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Alumni News– January 23, 2015

By David Penn Posted on January 23, 2015
Categories: Akimbo Financial, BankBazaar, Betterment, Bill.com, BlueVine, Encap, EZBOB, FutureAdvisor, Google Cloud Platform, Jemstep, Kreditech, LearnVest, MaxMyInterest, Mifos Initiative, Motif Investing, On Deck Capital, Personal Capital, SigFig, Toshl, TradeKing, Wealthfront

Internet Retailer looks at the relationship between product reviews and revenue courtesy of a new report from Baazarvoice.

Xero highlighted as “our best purchase of 2014” by Business Betties.

MakeMoneyYourWay profiles EZBOB and its new business loan promotion, the New Year’s Revolution.

Zee News’ Money Guru interviews Abhishek Dwivedi, vice president operations at BankBazaar.com.

Liverpool Echo features Toshl Finance in its list of must-have apps for busy moms.

Investopedia’s guide to choosing roboadvisors spotlights nine Finovate alums: Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, and Wealthfront.

Benzinga Fintech Awards publishes its video interview with Gary Zimmerman, CEO of MaxMyInterest.

American Banker covers OnDeck’s small business loan marketplace for institutional investors.

Pymnts interviews René Lacerte, CEO and Founder of Bill.com about how to simplify B2B payments.

Mifos welcomes new partners: SkooliLabs and iSystems

Google Cloud Platform releases beta of Google Container Registry for secure hosting, sharing, and management of private container repositories.

BlueVine Grabs $18.5 Million to Increase Small-Business Lending.

Encap Security CEO Thomas Bostrom Jorgensen asks if biometrics provide a “false sense of security” in a column for Bob’s Guide.

Akimbo Financial acquired by Payment Data Systems.

Kreditech Secures $200 Million Line of Credit.

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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SigFig Starts 2015 with New Mobile Features, Refreshed Look

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on January 7, 2015
Categories: SigFig

If SigFig’s New Year’s resolution was to create a fresh look and new features, the investment portfolio tracker and manager is starting out the year right.

Those familiar with SigFig may first notice that the previous pig logo has been swapped out in favor of a more modern design. Additionally, the web and mobile user interfaces have a simplified, cleaner appearance.

Aside from aesthetics, the upgrade brings new mobile features to SigFig’s free iOS and Android apps. One of those new features, launching today, is Managed Accounts on mobile.

Previously, the automated investment service was only available on the web interface. Now users can not only track, but also manage their investments and risk tolerances from the SigFig app on their mobile device.

In addition to managing users’ portfolios, SigFig aims to simplify users’ investing lives by educating them about fees and strategies, as well as offering a single place where they can track all of their investments.

SigFig last demonstrated at FinovateFall 2011.

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Alumni News– January 7, 2015

By David Penn Posted on January 7, 2015
Categories: Algomi, ayondo, Backbase, Betterment, Coinbase, Dwolla, Green Dot, Kabbage, Larky, LendingTree, Payoneer, SigFig, Toshl, Wealthfront

Green Dot boosts CTO Kuan Archer to Chief Operating Officer.

Algomi announces Jesper Bruun-Olsen as new head of Asia-Pacific operations.

LendingTree parent company, Tree, to change corporate name back to LendingTree.

New York Daily News coverage of financial advisor, Nicole Lapin, references Toshl Finance.

European CEO publishes an extended feature on ayondo.

American Banker considers how Larky offers geolocation-based offer services to community banks.

KissMyAds partners with Payoneer to receive funds through Payoneer MasterCard.

ABC News features Betterment and Wealthfront to help investments.

AboutThatRatio names Dwolla, Wealthfront and Kabbage as 3 fintech companies to watch.

How Backbase Engage Upgrades Banks’ Digital Channels.

Coinbase redesigns iOS and Android wallet apps.

SigFig Starts 2015 with New Mobile Features, Refreshed Look.

