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Finovate Alumni News– October 24, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 24, 2011
Categories: Bills.com, Currensee, Expensify, HelloWallet, InComm, On Deck Capital, PayNearMe, RobotDough, TradeKing, Weemba, Zecco

South Florida Business Journal covers Weemba’s borrower-lender matching service.

Deutsche Well World profiles eToro and also highlights Currensee and Zecco.

Expensify launches a lite version of its iPhone app.

RobotDough announces its Portfolio Monitoring Tool & discusses its FinovateFall experience.

NBC 12 in Virginia reports InComm named Leading Prepaid Organization and Best Prepaid Product Distributor at 2011 Prepaid Awards.

FierceFinanceIT looks at how Zecco and TradeKing are using social media.

On Deck Capital reviews its experience at BAI.

Fox Business News looks at PayNearMe’s quest to assist consumers without credit cards.

HelloWallet launches feature that allows users to manually add transactions.

Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner blog profiles Bills.com.

Pageonce launches Mobile Bill Pay Service that allows consumers to “Tap to Pay.”

American Banker on how four Finovate alums unwrap the payments genome.

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 11, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 11, 2011
Categories: Andera, Backbase, IDTheft 911, mFoundry, oFlows, TradeKing

Hastings Mutual Insurance Company selects Identity Theft 911 to offer Security Breach Response Coverage.

Andera acquires oFlows to “deliver the whole enchilada.”

mFoundry opens office in San Francisco.

Backbase announces Netherlands insurance co-op Univé, has chosen Backbase software.

USA Today lists TradeKing as an option to help beginner investors.

Clairmail enhances adoption-services program with new benchmarking service.

Mitek Systems announces Mobile Deposit 3.0.

Q2ebanking enhances mobile banking solution, supports clients’ mobile strategies.

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 — Week of August 1, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 8, 2011
Categories: Bobber Interactive, BrightScope, ChargeSmart, Check Point, ClairMail, Clovr Media, Credit.com, Doxo, Dwolla, edo Interactive, eToro, eWise, Expensify, Kony Solutions, Lending Club, Lendio, Mitek, Monitise, On Deck Capital, Robot Dough, SafetyPay, SecondMarket, Striata, The Receivables Exchange, TradeKing, Wonga, Xero

Bobber Interactive

Tech Flash interviewed Eric Eastman, Bobber Interactive’s CEO, on how the gamification of money management aims to help Generation Y better manage their money. Link

BrightScope

BrightScope released a report detailing the top 12 small-cap funds in America’s 401k plans. This report is part of a series that provides insight into the top funds and managers in the retirement marketplace. Link

ChargeSmart

Discover is offering an instant rebate to customers who pay their utility bills using a Discover Card on ChargeSmart’s website. Link

Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point enhanced its Software Blade Architecture by releasing R75.20, a comprehensive approach to security that includes a URL filtering Software Blade, SSL inspection, and data loss prevention. Link
The Wall Street Journal discussed Check Point’s ZoneAlarm SocialGuard that helps parents protect children on Facebook in a non-intrusive manner. Link

Clairmail

Clairmail announced record growth this quarter, with more than a 60% increase in bookings from last quarter. Link

Clovr Media

BostInnovation stated that Clovr Media is changing the way consumers collect loyalty rewards through its Card-Linked Ads that allow consumers to access rewards by clicking on an advertisement. Link
Mass High Tech’s weekly Startup Watch listed Clovr Media as one of five startups to follow. Link

Credit.com

EQuicknews listed Credit.com as a free way to check your credit score with no strings attached and highlighed the Credit Report Card feature. Link

doxo

The Appvita blog profiled doxo, noting insider tips and practical uses, such as comparing bills on a month-to-month basis. Link

Dwolla

Bank Technology News looked at the players in the mobile payments space and listed Dwolla as a formidable competitor. Link

EDO Interactive

EDO Interactive received $20 million in Series B funding to grow its Prewards platform that enables advertisers to offer digital deals and incentives that consumers redeem by using their existing credit, debit, or prepaid cards. Link

eToro

eToro began a trading contest for users with both demo and live trading accounts. Traders who accumulate the greatest gains will win each round. Link

eWise

eWise added Renasant Bank to its customer base, providing Renasant customers access to Secure Vault Payments, an alternative payment method. Link

