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Finovate Alumni News– November 1, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 1, 2011
Categories: CarryQuote, HelloWallet, Kashoo, Mint.com, Pageonce, Personal Capital, Q2ebanking, RobotDough, Wikinvest

Kashoo’s small business iPad accounting app hits 5,000 downloads on iTunes.

CarryQuote named аѕ a winner οf the European Bully Awards.

Investment News examines how Personal Capital plays into the online-advice space.

The Washington Post surveys HelloWallet’s business model.

RobotDough.com announces its student financial writing competition.

Silicon Angle compares the 3 iPad apps launched last week: Wikinvest, Pageonce, & Mint.

Q2ebanking discusses mobile-banking security in Credit Union Times.

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 31, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 31, 2011
Categories: ClairMail, DoughMain, Dwolla, Intuit, LearnVest, Mint.com, Pageonce, Prosper, ReadyForZero, Simple, T8 Webware

Prosper.com creates account enhancements for investors.

Bank Technology News looks at Pageonce’s decision to add a bill pay service.

PSFK gives a sneak peek of BankSimple’s mobile app.

CNN Tech discusses the differences between Intuit’s Quicken and Mint.com.

Clairmail announces a record increase in cumulative mobile banking transactions.

ReadyForZero now supports auto loans, mortgages, and student loans.

The Des Moines Register looks at how Dwolla & T8 Webware contribute to Des Moines’s startup culture.

Benzinga looks at DoughMain’s family finance tool.

CU Times examines the usage of Mint.com’s iPad app.

The Republic examines LearnVest’s budgeting and advice platform.

Mint.com explores its history as an infographic and includes being a two-time Finovate Best of Show Winner.

Intuit receives two prestigious awards for social customer support, engagement.

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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Mint.com’s iPad App Now Available, Includes Transaction Feed

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 28, 2011
Categories: Mint.com

Yesterday, Mint.com launched its much-anticipated iPad app. The Intuit-owned company decided to wait until iOS 5 was released before launching the app to its 7 million users. One of the most-innovative features is the new Facebook-like transaction feed.

The app also allows users to view bill reminders, alerts, and advice all in one place.

To learn more about Mint.com watch its FinovateSpring 2011 demo.

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Finovate Alumni News, October 27, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 27, 2011
Categories: BillFloat, BillShrink, Budgettracker, Continuity Control, Credit Karma, Expensify, FreeMonee, HelloWallet, Mint.com, mShift, Offermatic, Simple

Credit Karma is giving away free credit-monitoring service to first 12,500 readers.

HelloWallet opens a second office in San Francisco.

FreeMonee tells AOL Daily Finance that it is to launch a merchant-reward plan with a major U.S. bank on Nov 17.

Credit Union Times reports that mShift is one of the three largest providers of mobile banking tools to credit unions.

ABC News looks at BankSimple’s alternative banking approach.

Auto insurance & finance providers The General, Mark One Holdings, & Freeway Insurance add BillFloat as a payment option.

Continuity Control endorsed by Western Independent Bankers.

Expensify launches an app for the Windows phone.

Mlive.com recommends using BillShrink (Truaxis) to avoid an outrageous mobile bill.

Mint.com and Budgettracker.com are recommended as two tools for mitigating financial mistakes.

BankFutura.com profiles Offermatic.

Bank of America will use Yodlee’s FinApp 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 Website Traffic in August

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 20, 2011
Categories: Adobe, Andera, Betterment, Bill.com, Billeo, BillFloat, Bills.com, BillShrink, Boku, BrightScope, Budgettracker, Bundle, Cardlytics, CashEdge, CashStar, ChargeSmart, Check Point, CheckFree, Cortera, Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, Credit.com, DebtGoal, Discover, Equifax, eRollover, eToro, Experian, findabetterbank.com, Fiserv, Geezeo, Google, HR Block, Infosys, Intuit, Jack Henry, Kabbage, Kapitall, Kasasa, Leadfusion, LearnVest, Lending Club, Lendio, MasterCard, Metavante, Mint.com, MoneyAisle, Motley Fool CAPS, MyBankTracker, Offermatic, Online Resources, Outright.com, Pageonce, PayPal, Prosper, S1, Sears Credit Score, Seeking Alpha, Simple Tuition, smartcredit.com, SmartyPig, Standard Chartered Bank, Stocktwits, Striata, Sybase 365, TradeKing, TransUnion Interactive, Truaxis, TrustedID, VISA, Wall Street Survivor, Wesabe, Wikinvest, wipro, Yodlee, Zecco

Each month we survey the Web-traffic performance of Finovate alums using data from Web-analytics company Compete.

