.
  • Bank Info Security features Nick Armstrong, CEO and founder of identitii.
  • Walmart Labs veteran Adnan Habib joins Roostify as VP of Engineering.
  • Realty Mogul appoints interim Chief Investment Officer Chris Fraley as its official CIO.
  • Klarna extends its partnership with ACI Worldwide.

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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ID.me Reaches 5 Million Users, Appoints C-Level Execs

ID.me Reaches 5 Million Users, Appoints C-Level Execs
By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ID.me

Digital identity platform ID.me has reached a milestone this week. The Virginia-based company now counts 5 million users on its platform.

Along with user growth, ID.me has also scaled its employees, having grown to 60 employees since launching in 2010. In a press release, the company’s founder and CEO Blake Hall said that digital identity has reached a “tipping point.” He explained, “C-suite executives across industries are asking their teams how to protect consumer data from fraudulent actors… ID.me provides a layer of trust to ensure identity is verified and securely authenticated, moving away from relying solely on static identifiers like SSN and date of birth to devices and biometrics.”

To support this growth, ID.me has brought on two new C-level executives– Michael Morrison as Chief Financial Officer and Mike Brown as Chief Technology Officer.  Before joining ID.me, Morrison served as CFO for Qology Direct, a performance-based sales and marketing company. He has also held senior finance and operational positions at American Express, Virgin Mobile USA, Sprint, and XM Satellite Radio. Brown was a founding member of comScore, having served as its CTO for 6 years. He has submitted 24+ patent applications, of which 15 were approved. These are not the first C-level appointments ID.me has made this year. In August, the company hired Julie Filion as Chief Marketing Officer.

ID.me simplifies how individuals share their identities online by offering a network where users verify their identity once and are able to use that digital credential across the web to prove their who they are. The platform is designed to work especially with hard-to-define user groups such as military veterans, public service workers, and teachers. At FinovateSpring 2017, Blake Hall showcased how ID.me streamlines account opening, regulatory compliance, and customer support for banks and fintechs using identity that is accredited by the federal government.

Last month ID.me teamed up with General Motors to support their military discount program. In October, ID.me partnered with Finovate alum ThreatMetrix to deliver ID verification for government and commercial digital services. The company has raised a total of $45.8 million.

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Finovate Alumni News

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Backbase, BLUERUSH, Coinbase, DoubleNet Pay, ID.me, Larky, Ripple, SBDA Group, Temenos

On Finovate.com

  • Backbase 6 Features New Digital Banking Backend, Open Banking and PSD2 Readiness
  • DoubleNet Pay to Power Cash Flow Management Tool for T. Rowe Price
  • SBDA Group Closes Series A Investment Round
  • ID.me Reaches 5 Million Users, Appoints C-Level Execs
  • BLUERUSH Introduces New CEO and Director Steve Taylor

Around the web

  • Filene interviews Larky CEO Gregg Hammerman on the company’s recent VISA partnership.
  • PR Savings Bank in APAC signs with Temenos.
  • Ripple completes XRP Lockup to create certainty of XRP supply at any given time.
  • ACI Worldwide receives SWIFT gpi certification for itsUniversal Payments (UP) Real-Time Payments solution.
  • Facebook Messenger chief David Marcus joins Coinbase board.

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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ID.me Teams Up with General Motors to Support Military Discount Program

ID.me Teams Up with General Motors to Support Military Discount Program
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Categories: ID.me

Making sure the beneficiaries of any rewards or loyalty campaign are truly qualified is key to ensuring the program works as planned. To this end, General Motors has called on digital identity platform, ID.me to provide ID verification for its GM Military Discount Program.

This week’s partnership takes ID.me back to its roots in many ways. In a statement, ID.me co-founder and CEO Blake Hall said, “I founded ID.me after observing a veteran display his DD-214 separation paperwork, which listed all of his sensitive personal information, just to prove his military service to an organization. There had to be a better way.” Since then, ID.me says it has provided verification services for more than half the active duty military community and “millions of veterans” using the same Troop ID feature the company is bringing to GM’s Military Discount Program.