Expensify

Expensify added a new feature that provides QuickBooks users a way to easily identify billable expenses to add to invoices. Link
The Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal listed Expensify as one of ten business apps for empowering your inner geek. Link

Kony Solutions

Tower Group, in its Review of North American Consumer Mobile Banking Technology Vendors, ranked Kony Solutions among the top mobile banking technology vendors. Kony excelled in the feature/function and customization categories. Link

Lending Club

TechCrunch highlighted Lending Club’s announcement of $25 million in Series D financing from Union Square Ventures and other existing investors. Link

Lendio

Lendio added Cardinal Bank to its network of lenders providing clients with more options in finding equipment loans, business lines of credit, acquisition financing, commercial real estate, SBA 7(a) and SBA 504 loans. Link

Mitek Systems

Mitek Systems launched Mobile Imaging Cloud Service that captures, extracts, and routes information contained in documents. The service helps app developers create smartphone and tablet apps that use a camera input function. Link

Monitise

Monitise Asia Pacific launched its mobile banking, payments, and commerce services in Indonesia and signed a joint venture agreement with PT Astra Graphia Information Technology, an information and communication business. Link

On Deck Capital

On Deck Capital raised $19 million of its own in a Series C round of funding. Link

RobotDough

RobotDough founder, Wilton Risenhoover, revealed why he started RobotDough and how it works. Link

SafetyPay

SafetyPay received a Payment Services Directive License to provide cross-border payments throughout Europe strengthening its position in that market. Link

SecondMarket

BostInnovation used SecondMarket’s alternative investments platform to discover top Boston companies. Link

Striata

Baton Rouge Water Company selected Striata, along with payment services company Western Union, to provide email billing with integrated electronic payment service. Link

The Receivables Exchange

Treasury & Risk profiled The Receivables Exchange, describing the process companies use to sell their receivables on the online platform. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing launched a $100 bonus for new customers who open an account by August 31, 2011. Link

Wonga

Smarta interviewed Wonga director, John Moorwood, about Wonga’s growth over the past 12 months. Wonga is now issuing over 1.5 million short-term loans. Link

Xero

Xero released Xero Touch, its new accounting app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Link

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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 11, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 18, 2011
Categories: Aptys Solutions, Balance, Bill Guard, BillFloat, Bling Nation, Boku, BrightScope, Cardlytics, ChargeSmart, ClairMail, Continuity Control, Cortal Consors, Cortera, Credit Karma, Credit Sesame, Currensee, Dwolla, Dynamics, Expensify, Guardian Analytics, ID Analytics, iPay Technologies, Lending Club, Lodo Software, mFoundry, Mitek, Monitise, Prosper, Q2ebanking, Receivables Exchange, SecondMarket, Standard Chartered Bank, TILE Financial, TradeKing, Tyfone, Wikinvest, Wonga, Yodlee, Zopa

Last week, AlwaysOn released its 2011 AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies List that represents the top emerging companies Worldwide. Twelve Finovate Alumni were selected:

BillFloat
Bling Nation
Boku
Cardlytics
ClairMail
Expensify
IDAnalytics
Lending Club
SecondMarket
Wikinvest
Wonga
Yodlee

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In other Alumni News:

Aptys Solutions

Aptys Solutions announced that the ACH functionality in its PayLogics payment platform provides same-day settlement. Link

Balance Financial

Balance Financial launched Balance Certified Pro, a new software that is geared toward professionals. Link
Balance Financial released an iPhone App. Link

BillGuard

TechCrunch reported that BillGuard’s “Anti-virus for Bills” is now completely free for users. Link

BrightScope

CNNMoney’s article, Simplify Your Retirement Savings, pointed to BrightScope to provide a clear understanding of retirement savings. Link

ChargeSmart

ChargeSmart announced that its Bill Payments customers can now pay many of their utility bills with an American Express card. Link

Continuity Control

Continuity Control raised $1.1 million in financing from convertible promissory notes and warrants. Link

Cortera

The Miami Herald reported that Cortera’s Risk Data and Reporting is now an SAP-endorsed business solution. Link

Cortal Consors

Institutional Investor ranked Oliver Le Grand, CEO of Cortal Consors, number 13 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

Credit Karma

Credit Karma’s new feature, Credit Alerts is available for free to the first 200 people to click the link. Link