Out of 268 alumni, 75 had more than 10,000 unique U.S. visitors in August 2011 and are included in the tables below. Of those, 41 (55%) had more visitors in August than July. Year-over-year, 45 (60%) had traffic increases.

Private Companies

Seeking Alpha — the most-trafficked in August with 2.5 million unique visitors — also had the highest increase in number of unique month-over-month visits with 300,000 more visits in August than in July.
Budgettracker.com saw the highest monthly growth percentage with more than 6.5 times the number of unique visitors in August compared to July.
Betterment had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, up 88x.
Cortera had the highest number of unique year-over-year visitors, growing by 1.5 million.

Source: Compete.com retrieved week of October 3, 2011

1) The previous month recorded was July 2011

2) Truaxis was formerly BillShrink

3) Sears Credit Score is powered by CreditKarma.com

4) Kasasa is powered by BancVue

5) Checkingfinder.com is powered by BancVue

Public Companies

Fiserv had the highest month-over-month percent growth, with 50% more visitors.
CheckFree had the highest percentage growth year-over-year, with over 5 times the number of visitors.
S1 also had a high percentage growth year-over-year, doubling its visitors.

Source: Compete.com retrieved the week of October 3, 2011

1) The previous month recorded was July 2011.

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Notes:

1. We reviewed 268 Finovate alumni. Only those with at least 10,000 unique visitors in July are listed.

3. NM = Not measurable

4. t= Tie

5. Compete estimates online visitors based on the activity of a panel of more than 2 million U.S. Internet users. It is only an estimate of traffic and may undercount at-work usage.

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Finovate Alumni News– October 14, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 14, 2011
Categories: AlphaClone, BillGuard, Cardlytics, Dynamics, FeeFighters, Mint.com, MyCyberTwin, Offermatic, ProfitStars, Prosper, SafetyPay, Simple, Tyfone, Xero

AlphaClone launches “Alternative Alpha” index.

Forbes discusses Cardlytics and Offermatic’s approach & how they rival GroupOn.

Smart Money Mag details how FeeFighters can help cut costs in small businesses.

Jack Henry ProfitStars announces availability of the Gladiator NetTeller Enterprise Security Monitoring solution.

MyCyberTwin launches DIY Intelligent Virtual Agents.

Tyfone Introduces iCashe Mobile Wallet That Combines Mobile Banking With Digital Commerce.

UseMyServices partners with SafetyPay for mutual network expansion.

NYConvergence reports BankSimple prepares for its New York debut.

Business Insider recommends using BillGuard and Mint.com.

24/7 Wall St looks at the P2P opportunity that Prosper brings.

McGuireWoods consulting is lobbying to Congress for the use of Dynamics smart cards.

Business Insider mentions Xero as a “great Web-based accounting tool.”

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– September 30, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 30, 2011
Categories: eToro, Mint.com, Personal Capital, Q2ebanking, SecondMarket, Simple, Wall Street Survivor, Xero, Yodlee

Reuters advises opening a BankSimple to avoid bank fees.

Fox Business News interviews Bill Harris, CEO of Personal Capital, on the startup’s services.

Digital Stock Market recommends using Yodlee or Mint to help control your spending.

eToro makes its blog available as a WebTrader widget.

SmartMoney discusses Personal Capital’s advisor video chat feature.

Q2ebanking adds its mobile app to the Android marketplace.

Xero wins K2 Quality award for SaaS.

SecondMarket puts itself up for sale using its own site, SecondMarket.

Wall Street Survivor announces the winners of the August Stock Game Giveaway.

Lifehacker advises using BrightScope to analyze your 401(k) during a “financial bootcamp day.”

eToro wins 3 World Finance Awards.

