Finovate Alumni News– December 13, 2013

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgBlackhawk Network partners with Opengate to Launch New Prepaid Content in South Africa.
  • Tradeshift unveils Oracle Gold partnership & supply chain connectivity solution for the Oracle E-Business Suite.
  • MasterCard launches recruitment drive for e-commerce tech lab in New York City.
  • EyeVerify featured in KCUR.org column on the “benefits and disadvantages of launching a startup in Kansas City.”
  • New MoneyDesktop Website Wins Multiple W3 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.

MoneyDesktop to Power Kasasa 360 Financial Management Platform

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BancVue’s Kasasa 360 Financial Management platform received a bit of a upgrade recently, thanks to a partnership with PFM expert, MoneyDesktop.

By bringing together MoneyDesktop’s expertise in PFM with Kasasa’s national brand of rewards checking and savings, the two hope to drive account acquisition, account retention and increase cross-selling opportunities.

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This union of two Finovate Best of Show-winning companies will give Kasasa 360 users the ability to track their finances across different financial institutions in one place and enable them to view their rewards tied to their Kasasa checking and savings accounts.

To get a better idea of the what each company has to offer, check out the live demo videos. Bancvue demonstrated Kasasa at Finovate 2009 and MoneyDesktop last demonstrated at FinovateFall 2013.

Finovate Alumni News– November 25, 2013

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgAtos to become preferred partner for one of the largest Islamic banks in the world for their solution based Backbase.
  • Yseop Artificial Intelligence Software honored as French National Champion for European Business Awards.
  • Moven, Meniga, GoBank, mBank, MoneyDesktop, BBVA Compass, and CaixaBank make Marous’ “Digital Banking Nirvana”.
  • American Banker review of new research on e-statement adoption notes role of Check and GMC Software Technology.
  • Charitable givers now able to use Square Cash to donate via Bright Funds.
  • ACI Worldwide extends ATM-powering relationship with VocaLink to 2021.
  • MasterCard now accepted for ATM cash withdrawals at Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Bank Ltd.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– November 6, 2013

  • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgMarketWatch mentions BrightScope and FutureAdvisor as two ways to enhance your retirement portfolio.
  • Quippi to use PayNearMe to enable cash payments for its international gift cards.
  • MoneyDesktop launches Client Services product to offer employee training, marketing, tech support & other services to increase ROI PFM investment.
  • Atlanta-based Cardlytics opens first NYC office.
  • The Guardian mentions SumUp in its review of popular mobile apps for business.
  • Finovate alums FIS, Fiserv, ACI Worldwide, Jack Henry Banking, and Temenos earn spots on IDC Financial Insights tenth annual FinTech 100 list.
  • PandoDaily takes a look at Netswipe 2.0, Jumio’s payment card scanning solution.
  • Celent reviews Comarch Wealth Management Platform.
  • Ignite Sales launches mobile recommendation guides to accelerate bank customer on boarding.
  • Multicom announces partnership with pre-paid virtual card provider, Ixaris.
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.

Finovate Alumni News– September 27, 2013

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      Real estate tech firm Tribus is integrating Planwise’s PFM to help homebuyers evaluate the affordability of listings.

    • MyBankTracker lists Check, Manilla, and Personal Capital as 3 finance apps just as good as Mint.
    • MoneyDesktop marketing video wins 2013 Telly Award.
    • PC World features 11 FinovateFall demo companies. 
    • Singapore-based MyHero earns $10M from Kleiner Perkins and others to enhance TradeHero app.
    • What’s the Next Big Thing in financial services? Ideas from FinovateFall and beyond.
    • American Banker: The cutting edge of online banking, as practiced by a Polish bank (mBank).
    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.

    Finovate Alumni News– September 20, 2013

    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgWashington-based Connection CU now providing MoneyDesktop PFM services to members.
    • TA Associates completes majority investment in Arxan Technologies. Terms not disclosed 
    • DoughMain’s new logo wins an American graphic design award.
    • NPR’s Marketplace takes a look at Manilla and the rise of automatic bill pay.
    • Wall Street Journal column on innovation in banking features Finovate alumni mBank and Ignite Sales.
    • PaySecure International from Acculynk helps solve authentication problems for merchants accepting non-US cards.
    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.