Credit Sesame

The Hands On Home Buyer blog recommended Credit Sesame for its interactive property taxes tool. Link

Currensee

The Business Insider reported that Currensee plans to launch its Trade Leaders program in China. Link

Dwolla

The E-News publication, Business Record, commented on Dwolla’s positive impact on Iowa’s startup culture. Link
Financial Plus Credit Union adopted Dwolla’s FiSync integration. Link

Dynamics

Dynamics revealed its angel investors in Series A and Series B funding rounds. Link

Guardian Analytics

American Banker reported that Guardian Analytics is planning to launch an outsourced fraud prevention service that will help financial institutions meet new FFIEC guidelines. Link
Guardian Analytics introduced its FraudDESK service to provide fraud analytics support to financial institutions. Link
Guardian Analytics is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday that will explore FFIEC guidance. Link

iPay Technologies

iPay Technologies helped Generations Community Federal Credit Union increase bill pay adoption and its number of transactions. Link

Lending Club

San Francisco ABC News Channel 7 explained the benefits of P2P loans from Lending Club. Link
Finextra news blog discussed Lending Club’s success. Link
American Banker reported that, in June, Lending Club saw an increase of 7% in loans originated that totaled a record $20 million. Link

Lodo Software

The Silicon Prairie News reported that Lodo Software is seeking to raise $5 million in a round of Series D funding. Link

mFoundry

Columbia Credit Union announced that it deployed mFoundry’s mBanking, a mobile banking platform. Link

Mitek

MSN Money reported that Mitek Systems began a NASDAQ market listing on July 14th, and is trading under the symbol MITK. Link

Monitise

CNBC reported that Monitise’s ReliaCard will be offered to U.S. Bank’s Visa cardholders in some states. Link
Monitise, US Bank, and FIS announced that they are planning to offer a mobile app for Visa’s ReliaCard users. Link

Prosper

San Francisco’s ABC News Channel 7 explained the benefits of P2P loans from Prosper. Link
Finextra news blog discussed Prosper’s success with its P2P lending service. Link

Q2ebanking

Q2ebanking’s director of security solutions, Ward Howell, published an article detailing a Credit Union’s perspective of the FFIEC guidelines in The Credit Union Ti
mes. Link

Receivables Exchange

Institutional Investor ranked Justin Brownhill and Nicolas Perkin, Co-Founders of The Receivables Exchange, as number 42 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

Standard Chartered

Institutional Investor ranked Jan Verplancke, CIO of Standard Chartered, as number 37 of 50 in its Tech 50 ranking of financial tech leaders and innovators. Link

TILE Financial

Daily Finance interviewed Amy Butte, CEO of TILE Financial. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing announced the public availability of its API. Link

Tyfone

CoVantage Credit Union chose to implement Tyfone’s mobile wallet solution. Link

Zopa

Zopa founder Giles Andrews was interviewed on BBC’s The Bottom Line. Link
Finextra news blog discussed Zopa’s success as a P2P lending service. 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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Alumni News — Week of June 27, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on July 6, 2011
Categories: ActivePath, AlphaClone, Bills.com, Blaze Mobile, Boku, Braintree, Credit Karma, Currensee, Doxo, Dwolla, Dynamics, eToro, eWise, Expensify, Fiserv, Guardian Analytics, HelloWallet, Intuit, Kony Solutions, Lendio, Outright.com, PayPal, ProfitStars, Prosper, Q2ebanking, Simple Tuition, SmartyPig, TradeKing, UBank, Voice Commerce, Wikinvest, Xero

ActivePath

A top Brazilian card issuer implemented an ActivePath solution. Link

AlphaClone

AlphaClone incorporated new sentiment scores into its stock view pages. Link

Bills.com

Bills.com released the results from its Consumer Money Survey that gauges money attitudes and behaviors. Link

Blaze Mobile

Blaze Mobile was awarded a patent for NFC on stickers. Link

BOKU

BOKU released 1-Tap Mobile Billing for the Android and took it live in 56 countries. Link

Braintree

Braintree received $34M in Series A funding from Accel. Link

Currensee

Reuters outlined the benefits of Currensee. Link

Credit Karma

Credit Karma CEO Ken Lin advised consumers how they should deal with credit card offers. Link

doxo

doxo won the Stevie Award for New Product of the Year for financial services in the 2011 American Business Awards. Link