ID.me CEO and co-founder Blake Hall demonstrating ID.me Identity Gateway at FinovateSpring 2017.

The discount program is available to eligible service members purchasing new Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC vehicles. Those on active duty, as well as reservists and National Guard members are eligible, as are veterans within one year of their discharge date, and retirees of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy – as well as their sponsored spouses.

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, ID.me demonstrated its Identity Gateway at FinovateSpring 2017. The company’s technology provides affiliation verification and online identity authentication that helps fight fraud and identity theft. In October, the company announced a partnership with fellow Finovate alum ThreatMetrix to provide ID verification for government and commercial digital services. And in September, ID.me announced support for FIDO U2F (Universal Second Factor) security keys. Former Moneygram International executive Julie Filion joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer in August, and in May, ID.me won the Trailblazer Award at the 1st Annual K(NO)W Nodes Awards Show.

ID.me has raised more than $45 million in funding, including a $19 million Series B led by FTV Capital in March of this year. The company’s platform has more than 200 partners including federal agencies, state governments, veterans groups, and e-commerce retailers. Blake Hall himself is a veteran of the U.S. Army, receiving a pair of bronze stars for his service in Iraq.

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: Coinbase, Entrust Datacard, Finastra, ID.me, IDology, Intelligent Environments, TIBCO Software, Voleo

On Finovate.com

  • Coinbase Names Asiff Hirji as President and Chief Operating Officer.
  • ID.me Teams Up with General Motors to Support Military Discount Program.

Around the web

  • Forrester Research names TIBCO a leader in Enterprise Data Virtualization.
  • Entrust Datacard acquires cloud cryptographic service provider, Trustis Limited.
  • Finastra finishes testing to provide connectivity to the European instant payments infrastructure.
  • The Silicon Review features IDology in its list of the 50 fastest growing tech companies in 2017.
  • Credit Strategy reviews how Intelligent Environments won the Best Collections Technology Award.
  • Voleo enables cryptocurrency trading on its SimuTrader App.

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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Stronger Together: Fintechs, Techs, and FIs Collaborating on CyberSecurity

Stronger Together: Fintechs, Techs, and FIs Collaborating on CyberSecurity
By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, Arxan Technologies, Avoka, BehavioSec, BioCatch, Biometric Signature ID, Daon, DefenseStorm, EyeVerify, Featurespace, Feedzai, FICO, FIS, Fiserv, HackerOne, HooYu, IBM, Icon Solutions, ID Analytics, ID.me, IdentityMind Global, Infosys, iSignthis, Jumio, Kony, Ledger, MasterCard, Mitek, NetGuardians, NuData Security, Ping Identity, Samsung, SecureKey, Signifyd, Stratumn, TASCET, ThreatMetrix, Trulioo, TSYS, Uncategorized, VASCO, Vera, Zighra

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Ready for some good news on the cybersecurity front?

Most of the time cybersecurity appears in the headlines, it is a report of a breach that just occurred or a new threat to guard against in the future. Caught between the hack that caught us unaware and the certainty that it won’t be the last, we can lose sight of the fact that there are hundreds of cybersecurity firms with thousands of security professionals that are working around the clock to make our lives online a lot safer. And many of these companies are Finovate alums specializing in service to the financial industry and its customers.

Ted Ross, founder and CEO of SpyCloud, demonstrating the company’s Best of Show-winning platform at FinovateFall 2017.

Importantly, not only are these companies working 24/7/365 to fight cybercrime, but also many of them are teaming up and partnering with financial institutions, retailers, and each other to test their technologies, make key improvements and enhancements, and ultimately get their fraud-fighting solutions to market.

With that in mind – and in line with our October focus on cybersecurity – here’s a look at the partnerships, agreements, and collaborations forged by our cybersecurity-related alums so far in 2017.