    Finovate Alumni News– September 18, 2013

    • FinovateLOGO.jpgKalixa Group to provide payment services to Italian gaming services provider, Sisal.
    • ACI Worldwide recognized as fastest growing biller direct electronic bill payment provider by Aite Group.
    • Manilla tops 15 million bills and statements delivered.
    • Netbanker reports: Simple Revamps Homepage http://bit.ly/16j6SsM
    • 200 Financial institutions adopt Lodo Software’s PFM.
    • Jumio adds facial detection to Its web and mobile identify verification service, Netverify.
    • MyBankTracker looks at MoneyDesktop’s uncluttered visualization of financial goals.
    • The Business Review blog highlights Dynamics’ partnership with Key Bank. 
    • TIO Networks forms partnership with Cowlitz Public Utility District.
    • Gartner names Backbase a Visionary Portal Software Vendor for the third year running.
    • Tradeshift Collaborative Workflow wins this year’s AP Innovative Technology of the Year Award.
    • Check partners with Irvine Ranch Water District to provide billpay and tracking for IRWD customers.
    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.

    FinovateFall 2013 in the Press

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    Affluent Strategies
    Finovate Fall 2013 Best of Show Winners
    by JP Nicols
    All Marketing (in Hebrew)
    הסטארט-אפ הישראלי, TipRanks, זוכה זה בפעם השנייה בכנס Finovate
    by Shirley Asa
    American Banker
    Business Lender Finds Trove of Insights in Client CRM Data
    by Penny Crosman
    MoneyDesktop Launches Long-Term Goal Setting Tool
    by Sean Sposito
    PFM Apps Dominate FinovateFall Day One
    by Mary Wisniewski
    Reporter’s Picks: Three Top Apps at FinovateFall
    by Sean Sposito
    The Cutting Edge of Online Banking, as Practiced by a Polish Bank
    by Mary Wisniewski
    The Top 10 Tweets of Finovate
    What Engagement Banking Needs Is Less Engagement
    by Jeanine Skowronski
    Backbase Blog
    Backbase Unveils New Commercial Banking Portal Solution at FinovateFall 2013
    by Prue Duggan
    Bank Innovation
    ‘Electronic Checks’ Give Paper Payments New Life
    by Philip Ryan
    European Innovators Throw Down the Gauntlet: Where’s the Innovation, Americans?
    by Philip Ryan
    Finovate 2013: Our take on the Best of Show winners
    by Steven Ramirez
    Finovate Fall ’13: Numbrs, Pixeliris, Word Sentry, and Mitek Come on Strong
    by Philip Ryan
    Finovate Fall ’13: Strong Demos from Float Money, BizEquity, Zighra & SpearFysh
    by Philip Ryan
    Finovate Fall ’13: Strong Demos from Instabank, SavedPlus & TipRanks
    by Phillip Ryan
    Finovate Fall ’13: Think Finance, MBank Lead the Pack
    by Philip Ryan
    Bank Marketing Strategy
    Ten Tips To Doing Finovate Like A Pro
    by Jim Marous
    Bank Systems & Technology and Wall Street & Technology
    5 Game-Changing Financial IT Startups
    by Becca Lipman
    5 Ways Mobile Banking Is Evolving: Finovate
    by Jonathan Camhi
    Finovate Fall 2013: A Few FinTech Providers for Capital Markets
    by Zarna Patel
    Finovate 2013: We’re All Infected With Malware
    by Becca Lipman
    Making Personal Finance Social Spotlighted At Finovate
    by Jonathan Camhi
    Barlow Research Associates
    Innovations that Improve Business Banking Workflow
    by Donna Arce
    BostInno, Streetwise Media
    Franklin-Based Interactions Reinvents the Virtual Assistant Application, Wins Finovate’s Best in Show
    by Andrew Amato
    Crain’s New York Business 
    Financial-technology startups roil banking’s status quo
    by Judith Messina
    Hottest tech sector is all about money
    by Judith Messina
    Credit Union Times
    Mitek Debuts Mobile Photo Account Opening
    by Robert McGarvey
    CreditUnions.com
    5 Areas Of Innovation All Credit Unions Need To Monitor
    by Scott Patterson
    The Role Of Innovation In Today’s Credit Union