Dwolla

Dwolla said its Grid payment network is more secure than Visa and MasterCard’s card networks. Link

Dynamics

Dynamics raised $35M for computerized smartcards and payment systems. Link

eToro

Reuters outlined the benefits of eToro. Link

eWise

gotoBilling, Inc. added eWise’s Secure Vault Payments as another payment platform. Link

Expensify

The Wall Street Journal listed Expensify as a must-have mobile tech tool for entrepreneurs. Link

Fiserv

Fiserv entered into an agreement to acquire CashEdge for $465 million to advance its digital payments and channel strategies. Link

Guardian Analytics

Yahoo! Finance reported that Guardian Analytics’ FraudMAP is helping financial institutions meet FFIEC guidelines. Link

HelloWallet

HelloWallet was added to Mercer’s Outsourcing business benefits administration. Link

Intuit

Intuit purchased Mobile Money Ventures’ web banking technology to augment its mobile banking capabilities. Link

Kony Solutions

The American Business Awards selected Kony Solutions as the Most Innovative Company of the Year. Link

Lendio

The Launch blog highlighted Lendio. Link

Outright

Outright rolled out a new report function allowing clients to view sales by state. Link

PayPal

PayPal reached 100 million active users. Link

Profit Stars

Profit Stars introduced its new Remote Deposit Anywhere solution. Link

Prosper

Former Lending Club director Joseph Toms joined Prosper as its Chief Investment Officer. Link

The San Francisco Times reported on Prosper’s growth. Link

Q2ebanking

Q2ebanking was noted as a service to help community financial institutions meet FFIEC Guidance. Link

SimpleTuition

SimpleTuition expanded its student loan payment options by partnering with Discover Card. Link

SmartyPig

SmartyPig was recommended by Mint.com as a way to save for impulse purchases. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing implemented SunGard’s MarketMap to deliver market data to its active trading platform. Link

UBank

Mashable highlighted UBank’s feedback forum. Link

Voice Commerce

Voice Commerce launched a payment solution for the iPhone. Link

Wikinvest

PC mag reviewed Wikinvest’s mobile app. Link

Xero

Tech Day assessed Xero’s Debtor Daddy service. Link

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Alumni News– Week of June 20, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on June 27, 2011
Categories: AlphaClone, billFLO, Bills.com, BrightScope, CashEdge, Continuity Control, Credit Karma, Currensee, Doxo, Dwolla, eWise, Expensify, HelloWallet, Jwaala, Lending Club, Lendio, Mortgagebot, PayNearMe, Prosper, Receivables Exchange, Strands, TradeKing, Voice Commerce, Xero, Zopa

AlphaClone

AlphaClone launched a new feature that measures sentiment. Link

BillFLO

Taulia acquired BillFLO. Link

Bills.com

Bills.com shared money-saving strategies for recent college graduates. Link

BrightScope

BrightScope was highlighted on the Tuscon NBC news channel series, “4 Your Money.” Link

CashEdge

Ally Bank began offering CashEdge’s Popmoney service. Link

Continuity Control

LEVERAGE, the Service Corporation for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, began offering Continuity Control’s CreditUnion Assistant program. Link

CreditKarma

Credit Karma introduced its Approval Odds service to help avoid being declined for a card. Link

Currensee

Currensee reached $6 billion in trading volume and $12 million under management. Link

doxo

The MakeUseOf blog reviewed doxo’s online filing cabinet. Link

Dwolla

Dwolla CEO commented on the Bitcoin virtual currency debate, exchange, and hysteria. Link
Dwolla’s fees were compared to PayPal’s. Link
Silicon Prairie News discussed Dwolla CEO’s comments on Bitcoin. Link

eWise

eWise Payo’s smartphone app won the Editor’s Award for Consumer Focus at the 2011 Cards International Awards. Link

Expensify

The Dallas News highlighted Expensify. Link
Expensify was listed as one of 25 tools to help you manage spending by cmvlive.com Link

HelloWallet

HelloWallet posted a short video series explaining its wealth-tracking service. Link

Jwaala

KEMBA Financial Credit Union implemented Jwaala’s platform. Link

Lending Club

Lending Club is approaching its financial breakeven point. Link
Reuters commented on Lending Club’s P2P marketplace. Link