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 Website Traffic in July

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 29, 2011
Categories: Adobe, Andera, BancVue, Betterment, Bill.com, Billeo, BillFloat, Bills.com, BillShrink, Blippy, Boku, BrightScope, Bundle, Cardlytics, CashEdge, ChargeSmart, Check Point, Cortera, Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, Credit.com, DebtGoal, Discover, eRollover, eToro, Expensify, Experian, FIS, Fiserv, Infosys, Intuit, Jack Henry, Kapitall, Kasasa, Leadfusion, Lending Club, Lendio, Metavante, Mint.com, MoneyAisle, MyBankTracker, Online Resources, Outright.com, PayPal, Prosper, S1, Seeking Alpha, Simple Tuition, smartcredit.com, SmartyPig, Standard Chartered Bank, Sybase 365, TransUnion Interactive, TrustedID, Wesabe, Wikinvest, wipro, Yodlee, Zecco

Each month we survey the Web-traffic performance of Finovate alums using data from Web-analytics company Compete.

Out of 255 alumni, 59 (23%) had more than 10,000 unique U.S. visitors in July 2011 (see tables below). Of those, 19 (32%) had more visitors than in the previous month and 25 (42%) were flat. Year-over-year, 26 (44%) had an increase, 10 (17%) were flat, and 23 (39%) were down.

Private Companies

Notable successes:

Seeking Alpha had the most traffic in July with more than 2 million unique visitors.
eToro saw the highest monthly growth percentage with 3 times the number of unique visitors in July compared to June.
Bundle had the highest increase in number of unique month-over-month visits, with 450,000 more visitors in July than in June.
eRollover had the highest percent year-over-year traffic increase, with 260,000 more visitors from last July.

Source: Compete.com retrieved week of August 15, 2011

1. The previous month recorded was May 2011

2. Sears Credit Score is powered by CreditKarma.com

3. Kasasa is powered by BancVue

Public Companies

Notable successes:

PayPal had the highest number of U.S. visitors in July, with more than 30 million visitors.
Jack Henry & Associates saw the highest monthly growth with twice as many visitors in July than June.
Wipro Technologies had the highest year-over-year growth, with 3 times as many visitors this year compared to last year.
FIS Global and Online Resources also doubled their traffic compared to last year.

Source: Compete.com retrieved the week of August 15, 2011

1. The previous month recorded was May 2011.

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Notes:

1. We reviewed 255 Finovate alumni. Only those with at least 10,000 unique visitors in July are listed.

3. NM = Not measurable

4. Compete estimates online visitors based on the activity of a panel of more than 2 million U.S. Internet users. It is only an estimate of traffic and may undercount at-work usage.

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Mint.com Adds Bill Payment Reminder Feature

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 22, 2011
Categories: Mint.com

Mint.com launched a new bill payment reminder feature today that provides one place where users can track upcoming bills. This timeline format lets users see their bills over time and allows them to set customized due date reminders.

“‘Juggling due dates and amounts owed, and jumping from websites to paper statements, is tedious and confusing. Busy people have better ways to spend their time and money, such as saving toward a goal,’ said Aaron Forth, VP and GM of Intuit’s Personal Finance Group”

Mint.com will automatically recognize user’s bills based on prior bank statements and monthly patterns.

To learn more about Mint.com, check out its FinovateSpring 2011 demo here.

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Alumni News — Week of July 18, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 25, 2011
Categories: ChargeSmart, CheckFree, Credit Karma, Doxo, Dwolla, eToro, Expensify, GoalMine, HelpMyCash, IDTheft 911, iPay Technologies, Lending Club, Lendio, mFoundry, Mint.com, Monitise Americas, peerTransfer, Prosper, SmartyPig, ThreatMetrix, TradeKing, Tyfone, Wikinvest, Xero, Zecco

ChargeSmart

AOL’s Daily Finance highlighted Chargesmart’s secondary gift card market that allows

consumers to pay for bills in exchange for gift cards. Link

CheckFree

Family Wealth Report stated that CheckFree is leading the way in UMA processing. Link

Credit Karma

CBS Money Watch discussed Credit Karma’s data on America’s debt. Link
Fox Business News listed Credit Karma’s credit score simulator tool as a 15-minute fix for your credit score. Link

doxo

Practical Ecommerce listed doxo as one of 17 apps for productivity. Link

Dwolla

Dwolla hit $1 million in payments per day and Ben Milne, CEO, shared a sneak peak of future plans. Link
Ace Community Credit Union provided customers with access to Dwolla through its site.
Dwolla CEO Ben Milne explained why starting a business in Iowa isn’t hard. Link
Dwolla introduced a new Autoload feature. Link
Dwolla was listed on The Next Web as one of eight awesome ways to pay with your phone. Link

eToro

eToro Partners began testing a new foreign exchange affiliate tool called Custom Links. Link