October

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Mitek partners with handwriting-based biometric authentication service Asignio to deliver IDaaS solution.
  • Avoka extends strategic partnership with Mitek for digital identity verification solutions.
  • ThreatMetrix and ID.me partner to deliver ID verification for government and commercial digital services.
  • Ledger partners with Intel to boost blockchain app security.
  • BioCatch to power behavioral biometrics for Samsung SDS America. 
  • SecureKey collaborates with Intel to enable consumers to access its blockchain-based digital identity technology via traditional web browsers.
  • Zighra launches flagship continuous authentication product.
  • Kony to launch digital banking solution leveraging Daon biometrics. 
  • iSignthis to integrate its Paydentity UBO Service with Web Shield’s InvestiGate platform.
  • TASCET teams with Secured2 to launch Algo5 data security offering.

Fintech-to-FI

  • Latvian Bank Citadele secures mobile and online banking with VASCO’s DIGIPASS for Apps and CRONTO.
  • National Bank of Canada joins SecureKey’s digital identity network.

Fintech-to-ECommerce

  • HooYu to provide ID confirmation for U.K.’s Cars-as-a-Service easyCar Club.

Multiple Best of Show winner EyeVerify demonstrating its Eyeprint ID technology at FinovateEurope 2017 with partner YapiKredi Bank.

September

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Vera to provide data security services for GE.
  • BioCatch to power fraud prevention solutions for HoneyTek Systems.

Fintech-to-FI

  • DefenseStorm to bolster cybersecurity operations for Genesee Regional Bank ($551 million in assets).
  • Open Banking selects Ping Identity to provide the identity and access management to underpin the U.K.’s open banking framework.

Fintech-to-Ecommerce

  • Signifyd guarantees fraud protection for Magento Commerce Merchants.
  • Infosys Finacle partners with ToneTag to leverage sound wave technology to drive contactless authentications and transactions.

August

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Jumio partners with Plynk to bring instant verification to Europe’s first money messaging app.
  • FIS and Equifax partner to offer new identity verification solution, OnlyID.
  • Biometric Signature ID partners with National Fingerprint to provide virtual ID proofing and verification services.
  • BioCatch partners with LexisNexis to leverage data and analytics for better risk management.

Fintech-to-FI

  • Samsung to power biometric authentication pilot for Bank of America.
  • Mexican payment processor chooses fraud fighting technology from Featurespace.

Fintech-to-ECommerce

  • HooYu brings identity confirmation technology to BCRemit.

July

Fintech-to-Tech

  • ID Analytics partners with Acxiom to strengthen risk assessment and combat fraud.
  • HackerOne Powering bug bounty program for Tor browser.

Fintech-to-FI

  • MoneYou integrates Mitek’s identity solutions for real-time digital onboarding.
  • DefenseStorm to serve as cybersecurity partner for Bank of Jackson Hole to enhance security.

Fintech-to-ECommerce

  • International Air Transport Association chooses fraud prevention technology from Featurespace.
  • Signifyd brings its Guaranteed Fraud Protection solution to Authorize.Net’s U.S.-based e-commerce merchants.

Behavioral biometric innovator BehavioSec, shown here demonstrating BehavioSec on Demand at FinovateFall 2015, has won three Best of Show awards.

June

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Daon adds EyePrint ID to IdentityX platform courtesy of new partnership with EyeVerify.
  • IdentityMind Global to offer Confirm.io’s document authentication technology to its financial services customers.
  • Jumio partners with Monzo for strong identity verification.
  • iovation to integrate its device-based authentication technology with PingFederate from Ping Identity.
  • TSYS partners with Featurespace to deliver real-time decision capabilities.

Fintech-to-FI

  • Leumi Card to use Feedzai’s artificial intelligence platform to fight fraud.
  • Ghana-based Premium Bank selects NetGuardians’ anti-fraud solution – FraudGuardian.

May

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Cisco and IBM team up on security.
  • BehavioSec partners with Kount.
  • Trulioo partners with Mitek to add facial recognition functionality to its ID verification platform.
  • Daon to integrate IdentityX platform with Experian’s fraud and identity platform, CrossCore.

Fintech-to-FI

  • Australia-based forex broker Pepperstone to deploy Paydentity verification services from iSignthis.