Lendio

Lendio helped banks increase business loans by finding qualified borrowers. Link

Mortgagebot

Mortgagebot and Business Solutions extended their Tech Alliance to provide mortgage application solutions at preferred terms. Link

PayNearMe

PayNearMe facilitated 7-Eleven’s partnership with Greyhound for cash transactions. Link

Prosper

Reuters commented on Prosper’s P2P marketplace. Link

Receivables Exchange

The Receivables Exchange won 2011 “Management Team of the Year” at the Stevie Awards. Link

Strands

Strands Personal Finance landed in the 2011 Red Herring Top 100 North America list. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing announced its free webinar series on trading advice beginning July 12th. Link

Voice Commerce

Voice Commerce launched its CashFlows app. Link

Xero

Getapp.com reviewed Xero’s cloud-based software. Link

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Alumni News — Week of June 6, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on June 13, 2011
Categories: Andera, ChargeSmart, Check Point, Currensee, Doxo, Dwolla, Enloop, Expensify, FreeMonee, FTRANS, GoalMine, Jemstep, mFoundry, Mitek, Monitise, Prosper, Robot Dough, SecondMarket, Silver Tail Systems, Striata, Sybase 365, ThreatMetrix, TradeKing, UBank, Zopa

Andera

Andera launched FortiFI, a new fraud prevention system. Link
Andera CEO Charlie Kroll discussed the release of FortiFI. Link

ChargeSmart

ChargeSmart launched ChargeSmart Direct to provide customers with additional access to support staff. Link
Fox Business News highlighted ChargeSmart and PlasticJungle’s gift card trading service as a way to make savings fun. Link

Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point announced the 2012 version of ZoneAlarm. Link

Currensee

Forex Crunch outlined the benefits of Currensee, describing its profitability as “significantly high”. Link
The Street highlighted Curensee as a startup that “rocks” the financial house. Link

doxo

Chicago Tribune discussed doxo’s step toward a paperless society. Link
TechCrunch & VentureBeat featured the launch of doxo’s mobile app, a mobile digital filing cabinet. Link and Link
Macworld took a closer look at doxo’s new app. Link

Dwolla

Dwolla released Grid, a feature that protects personal user information. Link
The Street highlighted Dwolla as a startup that “rocks” the financial house. Link
The Next Web interviewed Dwolla about its API. Link

Enloop

StartUp Beat profiled Enloop. Link

eWise

eWise raised $14 million in funding. Link

Expensify

CNNMoney named Expensify as one of five best apps for businesses. Link

FreeMonee

CardTrak.com examined FreeMonee’s gift network. Link

Ftrans

Ftrans raised $650,000 in equity financing. Link

GoalMine

GoalMine won The Core Underbanked Innovators Challenge at the 6th Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum hosted by Core Innovation Capital. Link

Jemstep

Jemstep launched a new version of its service that features many improvements. Link

mFoundry

The Washington Post reported that mFoundry’s mobile deposit service is its most requested feature. Link

Mitek

Mitek Systems was granted 4 more patents for its mobile deposit feature. Link
Bank Technology News discussed Mitek’s new patents. Link

Monitise

Monitise launched its services in India. Link
The Wall Street Journal covered Monitise’s 5-year agreement with Visa. Link
TechCrunch examined Monitise’s recent deal with Visa. Link

Prosper

Prosper raised $17.5 million in funding from investors. Link

RobotDough

The Street highlighted RobotDough as a startup that “rocks” the financial house. Link

SecondMarket

CNBC interviewed Barry Silbert, CEO of SecondMarket, regarding its role in IPOs. Link

Silver Tail Systems

Silver Tail Systems raised $20M in a Series B funding round. Link

Striata

Striata partnered with POCiT to enable bill payments. Link

Sybase

Sybase was named the most successful database software vendor in China. Link

ThreatMetrix

ThreatMetrix collaborated with USA ePay to provide fraud prevention to online retailers. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing partnered with CoolTrade for automatic stock trades. Link

UBank

UBank voiced that it will change the banking industry by using the web and mobile technology. Link