Expensify

The Info.rmatics blog testified to Expensify’s ease of use. Link
ipCommerce showcased Expensify’s innovation. Link

GoalMine

Mango Money added GoalMine to its list of services. Link

HelpMyCash

HelpMyCash revamped its website to be more consumer-friendly. Link

IDTheft 911

Barnstable County Mutual Insurance Company selected Identity Theft 911 for its LifeStages service. Link

iPay Technologies

TechCrunch reported that Bill Ready, former President of iPay Technologies, joined Accel Partners as an Executive in Residence. Link

Lending Club

ATM Options discussed seven good reasons to invest through Lending Club. Link
Netbanker discussed Lending Club’s record high growth. Link

Lendio

Lendio added TAB Bank to its network of lenders. Link
Reuters reported that Swift Capital and Lendio partnered to help small businesses. Link

mFoundry

American Banker considered Bank of America’s recent investment in mFoundry. Link
Credit Union Journal discussed Colombia Credit Union’s adoption of mFoundry’s mobile banking. Link

Mint.com

Mint.com introduced a manual transactions feature for its iPhone app. Link
TechCrunch reported Mint.com’s debut of a new feature that tracks bills and sends reminders. Link

Monitise

Monitise signed over 6,000 users in Nigeria to a mobile payments trial. Link
TechMarketView discussed Monitise’s financial success. Link

peerTransfer

Yahoo! Finance reported peerTransfer’s growth in international student payment processing. Link

Prosper

Netbanker discussed Prosper’s record high growth. Link
Prosper raised its interest rates by 2.5 percent. Link

SmartyPig

SmartyPig introduced its back-to-school cash giveaway contest. Link

ThreatMetrix

ThreatMetrix announced its upcoming user conference October 9th through 10th. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing launched a new video series to help consumers understand options trading. Link

Tyfone

Oregonlive.com described Tyfone as a major player in mobile payments. Link

Wikinvest

Forex Promos shared an interview with Mike Sha, Wikinvest CEO. Link

Xero

Reuters reported that Xero agreed to acquire Paycycle, a payroll company. Link

Zecco

Wealth Building Tips and Strategies blog shared Zecco’s options trading video series. Link

ZimpleMoney

ZimpleMoney adjusted its services in response to the Dodd-Frank reform. Link

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Alumni News — Week of July 4, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 11, 2011
Categories: Boku, BrightScope, ClairMail, Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, Dwolla, Dynamics, Enloop, eToro, Expensify, Finsphere, Geezeo, Guardian Analytics, Kony Solutions, Mint.com, Monitise Americas, PayNearMe, PayPal, ProfitStars, Prosper, Q2ebanking, Robot Dough, Silver Tail Systems, ThreatMetrix, TradeKing, Xero, Yodlee

Boku

CNNMoney examined Zong’s competition with Boku. Link

BrightScope

The Forbes blog recommended BrightScope as a tool to check your financial advisor’s history. Link
The Washington Examiner discussed how BrightScope helps consumers make informed decisions about their 401(k) plan. Link

Clairmail

Clairmail increased its security by using authentication from the RSA Secured Partner Program. Link

Credit Karma

The Forbes blog recommended Credit Karma as a tool to track and monitor your credit score. Link

Credit Sesame

The Forbes blog recommended Credit Sesame as a tool to track and monitor your credit score. Link

Dwolla

Dwolla updated its iPhone app to allow customers to send money via email. Link

Dynamics

American Banker discussed Dynamics’ adaptability to the mobile payment world. Link

Enloop

Small Biz Technology outlined three of Enloop’s features. Link

eToro

AlphaTrade Finance discussed eToro’s CopyTrader network. Link

Expensify

Expensify’s app was listed as Gearburn’s App of the Week. Link

Finsphere

GeekWire reviewed Finsphere’s new round of $1.75 million funding. Link

Geezeo

American Banker reported that Geezeo’s partnership with Sharetec Systems will help Geezeo reach more credit unions. Link

Guardian Analytics

The Street reported that Guardian Analytics’ Anomaly Detection & Fraud Monitoring will help financial institutions meet updated FFIEC guidelines. Link

Kony Solutions

Kony Solutions announced a partnership with Donriver for the delivery of multi-channel mobile apps. Link

