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Finovate Alumni News– November 15, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on November 15, 2012
Categories: Andera, BillGuard, Braintree, FutureAdvisor, HelloWallet, Kony Solutions, MiiCard, PayPal, Ping Identity, Plastyc, Simple, TIO Networks, Tradeshift, Virtual Piggy

HelloWallet launches new design for web app.

TIO Networks signs 5 yr agreement with City Utilities of Springfield to provide financial services.

TechCrunch reports Tradeshift Lands Huge Global Client For Its New CloudScan Product.

FutureAdvisor wins Bronze in Best in Biz Awards 2012.

Finextra reports Artisans’ Bank chooses Andera oFlows for online deposits.

American Banker reports CFPB to Collaborate with Startups BillGuard, Plastyc and Simple.

Ping Identity ranked Number 166 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500.

Braintree expands to Australia, Providing Sophisticated Payment Tools for Australian Merchants.

Virtual Piggy, PayPal team up.

Kony Solutions opens Brazilian office, announces Itau Unibanco as a client.

Allfiled today announced the addition of miiCard verified identities to its personal data service 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 News– October 8, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on October 8, 2012
Categories: Dynamics, Kashoo, LearnVest, mFoundry, SaveUp, Taulia, The Currency Cloud, Virtual Piggy

CU Insight reports CU Solutions Group partners with SaveUp.

mFoundry announces cloud-based Fin.X solution.

Virtual Piggy integrates with Demandware.

Taulia featured on Start-ups and Technology: Real Game-Changers presented by SAP.

Kashoo CEO, Jim Secord, gives company update.

AOL Daily Finance reports Dynamics and UMB increase experience provider rate to 0.5% for ePlate payment system.

Business Insider goes behind the scenes of LearnVest’s latest product launch.

The Currency Cloud short listed in the Smarta 100/O2 list. Vote for them here.

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 26, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 26, 2012
Categories: Boulevard R, Kiboo, Linkable Networks, On Deck Capital, TIO Networks, Tradeshift, Tyfone, Virtual Piggy, Waspit

Boulevard R launches Retiremap app.

Upstart Business Journal mentions Virtual Piggy, Waspit, & Kiboo as catering to young customers.

FIS discusses relationship with Kiboo.

On Deck reaches 1 million daily debit payments.

Communication FCU enlists Tyfone to provide customers with mobile banking solution.

TRADESHIFT increases language support to 190 countries.

TIO hits $100M mark for mobile bill payments.

Boston Business Journal reports Linkable Networks raises $3.2M.

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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Virtual Piggy Demonstrates its Kid-Safe Online Payments Platform

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 12, 2012
Categories: FinovateFall 2012, Virtual Piggy

Then, Virtual Piggy showed the audience how kids under the age of 18 can purchase safely online:

“Virtual Piggy allows youth to purchase directly from merchants with a process that is safe, fully COPPA compliant, PCI compliant, and controlled by their parents.

The parent provides all personal information from the billing account, including credit card numbers and home shipping address. This then allows a child to make a purchase on an integrated merchant site by logging into their account at the shopping cart. If the parent has allowed sufficient funds, and the merchant has been approved, then the transaction is completed.”

Product Launched: March 2012

HQ Location: Hermosa Beach, CA

Company Founded: February 2008

Website: virtualpiggy.com

Twitter: @followpiggy

Finovate demo video: finovate.com/fall12vid/ (demo video will be posted next week)

Introducing Jo Webber (CEO & Founder) and Pradeep Ittycheria (CTO & Co-Founder)

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Finovate Alumni News– September 10, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on September 10, 2012
Categories: Acculynk, Andera, BillGuard, Cachet Financial Solutions, Doxo, FamZoo, planwise, Simple, SimpleTuition, UBank, Virtual Piggy

SimpleTuition acquires textbook marketplace ValoreBooks to help college students save

Virtual Piggy partners with skateboard brand, GoldCoast. Come see Virtual Piggy’s live demo at FinovateFall.

Acculynk wins Lion’s Den competition at the ATPS Latinoamerica in Miami.

Planwise gives a sneak peek demo of platform upgrades.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports UBank wins 2012 Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Award for its variable home loan. Come see UBank at FinovateAsia in Singapore.

Digital Trends looks at how (Bank)Simple is jumping through regulatory hoops.

NY Times suggests FamZoo to help children & parents manage allowance.

Millennial Vision and Cachet Financial Solutions partner to remarket mobile remote deposit solution. Come check out Cachet Financial at FinovateFall this week in New York.

Huff Post reports: Andera CEO Charlie Kroll Builds Business To ‘Help Small Banks Compete Against The Big Guys’.

TechCrunch interviews BillGuard CEO Yaron Samid.

TechCrunch reports: Doxo Uses QR Codes To Bridge The Gap Between Paper Bills And Mobile Payments.

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Finovate Alumni News– August 23, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 23, 2012
Categories: CashStar, CurrencyFair, Currensee, Dwolla, FutureAdvisor, HelloWallet, Jwaala, Nutmeg, The Currency Cloud, Truaxis, Virtual Piggy, Wonga

For the second consecutive year, CashStar named 1 of the 2012 Best Places to Work in Maine.

HelloWallet improves its web app.