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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Alumni News– December 19, 2014

By David Penn Posted on December 19, 2014
Categories: ayondo, Betterment, BrightScope, CardFlight, CREALOGIX, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Holvi, IntelliResponse, Jemstep, Klarna, Loop, Meniga, Open Bank Project, peerTransfer, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, TransferWise, True Potential, Wallaby Financial, Wealthfront, Xero

Money Facts looks at how TransferWise helps consumers save on money transfer fees.

Huffington Post features Matthew Goldman of Wallaby Financial in a conversation on credit card strategies for travelers.

PYMNTS.com interviews LoopPay Chief Technologist George Wallner.

A comparison between Stockholm and Silicon Valley in The Independent highlights Klarna.

Virtual Agent Chat checks in on post-acquisition IntelliResponse.

Cardflight’s SwipeSimple joins MasterCard mPOS providers.

News.com.au reports: How Xero went from a scribbled figure on a serviette to a $2 billion company.

Crealogix and Meniga create Digital Bank and PFM Solution for BNP’s Consors Bank.

peerTransfer named 2014 Winner of BostInno’s 50 on Fire Award.

Forbes lists Holvi as 1 of 5 Finnish startups to watch.

Programmable Web considers how Open Bank Project’s API brings more openness to banking internationally.

Ayondo launches ad campaign on 2 major German TV networks.

Business Insider features Betterment, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, Personal Capital, SigFig, TradeKing, and Wealthfront in a look at the growth of robo-advisors.

BrightScope releases its Top 30 401(k) Plans List.

Management Today profiles David Harrison, managing partner at True Potential.

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 Alums Fill Ranks of KPMG’s Fintech Innovators for 2014

By David Penn Posted on December 18, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Coinbase, Credit Karma, CUneXus, Dwolla, eToro, FutureAdvisor, Kabbage, Klarna, Kreditech, LearnVest, Lending Club, MiiCard, Motif Investing, Nutmeg, On Deck Capital, PayNearMe, Personal Capital, Prosper, SecureKey, SigFig, SocietyOne, Stockpile, SumUp, The Receivables Exchange, TransferWise, Wealthfront, Xero, Yodlee, Zopa

Draw up a list of the top fintech innovators of 2014. Got it? Now tell me how many of your top 50 companies are not just impressive companies in their respective fields, but Finovate alums, as well.

If you are global accounting and consulting group, KPMG, then the answer is “more than half.”

Of the 50 companies recognized by KPMG in its 2014 review of top fintech innovators, 27 have demoed their technologies at Finovate conferences. And of that 27, 13 have won Best of Show at least once.

The inaugural “50 Best Fintech Innovators” report is a joint venture between AWI Ventures KPMG Australia and the Financial Services Council (FSC).

The companies chosen were selected based on four factors: total capital raised, rate of capital raising, degree of sub industry disruption, and “degree of product, service, customer experience and business model innovation.”

Writing in an introduction to the report, AWI Limited CEO Ben Heap explained why fundraising played such a prominent part of the selection process.

“These assessment criteria reflect the fact that venture capital invested is a relevant measure of innovation which in turn fuels enduring competitive advantage,” he wrote.

“Venture capitalists seek this enduring competitive advantage over and above everything else.”

Here’s a breakdown of Finovate alums in the list, in order of appearance, along with links to their most recent demo video. Boldface indicates Best of Show winner.

Wealthfront – (as kaChing) FinovateStartup 2009
Kabbage – FinovateFall 2014
Motif Investing – FinovateFall 2013
Klarna – FinovateSpring 2012
Lending Club – Finovate 2007
OnDeck – FinovateSpring 2012, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
Kreditech – FinovateSpring 2014
Xero – FinovateSpring 2011, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
Yodlee – FinovateFall 2013, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
Prosper – Finovate 2007
Coinbase – FinovateSpring 2014
Credit Karma – FinovateStartup 2009
LearnVest – FinovateFall 2011
Personal Capital – FinovateFall 2011, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
PayNearMe – FinovateSpring 2013, FinDEVr San Francisco 2014
SecureKey – FinovateFall 2010
Nutmeg – FinovateEurope 2012
Transferwise – FinovateEurope 2013
Betterment – FinovateFall 2010
SocietyOne – FinovateAsia 2012
eToro – FinovateEurope 2011
SumUp – FinovateEurope 2013
Zopa – FinovateSpring 2008
Receivables Exchange – FinovateFall 2010
FutureAdvisor – FinovateFall 2013
Dwolla – FinovateSpring 2011
SigFig – FinovateFall 2011

“Ones to Watch”

CUneXus – FinovateSpring 2014
miiCard – FinovateFall 2013
StockPile – FinovateSpring 2014

See the full list of companies here.