Mint.com

The Quickbooks blog examined Mint.com’s PFM tool. Link

Monitise Americas

Monitise developed two banking apps designed for the iPad for NatWest and RBS. Link

PayNearMe

The Paypers interviewed Avangate and PayNearMe regarding their partnership and various future endeavors. Link

PayPal

TechCrunch speculated that eBay’s acquisition of Zong will advance PayPal’s mobile payments. Link

ProfitStars

Credit Union Times discussed ProfitStars’ partnership with Corporate One Credit Union. Link

Prosper

The Social Lending Network reviewed Prosper’s new Quick Invest feature. Link

Q2ebanking

Q2ebanking commented on the security implications of the new FFIEC guidelines. Link

RobotDough

The Motley Fool highlighted RobotDough as a powerful new tool for individual investors. Link

SilverTail Systems

Credit Union Times reported that SilverTail Systems’ capabilities enable financial institutions to comply with FFIEC guidelines. Link
Homeland Security Television profiled SilverTail Systems. Link

ThreatMetrix

ThreatMetrix enhanced its security in anticipation of FFIEC guidelines. Link

TradeKing

Stockbrokers4u.com analyzed TradeKing’s services. Link

Xero

Xero hired a CFO onto to its team. Link

Yodlee

Yodlee released its new MoneyCenter app. Link
Quickbooks’ blog examined Yodlee’s PFM tool. Link
TechCrunch reported that Yodlee reached 30M users. Link

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PayPal and Cortera Take Charge in May’s Web Traffic

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 7, 2011
Categories: Adobe, Andera, BancVue, Betterment, Bill.com, Billeo, BillFloat, Bills.com, BillShrink, Blippy, Boku, BrightScope, Bundle, Cardlytics, CashEdge, ChargeSmart, Check Point, CheckingFinder, Cortera, Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, Credit.com, DebtGoal, Discover, eRollover, eToro, Expensify, Experian, Fidelity National Information Services, Fiserv, HelloWallet, Infosys, Intuit, Jack Henry, Kapitall, Leadfusion, Lending Club, Lendio, Metavante, Mint.com, MoneyAisle, MyBankTracker, Online Resources, Outright.com, PayPal, Prosper, S1, SecondMarket, Seeking Alpha, Simple Tuition, smartcredit.com, SmartyPig, Standard Chartered Bank, Sybase 365, TransUnion Interactive, TrustedID, Wesabe, Wikinvest, wipro, Yodlee, Zecco

Each month we survey the Web-traffic performance of our alums, using data from Web-analytics company Compete to review the sites they operate.

Out of 255 alumni, 62 (24%) had more than 10,000 unique U.S. visitors in May 2011 (see tables below). Of the 62 reviewed, 25 (40%) had fewer visitors than in the previous month and 28 (45%) saw a decline year-over-year.

Private Companies
The 44 private companies are as follows:

Notable successes:

Cortera saw the highest number of unique U.S. visitors in May, with almost 2 million hits.
HelloWallet experienced the greatest month-over-month growth, with more than four times as many visitors.
Betterment saw its traffic increase an impressive 38 times from May of last year.

Private Finovate Alumni With More Than 10,000 Unique Visitors in May 2011

Source: Compete.com retrieved June 29, 2011

Public Companies
The 18 public companies are as follows:

Notable successes:

PayPal experienced the highest number of U.S. visitors in May, with over 32 million visitors.
TransUnion Interactive saw the highest month-over-month growth with more than two times the number of visitors in May than in April.
Sybase 365 experienced the highest year-over-year growth, with its traffic up almost 80% from last year.

Public Finovate Alumni With More Than 10,000 Unique Visitors in May 2011

Source: Compete.com retrieved June 29, 2011

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Notes:

1. We reviewed 255 unique sites. Data was unavailable or irrelevant for 201 sites because:

They had been acquired.
They were no longer available online.
They were not covered by Compete for various reasons (including some that were not U.S. domestic companies).
The number of unique visits was too small to be considered accurate.
They were subdomains of larger websites.

2. Numbers have been rounded to three significant digits.

3. The charts include companies that did not have measurable traffic in May 2011, indicated by “N/A.”

4. Compete draws its information from the online activity of a panel of more than 2 million U.S. Internet users. It is only an estimate of traffic, and may undercount at-work usage.

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