    by David Mooney
    CU Insight
    Barclays Just Showed Up to the Party We’ve Been Hosting for a Year
    by 
    Ron Daly
    Discerning Technologist
    Just In Time For Finovate: Adding More Fun (And More Focus) To Fintech Applications
    ExecutiveBoard.com
    Scores of fun at Finovate and Money2020
    by CEB Icono
    Finextra
    Yodlee launches financial relationships app
    Finovate blog
    FinovateFall 2013 Best of Show Winners
    by Julie Schicktanz
    Forbes
    4 New Online Money Management Tools Worth A Try
    by Richard Eisenberg
    Forrester blog
    Highlights and Thoughts From Finovate Fall 2013
    by Peter Wannemacher 
    GonzoBanker
    Finovate Fall 2013 – The Big Apple
    by Scott Hodgins
    Hotwire PR blog
    Mobile, data and security are hot at FinovateFall
    by Lindsay Goldwert
    Huffington Post Tech
    NextGen Investment Advisory Firms–Go Tech Or Go Home!
    by April Rudin
    Investment News
    Start ups pitch automated advice at tech confab
    by Trevor Hunnicutt
    Javelin Strategy & Research Blog
    FinovateFall 2013. Drinking from the Proverbial Firehose.
    by Nick Holland
    The Jerusalem Post
    Tel Aviv-based start-up TipRanks takes top prize at Finovate
    by Niv Elis
    Medium.com
    Reflections On Five Hundred Minutes of Fintech
    by Bradley Leimer
    miiCard
    Fintech Trends From The Innovators at FinovateFall
    by Cassie Anderson
    Mindful Insights blog
    FinovateFall 2013 
    The Modesto Bee
    Modesto financial planners offer online tool for success
    by Patty Guerra
    My Bank Tracker
    FlexScore Aims to Complement FICO Credit Scores
    by Simon Zhen 
    FutureAdvisor: Automated Investing With Tax Efficiency in Mind
    by Simon Zhen 
    Mitek to Simplify Account Opening on Mobile Devices
    by Simon Zhen 
    MoneyDesktop: Declutter and Visualize Your Financial Goals
    by Simon Zhen 
    SavedPlus Makes You Save Every Time You Spend
    by Simon Zhen 
    Yodlee’s New Mobile App Deals With Money Side of Relationships
    by Simon Zhen 
    The New Age Online
    Finovate and the Rise of the African Entrepreneur
    by Douglas White
    PandoDaily
    Taking data analysis to a new plateau: Narrative Science raises $11.5M
    by cale Guthrie Weissman 
    Payments Source
    E-Check Service Offers an Alternative to Online ACH Payments
    by Austin Kilgore
    PC World
    New services tackle small business finance challenges
    by Yardena Arar
    Plus World (in Russian)
    Инновация ТКС Банка представлена на
    PYMNTS.com
    Payment Innovators Impress At FinovateFall 2013
    by Dan Rosen
    Silicon Hills
    Akimbo and Toopher Pitching at Finovate in New York
    by Laura Lorek
    Snarketing 2.0
    Finovate Fall 2013: Snarketing’s Best-In-Show Awards
    by Ron Shevlin
    What To Look For At Finovate Fall 2013
    by Ron Shevlin
    TechCrunch
    Mobile-First Banking App Numbrs Bags Further $3.8M For U.S. Launch
    by Steve O’Hear
    Upstart Business Journal
    Bitcoin’s missing link sneaks into main event at Finovate
    by Michael del Castillo
    Financial gladiator battle ends with 8 startups standing tall
    by Michael del Castillo
    The Wall Street Journal

    How to Get Investment Advice for Less Online

    by Andrea Coombes

    ‘Stupid’ Banks Look for Innovation
    by Michael Hickins
    William Mills Agency blog and Beyond the Arc blog
    Day 1: Live Blog, FinovateFall 2013 by William Mills III & Steven Ramirez
    by Steven Ramirez and William Mills III
    Day 2: Live Blog, FinovateFall 2013 by William Mills III & Steven Ramirez
    by Steven Ramirez and William Mills III
    Finovate 2013: Our take on the Best of Show winners
    by Steven Ramirez
    We’ll continue to add coverage throughout the next few weeks. If you have FinovateSpring press coverage you would like to add, please email the link to julie@finovate.com.