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Alumni News– December 17, 2014

By David Penn Posted on December 17, 2014
Categories: Betterment, CashStar, Coinbase, CrowdFlower, ID Analytics, Kabbage, LearnVest, Lending Club, Mint.com, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, Prosper, Rippleshot, SigFig, TipRanks, Tradeshift, Venmo, Wealthfront, WingCash

The Jerusalem Post profiles Israeli startup, TipRanks.

CashStar Market Solution is now powering 150 promotions during this year’s winter holiday season.

Enterprising Investor highlights Betterment, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Venmo, and Wealthfront in its column on Millennials and money.

TechZone 360 discusses CrowdFlower in a review of “What’s Hot and What’s Not on Data Science for 2015.”

Yahoo! Finance features an interview with Rippleshot co-founder and CPO Yueyu Fu.

WingCash unveils Brand Cash, a digital currency that replaces merchant-specific gift and loyalty cards.

Financial Times profiles Betterment CEO and co-founder, Jon Stein.

After Manilla’s demise, Mint launches bill pay and bill management platform.

Time, Inc partners with Coinbase to accept bitcoin for subscriptions to Fortune, Health, This Old House and Travel + Leisure.

Tradeshift to waive 30% revenue share from organizations that build apps to support the circular economy http://bit.ly/13cY6S6

Wealth Management looks at the human advisors behind Personal Capital and SigFig.

Money Talks News lists alternative lending sites to consider: Prosper, Lending Club, and Kabbage.

ID Analytics names Timothy Laughlin as new CFO.

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Alumni News– December 9, 2014

By David Penn Posted on December 9, 2014
Categories: Actiance, App Annie, Betterment, Blackhawk Network, Cachet Financial Solutions, CrowdFlower, Dashlane, iQuantifi, Klarna, Knox, Mitek, Personal Capital, SecondMarket, SigFig, Trustev, Wealthfront, Yodlee

Cachet Financial Solutions to offer Mitek’s Mobile Photo Account Opening SaaS suite.

CrowdFlower CEO Lukas Biewald writes personally about the relationship between startups and their boards of directors.

Investor Junkie reviews roboadvisor, iQuantifi.

Knox Payments partners with ChangeTip to support bitcoin transaction via ACH.

CardNotPresent takes a look at Klarna’s US expansion plans.

Yodlee introduces transaction data enrichment service.

Fox News compares funding of Wealthfront, Personal Capital, Betterment, and SigFig.

Blackhawk Network’s closed loop gift cards available at some USPS locations.

VentureBeat: App Annie now tracks stats from Windows and Windows Phone stores.

SecondMarket wins 48,000 Bitcoin in U.S. Marshals auction.

Actiance extends security capabilities to email.

TechCrunch: Trustev Uses Fraud Detection Software to Crack Down on Internet Trolls.

Dashlane launches one-click password changer.

BehavioSec Lands $6 Million Led by Northzone and Octopus Investments.

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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Alumni News– November 13, 2014

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 13, 2014
Categories: Betterment, BioCatch, CAN Capital, DeviceFidelity, Diebiold, Encap, FIS, Fiserv, Fuze Network, Guardian Analytics, Kantox, Larky, Linqto, On Deck Capital, Personal Capital, Ripple, Rippleshot, SigFig, The Currency Cloud, Trulioo, TSYS, VerifyValid, Wealthfront, Xpenditure

Kili acquires NFC microSD pioneer DeviceFidelity.

American Banker lists Currency Cloud, BioCatch, Linqto, VerifyValid, and Rippleshot as top 10 tech companies to watch.

Fintech in the fall: themes and company updates from CAN Capital, Encap Security, Fuze Network, Guardian Analytics, Larky, Ripple, and Xpenditure.