Zopa

BBC’s Radio 2 interviewed Zopa CEO Giles Andrews about P2P lending. Link

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Alumni News — Week of May 30, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on June 6, 2011
Categories: Betterment, BrightScope, ChargeSmart, Check Point, ClairMail, Corduro, Credit Sesame, Currensee, Doxo, Dwolla, Enloop, Geezeo, Guardian Analytics, HelloWallet, Hidden Levers, Lending Club, Lendio, PayNearMe, Prosper, Robot Dough, SecondMarket, Simple Tuition, Sybase 365, TradeKing, Tyfone, UBank

Betterment

Medill Reports discussed the benefits of Betterment and Currensee, claiming that the social networking craze changes the way some people invest. Link

BrightScope

BrightScope announced the top 10 treasury inflation protected securities funds in America’s 401ks. Link

ChargeSmart

Fox News’ Studio 10 reviewed ChargeSmart, PlasticJungle, and Bills.com and found a number of money saving tools and ideas. Link

Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies won The Ten Best Web Support Sites of 2011 Award from The Association of Support Professionals for its exceptional web support design, implementation, and customer experience. Link

ClairMail

ClairMail announced record customer expansion with a 300% year-over-year growth in users. Link

Corduro

The New York Times reported that Corduro’s cloud platform challenges PayPal and Square’s mobile payment services. Link

Credit Sesame

The Wisdom Journal depicted Credit Sesame’s services as more than just credit scores. Link

Currensee

See Betterment above.

doxo

doxo explained how to use its online filing cabinet and “due date” alerts to help organize GroupOn, Living Social, and other daily deals. Link
TheFinancialBrand.com discussed Oregon Federal Credit Union’s use of doxo and discussed other usage ideas such as uploading a scan of your passport prior to travelling. Link

Dwolla

Credit Union Times listed Dwolla as a contender in the P2P payment space. Link
Dwolla rallied community efforts to gather donations for the tornado-stricken town of Joplin by selling its t-shirts and accepting donations. Link
Omaha World-Herald covered Dwolla’s arrival into Nebraska. Link

Enloop

About.com highlighted Enloop’s business plan creation service. Link
Forbes blog discussed “How Not to Fail” by using Enloop to assess the potential success of a business plan. Link

Geezeo

Call Federal Credit Union, based in Richmond, VA, selected Geezeo for its PFM solution. Link

Guardian Analytics

Guardian Analytics positioned by Gartner in the “Visionary” quadrant for web fraud detection. Link

HelloWallet

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom urged residents to improve their money management by using HelloWallet. For every five subscriptions purchased, HelloWallet will give away one subscription to a family in need. Link

Hidden Levers

Financial Advisor Blog discussed using Hidden Levers to build better portfolios, highlighting risk management and accuracy of the service. Link

Lending Club

Lending Club exceeded a quarter million dollars in cumulative loans and is offering cash bonuses. Link
Wall Street Journal blog discussed growth of P2P Lending sites Prosper and Lending Club. Link

Lendio

Lendio raised $2 million in debt financing. Link

PayNearMe

PayNearMe founder Danny Shader, in an interview with Vator News, revealed the service is used beyond the unbanked population, including teens who prefer to pay with cash and consumers who would like to keep their online transactions private. Link

Prosper

See Lending Club above.

RobotDough

Dow Jones Financial reports that a UCLA professor backed RobotDough. Link

SecondMarket

The Washington Business Journal discussed SecondMarket’s recent popularity. Link

Sybase

Sybase launched the M-Commerce Guide, a publication for examining global market opportunities for mobile network operators, advisors, and FIs. Link

TradeKing

TradeKing CIO Dan Raju discussed security issues that may arise with the NYSE cloud community, citing its security. Link

Tyfone

Tyfone contracted with Star One Credit Union to use its NFC technology.
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UBank

CEO of UBank examined security concerns and competitors during an interview with ZDNet. Link

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Alumni News — Week of May 23, 2011

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on May 31, 2011
Categories: Aptys Solutions, Backbase, Betterment, Bill.com, Boku, Capital Access Network, Credit Karma, Doxo, Dwolla, edo Interactive, Expensify, Kabbage, Lending Club, LendingKarma, Lendio, Lodo Software, Monitise, Mortgagebot, PayDivvy, PayNearMe, peerTransfer, ProfitStars, Robot Dough, SecondMarket, Smarty Pig, Striata, ThreatMetrix, TILE Financial, TradeKing, Tyfone, Wikinvest, Wonga, Xero, Zecco, Zopa