April

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Fraud prevention innovator Featurespace partners with U.K. digital family banking solution, goHenry.
  • Payment solutions provider Buckaroo chooses AML solution from Fiserv.

Fintech-to-FI

  • Global financial services firm chooses Mobile Verify and Mobile Fill from Mitek.

Fintech-to-ECommerce

  • Braspag announces integration of e-commerce and anti-fraud technology from ACI Worldwide.

A FinDEVr favorite, HackerOne and its bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure platform leverage white hat hackers to find critical security gaps before criminals do.

March

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Mastercard adds to authentication arsenal with acquisition of NuData Security.
  • Swiss financial sector infrastructure operator SIX partners with IBM Watson to build cyber-security hub.

Fintech-to-FI

  • Daon brings mobile biometric authentication to UnionBank.
  • Co-op Financial Services to leverage machine learning-based fraud fighting technology from Feedzai.
  • Pindrop to mitigate call center fraud for credit union service organization PSCU.

Fintech-to-ECommerce

  • Saltrex to use Jumio’s Netverify Trusted-Identity-as-a-Service.
  • Featurespace to provide machine learning fraud and risk management solution to CashFlows.

February

Fintech-to-Tech

  • BioCatch brings continuous online and mobile authentication to Nuance Communications’ Security Suite solution.
  • Icon Solutions joins forces with Featurespace to bring anti-fraud protection to instant payments.

Fintech-to-FI

  • Affinity CU becomes “trusted sign-in” partner in SecureKey Concierge.
  • First national private bank of Turkey, Yapi Kredi to deploy Eyeprint ID from EyeVerify for mobile logins.

Fintech-to-ECommerce

  • Feedzai and Merchant Risk Council (MRC) team up to leverage AI and machine learning to fight fraud.
  • MoneyGram using Mobile Verify from Mitek to meet AML requirements.

January

Fintech-to-Tech

  • Arxan Technologies partners with Cisco as to protect connected medical devices.
  • WISeKey and Stratumn partner to provide enterprise-grade process security software based on blockchain technologies.
  • FICO and Ethoca partner to improve card acceptance rates, fight CNP fraud, and reduce disputes.

Fintech-to-FI

  • ACI Worldwide to provide fraud protection for Kuwait’s Shared Electronic Banking Services Company (KNET).
  • NetGuardians brings real-time fraud protection to Nigeria’s Keystone Bank.

 

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Finovate Alumni News

By David Penn Posted on
Categories: ACI Worldwide, AutoGravity, Avoka, Baker Hill, Compass Plus, Credit Sesame, Deserve, Envestnet, Fidor Bank, Fiserv, ID.me, iSignthis, nCino, On Deck Capital, Payment Ninja, SelfScore, Symbiont, Temenos, ThreatMetrix, VISA, Yodlee

On Finovate.com

  • AutoGravity Partners with Global Lending Services.
  • SelfScore Rebrands as Deserve, Closes on $12 Million in Funding.
  • Credit Sesame Raises More than $42 Million, Unveils Robo Advisor for Credit.

Around the web

  • Avoka extends strategic partnership with Mitek for digital identity verification solutions.
  • Commercial loan origination, CRM are among the new features in Baker Hill NextGen solution.
  • OnDeck partners with Ingo Money and Visa to provide loans to SMEs via debit card.
  • Westpac NZ to transition to real-time banking platform from ACI Worldwide.
  • Regions Bank to add P2P payment and account-to-account transfer solutions from Fiserv.
  • iSignthis announces new agreement with Omnislots.com operator, Dialinvest.
  • Payment Ninja to launch in the U.S. in November.
  • ThreatMetrix and ID.me partner to deliver ID verification for government and commercial digital services
  • Russian bank Lipetskcombank implements new mobile banking app built on Tranzware Mobile Banking from Compass Plus.
  • Accenture and nCino expand alliance to accelerate digital transformation within top U.S. banks
  • Symbiont joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance as corporate member.
  • Envestnet | Yodlee to integrate risk insight solutions with Fannie Mae’s Ddsktop underwriter validation Service.

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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