American Banker examines 2015 plans for FIS, Fiserv and Diebold.

Forbes looks at the success of RoboAdvisors: Betterment, Wealthfront, Personal Capital, and SigFig.

Forbes examines Kantox’s P2P FX trading technology.

TSYS partners with FICO to deliver a marketing product for card issuers called TSYS Targeted Messaging.

Digital Insight enters reseller agreement with Guardian Analytics to deliver anomaly detection services to financial institutions.

Trulioo wins 2014 Canadian Technology Companies to watch award from Deloitte.

Huffington Post interviews Andrea Gellert, SVP Marketing at OnDeck.

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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Alumni News– November 5, 2014

By David Penn Posted on November 5, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Braintree, CAN Capital, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, MasterCard, Nutmeg, PayPal, SigFig, SumUp, Venmo, Wealthfront, Yodlee

Braintree announces new service that makes it easier for merchants to sign up for the platform.

MasterCard launches MasterPass in Czech Republic.

CAN Capital to offer loans via Yodlee’s Small Business solution.

PayPal’s Venmo to power payments for web and mobile chat app, Dasher.

Wall Street Sector Selector highlights Financial Guard and lists Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, Nutmeg, SigFig, and Wealthfront in a column on using roboadvisors with retirement accounts.

SumUp partners with BitPay to integrate bitcoin into its mPOS 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.

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Alumni News– August 25, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 25, 2014
Categories: Betterment, BillGuard, Dynamics, Financial Guard, FutureAdvisor, Geezeo, inStream Solutions, Jemstep, Kabbage, Lending Club, Motif Investing, Moven, On Deck Capital, Prosper, SigFig, Top Image Systems, Wealthfront

San Antonio Federal Credit Union to integrate Geezeo PFM technology.

On Deck partners with Worldpay to provide access to financing for small and medium-sized merchants.

PaymentsSource features Dynamics ePlate among its list of “7 unusual emerging payments technologies.”

Drippler.com reviews BillGuard.

Top Image Systems announces patent for full page mobile image processing.

The New York Times profiles Financial Guard, Motif, Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Jemstep, SigFig and Wealthfront .

InStream Solutions launches comparison tool.

Moven expands internationally, signs deal with New Zealand-based Westpac.

HuffPo profiles Prosper, Lending Club, and Kabbage in column on the rise of online lending.

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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Alumni News– August 15, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 15, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Braintree, Credit.com, DoubleBeam, FutureAdvisor, GoBank, Kapitall, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, VerifyValid, Wealthfront

Check out our latest CEO Interview: Paul Doyle of VerifyValid.

Credit.com releases new version of its iPhone mobile app.

Pymnts: EBay in talks to accept Bitcoin through its Braintree unit.

Pymnts compares DoubleBeam to the Merchant Customer Exchange.

GoBank now holds mobile check deposits for less than 10 days.

Forbes features multiple Finovate financial management and wealth planning alums: LearnVest, Personal Capital, FutureAdvisor, SigFig, Wealthfront, Betterment, Motif, and Kapitall.

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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Alumni News– August 6, 2014

By David Penn Posted on August 6, 2014
Categories: Betterment, Feedzai, FutureAdvisor, Insuritas, Kapitall, Kreditech, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, Prosper, Radius, Ripple, SigFig, TradeKing, Wealthfront

Yahoo! Germany looks at financial innovation in Kreditech.

Prosper earns a spot on the 2014 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies roster.

Feedzai launches anti-fraud, transaction scoring apps for Shopify and Big Commerce.

Forbes.com features Betterment, FutureAdvisor, Kapitall, LearnVest, Motif Investing, Personal Capital, SigFig, and Wealthfront in a discussion on Millennial generation investment habits.

Radius unveils its new website.

Richard Hagen, CEO of TradeKing Advisors, named to WealthManagement.com’s “Ten to Watch in 2015”.

Insuritas announces partnership with Financial Partners CU to open and manage its turnkey insurance solution.

Bank Innovation highlights alums SigFig and Ripple in a discussion on “8 under the radar fintech startups you should know.”

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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