Aptys Solutions
Aptys Solutions signed with Banker’s Bank, a top check depositor with the Federal Reserve Link

Backbase
Backbase to host webinar on how to use social media in financial services Link

Betterment

Betterment announced a growth of over $10M under management and over 4000 customers in first year Link
Betterment celebrated its first birthday Link

Bill.com
Bill.com is working to improve its mobile offering for small and midsized businesses Link

Boku
Mobile Entertainment explained how Boku will revolutionize pay-by-mobile for digital goods Link

Capital Access Network
CNBC explained how Capital Access Network solves the need to use financial creativity Link

Credit Karma
WiseBread Blog interviewed Credit Karma CEO Link

doxo

doxo’s first fan video was posted online Link
Oregon employees were the first to give its members doxo’s online file cabinet Link
TechFlash highlighted the benefits of using doxo to achieve paperless business Link
2Minute Finance interviewed doxo at FinovateSpring Link

Dwolla

Dwolla was listed by inc Tech as one of three startups you must know from Big Omaha Link
Credit Union Times listed Dwolla as a new P2P service rivaling ‘bank giants’ Link

edo Interactive
MyBankTracker interviewed edo Interactive COO about its Prewards service Link

Expensify
Slate explained how Expensify will help the ‘frequent flier’ Link

Kabbage
Technorati described how Kabbage works with eBay Link

Lending Club

Mint.com’s blog covered what you need to know about Lending Club Link
San Francisco Business Times commented on Lending Club’s strong backing from both investors and lenders Link
San Francisco Times reported that Lending Club stated it is not planning to go public for several years Link

LendingKarma
Entrepreneur featured LendingKarma as a good tool to use when borrowing money from family or friends Link

Lendio
San Francisco Chronicle reported that Lendio offers funding opportunities for new grads Link

Lodo Software
Lodo Software was described as a startup providing jobs in the “Silicon Prairie” region, a.k.a. Omaha Link

Monitise
Monitise released a report predicting that the majority of consumers will use mobile money services within the next three years Link

Mortgagebot
Mortgagebot reached 1000 clients, one of its goals from the beginning Link

PayDivvy
2MinuteFinanced interviewed PayDivvy about its services Link

PayNearMe
BillShrink examined PayNearMe’s cash payment service Link

peerTransfer
Mass High Tech interviewed Iker Marcaide from peerTransfer about becoming an entrepreneur Link

ProfitStars
ProfitStars announced a new version of Margin Maximizer that’s now available as a hosted solution Link

Robot Dough
2MiniuteFinance toured RobotDough’s demo during interview at Finovate Spring Link

SecondMarket

Wall Street Journal stated that SecondMarket helped fuel the tech boom Link
CNBC interviewed SecondMarket for an explanation of the change in trading numbers Link and Link

Smarty Pig
Smarty Pig launched new sharing features, including activity sharing and goal sharing Link

Striata
Striata will host a June 2 webinar for implementing successful ebilling strategies Link

ThreatMetrix
San Francisco Chronicle covered ThreatMetrix’s research around mobile transaction activity Link

TILE Financial
TILE Financial released a Financial Identity Profile to strengthen the connection between advisors and under-30 consumers Link

TradeKing
TradeKing divulged the lineup of its free webinars in June Link

Tyfone
Tyfone won 2010 Asia Pacific Smart Card Association Award for its NFC innovation and implementation Link

Wikinvest
Dow Jones Advisor highlighted Wikinvest as a way to analyze portfolios Link

Wonga

Wonga won 2011 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award for exceptional accomplishments Link
Wonga won the Media Momentum Awards, a coveted award for digital media companies in Europe Link
Wonga’s Errol Damelin discussed consumer-centric credit Link

Xero

Diversity Limited commented on Xero’s move to the US markets Link
Xero and Keebo teamed up to help you manage and process receipts Link
New Zealand Herald commented on Xero’s surging revenue Link

Zecco

The Wall Street Journal reviewed Zecco’s new Facebook app Link
Zecco launched an app for stock trades & viewing realtime market data on Facebook Link

Zopa
Zopa shows how it helps consumers protect against inflation Link

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