    Finovate Alumni News– September 13, 2013

    • FinovateLOGO.jpgTradeKing wins FINRA approval for acquisition of GAIN Securities.
    • Numbrs AG earns $3.8M in funding from parent Centralway.
    • Interactions, LearnVest, mBank & Accenture, Mitek, Money Desktop, Motif Investing, TipRanks, and Yodlee pick up Best of Show awards at FinovateFall 2013.
    • InComm, in partnership with CVS/pharmacy wins Best Third-Party Card Retailer Award.
    • Standard Distributing and Other Side Produce select eDeposit as their web and mobile payment solution.
    • Emida launches new smartphone POS app, available worldwide.
    • IDology launches ExpectID Global, an international expansion of its solution.
    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.

    FinovateFall 2013 Best of Show Winners

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    We just wrapped up FinovateFall 2013 in New York. After a successful two days filled to the brim with 69 live demos, the audience voted for their favorites. Ultimately, the top eight companies were named Best of Show, and took home a trophy.

    The winners (in alphabetical order):

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    Interactions, for its voice-based virtual assistant technology

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    LearnVest, for its iPad app and Workplace Solutions Center
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    mBank & Accenture,  for their Bank 3.0 online platform
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    Mitek for its Mobile Photo Account Opening solution
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    MoneyDesktop, for its GuideMe solution
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    Motif for its platform that lets you invest in ideas in one click
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    TipRanks, cloud-based accountability engine for investors
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    Yodlee, for its debut of TANDEM that helps groups manage and discuss shared finances
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    All of the 69 demo videos will be posted on Finovate.com in a few weeks.

    A huge thank you to everyone who joined the audience and participated in our largest New York show so far. And, of course, thanks to the 69 innovative companies who took on the FinovateFall stage in front of a crowd of 1,100+ audience members.

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    Notes on methodology:  
    1. Only audience members NOT associated with demoing companies were eligible to vote. Finovate employees did not vote.     
    2. Attendees were encouraged to note their favorites during each day. At the end of the last demo, they chose their three favorites.    
    3. The exact written instructions given to attendees: “Please rate (the companies) on the basis of demo quality and potential impact of the innovation demoed.”  
    4. The eight companies appearing on the highest percentage of submitted ballots were named Best of Show.  
    5. Go here for a list of previous Best of Show winners.

    MoneyDesktop Introduces GuideMe

    This post is part of our live coverage of FinovateFall 2013.

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    Next, MoneyDesktop brought GuideMe to the stage:
    “GuideMe is integrated directly into MoneyDesktop’s award-winning PFM platform and draws from an account holder’s daily spending habits to help suggest a path for achieving future financial goals such as paying off a loan, saving for a child’s college education or preparing for retirement. 
    Fully customizable, GuideMe clearly presents financial goals by implementing a similar approach to the companie’s patented BubbleBudget concept, allowing account holders to track progress within each individual goal while visualizing the immediate importance of each long-term objective based on variable size and location on the tool’s virtual time line. Unlike many financial planning solutions, GuideMe automatically updates the progress of each goal based on the change or realization of another. For example, GuideMe will update the suggested path for a longer-term goal, such as saving for a new car, once a more immediate goal like saving funds for an emergency needs account is met.””
    Metrics: Triple digit growth over the past 3 years, 27 Online Banking/Core/Payment Network Partners, 400+ FI Clients, & 90+ employees

    Product distribution strategy: Direct to Business (B2B) & through financial institutions

    HQ: Provo, UT
    Founded: March 2010
    Twitter: @moneydesktop
    Presenting Ryan Caldwell (CEO & Founder) and Matt West (VP Sales)
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    The full demo video will be available at finovate.com in mid-September.

    Finovate Alumni News– September 6, 2013

    • Finovate-F-Logo.jpgFiserv launches Predictive Scores tool that models customer behavior. Come see Fiserv at FinovateFall next week.
    • First Federal Savings Bank implements PFM through MoneyDesktop. Check out MoneyDesktop’s new solution at FinovateFall in NYC.
    • PayPal Updates iOS And Android Apps With The Ability To Order Ahead, Pay Restaurant Bills, Access Bill Me Later And More.
    • Woodinville Water District Achieves Significant Increase in Paperless Water Bills in the First 90 Days of doxo Implementation.
    • Members Choice CU To Offer PFM Powered By Geezeo.
    • Braintree adds new layer of fraud protection for merchants.
    • Finovate alumni driving growth in online investment advisory industry.
    • Forbes features article on Narrative Science’s
      Quill. Come see them at FinovateFall next week.


    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.