The WSJ compares The Currency Cloud, Currency Fair, Wonga & Nutmeg with Britain’s traditional banks. Come check out The Currency Cloud at FinovateFall in NYC September 12 & 13.

My Bank Tracker reports on a Dwolla integration at a Pittsburgh-based supermarket chain.

Virtual Piggy service will be integrated into Girly Stuff’s e-commerce launch. Check out Virtual Piggy at FinovateFall.

FutureAdvisor raises $5 mil, launches 401(k) fee analyzer tool.

Currensee and Direct FX form partnership.

Jwaala and Truaxis team up to provide credit unions with StatementRewards platform. Come to FinovateFall to check out Truaxis’ live demo.

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– August 16, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 16, 2012
Categories: Affinity Solutions, Kabbage, PayPal, PlayMoolah, SoMoLend, Taulia, Virtual Piggy

PayPal, Kabbage top PYMNTS.com’s Slate of Innovator Award Winners.

Aria Assistance chooses Affinity Solutions to provide legal services.

Toy News reports Kids’ online payment tool Virtual Piggy grows. Come to FinovateFall to check out Virtual Piggy.

Taulia featured on SAP’s In the Cloud with Game-Changers to discuss how startups are “changing the game”.

Gamify For The Win features PlayMoolah. Come see PlayMoolah’s live demo at FinovateFall.

Forbes explains how Candace Klein, SoMoLend CEO, succeeds at 5 minute pitches.

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– August 15, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 15, 2012
Categories: BehavioSec, FreeMonee, HelloWallet, LearnVest, Mint.com, Mitek, Online Resources, Outright.com, Truaxis, Virtual Piggy

MyBankTracker lists Mint, LearnVest, and HelloWallet as the best PFM tools. Come to FinovateFall to check out LearnVest.

PYMNTS.com recognizes Mitek as 1 of the “most innovative” companies in payments space.

Google Product Alum, Joe Wolf, joins FreeMonee as VP of Product.

Payment solutions provider, Payvision, partners with Virtual Piggy. Check out Virtual Piggy at FinovateFall in NYC next month.

Outright now integrates with Etsy Direct Checkout.

BehavioSec selected by military research organization DARPA to provide IT security.

Truaxis to provide ORCC with StatementRewards Loyalty Program. Check out Truaxis at FinovateFall September 12 and 13.

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– August 8, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 8, 2012
Categories: Bazaarvoice, Capital Access Network, FreeMonee, InComm, Nutmeg, Striata, Virtual Piggy

MyBankTracker.com profiles Virtual Piggy.

Check out this month’s CEO interview Michael Wright of Striata.

FreeMonee brings in $34 mil in series B funding.

Bazaarvoice partners with consulting firm Booz & Company.

InComm partners with Galaxia Communications to distribute gift cards to Korean retailers.

Citywire’s WealthManager interviews Nick Hungerford CEO of Nutmeg.

Information Week profiles Franck Fatras of Capital Access Network.

Virtual Piggy to provide child-safe e-commerce solution for Under-18’s to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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– August 6, 2012

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 6, 2012
Categories: BillGuard, Digital Mailer, Dwolla, Kasasa, SoMoLend, Taulia, TradeKing, Virtual Piggy

Virtual Piggy adds security service for parental consent of website use.

Cincinnati.com reports how SoMoLend helped a local business receive funding.

CU Times examines how Northwest FCU is using Digital Mailer’s web-based deposit box solution. Come see Digital Mailer at FinovateFall.

Barron’s looks at TradeKing’s post-merger plan.

ZDNet considers Taulia’s innovation.

Huffington Post examines how BillGuard uses crowdsourcing.

Fins Technology interviews Dwolla CEO, Ben Milne.

CU Times reports: Kasasa Bids to Go Nationwide.

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Virtual Piggy’s Kid-Friendly Online Payment Platform

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on August 1, 2012
Categories: Virtual Piggy

At FinovateSpring this year, Virtual Piggy took the stage to demo its online payments platform made for consumers under the age of 18. We wanted to check it out, so we signed up for an account.

Overview

Headquartered in Hermosa Beach, CA
Founded in 2008
Publicly traded company (VPIG)

Merchants

Over 35 merchants have signed on with the Virtual Piggy platform, including:

Product Highlights

1. Account dashboards
The parent’s homepage displays 5 categories:

Payment Accounts

Child Profiles

Guest list

Merchant list

Reports

There is also an Alerts section highlighting items that need attention.

The child’s homepage is much simpler, and displays a dashboard that details:

Spending
Saving
Giving
Wishlist

2. Child settings
Parents customize an account for each child and select details, such as:

Limits on transaction dollar amount

Allowed merchants

Parent approval requirement

Savings requirements

3. Making a Purchase

When a child adds an item to the cart and is ready to checkout, they simply select the Virtual Piggy icon.

Next, the child is prompted to enter their username and password to login, then confirm the purchase. Since the parent already entered payment and shipping information, shipping is automatically calculated.

What’s New

Since demoing at FinovateSpring, Virtual Piggy began supporting monthly subscription payments. With this update, teens and tweens can purchase subscriptions within games and other online digital media services by using their Virtual Piggy accounts.

To learn more about Virtual Piggy, watch its FinovateSpring 2012 demo.

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